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A42732 The right honourable, Pourtraid. Or, the vizard taken off pretenders With perswasive reasons to allure the will, and reduce mens actiosn to obtain the title. As also a set boundary to the honour of saints departed. By Samuel Gilbert, Philalēthḗd. Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?; White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver. 1693 (1693) Wing G718; ESTC R223675 16,536 72

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