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A36385 The Kings cavse rationally, briefly, and plainly debated, as it stands de facto against the irrationall, groundlesse misprisions of a still deceived sort of people. Doughty, John, 1598-1672. 1644 (1644) Wing D1962; ESTC R8760 23,334 50

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