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A66879 A full account of the great victory obtained by the Protestants in Ireland, since the arrival of His Grace the Duke of Schomberg as it was communicated by the reverend and valliant governour Walker at Chester. Wolseley, William, 1640?-1697. 1689 (1689) Wing W3316A; ESTC R20139 3,358 2

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