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A95318 A True state of the proofs offered at the bar of the House of Lords, by Robert, son and heir of Robert, and grandson of John, late Lord Viscount Purbeck, to prove the legitimacy of Robert the father 1678 (1678) Wing T3118A; ESTC R42946 4,666 4

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