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A66476 A sermon preached in the High Church of Edinburgh, June 9th, 1695 before His Grace the Marquess of Tweddale His Majesties High Commissioner and before many of the nobility, barrons and burrows, members of the High Court of Parliament, and the magistrates of the said city / by David Williamson ... Williamson, David, d. 1706. 1695 (1695) Wing W2797; ESTC R8132 22,801 28

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