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B21038 The history of His sacred Majesty Charles the II, King of England, Scotland, France & Ireland, defender of the faith &c. begun from the murder of his royall father of happy memory & continued to this present year, 1660 / by a person of quality. Dauncey, John, fl. 1663.; Davies, James. 1660 (1660) Wing D292 74,871 224

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