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A55594 The speech of the Right Honourable Henry Powle, Esq., speaker of the House of Commons, on Wednesday, the first of May, 1689 at the passing of two bills, entituled, I. An act for raising money by a poll, and otherwise, towards the reducing of Ireland. II. An act for preventing doubts and questions concerning the collecting the publick revenue. Powle, Henry, 1630-1692. 1689 (1689) Wing P3114; ESTC R3202 925 6

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