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A49316 The prerogative of the monarchs of Great Brittain asserted according to the antient laws of England. Also, A confutation of that false maxim, that royal authority is originally and radically in the people. By Bartholomew Lane, Esq; Lane, Bartholomew. 1684 (1684) Wing L330; ESTC R222011 59,818 160

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