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A25435 AngliƦ decus & tutamen, or, The glory and safety of this nation under our present King and Queen plainly demonstrating, that it is not only the duty, but the interest of all Jacobites and disaffected persons to act for, and submit to, this government. 1691 (1691) Wing A3181; ESTC R9554 40,230 66

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