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A33074 The Church of England truly represented according to Dr. Heylins history of the Reformation : in justification of Her Royal Highness the late Dutchess [sic] of Yorks paper. York, Anne Hyde, Duchess of, 1637-1671. 1686 (1686) Wing C4192; ESTC R23708 9,803 22

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such_o counsel_n finis_fw-la heylin_n in_o pref_o pag._n 131_o pag._n 275_o pag._n 294_o