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A38447 Englands triumphs for the Prince of Wales, or, A short description of the fireworks, machines &c. which were represented on the Thames before Whitehall to the King and Queen, nobility and gentry, forreign ministers and many thousands of spectators, on Tuesday-night July 17, 1688. 1688 (1688) Wing E3066; ESTC R34905 1,538 2

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