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A25197 An Account of the flight, discovery and apprehending George, Lord Geffries, Baron of Wemm, Lord Chancellor of England together with the manner of his being taken, examination, and commitment to the Tower on the 12th of December, 1688. 1688 (1688) Wing A290; ESTC R14838 1,177 1

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