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A36566 The history of Scotland, from the year 1423 until the year 1542 containing the lives and reigns of James the I, the II, the III, the IV, the V : with several memorials of state, during the reigns of James VI & Charls I / by William Drummond ... Drummond, William, 1585-1649. 1655 (1655) Wing D2196; ESTC R233176 275,311 320

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