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A60546 An account of the behaviour of the fourteen late popish malefactors whil'st in Newgate and their discourses with the Ordinary ... : also a confutation of their appeals, courage, and cheerfulness at execution / by Samuel Smith ... Smith, Samuel, 1620-1698. 1679 (1679) Wing S4197; ESTC R10786 43,028 42

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