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A33098 A sermon preached at Edinburgh, in the East-Church of St. Giles, upon the 30th of January, 1689 being the anniversary of the martyrdome of King Charles the first / by James Canaries ... Canaries, James. 1689 (1689) Wing C423; ESTC R20246 68,911 94

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