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A25640 An Account of the proceedings against Francis Charleton, Esq., at the Kings-Bench-Bar, Westminster, on Tuesday the 7th of May, 1689, upon an information of high-treason, of which he was acquitted, &c. 1689 (1689) Wing A347; ESTC R340 876 1

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