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A48787 Cabala, or, The mystery of conventicles unvail'd in an historical account of the principles and practices of the nonconformists, against church and state : from the first reformation under King Edward the VI. anno 1558. to this present year, 1664 : with an appendix of an CXX. plots against the present govenment, that have been defeated / by Oliver Foulis ... Lloyd, David, 1635-1692. 1664 (1664) Wing L2636; ESTC R9208 72,091 97

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