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A53369 The discovery of the Popish Plot being the several examinations of Titus Oates, D.D., before the High Court of Parliament, the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Edmund-Bury Godfry, and several other of His Majesty's justices of the peace. Oates, Titus, 1649-1705. 1679 (1679) Wing O34; ESTC R41099 37,428 50

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