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A46965 The second part of The confutation of the Ballancing letter containing an occasional discourse in vindication of Magna Charta.; Confutation of the balancing letter. Part 2 Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.; Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703. Confutation of a late pamphlet intituled A letter ballancing the necessity of keeping a landforce in time of peace. 1700 (1700) Wing J844; ESTC R16394 62,660 109

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