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A43602 Machiavels ghost, as he lately appeared to his deare sons, the moderne projectors divulged for the pretended good of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland.; Machiavels ghost Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. 1641 (1641) Wing H1788; ESTC R6769 6,299 32

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