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A76885 A speech delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, in the lower House of Parliament quinto Iacobi, concerning the article of naturalization of the Scottish nation. Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. 1641 (1641) Wing B326; Thomason E158_6; ESTC R20938 14,824 38

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