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A53407 Eikōn vasilikē tetartē, or, The picture of the late King James further drawn to the life in which is made manifest by several articles, that the whole course of his life hath been a continued conspiracy against the Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the three kingdoms : in a letter to himself : the fourth part / by Titus Oates ... Oates, Titus, 1649-1705. 1697 (1697) Wing O40; ESTC R7727 224,388 196

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