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A44969 An humble addresse to the right honourable Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament in vindication of kingly power and government against the damnable positions of Jesuits and phanatiques desiring they would be pleased to call in the king without dishonourable conditions according to his just right / written by the author of a letter to a member. Author of A letter to a member. 1660 (1660) Wing H3391; ESTC R31130 13,534 20

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