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A38310 The humble address of the Lords spiritual and temporal to His Majesty in relation to the petition of Charles Desborow, late captain of His Majesty's ship Mary Gally, employ'd in the expedition to Newfoundland in the year 1697 under the command of Captain John Norris : and His Majesty's most gracious answer thereto. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1699 (1699) Wing E2801; ESTC R29789 4,905 14

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