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A25703 An apology for the Protestants of France, in reference to the persecutions they are under at this day in six letters.; Apologie pour les Protestans. English. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1683 (1683) Wing A3555A; ESTC R12993 127,092 130

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