Part 17
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THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF RELIGION WITHIN THE REALM OF SCOTLAND
CONTAINING THE MANNER AND BY WHAT PERSONS THE LIGHT OF CHRIST’S EVANGEL HATH BEEN MANIFESTED UNTO THIS REALM AFTER THAT HORRIBLE AND UNIVERSAL DEFECTION FROM THE TRUTH, WHICH HATH COME BY MEANS OF THAT ROMAN ANTICHRIST 1527 to 1564
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ALFRED THE GREAT
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