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Download or read book The Lives of the Right Hon Francis North Baron Guilford Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Under King Charles II and King James II The Hon Sir Dudley North Commissioner of the Customs and Afterwards of the Treasury to King Charles II and the Hon and Rev Dr John North Master of Trinity College Cambridge and Clerk of the Closet to King Charles II With Notes and Illustrations Hitsorical historical and Biographical written by Roger North and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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