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Calculations, with the principles and data on which they are instituted : relative to a late act of Parliament, intituled, An Act for Raising and Establishing a Fund for a Provision for the Widows and Children of the Ministers of the Church, and of the Heads, Principals, and Masters of the Universities of Scotland : shewing the rise and progress of the fund.

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Other Authors:	Webster, Alexander, 1707-1784
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Scotland?] : [publisher not identified], 1748
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Church of Scotland > Clergy > Pensions. Mothers' pensions > Great Britain. Great Britain > Officials and employees. Great Britain. > Parliament. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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