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... Romans , and under the By- zantine emperors , till the twelfth century , when it was ravaged by the Turks . There are ... Roman empire several of the other cities of Ionia still maintained the rank of wealthy cities , such as Smyrna and ...
... Romans , and under the By- zantine emperors , till the twelfth century , when it was ravaged by the Turks . There are ... Roman empire several of the other cities of Ionia still maintained the rank of wealthy cities , such as Smyrna and ...
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... Roman Catholic form of church government introduced by Patrick was epis- faith . copal : in his doctrine and that of his successors for many centuries it is affirmed that there are no traces of those peculiar tenets which the Reformed ...
... Roman Catholic form of church government introduced by Patrick was epis- faith . copal : in his doctrine and that of his successors for many centuries it is affirmed that there are no traces of those peculiar tenets which the Reformed ...
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... Roman Catholics ; 852,676 members of the Es- tablished church ; 642,356 Presbyterians ; 21,808 other Pro- testant dissenters : and 6254 whose religion could not be ascertained ; being in the proportion of 44 Roman Catho- lics nearly to ...
... Roman Catholics ; 852,676 members of the Es- tablished church ; 642,356 Presbyterians ; 21,808 other Pro- testant dissenters : and 6254 whose religion could not be ascertained ; being in the proportion of 44 Roman Catho- lics nearly to ...
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... Roman Catholic establishment consists of four arch- bishops and twenty - three bishops , their provinces and dioceses being for the most part co - extensive with those of the Established church . The Presbyterian body are divided into ...
... Roman Catholic establishment consists of four arch- bishops and twenty - three bishops , their provinces and dioceses being for the most part co - extensive with those of the Established church . The Presbyterian body are divided into ...
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... MANUFACTURE AND TRADE . - The art of smelting iron was practised in this country during the time of the Roman occupation and in marv antient beds of cinders , the refuse metal to a sow and her litter of pigs : IRO IRO 32.
... MANUFACTURE AND TRADE . - The art of smelting iron was practised in this country during the time of the Roman occupation and in marv antient beds of cinders , the refuse metal to a sow and her litter of pigs : IRO IRO 32.
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