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A94429 To his Highness the Lord Protector, &c. and our general. The humble petition of several colonels of the army. Saunders, Thomas, Colonel.; Okey, John, d. 1662.; Alured, Mathew. 1654 (1654) Wing T1369A; Thomason 669.f.19[21]; ESTC R205535 4,759 1

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