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A48484 To the right honourable the Commons of England, in Parliament assembled The humble petition of thousands wel-affected persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, hamlets and places adjacent. 1648 (1648) Wing L2188; Wing H3587; ESTC R210908 6,046 1

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