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A94447 To the high court of Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The humble petition of prisoners for debt in the Upper-bench prison. 1654 (1654) Wing T1402; Thomason 669.f.19[24]; ESTC R212134 1,284 1

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