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B08638 The case of Mr. John Starkey he being one of the Grand Jury for the county Palatine of Chester, at the Grand Sessions or Assizes held for that county in anno 1683, did with Sir Thomas Grosvenor Bar. Chester (England). Grand Jury. 1685 (1685) Wing C957AA; ESTC R173537 1,071 2

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