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A88191 The additionall plea of Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, the 28. of October, 1647. Which he sent unto the committee of the House of Commons, where Mr. Iohn Maynard the lawyer hath the chaire, with a letter, which letter thus followeth. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1647 (1647) Wing L2112A; Thomason E412_11; ESTC R30993 8,129 8

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