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A94602 To the Right Honourable, the Commons of England assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of divers well-affected people, inhabitants of the cities of London and Westminster, the burough of Southwark, hamblets and places adjacent, promoters and approvers of the petition of the 11. of September, 1648. 1650 (1650) Wing T1615; Thomason 669.f.15[50]; ESTC R212001 1,065 1

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