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A84057 Equitable and necessary considerations and resolvtions for association of arms throughout the counties of the kingdom of England, and principality of Wales: Against the now * professed combination of papists, and other enemies of the Protestant religion, and English rights and liberties. *In the Earl of Newcastles declaratiĆ³, printed first at York, & since re-printed at London. To be presented to the gentry and commonalty of the county of Middlesex, at their meeting at Hix-hall the 26. of December 1642. And no lesse conducing to the safety of other counties, especially of York-shire, Lancashire, and Cheshire, where the malignant commissioners of Array have been most rampant. 1642 (1642) Wing E3185; Thomason E83_20; ESTC R3046 6,000 8

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