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A37344 A Declaration of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his covncell of warre, on behalfe of themselves and the whole army, shewing the grounds of their present advance towards the city of London. Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1647 (1647) Wing D580; ESTC R31973 8,286 13

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