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A88750 The last vvill & testament of Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn: with his speech to some friends in Jersey a little before his death: also certain legacies given to divers persons of note. Together with his elegy and epitaph. First taken in short-hand by Sister Abigail Lemmon, and since published by Ruth Dox. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; Lemmon, Abigail.; Dox, Ruth. 1654 (1654) Wing L521; Thomason E738_8; ESTC R206994 2,617 9

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