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A84639 An unhappy vievv of the vvhole behaviour of my Lord Duke of Buckingham, at the French island, called the isle of Rhee / discovered by Colonell William Fleetwood, an unfortunate commander in that untoward service. Fleetwood, William, Colonel. 1648 (1648) Wing F1259; Thomason E430_14; ESTC R202115 6,192 16

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