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A81362 A description of the seige of Basing castle; kept by the Lord Marquisse of Winchester, for the service of His Maiesty: against, the forces of the rebells, under command of Colonell Norton, Anno Dom. 1644. 1645 (1645) Wing D1170; Thomason E27_5; ESTC R8325 15,994 23

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