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A29564 A trve and impartiall relation of the battaile betwixt His Majesties army and that of the rebells neare Newbury in Berk-shire, Sept. 20, 1643 with the severall actions of the Kings army since His Maiesties removing it from before Gloucester : sent in a letter from the army to a noble lord. Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. 1643 (1643) Wing B4777; ESTC R205220 6,107 11

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