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A26736 A declaration of the Irish armie in Ulster sent to the Parlament in a letter from William Basill, Esquire, Atturney [sic] General of Ireland, which letter and declaration are ordered by the Parlament to bee [sic] printed, and were referred to the Council of State to see it don[e] accordingly : to which is added som[e] Remarques thereupon, by a private pen. Basill, William.; Private pen.; Ireland. Army. 1650 (1650) Wing B1025; ESTC R17302 14,182 26

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