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A76124 The battaile on Hopton-Heath in Staffordshire, betweene His Majesties forces under the Right Honourable the Earle of Northampton, and those of the rebels, March 19. Together with a letter from the Lord Compton now Earle of Northampton. Northampton, James Compton, Earl of, 1622-1681. 1643 (1643) Wing B1162; Thomason E99_18; ESTC R20433 4,703 11

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