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A92454 A letter from the Commissioners of Scotland, representing the hard usage of the Earle of Lauderdaill by the souldiers of the army at Wooburn: and desiring his Majesties speedy coming to London in safety, honour, and freedome. Scotland. Parliament.; Lauderdale, John Maitland, Duke of, 1616-1682. 1647 (1647) Wing S1002E; Thomason E400_33; ESTC R201763 1,510 9

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