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A93800 Severall informations and examinations taken concerning Lieutenant Colonell Iohn Lilburn, shewing his apostacy to the party of Charles Stuart: and what his intentions are in coming over into England out of Flanders. Berkenhead, Isaac. 1653 (1653) Wing S5255; Thomason E705_14; ESTC R35307 11,606 16

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