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A82037 The declaration and engagement of the commanders, officers, and seamen in the shippes, under the command of the Right Honourable the Earle of Warwicke in the Downes, declaring their free concurrence in the remonstrance of the Lord Fairfax, and the army under his command. Also, a representation of the forces under the command of the Honourable Sir Michaell Livesey, Commander in Chiefe in the county of Kent: declaring their free concurrence in the remonstrance of the Lord Generall Fairfax, and the army under his command. 1648 (1648) Wing D527; Thomason E536_15; ESTC R205326 2,920 8

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