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B05133 Tvvo letters the one to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax, the other to Lieutenant General Cromwell, from the Commissioners of the kingdom of Scotland now residing at London. Scotland. Parliament.; Lothian, William Kerr, Earl of, 1605?-1675.; Cheisly, John.; Glendinning, William. 1649 (1649) Wing S1002L; ESTC R183815 1,473 1

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