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A28146 The bill of indictment exhibited against John Giles, on Wednesday the 14th instant, for his barbarous attempt upon the body of Justice Arnold together with the sentence he received ... Giles, John, of Usk. 1680 (1680) Wing B2894; ESTC R1195 3,441 4

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