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A87619 The ioynt declaration of the severall counties of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Surry, unto the souldiers of the army, now under the command of the Lord Fairfax. 1648 (1648) Wing J883; Thomason 669.f.12[35]; ESTC R210799 960 1

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