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A94286 Englands standard advanced in Oxfordshire, or, A declaration from Mr. VVil. Thompson, and the oppressed people of this nation, now under his conduct in the said county. Dated at their randezvouz, May 6. 1649. Whereunto is added An agreement of the free people of England, as the grounds of their resolutions. Thompson, William, d. 1649.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1649 (1649) Wing T1018; Thomason E555_7; ESTC R204511 9,195 8

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