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A48071 A Letter from no far countrey being a judgement upon the present posture of affairs in England &c. : written to, and made publike at the request of a worthy person elected to serve in the approaching parliament, as worth the serious consideration of his fellow members. 1660 (1660) Wing L1492; ESTC R43392 9,179 15

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