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A35646 The case of Sir John Lenthall Knight, Marshall of the Upper-Bench prison humbly presented to those in authority and to all rational and indifferent men. Lenthall, John, Sir, 1625-1681. 1653 (1653) Wing C995; ESTC R3641 10,644 24

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