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A90475 A perfect narrative of the battell of Knocknones, within the county of Cork and province of Munster, on Saturday, the thirteenth of November, betwixt the Parliaments forces under the command of the Lord Inchiquin, Lord President of Munster; and the forces of the Irish rebells under the Lord Taaff, / set downe by an officer of the Parliaments army, present and acting at the fight. Directed to an honorable Member of the House of Commons. Officer of the Parliaments army. 1647 (1647) Wing P1501; Thomason E418_10; ESTC R7371 7,090 15

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