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A81000 By the Protector. A proclamation of His Highness, prohibiting horse-races in England and Wales for eight moneths. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1658 (1658) Wing C7162; Thomason 669.f.21[1]; ESTC R211072 1,074 1

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