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A78773 His Majesties demands and propositions propounded by His Majesty, to the major, knights, and gentry; to the city of Chester, accompaned with the Prince, Sir Edward Dering, and 2. regiments of horse and foote, togeather with their inditious answer thereunto. Likewise the Prince his desire to the Earle of Essex, with the true d[e]scription of the bataile fought by the trained band of Chester, and the Earle of Newcastle, Lord Rivers, Earle of Bristoll, and the Earle of Lindsey, who came to take possession of the said city, September 26. with the number of them that were slaine on both sides as it was sent in a letter from a gentleman of note, to a speciall friend of his in London. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Gentleman of note. 1642 (1642) Wing C2294; Thomason E119_10; ESTC R21808 2,014 8

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