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A27463 Memoirs of Sir John Berkley containing an account of his negotiation with Lieutenant General Cromwel, Commissary General Ireton, and other officers of the army, for restoring King Charles the First to the exercise of the government of England. Berkeley, John, Sir, d. 1678. 1699 (1699) Wing B1971; ESTC R4022 30,903 94

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