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A67867 A true and impartiall relation of the battaile betwixt, His Majesties Army, and that of the rebells neare Newbery in Berk-shire, Sept. 20, 1643. With the severall actions of the Kings Army since His Maiesties removing it from before Gloucester. Sent in a letter from the Army to a noble lord. Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. 1643 (1643) Wing B4778; ESTC R5147 6,384 9

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