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A88260 To the hon[ble]. the House of Commons now assembled in the high court of Parliament, the humble petition of John Lilburne Leift. [sic] Colonel. In all humilitie. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1646 (1646) Wing L2187; ESTC R218613 3,838 2

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