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A74796 The ansvver of the Lords and Commons to the Essex petition for a personall treaty, disbanding the army, and setling the kingdome. Also, a commission from the Prince of Wales, for securing and fortifying the town of Berwicke, and other places in the north. And a letter of the whole passages from thence. With a message from the Parliament of Scotland, to the Parliament of England, debated in the House on Thursday last. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Scotland. Parliament. 1648 (1648) Thomason E438_16 2,872 8

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