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A90193 A letter from the Lord Broghill to the honourable William Lenthall Esq; speaker of the Parliament of England. Containing a relation of the great successe it hath pleased God to give the Parliament forces under the command of the Lord Broghill, in defeating the army of the rebels in Ireland, under the command of the Lord Muskerry. Together with another letter touching the said defeat. Imprimatur Hen. Scobel Cleric. Parliamenti. Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679. 1651 (1651) Wing O486; Thomason E640_10; ESTC R206666 5,141 9

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