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A92116 A letter sent to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, of the fight between His Excellency's the Lord Fairfax forces at Maidstone, and the Kentish forces, June 1. 1648. Printed by the command of William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons. Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690. 1648 (1648) Wing R2324; Thomason E445_37; ESTC R203405 1,158 7

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