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A87946 A letter from divers of the gentry of the county of Lincolne to his Excellency the Lord General Monck. Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670. 1660 (1660) Wing L1457; Thomason 669.f.23[51]; ESTC R211588 863 1

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