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A85001 A summons from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax to Sir Ralph Hopton and his forces now in Cornvval. A copy whereof was sent to the Honorable Committee of Lords and Commons for the Army, and appointed to be printed. Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1646 (1646) Wing F238; Thomason E327_23; ESTC R200662 1,335 8

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