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A84218 An exact relation of the tryall & examination of John Morris, governour of Pontefract-Castle, at the assizes held at York: together with his speeches, prayers, and other passages immediately before his death, the 23. of Aug. 1649. Whereunto is added, the speech of Cornet Blackburne, executed at the same time. Morris, John, 1617?-1649.; Blackborne, Michael, d. 1649. 1649 (1649) Wing E3699; Thomason E572_27; ESTC R201952 8,072 11

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