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A40069 An humble representation from His Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councel of the Armie concerning their past endeavours, and now finall desires for the puting of the souldiery into constant pay : for the immediate disburthening the Kingdom of free quarter, the prevention of any further encrease of arrears, and in order to the better disbanding of supernumeraries, and other things concerning the souldiery : humbly presented to the Right Honourable the Houses of Parliament / by Colonell Sir Hardresse Waller, and Colonell Whaley, Decemb. 7, 1647. England and Wales. Army.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1647 (1647) Wing F169; ESTC R22025 18,255 28

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