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A91593 Quære's, seasonable, to be humbly presented to King Charles, at Holmby, and others, for his Parliament at Westminster: vvith a few to be taken to heart, by the common people of England, communicated: / by Philanactodemus. Whereunto is added a prologue and an epilogue, for the better illustration of the thing to the different reader. Philanactodemus. 1647 (1647) Wing Q174; Thomason E384_4; ESTC R201442 12,558 27

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