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A90655 King Charles the First, no man of blood: but a martyr for his peopleĀ· Or, a sad, and impartiall enquiry, whether the King or Parliament began the warre, which hath so much ruined, and undon the kingdom of England? and who was in the defensive part of it? Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1649 (1649) Wing P2008; Thomason E531_3; ESTC R203147 60,256 72

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