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A29430 A brief character of the Protector Oliver Cromwel with an account of the slavery he left the nation under at his death, comprehended in a seasonable speech concerning the upper house / made by a worthy member of Parliament in the House of Commons, March 1659. Titus, Silius, 1623?-1704.; Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683. 1692 (1692) Wing B4551; ESTC R25946 9,805 8

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