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A94495 To the honourable the knights, citizens and burgesses of the House of Commons in Parliament assembled The humble petition of the inhabitants of the parishes, of Stepney, Shorditch, VVhitchappell and Algate, the chappelry of Wapping, the precinct of St. Katherins, and the parish of St. Peter Advincula, adjacent to the Tower, and without the liberties of London. 1642 (1642) Wing T1469; Thomason 669.f.4[43]; ESTC R210696 1,918 1

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