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A49445 Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq; Lieutenant General of the Horse, Commander in Chief of the forces in Ireland, one of the Council of State, and a Member of the Parliament which began on November 3, 1640. In two volumes. Vol. 1.; Memoirs. Part 1. Ludlow, Edmund, 1617?-1692. 1698 (1698) Wing L3460_pt1; ESTC R1476 216,094 443

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