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A89330 A letter to General Monck, in answer to his of the 23th of January, directed to Mr. Rolle, to be communicated to the gentlemen of the county of DevonĀ· By one of the excluded Members of Parliament. Morris, Richard, fl. 1660.; Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670. 1660 (1660) Wing M2809; Thomason E1015_1; ESTC R202935 3,816 8

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