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A88153 The afflicted mans out-cry, against the injustice and oppression exercised upon; or, An epistle of John Lilburn, gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 19. 1653. to Mr. Feak, minister at Christ Church in London. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1653 (1653) Wing L2078; Thomason E711_7*; ESTC R212915 13,792 15

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