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A declaration and protestation of the peers, lords, and barons of this realme, against the late treasonable proceedings, : and tyrannicall usurpations of some members of the Commons House, who endeavour to subvert the fundamentall lawes and regall government of this kingdom, and enslave the people to their boundlesse tyranny instead of freedom. February 8. 1648

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1649]
Call number: 150188
Creator: Prynne, William (1600-1669)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (1/2 sheet)
Associated organization: England and Wales.
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