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A true and exact relation of the taking of Colchester, : sent in a letter from an officer of the Army, (who was present during the siege in that service,) to a Member of the House of Commons. VVith a list of the ordnance, arms, and of 3076. private souldiers there taken: also a list of the names of most of the officers of note, and an account of the cause of giving no quarter to Sir Charles Lucas, and Sir George Lyle

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1648.
Call number: 479249
Creator: T. S(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 4to
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