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An argument in iustification of the five members accused by His Majesty. : VVherein is proved, that the raising of this present army by authority of Parliament, is not treason. By which it likewise appeareth, that never any king of England received losse or damage by any Parliament, from the first that ever was called, to this present Parliament. By Peter Bland of Grays-Inne, Gent

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1643]
Call number: 86616
Creator: Bland, Peter(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 4to
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