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A general sale of rebellious houshold-stuff. To the tune of Old Symon the King

Description: ESTC R7167 ; Verse - "Rebellion hath broken up house," ; On the demise of the Rump Parliament and rule of Oliver Cromwell;Another edition has "Simon" in the tune title
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1682
Call number: 135828
Dimensions: (1/2 sheet)
Associated people: Luttrell, Narcissus, (1657-1732,); Bindley, James, (1739-1818,); Halsey, Frederic R. (1847-1918,)
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