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Johnny Armstrong's last goodnight: : Declaring how John Armstrong and his eightscore men, fought a bloody battle with the Scotch king at Edenborough. To a pretty northern tune.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London: : Printed for and by W.O. and sold by the booksellers of Pye-corner and London-bridge., [between 1670 and 1680]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Armstrong, John, > d. 1528 > Poetry. Ballads, English > 17th century. Scotland > History > 16th century > Poetry. Broadsides > England > 17th century.
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