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Prince Charles his letter brought to His Excellency the Lord Generall Fairfax; : and the discovery of a plot. Also sad news from South-Wales of the defeating of the Parliaments forces there by Collonel Poyer. The men killed, taken, and dispersed, their ordnance and armes lost. And Collonel Poyers declaration.

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Published:	London : Printed for H. Becke, and are to be sold in the Old Bayley, 1648.
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Subjects:	Poyer, John, > d. 1649 > Early works to 1800. Pembroke Castle (Wales) > Siege, 1648 > Early works to 1800. Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649 > Early works to 1800.
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