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To the right honourable the knights, citizens and burgesses now assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of Lewis De Gand, a French nobleman, Lord of Brachey and Romecour.

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Main Author:	Gand, Louis de
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London : publisher not identified, 1641]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Gand, Louis de. > Early works to 1800. England and Wales. > Parliament > Early works to 1800. Pirates > Great Britain > Early works to 1800. Robbery > Great Britain > Early works to 1800.
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