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A fourth word to the wise, or A plaine discovery of Englands misery, : and how the same may be redressed; set forth in a letter written by a prisoner in the Fleete to Commissary Generall Ireton, and published by a friend of his and lover of his country for Englands good.

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Main Author:	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London : publisher not identified, 1647]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Denial of justice > England > Early works to 1800. Justice, Administration of > England > Early works to 1800. Detention of persons > England > Early works to 1800.
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