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A true relation of the cruell and unparallel'd oppression which hath been illegally imposed upon the gentlemen, prisoners in the Tower of London. : Presented to the view of all Christians, and all men of honour, and lovers of their king and country, and the known established lawes of the land.

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London : publisher not identified], Printed in the yeare, 1647.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Detention of persons > England > Early works to 1800. Civil rights > England > Early works to 1800.
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