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Fragmented Civil War Dispatches From Oxfordshire Crowded with Disturbing Rumors
Readable fragments describe alleged enemy actions near Sherborne and Oxford, with reports of Sir William Waller near Shaston and a large Royalist force moving from Chard. The letters claim 15 artillery pieces, heavy sickness, and anticipated movements toward Sherborne as Sir William Waller's forces clash with Royalist troops.
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Col.maste
Oxford
Sir i Mill Waller
Sherborne
Scotland
Newcastle
Wiliam Waller
Wiliam Vvaller
Shasbury
Liuke
Chard
Leffe
Manchesters
Artiny
Prince Maurice
Lord Pawlet
Pawlets
Widliam Waters