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Shippen, William (1673-1743)6
Great Britain. Parliament5
Shippen, William5
Great Britain4
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax3
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Baron (1612-1671)3
Great Britain. Army3
Lilburne, John (1614?-1657)3
Charles2
Charles King of England (1600-1649)2

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A key (with the whip) to open the mystery & iniquity of the poem called, Absalom & Achitophel : shewing its scurrilous reflections upon both king and kingdom

Ness, Christopher (1621-1705)

1682

In verse. Place of publication from Wing. The text begins at p. 17 with 'A key'; Ness's 'A whip fpr the fools back', [1681], occupies pp. 1-16, and although frequently bound with 'A key' (also by ...

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A whip for the present House of Lords, or The Levellers levelled. In an epistle writ to Mr. Frost, secretary to the Committee of State, that sits at Darby House, in answer to a lying book said to be his called a declaratio, &c

Lilburne, John (1614?-1657)

[1648]

Caption title. Imprint from Wing; years are given according to Lady Day dating. A reply to an anonymous pamphlet, "A declaration of some proceedings of Lt. Col. John Lilburn, and his associates", ...

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The wand'ring spy, or, The merry travellers. Part II : to which is added, The contending candidates, or, The Broom-staff Battles, dirty skirmishes, and other Comical Humours of the Southwark Election

Ward, Edward (1667-1731)

1722

Advertisement on verso of p.71 disclaiming authorship of Whipping Tom. Written by Edward Ward. Wandering spy.

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Quære's, seasonable, to be humbly presented to King Charles, at Holmby, and others, for his Parliament at Westminster: vvith a few to be taken to heart, by the common people of England

Philanactodemus

Printed in the yeare 1647

Place of publication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill: 15th. London".

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