An elegie on the death of that most noble and heroick knight, Sir Charles Lucas : governour of Colchester, and generall of the Essexian forces, who was murthered by the excellent rebell Fairfax, the day on which Colchester was surrendered, August 27. 1648.

An elegie on the death of that most noble and heroick knight, Sir Charles Lucas : governour of Colchester, and generall of the Essexian forces, who was murthered by the excellent rebell Fairfax, the day on which Colchester was surrendered, August 27. 1648.

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Imprint:	[London] : [publisher not identified], [1648]
Description:	1 online resource (1 sheet ([1] pages))
Language:	English
Subject:	Lucas, Charles, -- Sir, -- 1613-1648 -- Poetry. Lucas, Charles, -- Sir, -- 1613-1648. Civil War (Great Britain : 1642-1649) Siege of Colchester (England : 1648) Elegiac poetry, English. Elegiac poetry, English. Colchester (England) -- History -- Siege, 1648 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. England -- Colchester. Great Britain. Early works. History. Poetry.
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