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Leighton Library has a 1661 copy of

Leighton Library has a 1661 copy of "The charge of high treason, murders, oppressions, and other crimes, exhibited to the parliament of Scotland against the Marquess of Argyle and his complices, January 23, 1661."

Added at 06:29 on 27 May 2024
#OnThisDay 27 May 1661, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, 8th Earl of Argyll, Chief of Clan Campbell and de facto head of Scotland's government during most of the 1640s and 50s was executed for high treason in Edinburgh. The Leighton Library has a 1661 copy of "The charge of high treason, murders, oppressions, and other crimes, exhibited to the parliament of Scotland against the Marquess of Argyle and his complices, January 23, 1661."
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