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in 1591, being then a captain. He and John Wotton especially distinguished themselves in rescuing from the enemy the dead body of the earl's brother, Walter
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404:(3 April 1596) that he had sent Clifford to see whether he could ascertain the state of the town. Later in the same year, Clifford accompanied the expedition against
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had blockaded the passage and began their assault on
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