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â—_o dove_n hold_v a_o olive_n branch_n in_o her_o mouth_n since_o it_o fall_v short_a in_o nothing_o of_o be_v both_o a_o prophecy_n and_o fulfil_v but_o only_o his_o highness_n run_v into_o her_o arm_n who_o emblem_n of_o innocence_n bear_v he_o already_o in_o her_o mouth_n finis_fw-la stat._n king_n rich._n 2._o â—_o bill_n in_o his_o true_a difference_n between_o christian_a &_o antichristian_a rebellion_n part_n 3._o pag._n 243._o 244._o hol._n in_o his_o second_o volume_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n pâ—_n 309._o b._n line_n 66._o holin_n ib._n pag._n 310._o line_n 2._o ibid._n p._n 30._o a._n line_n 11._o ibid._n pag._n 310._o a._n l._n 11._o ibid._n pag._n 310._o a._n l._n 14._o ibid._n pag._n 311._o a._n l._n 2._o ibid._n pag._n 311._o a._n l._n 9_o annotation_n upon_o the_o râ—â—m_n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 13._o 2._o an._n in_o 1_o pet._n cap._n 2._o 13._o bell._n li._n de_fw-fr â—aicâ—s_fw-fr c._n 10._o &_o 11._o of_o dr._n keilison_n in_o his_o survey_n print_v 1603._o p._n 480._o 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