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cause_n great_a king_n kingdom_n 4,596 5 5.5955 4 true
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A73997 By the King. Trustie and welbeloued, wee greete you well although there be nothing more against our minde then to be drawne into any course that may breed in our subiects the least doubt of our vnwillingnes to throw any burthens vpon them ... England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1604 (1604) STC 9175i.3; ESTC S122980 1,275 1

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