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for_o the_o king_n be_v absolute_a will_n 197._o slingsby_n sir_n henry_n behead_v 403._o sobiez_fw-fr his_o success_n at_o sea_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o reform_a 146._o somerset_n see_v carr._n southampton_n lord_n treasurer_n his_o death_n and_o character_n 470._o spain_n how_o bound_v 1_o jac._n i._n 11_o 25._o it_o be_v barrenness_n in_o people_n and_o its_o cause_n 25._o never_o recover_v its_o great_a loss_n in_o 1588._o etc._n etc._n 28._o it_o be_v low_a state_n 428_o 471_o 472_o 652._o spaniard_n their_o success_n against_o france_n 389._o spanish_a trade_n though_o beneficial_a forbid_v by_o charles_n i._n 174._o stand_v army_n a_o grievance_n 539._o keep_v up_o by_o k._n james_n 642_o 643._o state_n of_o england_n three_o not_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o 8._o but_o noble_n commonalty_n and_o clergy_n 57_o strasburgh_n treacherous_o seize_v by_o the_o french_a 604._o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n in_o england_n 38_o 47_o 550._o surinam_n take_v by_o the_o dutch_a 467._o 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