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england_n king_n kingdom_n lord_n 18,878 5 4.5108 4 true
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A96543 A letter, from William King of England, to the estates of the kingdom of Scotland, at their meeting at Edinburgh ... from our court at Hamptoun, the seventh day of March, 1688/9 ... / William R. England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1689 (1689) Wing W2348; ESTC R42772 839 1

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