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A22587 By the King a proclamation for preseruation of grounds for making of saltpeter, and to restore such grounds as are now destroyed, and to command assistance to be giuen to His Maiesties saltpeter- makers. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1635 (1635) STC 9033; ESTC S123781 3,029 3

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