Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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B02112
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By the King. A proclamation for calling a Convention of Estates.
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Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
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1665
(1665)
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Wing C3319; ESTC R171272
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