Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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B02113
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A proclamation for calling a Convention of Estates
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Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1635-1685.
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1678
(1678)
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Wing C3320; ESTC R225705
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