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lord_n great_a king_n people_n 22,314 5 4.6764 4 false
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A78015 A nevv-yeers-gift for England, and all her cities, ports, and corporations, and all such therein who are fit for the same, and desire it. Or, A gift of God to the wise, this new yeer 1653 to make them a free Commonweatlh, if that they pursue therein. It being a caveat to the reserved, unconstant, ambodextrous engagers with this Commonwealth and present government, who being unstable in all their ways, and are burthenous thereunto. Also, an incitement to the commonalty & free-born people of England, ... Here is also added two letters which have relation or dependence on the Parliaments order, and a letter sent to the several companies of London .... Burt, Nathaniel, fl. 1644-1655.; England and Wales. Parliament. Committe for Corporations. 1653 (1653) Wing B6145; Thomason E684_19; ESTC R207051 11,771 20

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