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majesty_n house_n parliament_n speaker_n 3,357 5 10.8139 5 false
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A80560 A letter from His Majetties [sic] court at Holmbie. With advertisement of propositions from the King to the Parliament; in answer to the propositions for peace. With His Majesties consent to have the Presbyterian government setled for three yeares. And other particulars concerning the Queenes letter to His Majestie. Corbet, Roger. 1647 (1647) Wing C6274; Thomason E388_16; ESTC R201511 2,317 8

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