Selected quad for the lemma: master_n
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A22025
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By the King. A proclamation for the search and apprehension of certaine pirates; Proclamations. 1606-06-13
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James, I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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1606
(1606)
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STC 8394; ESTC S121570
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952
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