Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n
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A22044
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By the King a proclamation for the apprehending of the L. Maxwell.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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1607
(1607)
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STC 8410; ESTC S123973
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703
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