Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n
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B02345
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A congratulatory poem upon the arrival of His Electoral Highness the Prince Palatine of the Rhine, nephew to his Highness Prince Rupert.
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1680
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Wing C5841; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[139]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[107]; ESTC R33396
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