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kingdom_n place_n time_n world_n 1,972 5 4.3918 3 false
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A72942 Svvethland and Poland vvarres A souldiers returne out of Sweden, and his newes from the warres: or, Sweden and Poland vp in armes. And the entertainement of English souldiers there: with the fortunes and successe of those 1200. men that lately went thither. Nixon, Anthony. 1610 (1610) STC 18596; ESTC S125498 19,552 37

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