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When the ships conveying Anne of
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fur to line a gown, and a furred petticoat. The countess wanted plain bracelets with a lock or clasp, and a "tablatt" or locket with a "just dyackle", a compass dial. She could buy a pearl for it cheaper than £3 herself. She also a "laich", low bed. She had received a description of a skirt made of
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recommending his ambassadors and hoping to receive a written answer.
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The voyage to Denmark may be connected with the ballad "
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