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God has appointed us captains of this our bodily fort, which, without treason to that majesty, are never to be delivered over till they are demanded.

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Philip Sidney
Age: 31 †
Born: 1554
Born: November 30
Died: 1586
Died: October 17
Diplomat
Military Personnel
Novelist
Poet
Politician
Kent
England
Sir Philip Sidney
Captains
Majesty
Fort
Till
Forts
Suicide
Appointed
Without
Bodily
Never
Demanded
Treason
Delivered

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