Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n
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A33467
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The power of kings, particularly the British monarchy asserted and vindicated, in a sermon preached at Wakefield in the county of York, Sunday, October the 30th, 1681 by William Clifford.
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Clifford, William, A.M.
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1682
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Wing C4715; ESTC R18703
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