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cause_n according_a law_n person_n 1,451 5 4.8874 4 false
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A85874 To the right honorable the Lords assembled in Parliament the humble petition of Sir John Gayer knight and alderman of London; sheweth, ... Gayer, John, Sir, d. 1649. 1648 (1648) Wing G405; Thomason 669.f.12[7]; ESTC R210739 1,018 1

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