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cause_n apostle_n church_n word_n 1,489 5 3.9514 3 false
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A79980 A svveet prosopopeia of the speech of King Clodoveus to the bishops and their opposers, after he vvas converted and baptized. Clovis, King of the Franks, ca. 466-511. 1643 (1643) Wing C4723; Wing S6247; Thomason 669.f.8[33]; ESTC R212150 1,220 1

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