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cause_n church_n law_n power_n 2,520 5 4.9569 4 true
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A79821 City justice; or, True equity expos'd. Being an humble petition to the king, of eight grandees of one party, against four of another. / Faithfully turn'd into verse dogril, by as real a well-wisher to them, as they are to monarchy. ; To the tune of Packington's pound. 1690 (1690) Wing C4352A; ESTC R174066 976 3

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