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cause_n day_n good_a great_a 2,831 5 2.5730 3 true
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A60064 A short compend or a description of the rebels in Scotland in anno 1679 by a well-wisher of His Majesty ... Well-wisher to His Majesty. 1681 (1681) Wing S3580; ESTC R35188 4,556 15

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