Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A25220
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A vindication of the faithful rebuke to a false report against the rude cavils of the pretended defence
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Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.
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1698
(1698)
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Wing A2923; ESTC R8101
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