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cause_n good_a king_n lord_n 4,716 5 3.8323 3 true
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A58036 A plat for mariners, or, The seaman's preacher delivered in several sermons upon Jonah's voyage by John Ryther ... Ryther, John, 1634?-1681. 1672 (1672) Wing R2442; ESTC R33862 122,256 256

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