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cause_n great_a king_n kingdom_n 4,596 5 5.5955 4 true
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B05155 Act anent presentation of ministers. At Edinburgh, 18. June, 1661 Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates. 1661 (1661) Wing S1041; ESTC R183855 1,056 1

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