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cause_n king_n law_n people_n 4,588 5 5.1230 4 true
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B09930 A word to the wise: or, Considerations humbly offered to our representatives who are to sit in the ensuing Parliament. T. S. 1700 (1700) Wing S186B; ESTC R17084 2,925 2

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