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cause_n king_n law_n prerogative_n 1,605 5 10.3114 5 false
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A43306 The fatal contract, a French tragedy as it vvas acted vvith great applause by Her Majesties servants / written by William Hemings ... Hemings, William, b. 1602? 1653 (1653) Wing H1422; ESTC R12659 39,260 71

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