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cause_n king_n law_n prerogative_n 1,605 5 10.3114 5 false
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A47798 An answer to a letter to a dissenter upon occasion of His Majesties late gracious declaration of indulgence / by Sir Roger L'Estrange. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1687 (1687) Wing L1195; ESTC R24430 50,153 54

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