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cause_n king_n lord_n people_n 4,953 5 4.9858 4 true
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A59407 Sh------ ghost to Doctor Oats in a vision concerning the Jesuits and lords in the Tower. 1683 (1683) Wing S2832; ESTC R27012 3,604 5

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