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A63901
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An argument in defence of the marriage of an uncle with the daughter of his half-brother by the father's side by John Turner ...
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Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.
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1686
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Wing T3301; ESTC R6144
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ignorance_n or_o wickedness_n and_o in_o either_o case_n without_o palpable_a injustice_n be_v vacate_v or_o dissolve_v john_n turner_n finis_fw-la