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city_n county_n say_a sheriff_n 8,049 5 11.8418 5 false
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A67048 A word in season, to prevent undue elections and returns of Members of Parliament wherein the method to be observed, according to law, is prescribed, and several illegal practices reform'd, and several clauses of statutes relating thereunto, cited and explained. 1688 (1688) Wing W3550; ESTC R218569 4,620 6

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