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A91268 A seasonable, vindication, of the good old fuudamental [sic] rights, and governments of all English freemen By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolnes Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1659 (1659) Wing P4070A; ESTC R232121 273,664 397

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the_o london_n ship_n meet_v with_o the_o other_o danish_a pirate_n as_o they_o be_v fly_v fight_v with_o they_o slay_v many_o thousand_o of_o the_o dane_n and_o take_v duke_n alfric_n his_o ship_n with_o the_o soldier_n and_o arm_n himself_o hardly_o escape_v as_o wigorniensis_n and_o matthew_n westminster_n relate_v but_o huntind_v &_o bromton_n write_v that_o the_o dane_n recruit_v their_o navy_n meet_v and_o fight_v with_o the_o king_n navy_n fly_v many_o of_o the_o londoner_n triumphant_o take_v whole_a arm_a ship_n and_o duke_n alfric_n who_o be_v in_o they_o who_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v trust_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a say_n quem_fw-la femel_fw-la gravitèr_fw-la laeseris_fw-la non_fw-la facile_fw-la ti●i_fw-la fidelem_fw-la credideris_fw-la for_o this_o treason_n of_o alfric_n the_o king_n cause_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o son_n algar_n to_o be_v put_v out_o unae_fw-la odium_fw-la &_o infamia_fw-la e●us_fw-la crudelitatis_fw-la adaucta_fw-la est_fw-la as_o 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