Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A01784
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A glasse of the truthe
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Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
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1532
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STC 11919; ESTC S109575
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she_o and_o if_o she_o will_v go_v about_o to_o prove_v it_o by_o record_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v testimony_n how_o unlikely_a shall_v be_v she_o recordis_fw-la testimony_n that_o they_o which_o she_o will_v now_o bring_v to_o testifi_n this_o her_o nat_n to_o be_v know_v must_v be_v of_o those_o which_o be_v here_o present_a with_o she_o which_o be_v send_v than_o purposely_o rather_o to_o testifi_n the_o contrary_a for_o it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n the_o thing_n which_o her_o father_n &_o mother_n both_o moost_n desire_v to_o here_o of_o succession_n of_o their_o two_o body_n and_o to_o understande_v that_o bitwene_n they_o be_v carnal_a copulatyon_n whereby_o it_o may_v evident_o appear_v what_o so_o ever_o they_o now_o say_v that_o they_o come_v than_o rather_o to_o approve_v the_o contrary_a than_o that_o which_o she_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o testify_v now_o for_o who_o can_v think_v that_o they_o which_o bring_v the_o daughter_n of_o their_o king_n to_o be_v marry_v 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