Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A58472
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The religion of the Church of England, the surest establishment of the royal throne with the unreasonable latitude which the Romanists allow in point of obedience to princes : in a letter occasioned by some late discourse with a person of quality.
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Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.
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1673
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Wing R902; ESTC R14331
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