Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A67358
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A letter from Major General Sir Hardress VValler, and the Council of Officers at Dublin, to Lieutenant General Ludlow.
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Waller, Hardress, Sir, 1604?-1666?
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Wing W536A; ESTC R33538
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