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duty_n good_a king_n subject_n 2,457 5 6.6055 4 true
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A25533 An answer to a pamphlet entituled The humble apologie of the English Catholicks written by a Royalist before Christmas, 1666. Royalist. 1667 (1667) Wing A3324; ESTC R16391 10,450 18

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