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england_n call_v king_n people_n 3,987 5 4.6358 4 false
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A70091 A letter out of France, from one of the Duke of Monmouths souldiers, to his friend in London Pontoise, the first of May, 1672. J. F., fl. 1667-1672. 1672 (1672) Wing F41; ESTC R32014 1,637 5

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