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judgement_n day_n great_a terrible_a 2,311 5 9.2660 5 true
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ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A27300 A word in season, or, A letter from a reverend divine to a justice of the peace in London R. B. 1679 (1679) Wing B173A; ESTC R5135 4,262 10

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