Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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A22467
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By the King a proclamation for the execution of the statutes made against rogues and vagabonds.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
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1627
(1627)
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STC 8885; ESTC S391
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919
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