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justice_n county_n say_a sheriff_n 2,933 5 10.0525 5 false
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A22671 A resitall of certaine branches of a statute made in the xiiii yeere of hir Maiesties reigne concerning collectors for the poore, duties of constables, and for such as refuse to paye to the poore, to put them in better minde of their seuerall duties ... England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) 1572 (1572) STC 9187.6; ESTC S3014 1,549 1

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