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kingdom_n england_n king_n sovereign_a 4,994 5 9.8308 5 true
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B09389 Reformed catholique, or, The true protestant L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1679 (1679) Wing L1291; ESTC R179474 23,474 16

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