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life_n believe_v eternal_a promise_n 4,611 5 7.0069 4 false
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B00084 G[ods] ac[re] o[f] la[nd.] Manured dressed and maintained; / by six devines [Ch: G. Will: P. M. Ro Do: Play. A. Dene. M. D.]. 1616 (1616) STC 11925.7; ESTC S92705 41,637 131

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