Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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The present state of affairs in Ireland being a full and distinct relation of the condition of the Irish army; : of the miscarriages of the French officers; : and of several other remarkable things relating to Dublin. : In a letter from Chester, of February 5. from some persons lately arrived from Ireland.
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1690
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Wing P3255A; ESTC R32128
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