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majesty_n excellent_a king_n printer_n 5,735 5 10.5658 5 true
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A69475 An answer to the letter to a dissenter, detecting the many unjust insinuations which highly reflect on His Majesty, as likewise the many false charges on the dissenters. Published with allowance. 1687 (1687) Wing A3416A; ESTC R14774 11,637 14

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