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B06302 A turn-coat of the times. Who doth by experience profess and protest, that of all professions, a turn-coat's the best. Tune is, The King's delight, or, True love is a gift for a queen. 1688-1689? (1689) Wing T3265; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[123] 1,247 1

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