Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n
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A49316
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The prerogative of the monarchs of Great Brittain asserted according to the antient laws of England. Also, A confutation of that false maxim, that royal authority is originally and radically in the people. By Bartholomew Lane, Esq;
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Lane, Bartholomew.
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1684
(1684)
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Wing L330; ESTC R222011
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