Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n
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A61170
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The Bishop of Rochester's second letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Dorset and Middlesex Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's household
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Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.
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1689
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Wing S5049; ESTC R15013
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be_v your_o lordship_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o your_o lordship_n most_o faithful_a humble_a and_o obedient_a servant_n tho._n roffen_n westminster_n mar._n 26._o 1689._o finis_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n