Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n
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A00664
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An ansvvere to VVilliam Alablaster [sic] his motiues. By Roger Fenton preacher of Grayes Inne
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Fenton, Roger, 1565-1616.; Alabaster, William, 1567-1640.
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