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war_n king_n law_n levy_v 3,963 5 11.2983 5 true
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A25625 An Account of the proceeding to judgment against Thomas Saxton, who received sentence at the King's Bench-Bar on Friday the 12th of February, 1685, upon a conviction of willful perjury 1685 (1685) Wing A345; ESTC R286 1,170 1

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