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woman_n husband_n mother_n sister_n 1,479 5 9.9260 5 false
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A84938 York, the 24th. and 25th. of the 4th. month, 1696 Yearly Meeting of Women Friends; Breckon, Margaret.; Winn, Katharine. 1696 (1696) Wing F2242A; ESTC R177207 5,177 8

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