Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n
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A13763
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Newes from the north. Otherwise called The conference betvveen Simon Certain, and Pierce Plowman, faithfully collected and gathered by T.F. student
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T. F., student.
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1579
(1579)
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STC 24062; ESTC S118412
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