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[1] See Parson Trulliber and his flock, in Joseph Andrews.
[2] See Miss Prue’s Letter in the Bath Guide, and Mr. Polwhele’s Note.
[3] See Hume’s History of Oliver Cromwell, vol. vii.
[4] Equivalent to bailiffs, in England.
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