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"Unlawfu '!" exclaimed her mistress; "the cause to which you are called by your lawful leddy and mistress -- by the command of the king -- by the writ of the privy council -- by the order of the lordlieutenant -- by the warrant of the sheriff?"
Old Mortality, Volume 1. Walter Scott 1801
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"Unlawfu '!" exclaimed her mistress; "the cause to which you are called by your lawful leddy and mistress -- by the command of the king -- by the writ of the privy council -- by the order of the lordlieutenant -- by the warrant of the sheriff?"
Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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“Unlawfu’!” exclaimed her mistress; “the cause to which you are called by your lawful leddy and mistress — by the command of the king — by the writ of the privy council — by the order of the lordlieutenant — by the warrant of the sheriff?”
Old Mortality 2004
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