King's attention attracted by fighting when it cannot be otherwise gained

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King's attention attracted by fighting when it cannot be otherwise gained.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Miscellaneous clever acts. · Miscellaneous clever acts. · view the constellation · filed as J1675.1.1

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general *Chauvin VII 162 No. 439 n. 1.

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Filed under Clever ways of attracting the king's attention.

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Unjust action brought to inform king of judge's malfeasance. Husband is imprisoned and wife detained by judge. She accuses her husband of having stolen her

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