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Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.

Richard Barnfield

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Richard Barnfield
Age: 53 †
Born: 1574
Born: January 1
Died: 1627
Died: January 1
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Norbury
Staffordshire
Soldier
Delight
Pleads
Fighting
Delights
Money
Fights
Queen
Sovereign
Queens
Lawyer

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