Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40819	A sermon preached at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, James, Lord Bishop of Lincoln held at Hartford, June 12, 1700 / by Philip Falle ...	Falle, Philip, 1656-1742.	1700 (1700)	Wing F342; ESTC R16543	31,663	66

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