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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31110	A sermon preached at St. Mary le Bow before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, on Wednesday the 16th of July being the fast day by Samuel Barton.	Barton, Samuel, 1647 or 8-1715.	1690 (1690)	Wing B991; ESTC R16055	17,246	41

mr._n barton_n fast-sermon_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n july_n 16_o 1690._o pilkington_n mayor_n jovis_n xvii_o die_v julii_n 1690._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reginae_fw-la willielmi_n &_o mariae_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n secundo_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n barton_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v on_o the_o 16_o of_o this_o instant_a july_n at_o st._n marry_o le_fw-fr bow_o before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n per_fw-la cur._n aldr._n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n marry_o le_fw-fr bow_n before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n on_o wednesday_n the_o 16_o of_o july_n be_v the_o fast_a day_n by_o samuel_n barton_n b._n d._n london_n print_v for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over-against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1690._o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n thomas_n pilkington_n lord_z 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