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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47338	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. William Allen, August 17, 1686 by Richard Kidder ...	Kidder, Richard, 1633-1703.	1686 (1686)	Wing K413; ESTC R2195	15,443	42

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