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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40098	A sermon preach'd at the Church of St. Mary le Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, June 26, 1699 by Edward Lord Bishop of Gloucester.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1699 (1699)	Wing F1725; ESTC R27371	15,614	58

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