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A67616 A sermon preached at St. Margarets in Westminster at the funeral of Mrs. Susanna Gray, daughter of Henry Gray, Esq., of Enfield in Staffordshire, who on the 29 of October 1654 began her eternal sabbath. Waring, Robert, 1614-1658. 1657 (1657) Wing W869; ESTC R27055 15,128 48

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