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A42842 A poem, occasioned by the magnificent proceeding to the funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Mary II of blessed memory from the Royal Palace of White-Hall, to the Collegiate Church at Westminster, the 5th of March 1694/5 / by P.G. ... Gleane, Peter, Sir, 1672 or 3-1735? 1695 (1695) Wing G848A; ESTC R21715 6,948 15

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