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B12254 Phōsphoros or A most heauenly and fruitfull sermon, preached the sixt of August. 1615 At the translation of the right Reuerend Father in God, the Archbishop of St. Andrewes to the sea thereof. By Mr. William Covvper B. of Galloway. Cowper, William, 1568-1619. 1616 (1616) STC 5932; ESTC S114580 30,693 94

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