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A45493 A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and the Court of Aldermen, at Guildhall-Chappel, Septemb. 19, 1680 by Robert Hancocke ... Hancock, Robert, fl. 1680-1686. 1680 (1680) Wing H645; ESTC R10880 15,293 37

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