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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05394	A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the xiiii day of December by Thomas Leuer.	Lever, Thomas, 1521-1577.	1550 (1550)	STC 15546.3; ESTC S102380	35,517	124

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