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A50862 A sermon preached at the fvnerall of that reverend divine Mr. Robert Collard, batchlour in divinity and pastor of Chilton-Folliat in the county of Wilts fifty yeares, on the 9 of November 1648 by Iohn Millet ... Millet, John. 1652 (1652) Wing M2069; ESTC R32091 18,319 24

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