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A51816
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A sermon at the funeral of Sir John Norton, Bar. lately deceased prech'd at the Parish-Church of East-Tysted in Hantshire by Thomas Mannyngham.
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Manningham, Thomas, 1651?-1722.
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1687
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Wing M498; ESTC R30510
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a_o sermon_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o sir_n john_n norton_n bar._n late_o decease_v preach_v in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o east-tysted_n in_o hantshire_n by_o thomas_n mannyngham_n rector_n of_o that_o parish_n and_o preacher_n at_o the_o roll_n london_n print_v for_o william_n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n without_o temple-bar_n 1687._o imprimatur_fw-la hen._n maurice_n r._n p._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiepisc_n cant._n a_o sacris_fw-la feb._n 7._o 1687._o to_o the_o much_o honour_a lady_n the_o lady_n dorothy_n norton_n relict_n of_o sir_n john_n norton_n late_o decease_v honour_a madam_n it_o be_v my_o proposal_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n acceptable_a in_o this_o sermon_n your_o ladyship_n may_v have_v it_o first_o transcribe_v for_o your_o own_o use_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n communicate_v it_o to_o what_o friend_n you_o please_v but_o since_o your_o ladyship_n be_v of_o another_o judgement_n as_o that_o the_o character_n of_o one_o who_o be_v every_o way_n so_o worthy_a and_o so_o universal_o know_v and_o belove_v deserve_v to_o be_v make_v more_o public_a i_o humble_o submit_v only_o i_o have_v one_o thing_n to_o request_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n i_o shall_v be_v accuse_v of_o flattery_n in_o the_o management_n of_o this_o subject_a and_o if_o i_o shall_v it_o can_v be_v by_o such_o person_n only_o as_o envy_v all_o commendation_n that_o be_v give_v to_o other_o or_o be_v very_o ignorant_a of_o the_o worth_n of_o sir_n john_n norton_n your_o ladyship_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o vindicate_v i_o from_o that_o aspersion_n and_o to_o witness_v that_o as_o my_o pastoral_a behaviour_n towards_o my_o honour_a patron_n both_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o health_n and_o of_o his_o illness_n have_v never_o that_o gild_n upon_o it_o so_o now_o likewise_o though_o it_o be_v less_o dangerous_a i_o have_v not_o bestow_v upon_o he_o any_o undeserved_a praise_n but_o though_o some_o part_n of_o his_o character_n may_v seem_v warm_o and_o very_o 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