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A44540 A sermon preached at the solemnity of the funeral of Mrs. Dorothy St. John, fourth daughter of the late Sir Oliver St. John, Knight and Baronet, of Woodford in Northamptonshire, in the parish church of St. Martins in the Fields, on the 24th of June, 1677 by Anthony Horneck ... Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697. 1677 (1677) Wing H2849; ESTC R7942 28,330 40

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