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A42143 A sermon preached at Alderly in the country of Gloucester, January IV, 1676/7 at the funeral of Sir Matthew Hale, kt, late Chief Justice of His Majestie's court of the King's bench / by E.G. ... Griffith, Evan, A.M., Minister of Alderly. 1677 (1677) Wing G1995; ESTC R2788 11,865 34

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