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A48582 A sermon preached at the anniversary meeting of the Dorset-shire gentlemen in the Church of St. Mary-le-Bow. Dec. 1. 1691. By Tho. Lindesay, A.M. Fellow of Wadham Colledge in Oxon; and Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Essex. Lindesay, Thomas, 1656-1724. 1692 (1692) Wing L2310; ESTC R216735 15,770 41

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