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A31041 The remains of Mr. Joseph Barrett, son of the Reverend Mr. John Barrett, minister of the Gospel at Nottingham being the second part / taken out of an exact diary written by his own hand. Barret, Joseph, 1665-1699.; Whitlock, John, 1625-1709. 1700 (1700) Wing B912; ESTC R28353 124,876 236

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