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A47260 A sermon preached in the cathedral-church of Worcester at the Lent assize, April 7th, 1688 by Daniel Kenrick, Master of Arts and vicar of Kemsey in Worcestershire. Kenrick, Daniel, fl. 1685. 1688 (1688) Wing K307; ESTC R29934 21,872 36

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