Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48837	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Francis Mitchel, who dyed the 19th, and was buried the 24th of July, 1671	Lloyd, William, 1627-1717.	1671 (1671)	Wing L2702A; ESTC R20394	10,987	39

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