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A63119 A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, and Court of Aldermen, of the city of London, at St. Mary le Bow, on the 29th of May, 1694 by John Trenchard ... Trenchard, John, 1662-1723. 1694 (1694) Wing T2114; ESTC R23483 18,711 37

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