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A59269 A sermon preach'd at the chappel royal in the Tower upon the death of Her Sacred Majesty, our Late Gracious Queen Mary / by a true lover of the church, the King, and his country. True lover of the church, the King, and His country. 1695 (1695) Wing S2632; ESTC R19634 24,464 39

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