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A50112 A sermon preach'd before the King and Queen in Their Majesties Chappel at St. James's on Sunday, October 24, 1686 by the Reverend Father Dom. W.M. Monk of the Holy Order of St. Benedict ... Wall, William Cuthbert, 1625?-1704. 1687 (1687) Wing M108; ESTC R19934 18,190 51

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