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A63137 A sermon preached at the funeral of the honourable Colonel Robert Rolle of Heanton Sachville in the county of Devon esq; by William Trevethick M.A. and pastor of Petrockslow in the same county Trevethick, William, 1612 or 13-1693. 1661 (1661) Wing T2133A; ESTC R219720 49,922 131

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