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A51401 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable Roger Earl of Orrery, who dyed the 16th of October, at Castle-Martyr, and was buried at Youghall in Ireland the 18th of the same month, in the year 1679 by Thomas Morris, M.A. ... Morris, Thomas, M.A. 1681 (1681) Wing M2812; ESTC R16333 20,753 48

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