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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60249	An answer to Doctor Piercie's sermon preached before His Majesty at White-Hall, Feb. 1, 1663 by J.S.	Simons, Joseph, 1593-1671.	1663 (1663)	Wing S3805; ESTC R34245	67,126	128

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