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A47237 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable the Lady Margaret Mainard, at Little Easton in Essex, on the 30th of June, 1682 by Tho. Ken ... Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711. 1682 (1682) Wing K279; ESTC R14084 19,008 44

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