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A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Mr. John Culem, vicar of Knowstone and Molland, in Devon December 2. 1691 / by Lewis Southcomb.
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Southcomb, Lewis.
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1692
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Wing S4752; ESTC R33847
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