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A32087 A funeral sermon preached upon occasion of the decease of the eminently pious Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, late wife of Mr. Daniel Williams, who departed this life, June the 10th, 1698, Ætat 62 with some account of her exemplary character taken for the most part out of her own papers / by Edmund Calamy. Calamy, Edmund, 1671-1732. 1698 (1698) Wing C272; ESTC R29171 36,308 112

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