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A91806 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honorable Anne, Countess of Pembroke, Dorset, and Montgomery who died March 22, 1675/6, and was interred April the 14th following at Appleby in Westmorland : with some remarks on the life of that eminent lady / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Carlile. Rainbowe, Edward, 1608-1684. 1677 (1677) Wing R142; ESTC R11144 35,773 69

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