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A56470 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Rt Honorable John Earl of Rochester, who died at Woodstock-Park, July 26, 1680, and was buried at Spilsbury in Oxford-shire, Aug. 9 by Robert Parsons ... Parsons, Robert, 1647-1714. 1680 (1680) Wing P570; ESTC R4950 23,584 52

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