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A53972 A sermon preached on the 30th of January, 1684, the day of martyrdom of King Charles I, of blessed memory by Edward Pelling ... Pelling, Edward, d. 1718. 1685 (1685) Wing P1097; ESTC R23219 20,190 37

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