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A59397 A sermon design'd for the funeral of Ed. Wiseman Esq late of East-Lockinge in the county of Berks. Who was buried at Stevinton near Abingdon November the ninth, 1694. By Will. Sevill, Master of Arts, and Fellow of C.C.C. Oxford. Published at the request of many gentlemen of Berks. Sevill, William, b. 1667 or 8. 1694 (1694) Wing S2818A; ESTC R221098 13,819 37

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