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A57542 A sermon preached before the corporation of Trinity-house in Deptford Strand, at the election of their master, May XXX, 1681 by John Rogers ... Rogers, John, b. 1647. 1681 (1681) Wing R1818; ESTC R11375 14,418 41

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