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A44679 A funeral sermon for that faithful and laborious servant of Christ Mr. Richard Fairclough (who deceased July 4, 1682 in the sixty first year of his age) by John Howe. Howe, John, 1630-1705. 1682 (1682) Wing H3027; ESTC R28698 23,255 72

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