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A12995 A curse become a blessing: or, A sermon preached in the parish church of S. John the Baptist, in the Ile of Thannet, in the country of Kent, at the funerall of that vertuous and worthy gentleman Mr. Paul Cleybrooke Esquire. By William Stone preacher of Gods word: on Tuesday, September 17. 1622 Stone, William, preacher of Gods word. 1623 (1623) STC 23288; ESTC S106188 46,107 88

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