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A70253 A sermon preached before the honourable judges of assize, at the cathedral in Lincoln, July 21. 1673 Sir William Humble Baronet, being high sheriff of the county. By Richard Hollingworth, minister of God's Word at West-ham near London. Hollingworth, Richard, 1639?-1701. 1673 (1673) Wing H2504A; ESTC R38793 13,623 37

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