mr._n hartcliffe_n sermon_n before_o the_o lord_z mayor_z etc._n etc._n ashurst_n mayor_n martis_n xvii_o die_v aprilis_fw-la 1694._o annoque_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reginae_fw-la will._n &_o mariae_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n sexto_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n hartcliffe_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n aldermen_z and_o governor_n of_o the_o several_a hospital_n of_o this_o city_n on_o wednesday_n in_o easter-week_n last_o at_o the_o parish-church_n of_o s._n bride_n goodfellow_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_z mayor_z and_o court_n of_o alderman_n at_o st._n bride_n church_n on_o wednesday_n in_o easter-week_n april_n 11_o 1694._o by_o john_n hartcliffe_n b._n d._n and_o canon_n of_o windsor_n may_v 1._o 1694._o imprimatur_fw-la geo._n royse_n london_n print_v for_o charles_n harper_n at_o the_o flower-de-luce_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n fleetstreet_n 1694._o to_o the_o right_n 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