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A43551 A sermon preached in the collegiate church of St. Peter in Westminster, on Wednesday May 29th, 1661 being the anniversary of His Majesties most joyful restitution to the crown of England / by Peter Heylyn ... Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. 1661 (1661) Wing H1734; ESTC R12653 26,908 49

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