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A56456 A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Whitchurch October the 15th. 1691. at Chalfont St. Peter's. By Henry Parsley, A.M. rector of Hodgerley, in the county of Bucks. Parsley, Henry. 1692 (1692) Wing P559C; ESTC R221948 13,121 33

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