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A sermon preached in the cathedrall church of Worcester the second of Febr. last being Candlemas day, at the funerall of Mris Alice Tomkins wife unto Mr Thomas Tomkins one of the gentlemen of His Majesties chappell royall. By John Toy, Master of arts and one of the petty canons of the said cathedrall church.
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Toy, John, 1611-1663.
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Wing T1996; Thomason E154_47
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