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A61574 Occasional sermons preached by the Most Reverend Father in God, William Sancroft ... ; with some remarks of his life and conversation, in a letter to a friend. Sancroft, William, 1617-1693. 1694 (1694) Wing S561; ESTC R35157 79,808 212

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