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A56700 A sermon preached in the chappel of St. James's before His Highness the Prince of Orange, the 20th of January, 1688 by Symon Patrick ... Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707. 1689 (1689) Wing P846; ESTC R23233 16,187 39

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