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A47212 A sermon preached at the consecration of a chappel in the house of John Collins, Esq., of Chute in Wiltshire, performed by the Right Reverend Father in in [sic] God Seth, Lord Bishop of Sarum, on the 25th of September, 1673 by Joseph Kelsey ... Kelsey, Joseph, d. 1710. 1674 (1674) Wing K249; ESTC R2647 19,026 38

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