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A63883 A sermon preached before the Right Honourable Sir Henry Tulse, Lord Mayor of the city of London and the court of aldermen, together with the governors of the hospitals at the parish-church of St. Bridget, on Easter Monday, March 31, 1684 by the Right Reverend Father in God Francis Lord Bishop of Rochester ... Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700. 1634 (1634) Wing T3284; ESTC R38919 18,664 40

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