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A42023 Two sermons the first preacht at Steeple-Aston in Oxfordshire at the funerall of Mr. Francis Croke of that place Aug. 2, 1672, the other at the funerall of Alexander Croke of Studley, Esq., buryed at Chilton in Buckinghamshire Octob. 24, 1672 / by Daniel Greenwood ... Greenwood, Daniel, 1627 or 8-1679. 1680 (1680) Wing G1865; ESTC R7515 25,935 40

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