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A56317 Durus sermo, or Ænigma moriendi the mystery of dying daily: in a sermon preached in Plimouth, at the funeral of Mistress Joan Warren. By William Pyke, M.A. and rector of the parish of Stokeclimsland in the county of Cornwal. Pike, William, b. 1617 or 18. 1680 (1680) Wing P4256; ESTC R220558 23,109 40

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