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A64289 A sermon preached at the Cathedral Church of St. Canice Kilkenny, Feb. 27. 1669. By Joseph Teate, dean of St. Can. Kilkenny Teate, Joseph. 1670 (1670) Wing T620; ESTC R219172 20,777 55

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