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A40392 A sermon at the funeral of the High & Mighty Prince, Henry de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicount of Turenne ... preach'd December 15, 1675 / by Claude Francis, Ministrier ; Englished out of French. Menestrier, Claude François, 1631-1705. 1677 (1677) Wing F2073; ESTC R16802 14,219 34

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