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A59884 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Richard Meggot D.D. and late Dean of Winchester, Decemb. 10th, 1692 at Twickenham by William Sherlock ... Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707. 1693 (1693) Wing S3355; ESTC R11116 9,300 33

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