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A57059 A sermon preach'd at the funeral of Sir Alan Broderick, Kt. who dyed at Wandsworth in the county of Surrey, on Thursday, November 25th, and was interr'd there on Friday, Decemb. 3d., 1680 / by Nathanael Resbury ... . Resbury, Nathanael, 1643-1711. 1681 (1681) Wing R1129; ESTC R36714 16,078 32

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