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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66607	A sermon preached before the judge at the assizes held at Nottingham, on the 19th of July, 1689 by W. Wilson ...	Wilson, W., Rector of St. Peter's Church in Nottingham.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2957; ESTC R8299	16,299	32

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