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A64132 A sermon preached in Christs-Church, Dublin, July 16, 1663, at the funeral of the most Reverend Father in God John, late Lord Archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland with a succint narrative of his whole life / by the Right Reverend Father in God Jeremy, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1663 (1663) Wing T396; ESTC R11878 29,244 70

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