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A42350 The Christians labour and reward, or, A sermon, part of which was preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable the Lady Mary Vere, relict of Sir Horace Vere, Baron of Tilbury, on the 10th of January, 1671, at Castle Heviningham in Essex by William Gurnall ... Gurnall, William, 1617-1679. 1672 (1672) Wing G2258; ESTC R10932 62,221 185

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