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Funeral rites and ceremonies - Early works to 1800

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    A funeral oration deliver'd at the opening of the annual meeting of the town , March 14th. 1742. in Faneuil-Hall in Boston: occasion'd by the death of the founder, Peter Faneuil, Esq; By John Lovell, ..

    Lovell, John, 1710-1778. | Date: 1743
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    Ceremonial for the private interment of her late Royal Highness, Princess Amelia-Sophia-Eleonora, second daughter of his late Majesty King George the Second, In the Chapel of King Henry Vii, at Westminster, On Saturday, the 11th day of November, 1786

    | Date: [1786]
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    Death's warrant , or the soul's welcome to glory. ... To which is added, the life of the happy man.

    Brown, John, young man in Hexham. | Date: 1797
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    A living funeral testimony or, death overcome, and drown'd in the life of Christ. With A Further Description of the Various States of Separated Souls; as to what they may expect will ensue after Death, whether in Christ, or out of Christ. P. J. De Loutherbourg By J. Lead.

    Lead, Jane, 1623-1704. | Date: 1702
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    A brief dissertation on funeral solemnities. In a letter to a friend

    | Date: [1745]

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