A sermon against the dangerous and sinful practice of inoculation. Preach'd at St. Andrew's Holborn, on Sunday, July the 8th, 1722 / [Edmund Massey].

  • Massey, Edmund, 1690-1765.
Date:
1722
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Credit: A sermon against the dangerous and sinful practice of inoculation. Preach'd at St. Andrew's Holborn, on Sunday, July the 8th, 1722 / [Edmund Massey]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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