A spittle sermon preach'd in St. Brides parish-church, on Wednesday in Easter Week, being the second day of April, 1684. Before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, and the sheriffs of the now Protestant, and loyal, City of London / By Thomas Pittis, D.D., Rector of S. Botolph.

  • Pittis, Thomas, 1636-1687.
Date:
1684
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Credit: A spittle sermon preach'd in St. Brides parish-church, on Wednesday in Easter Week, being the second day of April, 1684. Before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, and the sheriffs of the now Protestant, and loyal, City of London / By Thomas Pittis, D.D., Rector of S. Botolph. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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