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A26373 The present state of the Jews (more particularly relating to those in Barbary) wherein is contained an exact account of their customs, secular and religious : to which is annexed a summary discourse of the Misna, Talmud, and Gemara / by L. Addison ... Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703. 1675 (1675) Wing A526; ESTC R421 113,028 274

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