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A28557 A continuation of the history of the Reformation to the end of the Council of Trent in the year 1563 collected and written by E.B., Esq.; De statu religionis et reipublicae, Carolo Quinto Caesare, commentarii Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556.; Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699. 1689 (1689) Wing B3449; ESTC R4992 218,305 132

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