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A08121 The palme of Christian fortitude. Or The glorious combats of Christians in Iaponia. Taken out of letters of the Society of Iesus from thence. Anno 1624; Lettera annua del Giappone dell' anno 1624. English. Selections Rodrigues, João, 1558-1633.; Neville, Edmund, 1605-1647. 1630 (1630) STC 18482; ESTC S113224 81,772 200

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