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A34619 The life of Lewis of Bourbon, late prince of Conde digested into annals, with many curious remarks on the transactions of Europe for these last sixty years / done out of French.; Histoire de Louis II de Bourbon, prince de Condé. English Coste, Pierre, 1668-1747.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. 1693 (1693) Wing C6366; ESTC R21621 323,061 528

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