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A42439 The mirrour of true nobility and gentility being the life of the renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius, Lord of Pieresk, Senator of the Parliament at Aix / by Petrus Gassendus ; englished by W. Rand. Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.; Rand, William. 1657 (1657) Wing G295; ESTC R24346 292,591 558

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