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A95270 A true relation of the severall negotiations which have pass'd between his Majesty the King of Svveden and His Highness the Elector of Brandenburgh. Translated out of French.; True relation of the several negotiations which have passed between his Majesty the King of Sweden. English Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden, 1622-1660.; Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, 1620-1688. 1659 (1659) Wing T3045; ESTC R232949 45,496 63

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