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A19381 Mr Thomas Coriat to his friends in England sendeth greeting from Agra the capitall city of the dominion of the great Mogoll in the Easterne India, the last of October, 1616. Thy trauels and thy glory to ennamell, with fame we mount thee on the lofty cammell; ... . Coryate, Thomas, ca. 1577-1617.; Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1618 (1618) STC 5809; ESTC S118544 13,789 49

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