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A55007 The lives of the popes from the time of our saviour Jesus Christ, to the reign of Sixtus IV / written originally in Latine by Baptista Platina ... and translated into English, and the same history continued from the year 1471 to this present time, wherein the most remarkable passages of Christendom, both in church and state are treated of and described, by Paul Rycaut ...; Vitae pontificum. English Platina, 1421-1481.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. 1685 (1685) Wing P2403; ESTC R9221 956,457 865

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