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A26840 The history of the administration of Cardinal Ximenes, great minister of state in Spain written originally in French, by the sieur Michael Baudier of Languedoc ... and translated into English By W. Vaughan.; Histoire de l'administration du Cardinal Ximenes, grand ministre d'estat en Espagne. English Baudier, Michel, 1589?-1645.; Vaughan, Walter. 1671 (1671) Wing B1164; ESTC R6814 92,466 210

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