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A69464 An Ancient and present state of Poland giving a short, but exact, account of the scituation [sic] of that country, the manners and customs of the inhabitants, the several successions of their kings, their religion, &c., drawn out of their best historians : to which is added an impartial account of the death of the late king and the present election as it now stands. Savage, John, 1673-1747. 1697 (1697) Wing A3066; ESTC R16140 15,778 28

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