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A01189 A letter vvritten by those of the assembly in Rochell: to Monsieur le Duc de Les Diguieres Containing an admonition vnto him, to leaue the enemie, and to ayde them. As also an exhortation and a warning vnto those that forsake the trueth, and cleaue vnto the enemies thereof, to shun that vengeance which God will send downe vpon them for the same.; Lettre de Messieurs l'Assemblee, a Monsieur le duc de Lesdiguieres. English Eglises réformées de France. Assemblée générale (1620-1621 : La Rochelle); Lesdiguiéres, François de Bonne, duc de, 1543-1626. 1621 (1621) STC 11304; ESTC S105630 6,562 16

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