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A64433 The testament of the twelve patriarchs, the sons of Jacob translated out of Greek into Latin by Robert Grosthead ... and out of his copy into French and Dutch by others, and now Englished ...; Testaments of the twelve patriarchs. English. 1658. Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253. 1658 (1658) Wing T794_VARIANT; ESTC R33914 69,032 168

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