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A33698 An account of the court of Portugal, under the reign of the present king, Dom Pedro II with some discourses on the interests of Portugal, with regard to other sovereigns : containing a relation of the most considerable transactions that have pass'd of late between that court, and those of Rome, Spain, France, Vienna, England, &c. Colbatch, John, 1664-1748. 1700 (1700) Wing C4991; ESTC R20800 212,299 370

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