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A42791 An exact historie of the late revolutions in Naples, and of their monstrous successes not to be parallel'd by any ancient or modern history / published by the Lord Alexander Giraffi in Italian ; and (for the rarenesse of the subject) rendred to English, by J.H., Esqr.; Revolutioni di Napoli. English Giraffi, Alessandro.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1650 (1650) Wing G784; ESTC R7806 91,878 216

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