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A47627 An historical account of the divisions in Poland, from the death of K. John Sobieski, to the settlement of the present king on the throne containing a particular relation of the late king's death, and of all the intrigues of the several candidates, till the coronation of the Elector of Saxony / translated from the French original ; written by M. de la Biazdiere.; Histoire de la scission ou division arrivée en Pologne le 27 juin 1697 au sujet de l'election d'un roy. English La Bizardière, M. de (Michel-David) 1700 (1700) Wing L101; ESTC R9721 106,719 234

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