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A37089 A compendious chronicle of the kingdom of Portugal, from Alfonso, the first King, to Alfonso the Sixth, now reigning together with a cosmographical description of the dominions of Portugal / by John Dauncey. Dauncey, John, fl. 1663. 1661 (1661) Wing D289; ESTC R22503 109,540 240

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