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A65813 A true copy of a letter from an English gentleman in the Emperour's army, to an English officer in Holland concerning the total rout of the Turks by the united forces of the Christians, commanded in person by the Emperour, the King of Poland, and Duke of Lorain. Whitebrook, A. 1683 (1683) Wing W1861A; ESTC R20283 1,463 4

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