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A37246 The history of the civil wars of France written in Italian, by H.C. Davila ; translated out of the original.; Historia delle guerre civili di Francia. English Davila, Arrigo Caterino, 1576-1631.; Aylesbury, William, 1615-1656.; Cotterell, Charles, Sir, d. 1701.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1678 (1678) Wing D414; ESTC R1652 1,343,394 762

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