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A09824 All the famous battels that haue bene fought in our age throughout the worlde, as well by sea as lande set foorth at large, liuely described, beautified, and enriched with sundry eloquent orations, and the declaratio[n]s of the causes, with the fruites of them. Collected out of sundry good authors, whose names are expressed in the next page.; All the famous battels that have bene fought in our age throughout the worlde, as well by sea as lande. Part 1. Polemon, John. 1578 (1578) STC 20089; ESTC S114773 256,062 348

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