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A43906 The history of Prince Erastus, son to the Emperour Dioclesian and these famous philosophers called the seven wife masters of Rome being a full account of all that was ever written of that antient, famous, pleasant, and excellent history / written originally in Italian, then translated into French, and now rendred English by F.K.; Seven sages of Rome. English. Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680. 1674 (1674) Wing H2136; ESTC R20131 193,262 356

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