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A54677 The history of the conquest of China by the Tartars together with an account of several remarkable things concerning the religion, manners, and customes of both nations, but especially the latter / first writ in Spanish by Senõr Palafox ... and now rendred English.; Historia de la conquista de la China por el Tartaro. English. 1671 Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de, 1600-1659. 1671 (1671) Wing P200; ESTC R33642 206,638 622

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