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A49894 A compendium of universal history from the beginning of the world to the reign of the Emperor Charles the Great written originally in Latin by Monsieur Le Clerc ; done into English.; Compendium historiae universalis. English Le Clerc, Jean, 1657-1736. 1699 (1699) Wing L814; ESTC R9872 110,905 234

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