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A43876 An Historical account of the most remarkable transactions betwixt the Duke of Savoy and the French King contained in several letters pass'd betwixt them before the rupture / translated from the original French copies. Victor Amadeus I, King of Sardinia, 1666-1732.; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715. 1690 (1690) Wing H2097; ESTC R4787 20,955 37

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