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A60917 A journey to London in the year 1698 after the ingenuous method of that made by Dr. Martin Lyster to Paris in the same year, &c. / written originally in French by Monsieur Sorbiere and newly translated into English. King, William, 1663-1712.; Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670. Relation d'un voyage en Angleterre. 1698 (1698) Wing S4698; ESTC R10470 14,528 47

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