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A07266 The heroyk life and deplorable death of the most Christian King Henry the fourth Addressed to his immortall memory; by P: Mathieu, counceller and historiographer of France. Translated by Ed: Grimeston, Esquire.; Histoire de la mort déplorable de Henry IIII. English Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621.; Grimeston, Edward.; Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618. 1612 (1612) STC 17661; ESTC S112465 671,896 410

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7_o munster_n 7_o osonbrug_n 7_o ●●ssaw_n 2_o frisingen_n 2_o kempse_n gur●k_v or_o gorit●_n 3_o seckaw_n 3_o havandt_n 5_o basel_n 5_o satin_n or_o wallis_n 5_o regensburg_n 2_o maissen_n 8_o naumburg_n 8_o minden_n 7_o lubeck_n 8.9_o vtricht_n 7_o camin_n 8_o swerin_n 9_o geneve_n 5_o camerick_n 7_o verdun_n 5_o losan_n 5_o metz_n 5_o toul_n 5_o luyck_n 5_o trent_n 7_o brixen_n 3_o m●rspurg_n 3_o labach_n 8_o vienna_n 3_o brandenburg_n 8_o ratzenburg_n 9_o schl●swick_n 9_o havelburg_n 8_o the_o secular_a prince_n and_o noble_n be_v the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 2_o the_o arch_a duke_n of_o austria_n 3_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n 8_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 10_o the_o palatine_a of_o bavaria_n 2_o the_o duke_n of_o cleveland_n 7_o the_o marquesse_n of_o brandenburg_n 8.1_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenburg_n 9_o the_o duke_n of_o pomeren_n 9_o the_o duke_n of_o mekelenburg_n 9_o d._n lawenburg_n 9_o d._n holsten_n 9_o d._n lotringen_n 5_o the_o landgrave_n of_o hessen_n 5_o d._n 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