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A85865 A true relation of what hath been transacted in behalf of those of the reformed religion, during the treaty of peace at Reswick With an account of the present persecution in France. Gaujac, Peter Gally de. 1698 (1698) Wing G374; ESTC R230535 61,066 68

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