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A40372 An account of Muscovy, as it was in the year 1689 In which the troubles that happen'd in that empire from the present czar Peter's election to the throne, to his being firmly settled in it, are particularly related. With a character of him, and his people. By Monsieur de La Neuville, then residing at Moscow.; Relation curieuse et nouvelle de Moscovie. English. Foy de la Neuville.; Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706, attributed name. 1699 (1699) Wing F2046A; ESTC R201277 48,599 138

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