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B11435 A letter from the the [sic] Lord of Rosny, Great Treasurer of France to the Queene Regent of France Concerning the resignation of his offices. Faithfully translated out of French, by E.D.; Lettre de monsieur de Rosny a la royne regente. English Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de, 1559-1641.; E. D., fl. 1613. 1613 (1613) STC 1976; ESTC S115573 4,713 13

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