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A51463 The history of the crusade, or, The expeditions of the Christian princes for the conquest of the Holy Land written originally in French, by the fam'd Mounsieur Maimbourg ; Englished by John Nalson.; Histoire des Croisades. English Maimbourg, Louis, 1610-1686.; Nalson, John, 1638?-1686. 1685 (1685) Wing M290; ESTC R6888 646,366 432

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