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A58003 The present state of the Ottoman Empire containing the maxims of the Turkish politie, the most material points of the Mahometan religion, their sects and heresies, their convents and religious votaries, their military discipline ... : illustrated with divers pieces of sculpture, representing the variety of habits amongst the Turks, in three books / by Paul Rycaut Esq. ... Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. 1668 (1668) Wing R2413; ESTC R18075 228,446 228

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