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A47954 Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The history of the popes nephews from the time of Sixtus the IV to the death of the last Pope Alexander the VII in two parts / written originally in Italian in the year 1667 ; and Englished by W.A.; Nipotismo di Roma. English Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.; Aglionby, William, d. 1705. 1669 (1669) Wing L1335; ESTC R2244 180,003 346

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