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A26221 Memoirs of the court of Spain in two parts / written by an ingenious French lady ; done into English by T. Brown.; Mémoires de la cour d'Espagne. English Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 51-1705.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704. 1692 (1692) Wing A4220; ESTC R13347 229,310 448

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