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A42665 The Germane spie truly discovering the deplorable condition of the kingdom and subjects of the French king : being an abstract of the several years observations of a gentleman who made that the peculiar business of his travels : with a continuation of Christianismus Christianandus. 1691 (1691) Wing G614; ESTC R26764 54,175 78

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