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A41079
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A brief character of the Low-Countries under the states being three weeks observation of the vices and vertues of the inhabitants.; Brief character of the Low-Countries under the states
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Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.
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1652
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Wing F648; ESTC R14367
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