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A52649 A narrative of the process against Madam Brinvilliers, and her condemnation and execution for having poisoned her father and two brothers : translated out of French ...; Memoire du procez extraordinaire contre Madame de Brinvilliers. English Brinvilliers, Marie-Madeleine Gobelin, marquise de, 1630-1676. 1676 (1676) Wing N220; ESTC R9071 14,518 24

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