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A84170 The state of France, as it stood in the IXth yeer of this present monarch, Lewis XIIII. Written to a friend by J.E. Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. 1652 (1652) Wing E3514; Thomason E1328_2; ESTC R209097 48,352 165

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