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A33326 The life & death of the valiant and renowned Sir Francis Drake his voyages and discoveries in the West-Indies, and about the world, with his noble and heroick acts / by Samuel Clark ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1671 (1671) Wing C4533; ESTC R14030 38,290 80

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