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A01203 Delicious entertainments of the soule written by the holy and most reuerend Lord Francis de Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneua. Translated by a Dame of our Ladies of comfort of the order of S. Bennet in Cambray Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622.; Deacon, Pudentiana, 1581?-1645.; More, Agnes, attributed name. 1632 (1632) STC 11316; ESTC S118623 214,239 346

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