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A50779 The life of the most learned Father Paul, of the Order of the Servie ... translated out of Italian by a person of quality.; Vita del padre Paolo. English Micanzio, Fulgenzio.; Saint-Amard, John. 1651 (1651) Wing M1959; ESTC R15887 131,569 304

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