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The history of infamous impostors· Or, The lives & actions of several notorious counterfeits, : who from the most abject, and meanest of the people, have usurped the titles of emperours, kings, and princes. Written by the Sr. J.B. de Rocoles, historigrapher of France and Brandenbourg. And now done into English

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: MDCLXXXIII. [1683]
Call number: 147565
Creator: Rocoles, Jean-Baptiste de (1620-1696)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 8vo
Associated organization: Bridgewater House Library,
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