The History of the Most Serene House of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, in All the Branches Thereof, Ffrom Its Origin to the Death of Queen Anne: Containing the Illustrations Actions of Those Princes, Both in Peace and War; with Many Curious Memoirs Concerning the Sucession of the Family to the Crown of Great Britain, [et]c. Also a Political Description of His Majesty's Dominions in Germany; His Genealogy from the Original Done at Brunswick, Since His Happy Accession to the Throne, and an Appendix of Ancient Records and Other Valuable Papers |
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... Body in the Course of fo many Ages ( wherein the Houfe BRUNSWICK - LUNENBURG has flourish'd ) has taken upon him the Task of writing the Hiftory of it . The other Great Houfes of Germany , to Say nothing of the leffer ones , have had ...
... Body in the Course of fo many Ages ( wherein the Houfe BRUNSWICK - LUNENBURG has flourish'd ) has taken upon him the Task of writing the Hiftory of it . The other Great Houfes of Germany , to Say nothing of the leffer ones , have had ...
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... Body in the Courfe of fo many Ages ( wherein the Houfe BRUNSWICK - LUNENBURG has flourish'd ) has taken upon him the Task of writing the Hiftory of it . The other Great Houfes of Germany , to Say nothing of the leffer ones , have had ...
... Body in the Courfe of fo many Ages ( wherein the Houfe BRUNSWICK - LUNENBURG has flourish'd ) has taken upon him the Task of writing the Hiftory of it . The other Great Houfes of Germany , to Say nothing of the leffer ones , have had ...
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... deferv'd . I have added a few Fragments at the latter End ; which not coming to Hand in due Time , I could not infert in the Body of the Book . a 2 Te To conclude , I have feen and compared divers Genealogies 1 : The PREFACE .
... deferv'd . I have added a few Fragments at the latter End ; which not coming to Hand in due Time , I could not infert in the Body of the Book . a 2 Te To conclude , I have feen and compared divers Genealogies 1 : The PREFACE .
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... Body fhould be fo wicked as to invade it unprovok'd : but he thinking it not advifeable to come to an open Engage- ment with fo powerful an Enemy , drew together what Horfe he could ; and ha- ving flightly arm'd a great Number of Boors ...
... Body fhould be fo wicked as to invade it unprovok'd : but he thinking it not advifeable to come to an open Engage- ment with fo powerful an Enemy , drew together what Horfe he could ; and ha- ving flightly arm'd a great Number of Boors ...
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... body in Truth could fay otherwife , than that it was hers . So Courageous he was , that he would neither uncover nor bow to King Charles , who thereupon sent him to Prifon in the Tow-- er of Minerva , where he was detain'd for the Space ...
... body in Truth could fay otherwife , than that it was hers . So Courageous he was , that he would neither uncover nor bow to King Charles , who thereupon sent him to Prifon in the Tow-- er of Minerva , where he was detain'd for the Space ...
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