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Plague, Fire, and Royal News From Europe and Holland
Reports from Hague Paris Bologna and Venice describe recovery from smallpox fears in France and Spain. Details include ground clearing for burned homes, bread and tobacco aid, royal illness notes, and a pretender’s apoplexy episode with medical care. Generals' troop counts and local fires are noted alongside court news and festive verse.
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Cis
Hague
Portugal
Spain
Paris
M. Dodart
Fontainbleau
M. Dodarr
Cardinal de Noailles
Sorbonne
Bologna
Venice
Constantinople
Chat Dé Porte
Persia
Hamburgh
Berlin