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Desroches de Parthenay, Jean Baptiste 

The History of Poland under Augustus II. Tom I. Which contains the great dispute between that Price and the Price of Conti and Sobieski for the crown: With the other important translations of his life, and with which the best account of the governmanet, laws, diets, assemblies nummers of electing their kings, power and factions of the nobility militia interest of the Republick & is occasionally interspersed. Tom II. In which are contained the dethronement of Augustus; the character, election and coronation of Stanislaus; the Several battles between the Swedish and Saxon armies, the entrance of Charles XII. into Saxony, and his conduct there, his invasion of Muscovy and defeat at Pultowa; the re-accession of Augustus, the famous confederacy, and stand of the Polish nobility against the Saxon and Russian troops, the massacre of Thorn, and its consequences from the reversion of the crown to his son the present king; with the other important affairs of the reign, his sickness, death and character. Translated from the French of the abbe de Parthenay, by John Stacie esqu. London: printed for W. Sewis in Russel street, Covent garden, and F. Cogau at the Middle Temple gate Fleet street 1734 – 20.5 x 13 cm, s. 16 nlb., 396, 4 nlb., 8 nlb., 432.

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