The life of Pope Sixtus the fifth. [electronic resource] : (one of the most Remarkable and Entertaining Lives that is to be met with in Ancient or Modern History.) In Which IS Included The State of England, France, Spain, Italy, the Swiss Cantons, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the Low Countries, at that Time. With an account of St. Peter's, the conclave, and Manner of chusing a Pope; the Vatican Library, the many grand obelisks, aqueducts, bridges, Hospitals, Palaces, Streets, Towns, and other Noble Edifices, begun or finished by him. The whole interspersed with several curious incidents and anecdotes, not to be met with in any other Author. Translated from the Italian of Gregorio Leti, with a preface and notes. By Ellis Farneworth, M. A. Some time of Jesus College in Cambridge, And Chaplain to several of his Majesty's Ships, during the late War.
1779
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The life of Pope Sixtus the fifth. [electronic resource] : (one of the most Remarkable and Entertaining Lives that is to be met with in Ancient or Modern History.) In Which IS Included The State of England, France, Spain, Italy, the Swiss Cantons, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the Low Countries, at that Time. With an account of St. Peter's, the conclave, and Manner of chusing a Pope; the Vatican Library, the many grand obelisks, aqueducts, bridges, Hospitals, Palaces, Streets, Towns, and other Noble Edifices, begun or finished by him. The whole interspersed with several curious incidents and anecdotes, not to be met with in any other Author. Translated from the Italian of Gregorio Leti, with a preface and notes. By Ellis Farneworth, M. A. Some time of Jesus College in Cambridge, And Chaplain to several of his Majesty's Ships, during the late War.
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Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.
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Vita di Sisto V. English
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Dublin : Printed for W. Colles, Dame-Street; and L. Flin, Castle-Street, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
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Ireland -- Dublin.
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English
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xxiv,620,[12]p. ; 8⁰.
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Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T117394.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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