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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70917	The history of Don Fenise a new romance / written in Spanish by Francisco de las-Coveras ; and now Englished by a person of honour.	Quintana, Francisco de, d. 1658.; Person of honour.	1651 (1651)	Wing Q220; ESTC R22454	188,336	336

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