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A07648 The honour of chiualrie Set downe in the most famous historie of the magnanimious and heroike Prince Don Bellianis: sonne vnto the Emperour Don Bellaneo of Greece. Wherein are described, the straunge and dangerous aduentures that him befell. With his loue towards the Princesse Florisbella: daughter vnto the Souldan of Babylon. Englished out of Italian, by L.A.; Belianís de Grecia. English Fernández, Jerónimo.; L. A., fl. 1598. 1598 (1598) STC 1804; ESTC S104551 205,421 294

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