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A73003 The testament of Joseph whych was translated oute of Greke into Latyne by a certayn bysshop of lyncoln called (by hys syr name) Grosthede, and into Englishe, by wyllyam freloue. Reade thys prety [and] wholsome volume, that maye theach the [sic] to fle from the abhominable synne of adultery.; Testament of Joseph. English. Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253.; Gilby, Anthony, ca. 1510-1585. 1539 (1539) STC 19465.5; ESTC S125444 1,020 10

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