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A01433 The sonne of the rogue, or, The politick theefe with the antiquitie of theeves : a worke no lesse curious then delectable / first written in Spanish by Don Garcia ; afterwards translated into Dutch, and then into French by S.D. ; now Englished by W.M.; De sordenada codicia de los bienes agenos. English GarcĂ­a, Carlos, doctor.; W. M. (William Melvin) 1638 (1638) STC 11550.4; ESTC S4312 64,197 282

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