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A40384 The government of a wife, or, Wholsom and pleasant advice for married men in a letter to a friend / written in Portuguese, by Don Francisco Manuel ; with some additions of the translator, distinguished from the translation ; there is also added, a letter upon the same subject, written in Spanish by Don Antonio de Guevara, Bishop of MondoƱedo ... ; translated into English by Capt. John Stevens.; Carta de guia de casados. English Mello, Francisco Manuel de, 1608-1666.; Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Stevens, John, d. 1726. 1697 (1697) Wing F2062; ESTC R17060 99,081 268

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