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A04989 The resolued gentleman. Translated out of Spanishe into Englyshe, by Lewes Lewkenor Esquier; Chevalier délibéré. English La Marche, Olivier de, ca. 1426-1502.; Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626. 1594 (1594) STC 15139; ESTC S108201 70,399 158

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