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A07650 Diana of George of Montemayor: translated out of Spanish into English by Bartholomew Yong of the Middle Temple Gentleman; Diana. English Montemayor, Jorge de, 1520?-1561.; PĂ©rez, Alonso. aut; Polo, Gaspar Gil, 1516?-1591? Diana enamorada. English. aut; Yong, Bartholomew, 1560-1621? 1598 (1598) STC 18044; ESTC S122233 548,378 498

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