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A12614 The ransome of time being captive Wherein is declared how precious a thing is time, how much he looseth that looseth it, & how it may be redeemed. Written in Spanish, by the R. Father Andreas de Soto, confessor to the most excellent Infanta Clara Eugenia. Translated into English by J.H. Soto, Andrés de, 1553?-1625.; Hawkins, John, fl. 1635. 1634 (1634) STC 22937; ESTC S101240 58,513 218

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