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A11527 The love and armes of the Greeke princes. Or, The romant of the romants. Written in French by Monsieur Verdere, and translated for the Right Honourable, Philip, Earle of Pembroke and Montgomery, Lord Chamberlaine to his Majesty; Romant des romans. English Duverdier, Gilbert Saulnier, d. 1686. 1640 (1640) STC 21775; ESTC S116707 725,096 608

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