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The sonne of the rogve, or. The politick theefe : With the antiqvitie of theeves. A worke no lesse curious then delectable; first written in Spanish by Don Garcia. Afterwards translated into Dutch, and then into French by S.D. Now Englished by W.M.

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Main Author:	García, Carlos, doctor
Other Authors:	W. M. (William Melvin)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : printed by I[ohn] D[awson] and are to be sold by George Hutton at the Turnestile in Holborn, 1638.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Thieves > Fiction > Early works to 1800. Rogues and vagabonds > Fiction > Early works to 1800.
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