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Sir Torrent of Portingale: Bibliography

Manuscript and Early Printed Editions

Manchester, Chetham’s Library, MS 8009 [Mun.A.6.31].

Richard Pynson, c. 1505?. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce Fragment e.20 (1). [STC 24133].

Wynkyn de Worde, c. 1510?. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce Fragment e.20 (2). [STC 24133.5].



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