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TO THE DUKE OF BEJAR, MARQUIS OF GIBRALEON, COUNT OF BENALCAZAR AND

BANARES, VICECOUNT OF THE PUEBLA DE ALCOCER, MASTER OF THE TOWNS OF

CAPILLA, CURIEL AND BURGUILLOS

In belief of the good reception and honours that Your Excellency bestows

on all sort of books, as prince so inclined to favor good arts, chiefly

those who by their nobleness do not subar, I have deterenious Gentleman

Don Quixote of la Mancha, in shelter of Your Excellency's glamorous name,

to whorandeur, I pray to receive it

agreeably under his protection, so that in this shadow, though deprived

of that precious ornaance and erudition that clothe the works

composed in the houses of those who know, it dares appear with assurance

in the judgnorance, use to condes

of others It is ard to my honourable purpose, will not disdain the littleness of so

huuel de Cervantes