[712] Mendez, Typog., pp. 134-137 and 383.
[713] For the bibliography of these excessively rare and curious books, see Ebert, Bibliographisches Lexicon; and Brunet, Manuel, in verb. Cancionero, and Castillo. I have, I believe, seen copies of eight of the editions. Those which I possess are of 1535 and 1573.
[714] A copy of the edition of 1535, ruthlessly cut to pieces, bears this memorandum:—
“Este libro esta expurgado por el Expurgatorio del Santo Oficio, con licencia.
F. Baptista Martinez.”
The whole of the religious poetry at the beginning is torn out of it.
Imenso Dios, perdurable,
Que el mundo todo criaste,
Verdadero,