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face_n of_o idolatry_n in_o so_o many_o country_n of_o the_o heathen_n with_o the_o apostasy_n sect_n and_o heresy_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o in_o our_o first_o and_o second_o book_n be_v show_v and_o the_o ancient_a father_n also_o justin_n tertullian_n clemens_n irenaeus_n origen_n and_o more_o full_o eusebius_n epiphanius_n philastrius_n and_o augustine_n have_v go_v before_o we_o in_o their_o large_a catalogue_n of_o heresy_n and_o false_a opinion_n i_o appeal_v unto_o any_o indifferent_a reader_n for_o some_o not_z reader_n nor_o indifferent_a i_o respect_v not_o who_o authority_n perhaps_o will_v be_v but_o indifferent_a if_o they_o must_v first_o win_v it_o by_o be_v author_n of_o so_o big_a i_o dare_v not_o say_v so_o great_a volume_n if_o there_o be_v any_o either_o idolatry_n or_o other_o impiety_n in_o this_o work_n of_o mâ—ne_n express_v beyond_o they_o which_o here_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n be_v mention_v stew_n in_o the_o temple_n (null)_o sacrifice_n to_o moloch_n tamuz_n his_o mourning_n sodomite_n incest_n with_o other_o fleshly_a worldly_a beastly_a devilish_a monster_n of_o iniquity_n obtrude_v under_o religion_n sacred_a mantle_n among_o the_o amorites_n egyptian_n and_o jew_n before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n or_o great_a darkness_n and_o more_o hellish_a than_o when_o the_o light_n itself_o be_v make_v manifest_a and_o the_o darkness_n comprehend_v it_o not_o herod_n butchery_n judas_n his_o treachery_n the_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o scribe_n priest_n and_o pharisee_n and_o the_o crucify_a of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o man_n for_o man_n or_o since_o if_o as_o stink_v loathsome_a monstrous_a abuse_n have_v 〈◊〉_d be_v offer_v to_o the_o christian_a name_n in_o worse_a imposture_n and_o pollution_n by_o the_o nicholaitan_o and_o other_o incarnate_a devil_n record_v by_o those_o father_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a author_n than_o any_o of_o those_o here_o in_o this_o book_n observe_v to_o which_o if_o that_o which_o
kingdom_n king_n and_o city_n of_o morocco_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o seriffian_n family_n p._n 695_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o civil_a war_n in_o barbary_n and_o of_o some_o other_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n pag._n 697_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o arabian_n population_n and_o depopulation_n in_o africa_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a african_n and_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n in_o africa_n of_o the_o portugal_n force_n and_o exploit_n therein_o pag._n 701_o chap._n xiii_o of_o biledulgerid_n and_o sarra_n otherwise_o call_v numidia_n and_o libya_n pag._n 706_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n pag._n 709_o §_o i._o of_o the_o river_n niger_n gualata_n senaga_n and_o guinea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o those_o part_n out_o of_o cadamosta_n and_o other_o ancient_a navigator_n pag._n 712_o §_o iii_o other_o observation_n of_o late_a time_n by_o engglishman_n and_o other_o pag._n 715_o §_o four_o of_o the_o marriage_n manner_n religion_n funeral_n government_n and_o other_o rite_n of_o the_o guinean_o collect_v out_o of_o a_o late_a dutch_a author_n pag._n 717_o §_o v._o observation_n of_o the_o coast_n and_o inland_a country_n out_o of_o barrerius_fw-la and_o leo_fw-la and_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o negro_n blackness_n pag._n 721_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o african_a island_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o aethiopia_n superior_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o pag._n 725_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n and_o division_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nation_n near_o the_o fall_v of_o nilus_n and_o of_o meroe_n pag._n 727_o chap._n ii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a antiquity_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n p._n 730_o chap._n iii_o of_o presbyter_n john_n and_o of_o the_o priest-iohn_n in_o asia_n whether_o that_o descend_v of_o these_o pag._n 734_o chap._n four_o relation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a empire_n collect_v out_o of_o aluares_n bermudesius_n and_o other_o author_n pag_n 738_o chap._n v._o relation_n of_o aethiopian_a rarity_n collect_v out_o of_o friar_n lewis_n a_o spanish_a author_n pag._n 743_o §_o i._o of_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la ibid._n §_o ii_o his_o liberal_a report_n of_o the_o library_n and_o incredible_a treasure_n therein_o pag._n 744_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n there_o keep_v and_o of_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 745_o §_o four_o of_o their_o school_n and_o city_n pag._n 747_o chap._n vi_o relation_n of_o aethiopia_n by_o godignus_n and_o other_o author_n late_o publish_v seem_v more_o credible_a pag._n 749_o §_o i._o the_o several_a country_n of_o abassia_n their_o situation_n inhabitant_n river_n and_o lake_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o soil_n fruit_n creature_n season_n and_o climate_n pag._n 750_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o custom_n in_o private_a life_n and_o public_a government_n and_o their_o late_a misery_n pag._n 751_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sabaean_o and_o their_o queen_n which_o visit_v solomon_n pag._n 753_o chap._n vii_o of_o other_o country_n between_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o benomotapa_n pag._n 754_o §_o i._o of_o adel_n adea_n zanzibar_n &_o melinde_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o portugal_n exploit_n in_o mombaza_n and_o of_o the_o imbius_n pag._n 755_o §_o iii_o of_o quiloa_n sofala_n and_o ophir_n pag._n 756_o §_o four_o of_o monoemugi_n the_o moor_n baduine_n caphar_n in_o these_o part_n pag._n 757_o chap._n viii_o of_o benomotapa_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v pag._n 759_o §_o i._o of_o the_o empire_n of_o monomotapa_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o caphraria_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n and_o soldania_n pag._n 761_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n and_o the_o other_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n adjoin_v p._n 765_o §_o i._o of_o angola_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o congo_n pag._n 766_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o heathenish_a rite_n also_o of_o their_o strange_a tree_n and_o of_o the_o i_o will_v loanda_n pag._n 768_o chap._n x._o of_o loango_n the_o anzichi_n giachi_n and_o the_o great_a lake_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 770_o §_o i._o of_o loango_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o anzigue_n pag._n 772_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o giacchi_n or_o jag_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n in_o these_o part_n of_o africa_n pag._n 773_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o island_n about_o africa_n the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a observation_n navigation_n and_o discovery_n pag._n 775_o §_o i._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o chief_a town_n and_o island_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n pag._n 777_o §_o iii_o of_o socotora_n madagascar_n and_o other_o island_n on_o the_o eastern_a coast_n of_o africa_n pag._n 778_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o island_n of_o africa_n from_o the_o cape_n hitherward_o pag._n 781_o §_o i._o of_o saint_n helena_n thomee_n cape_n de_fw-fr verd_n and_o diverse_a other_o betwixt_o they_o and_o of_o the_o weed_n and_o calm_n of_o those_o sea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o canary_n madera_n and_o porto_n santo_n pag._n 783_o §_o iii_o extract_v take_v out_o of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n edmund_n scory_n knight_n of_o the_o pike_n of_o tenariffe_n and_o other_o rarity_n which_o he_o observe_v there_o pag._n 784_o §_o four_o of_o malta_n and_o the_o navigation_n about_o africa_n pag._n 788_o america_n the_o eight_o book_n of_o new_a france_n virginia_n florida_n new_a spain_n with_o other_o region_n of_o america_n mexicana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o why_o it_o be_v name_v america_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n with_o certain_a general_a discourse_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n pag._n 791_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o torrid_a zone_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o metal_n in_o general_a of_o gold_n silver_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o plenty_n and_o mine_n thereof_o in_o america_n pag._n 795_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o knowledge_n habitation_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o the_o rare_a creature_n therein_o find_v beast_n bird_n tree_n herb_n and_o seed_n pag._n 798_o §_o i._o whether_o the_o ancient_n have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o america_n and_o whence_o the_o inhabitant_n first_o come_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o christopher_n colon_n or_o columbus_n his_o first_o discovery_n and_o three_o other_o voyage_n pag._n 801_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o beast_n fowl_n and_o plant_n in_o america_n pag._n 804_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o towards_o the_o pole_n and_o of_o green_a land_n or_o new_a land_n groenland_n estotiland_n meta_fw-la incognita_fw-la and_o other_o place_n unto_o new_a france_n pag._n 807_o §_o i._o of_o the_o discovery_n make_v long_o since_o by_o nicolo_n and_o antonio_n zeni_n ibid._n §_o ii_o discovery_n make_v by_o sebastian_n cabot_n cortregalis_fw-la gomes_n with_o some_o note_n of_o groenland_n pag._n 809_o §_o iii_o discovery_n by_o sir_n martin_n frobisher_n pag_n 811_o §_o four_o discovery_n by_o john_n davis_n george_n weymouth_n and_o james_n hall_n to_o the_o northwest_n pag._n 813_o §_o v._o of_o king_n james_n his_o new-land_n alias_o greene-land_n and_o of_o the_o whale_n and_o whalefishing_a pag._n 814_o §_o vi_o of_o hudson_n discovery_n and_o death_n pag._n 817_o §_o vii_o of_o button_n and_o baffin_n late_a discovery_n pag._n 819_o chap._n four_o of_o newfoundland_n noua_fw-la francia_n arambec_n and_o other_o country_n of_o america_n extend_v to_o virginia_n pag._n 821_o §_o i._o english_a discovery_n and_o plantation_n in_o newfoundland_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o voyage_n and_o observation_n of_o jaques_n cartier_n in_o noua_fw-la francia_n pag._n 823_o §_o iii_o late_a plantation_n of_o new_a france_n and_o relation_n of_o the_o native_n pag._n 825_o chap._n v._o of_o virginia_n pag._n 828_o §_o i._o the_o preface_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n plantation_n and_o the_o northern_a colony_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o southern_a plantation_n and_o colonies_n and_o many_o cause_n allege_v of_o the_o ill_a success_n thereof_o at_o the_o first_o pag._n 831_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o soil_n people_n beast_n commodity_n and_o other_o observation_n of_o virginia_n pag._n 834_o §_o four_o of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o virginia_n and_o the_o english_a there_o reside_v pag_n 836_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o religion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o virginian_n pag._n 838_o §_o i._o of_o the_o virginian_a rite_n relate_v by_o master_n hariot_n pag._n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o their_o rite_n by_o captain_n smith_n and_o other_o pag._n 839_o §_o
orient_a suidas_n hieron_n da_fw-mi s._n stephano_n thom._n steven_n stephanus_n byzant_n srabot_n strabus_n georg._n stampellus_n henry_n stephanus_n surius_n ludolph_n suchenensis_n stuckius_n suares_n i._n bap._n scortia_n synod_n constantinop_n suetonius_n io._n chr._n caluetus_fw-la stella_fw-la did._n stella_fw-la io._n mar._n stella_n tileman_n stella_fw-la summa_fw-la saracen_n sectae_fw-la d._n sutcliffe_n edwardus_fw-la silvius_n sulaka_n t_o tatianus_n corn._n tacitus_n io._n tasnier_n fr._n thamata_n franc._n tarapha_n theodoretus_n theophilus_n f._n theoph._n antiochenus_fw-la tertullianus_n terentius_n theophilactus_fw-la temporarius_n thesoro_n politico_n r._n aben_n tybbon_n william_n thorpe_n thaiso_n sinensis_n lit._n theophrastus_n relat._n del_fw-it temistitan_n theophanes_n f._n a._n thevet_n thucydides_n tibullus_n ro._n thorn_n timberley_n ro._n tomson_n w._n towerson_n trelcatius_n tremellius_n master_n transylvano_n tripartita_n hiss_v mer._n trismegistus_n trithemius_n nic._n trigautius_n increase_n of_o trade_n defence_n of_o trade_n toletus_n adrianus_n turnebus_n cosm_n turrianus_n g._n tyrius_n g._n trapezunt_fw-la con._n trident._n turselius_n l._n de_fw-la may._n turquet_n tyndarus_n joannes_n tzetzes_n five_o lop_n vaz_n cor._n valerius_n fr._n vaez_n joa._n vadianus_n joach._n vagetius_n f._n vatablus_n caspar_n varerius_n martin_n de_fw-fr valentia_n a._n valignanus_n joan._n vasaeus_n r._n verstegan_n com._n de_fw-la vena_fw-la l._n vertomannus_n eman._n de_fw-fr veiga_n io._n verrazano_n verhuffi_n navig_n viperanus_n viaggio_n in_o persia_n n._n life_n of_o virginia_n f._n a_o victoria_n p._n victor_n s._n a._n victor_n victor_n uticensis_n nic._n villagagnon_n gasp_n vilela_n gerar._n de_fw-la veer_v virgilius_n pol._n virgil_n ant._n du_fw-fr virdier_n jacob_n a_o vitriaco_n vitruvius_n viguerius_n voy_n du_fw-fr villamont_n l._n vives_z fr._n de_fw-la ullca_n r._n volateranus_fw-la ursinus_n lewis_n de_fw-fr urreta_n fla._n vopiscus_n americus_n vesputius_n ger._n io._n vossius_fw-la w_n thomas_n walsingham_n lord_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ware_n d._n whitakerus_n alexander_n whitaker_n d._n willet_n whitney_n ja._n welsh_a web_n travel_n t._n windam_n l._n warde_n ward_n and_o dansker_n silvester_n wiet_n seb._n de_fw-fr wert_n io._n white_a nau._n d._n white_a george_n wilkins_n t._n wiar_z the_o world_n descrip._o of_o the_o world_n henr._n wolfius_n io._n wolfius_n theol._n fr._n wendelinus_n richard_n whitborne_n edward_n winne_n io._n wolfius_n i._n c._n wolf_n wissenberg_n s._n h._n willoughby_n nau._n i._o wragge_n x_o xenophon_n franc._n xeres_n f._n xavier_n hier._n xavier_n z_o zabarella_n hier._n zanchius_n a._n zachuth_n zaga_n zabo_n zonaras_n zevi_fw-fr nau._n etc_n etc_n zoroaster_n f._n io._n zygomalas_n theodos_n zygomalas_n theod._n zuingerus_n the_o name_n of_o manuscript_n traveller_n and_o other_o author_n the_o most_o of_o which_o be_v publish_v in_o our_o book_n of_o voyage_n which_o together_o with_o this_o impression_n be_v make_v public_a william_n anthon._n samuel_n argal_n lit._n aleppense_n thomas_n bernhere_n ambros_n de_fw-fr armariolo_n william_n baffin_n andrew_n battle_n brasill_n treatise_n james_n beversham_n hen._n brig_n george_n ball_n banda_n surrender_v hist._o barnwell_n george_n barkly_n nic._n bangam_fw-la capt._n tho._n best_o sir_n tho._n button_n rich._n blithe_a chr._n browne_n samuel_n castleton_n thomas_n candish_n na._n courthop_n io._n chamber_n io._n catcher_n thomas_n crowther_n john_n crowther_n peter_n carder_n thomas_n clayborne_n tho._n cowles_n william_n clark_n john_n de_fw-fr castro_n b._n churchman_n h._n challenge_n thomas_n carmer_n william_n colston_n patrick_n copland_n discovery_n of_o chesipeak_n richard_n cock_n sir_n t._n dale_n james_n davies_n benjamin_n day_n cassarian_a david_n doctor_n dee_n john_n davies_n nicholas_n dounton_n capt._n dodsworth_n thomas_n dermer_n edward_n 2._o litterae_fw-la tho._n edge_n john_n eliot_n john_n ellis_n capt._n elkington_n expedition_n journal_n peter_n willamson_n flores_n rob._n fotherbie_n christopher_n fortescue_n hum._n fotherbert_n richard_n finch_n william_n finch_n io._n juan_n de_fw-fr fuca_n raleigh_n gilbert_n anthony_n goddard_n william_n goodlard_n thomas_n glover_n walsingham_n grisley_n william_n gourdon_n greenland_n voyages_n gronland_n treatise_n john_n guy_n james_n hall_n john_n hatch_n william_n hoare_n w._n harborne_n roger_n hawes_n antony_n hippon_n thomas_n hanham_n edward_n harleigh_n sir_n richard_n hawkins_n josias_n hubert_n ro._n hayes_n william_n heley_n william_n hawkins_n sir_n jerome_n horsey_n io._n jordan_n lewis_n jacktan_n robert_n juet_n george_n jackson_n richard_n jobson_n master_n keble_n john_n knight_n tho._n knolles_n antony_n knivet_n ja._n lane_n henry_n lello_n john_n leman_n letter_n of_o diverse_a eastern_a king_n charles_n leigh_n josias_n logan_n michael_n lock_v sir_n james_n lancaster_n nathaniel_n martin_n mexican_n history_n william_n methold_n sir_n ed._n michelborne_n d._n duart_n de_fw-fr meneses_n william_n masham_n john_n mildnall_n g._n muschamp_n sir_n henry_n middleton_n david_n middleton_n 1._o milward_n john_n newbury_n ric._n nash_n william_n nicholls_n ogoshasama_n r._n lit._n walter_n payton_n abacuch_n pricket_n jonas_n pooley_n patent_n diverse_a martin_n pringe_n john_n plaice_n george_n popham_n g._n pettys_n pedrucka_n r._n ach._n lit._n george_n percy_n newp_n voy_n to_o powhatan_n william_n parker_n e._n c._n take_v port_n ricco_n 2._o pilgrimage_n in_o rhyme_n lit._n presb._n johan._n as_o albert._n de_fw-fr prato_n william_n pursglove_n pachaturunuras_fw-la richardus_fw-la canonicus_n master_n rolph_n sir_n thomas_n roe_n john_n rutilio_n nathaniel_n salmon_n rob._n salmon_n joseph_n salbank_n john_n selden_n john_n sanderson_n a._n spaldwin_n captain_n saris_n william_n strachie_n thomas_n sherwin_n sir_n ed._n scory_n th._n spurway_n rob._n swan_n rob._n smith_n francis_n sparrie_o edward_n terry_o thomas_n turner_n william_n turner_n l._n tribaldus_fw-la toletus_n kellum_n throgmorton_n alexandro_n ursino_n virginia_n voy._n diverse_a anonim_n ind._n voyage_n diverse_a anonim_n declaration_n of_o virginia_n george_n weymouth_n ed._n maria_n wingfield_n john_n wilson_n th._n wilson_n ralph_n wilson_n william_n white_a thomas_n widhouse_n john_n ward_n nic._n withington_n mat._n willes_n and_o many_o other_o relation_n and_o report_n of_o gentleman_n merchant_n mariner_n etc_n etc_n relation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o religion_n observe_v in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n discover_v from_o the_o creation_n unto_o this_o present_n of_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n and_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o region_n and_o religion_n of_o babylonia_n assyria_n syria_n phoenicia_n and_o palestina_n the_o first_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o god_n one_o in_o nature_n 3._o three_o in_o person_n the_o father_z son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n the_o etc_n poet_n be_v wont_a to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n and_o first_o beginning_n of_o their_o poetical_a fabrike_n with_o invocation_n of_o their_o god_n and_o muse_n although_o those_o work_n be_v suitable_a to_o such_o workman_n who_o according_a to_o their_o name_n be_v maker_n of_o those_o both_o poem_n and_o god_n ay_o as_o far_o short_a of_o their_o learning_n as_o beyond_o they_o in_o the_o scope_n of_o my_o desire_n will_v so_o far_o imitate_v their_o manner_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o i_o intend_v that_o although_o i_o envy_v not_o to_o some_o their_o foolish_a claim_n of_o that_o poetical_a not_o prophetical_a inheritance_n to_o make_v my_o maker_n and_o my_o matter_n as_o in_o a_o history_n not_o a_o poem_n must_v be_v make_v to_o my_o hand_n yet_o in_o a_o history_n of_o religion_n which_o have_v or_o shall_v have_v god_n to_o be_v the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n 1.8_o the_o efficient_a from_o who_o the_o end_n to_o who_o it_o proceed_v the_o matter_n of_o who_o the_o form_n by_o who_o and_o who_o direction_n it_o entreat_v i_o can_v not_o but_o make_v a_o religion_n to_o begin_v this_o discourse_n of_o religion_n at_o he_o this_o be_v the_o way_n which_o all_o man_n take_v to_o come_v to_o he_o first_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v he_o that_o be_v the_o first_o and_o last_o the_o eternal_a father_n in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o belove_a and_o only_a son_n by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o holy_a and_o all_o see_a spirit_n to_o guide_v i_o in_o this_o perambulation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o to_o take_v view_n of_o the_o time_n place_n and_o custom_n therein_o as_o may_v testify_v my_o religious_a bond_n to_o he_o who_o i_o be_o and_o who_o i_o serve_v and_o the_o service_n i_o owe_v unto_o his_o church_n if_o at_o least_o this_o my_o mite_n may_v be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o least_o of_o the_o least_o therein_o that_o as_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v so_o he_o will_v be_v in_o some_o measure_n of_o this_o work_n the_o author_n and_o finisher_n that_o in_o the_o behold_v this_o map_n of_o so_o infinite_o diversify_v superstition_n we_o may_v be_v more_o thankful_a for_o and_o more_o zealous_a of_o that_o true_a and_o only_a religion_n which_o christ_n by_o his_o blood_n have_v procure_v by_o his_o word_n reveal_v by_o his_o spirit_n seal_v and_o will_v reward_v eternal_o in_o the_o heaven_n and_o hereto_o let_v all_o
a_o line_n thence_o draw_v to_o the_o caspian_a sea_n and_o that_o isthmus_n which_o be_v betwixt_o that_o and_o the_o pontic_a sea_n second_o the_o great_a cham_n country_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o eastern_a sea_n betwixt_o the_o freeze_a sea_n and_o the_o caspian_a three_o that_o which_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o turk_n all_o from_o sarmatia_n and_o tartary_n southwards_o between_o tigris_n and_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n four_o the_o persian_a kingdom_n between_o the_o turk_n tartar_n india_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n fift_o india_n within_o and_o beyond_o ganges_n from_o indus_n to_o cantan_n six_o the_o kingdom_n of_o china_n seventhly_a the_o island_n these_o division_n be_v not_o so_o exact_a as_o may_v be_v wish_v because_o of_o that_o variety_n &_o uncertainty_n in_o those_o kingdom_n many_o thing_n do_v asia_n yield_v not_o elsewhere_o to_o be_v have_v myrrh_n frankincense_n cinnamon_n clove_n nutmeg_n mace_n pepper_n musk_n and_o other_o like_a beside_o the_o chief_a jewel_n it_o have_v also_o mineral_n of_o all_o sort_n it_o nourish_v elephant_n camel_n and_o many_o other_o beast_n serpent_n fowl_n wild_a and_o tame_a as_o in_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n in_o their_o due_a place_n shall_v appear_v yet_o do_v it_o not_o nourish_v such_o monstrous_a shape_n of_o man_n as_o fabulous_a antiquity_n feign_v it_o bring_v forth_o that_o monster_n of_o irreligion_n mahumet_n who_o sect_n in_o diverse_a sect_n it_o foster_v with_o long_a continuance_n of_o manifold_a superstition_n it_o have_v now_o those_o great_a empire_n of_o the_o turk_n persian_a mogore_n cathayan_a chinois_n it_o have_v sometime_o the_o parthian_a and_o before_o that_o the_o persian_a median_a assyrian_a scythian_a and_o first_o as_o it_o seem_v before_o they_o all_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n under_o nimrod_n which_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o be_v speak_v of_o chap._n x._o of_o babylonia_n the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n and_o the_o chaldaean_n antiquity_n 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