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A16282 The manners, lauues, and customes of all nations collected out of the best vvriters by Ioannes Boemus ... ; with many other things of the same argument, gathered out of the historie of Nicholas Damascen ; the like also out of the history of America, or Brasill, written by Iohn Lerius ; the faith, religion and manners of the Aethiopians, and the deploration of the people of Lappia, compiled by Damianus a ̀Goes ; with a short discourse of the Aethiopians, taken out of Ioseph Scaliger his seuenth booke de emendatione temporum ; written in Latin, and now newly translated into English, by Ed. Aston.; Omnium gentium mores, leges, et ritus. English. 1611 Boemus, Joannes, ca. 1485-1535.; Góis, Damião de, 1502-1574.; Nicolaus, of Damascus.; Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611. Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609. De emendatione temporum.; Aston, Edward, b. 1573 or 4. 1611 (1611) STC 3198.5; ESTC S102777 343,933 572

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manner_n of_o the_o mede_n chap._n 5_o of_o parthia_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o parthian_n chap._n 6_o of_o persia_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o persian_n chap._n 7_o of_o india_n and_o of_o the_o monstrous_a and_o prodigious_a custom_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o indian_n chap._n 8_o of_o scythia_n and_o of_o the_o barbarous_a manner_n of_o the_o scythian_n c._n 9_o of_o tartary_n and_o of_o the_o custom_n and_o power_n of_o that_o people_n c._n 10_o of_o turcia_n and_o of_o all_o the_o manner_n law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o turk_n chap._n 11_o of_o the_o christian_n and_o of_o their_o original_n and_o custom_n cha_n 12_o a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o the_o 3_o book_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a country_n of_o europe_n chap._n 1_o of_o greece_n and_o of_o solon_n law_n which_o he_o make_v for_o the_o athenian_n and_o which_o be_v after_o establish_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o greece_n chap._n 2_o of_o laconia_n and_o of_o the_o custom_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o laconian_n or_o lacedaemonian_n ch_n 3_o of_o the_o i_o will_v of_o crete_n and_o of_o the_o custom_n most_o common_a among_o the_o cretensian_o chap._n 4_o of_o thrace_n and_o of_o the_o barbarous_a manner_n of_o the_o people_n of_o thrace_n chap._n 5_o of_o russia_n or_o ruthenia_n and_o of_o the_o the_o latter_a manner_n &_o custom_n of_o the_o russian_n chap._n 6_o of_o lithuani●_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o those_o people_n cha_n 7_o of_o livonia_n prussia_n and_o of_o the_o soldier_n call_v marciam_fw-la in_o spain_n chap._n 8_o of_o polonia_n and_o of_o the_o late_a custom_n of_o the_o polonian_n cha_n 9_o of_o hungaria_n and_o of_o the_o institution_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o hungarian_n chap._n 10_o of_o boemia_fw-la and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o boemian_o chap._n 11_o of_o germany_n and_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o german_n chap._n 12_o of_o saxony_n and_o how_o the_o saxon_n live_v in_o time_n past_a and_o how_o they_o now_o live_v chap._n 13_o of_o westphalia_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o judgement_n ordain_v for_o the_o westphalian_o by_o charles_n the_o great_a chap._n 14_o of_o franconia_n and_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o custom_n of_o that_o country_n chap_n 15_o of_o ●uevia_fw-la and_o how_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n live_v heretofore_o and_o how_o they_o now_o live_v cha_n 16_o of_o bavaria_n and_o carinthya_n and_o of_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o that_o people_n heretofore_o &_o how_o they_o now_o live_v chap._n 17_o of_o italy_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o italian_n of_o romulus_n also_o and_o his_o civil_a institution_n c._n 18_o of_o lyguria_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n