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tchemischekrek_n sear_v mufarkin_n aktchie_n kala_n habur_n sangiar_n otherwise_o diarbekir_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o residence_n of_o the_o beglerbek_n those_o sangiack_n which_o be_v entail_v upon_o family_n be_v sagman_n kulab_n mechrani_fw-la tergil_n atak_n pertek_v tchifakichur_n tchirmek_n 4._o of_o scham_n otherwise_o damascus_n the_o certain_a revenue_n of_o which_o be_v a_o million_o of_o asper_n and_o have_v under_o it_o sangiack_n 7_o with_o have_v where_o the_o contribution_n by_o the_o beglerbeg_n officer_n be_v collect_v upon_o the_o country_n and_o be_v kadescherif_n alias_o jerusalem_n gaza_n sifad_n nabolos_fw-la alius_fw-la naples_n in_o syria_n aglun_n bahura_n and_o damascus_n the_o city_n where_o the_o beglerbeg_n reside_v he_o have_v far_a three_z with_o saliane_n for_o account_v of_o which_o he_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o king_n officer_n and_o those_o be_v kadmar_n saida_n beru_n kiurk_n schubek_n where_o be_v no_o timariot_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v 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acquit_v the_o divine_a purity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d foulness_n of_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o manichee_n and_o all_o in_o general_n concur_v in_o this_o conclusion_n that_o whatsoever_o prosper_v have_v god_n for_o the_o author_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n they_o destroy_v not_o bajazet_n child_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o war_n against_o his_o brother_n 〈◊〉_d expect_v to_o receive_v a_o undoubted_a argument_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n therein_o from_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a fortune_n of_o the_o father_n and_o from_o the_o same_o rule_n they_o conclude_v much_o of_o the_o divine_a approbation_n and_o truth_n of_o their_o religion_n from_o their_o conquest_n and_o present_a prosperity_n they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o every_o man_n destiny_n be_v write_v in_o his_o forehead_n which_o they_o call_v narsip_n or_o tactir_v which_o be_v the_o book_n write_v in_o heaven_n of_o every_o man_n fortune_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d no_o contrary_a endeavour_n counsel_n or_o 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