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A71305 Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part. Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626. 1625 (1625) STC 20509_pt3; ESTC S111862 2,393,864 1,207

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be_v the_o land_n philippinas_fw-la coast_n of_o china_n ja●an_n and_o the_o lequias_n of_o these_o ●ee_n l._n 4_o c._n 1._o and_o other_o english_a voyage_n in_o the_o first_o tome_n see_v magelanes_n voyage_n ●om_n 1._o l._n 2._o certain_a tree_n bear_v a_o kind_n of_o date_n cinnamon_n and_o long_a pepper_n in_o màtan_n it_o be_v where_o ferdinando_n magelanes_n be_v slay_v alvaro_n of_o saave●ra_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o philippine_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o castille_n in_o the_o year_n 1527._o the_o city_n of_o manilla_fw-la his_o voyage_n you_o have_v before_o 11000._o land_n since_o the_o hollander_n have_v expel_v the_o portugal_n china_n see_v our_o former_a relation_n the_o province_n and_o kingdom_n of_o china_n macao_n macao_n or_o terra_n firm_a ainan_n japan_n character_n as_o cipher_n lequios_fw-la chap._n 27._o of_o the_o new_a guinea_n land_n of_o solomon_n and_o the_o thief_n wherewith_o end_v that_o which_o they_o call_v west_n indies_n the_o lequ●os_n sir_n r._n hawkins_n land_n and_o port_n of_o the_o coast_n of_o guin●●_n guin●●_n or_o curl_v curl_v hisp._n puntasalida_n buena_fw-es p●z_fw-mi p●z_fw-mi abrigo_n land_n of_o sal●mon_n i._o de_fw-la arrazi●●s_fw-la arrazi●●s_fw-la or_o good_a ●ight_n ●ight_n or_o bough_n bough_n or_o frantic_a hisp._n nombre_n de_fw-fr dios._n dios._n or_o candlemas_n la_fw-fr ingles●_n land_n of_o the_o ladrone_n la_fw-fr ingle●a_fw-fr the_o king_n land_n o●_n cerral_n the_o garden_n garden_n or_o aethnaes_n aethnaes_n or_o evil_a hair_n hair_n a_o tree_n so_o call_v two_o sister_n s._n bartholomew_n martin_n saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n chap._n 28._o of_o the_o ●uprem_a counsel_n of_o the_o indies_n and_o of_o the_o spiritual_a government_n and_o ecclesiastical_a royal_a patronage_n counsel_n of_o the_o indies_n how_o many_o archbishopric_n bishopric_n monastery_n and_o school_n of_o doctrine_n be_v in_o the_o indies_n so_o humillade●os_n be_v say_v to_o signify_v the_o translator_n have_v shrine_n the_o latin_a have_v p●●nitentiarij_fw-la how_o the_o ecclesiastical_a patronage_n be_v govern_v govern_v of_o image_n or_o picture_n las_o 〈◊〉_d he_o continu_v the_o government_n o●_n the_o ecclesiastical_a patronage_n patronage_n or_o pensioner_n provision_n of_o the_o prebend_n and_o benefice_n chap._n 29._o of_o the_o sp●●ituall_a government_n good_n of_o man_n decease_v of_o the_o marry_a and_o of_o the_o holy_a office_n of_o the_o holy_a and_o general_a inquisition_n building_n of_o a_o hospital_n order_n for_o the_o good_n o●●he_v decease_v touch_v marry_v man_n the_o holy_a office_n of_o the_o inquisition_n chap._n 30._o of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o supreme_a counsel_n of_o the_o indies_n and_o of_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o chancery_n royal_a of_o those_o part_n appeal_v appeal_v which_o be_v 100_o pound_n english_a take_v two_o rial_n for_o one_o shilling_n shilling_n which_o as_o we_o account_v 441._o pound_n 3_o shilling_n and_o one_o three_o part_n of_o a_o penny_n he_o continue_v the_o order●_n of_o the_o supreme_a counsel_n institution_n of_o the_o court_n royal_a of_o the_o indies_n the_o court_n of_o the_o hispanyo●a_n hispanyo●a_n or_o ordinary_a justice_n etc._n etc._n the_o court_n of_o mexico_n the_o court_n of_o panama_n wherefore_o it_o be_v call_v terra_n firm_a court_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o king_n the_o court_n of_o guatemala_n the_o court_n of_o the_o new_a kingdom_n the_o court_n of_o the_o new_a kingdom_n of_o galicia_n the_o court_n of_o quito_n the_o court_n of_o the_o charcas_n counsel_n of_o panama_n panama_n sc._n a_o soldier_n the_o court_n of_o the_o phillipines_n chap._n 31._o of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v provide_v in_o the_o supreme_a council_n of_o the_o indies_n with_o consultation_n of_o the_o king_n the_o government_n which_o the_o king_n provide_v in_o the_o indies_n the_o rulership_n that_o his_o majesty_n do_v provide_v provide_v or_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o which_o be_v forbid_v the_o viceroy_n and_o judge_n judge_n where_o herd●_n of_o cattle_n be_v breed_v chap._n 32._o wherein_o he_o continue_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o indies_n interpreter_n school_n for_o indian_n to_o learn_v the_o spanish_a tongue_n tongue_n sc._n of_o the_o castillane_n and_o the_o countriwoman_n countriwoman_n or_o account_n of_o the_o judge_n or_o justice_n that_o they_o be_v no_o slave_n about_o unquiet_a person_n matter_n of_o war_n the_o house_n of_o contrataction_n of_o sivil_n instruction_n of_o the_o council_n of_o camara_n or_o of_o household_n that_o the_o indies_n shall_v not_o be_v alienate_v alienate_v or_o of_o the_o examination_n of_o a_o judge_n or_o justice_n or_o other_o officer_n after_o their_o time_n be_v expire_v to_o see_v if_o any_o will_v complain_v of_o any_o wrong_n do_v to_o he_o in_o that_o time_n and_o to_o pay_v the_o damage_n so_o sustain_v by_o his_o default_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o plin._n lib._n ●_o c._n 22._o see_v 〈◊〉_d voyage_n height_n take_v by_o the_o sun_n via_fw-la lactea_fw-la
before_o 1605._o captain_n of_o a_o pinnace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o northwest_n passage_n begin_v the_o eighteen_o of_o april_n 1606._o h._n pag._n 827._o chap._n xvii_o the_o four_o voyage_n of_o james_n hall_n to_o groaneland_n wherein_o he_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o english_a adventurer_n anno_fw-la 1612._o and_o slay_v by_o a_o greenelander_n write_a by_o william_n baffin_n h._n pag._n 831._o chap._n xviii_o a_o true_a relation_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o happen_v in_o the_o four_o voyage_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o northwest_n passage_n perform_v in_o the_o year_n 1615._o write_v by_o william_n baffin_n h._n p._n pag._n 836._o chap._n xix_o a_o brief_a and_o true_a relation_n of_o journal_n contain_v such_o accident_n as_o happen_v in_o the_o five_o voyage_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o a_o passage_n in_o the_o northwest_n set_v forth_o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n thomas_n smith_n knight_n sir_n dudley_n digges_n knight_n master_n john_n mostenholme_n esquire_n master_n alderman_n jones_n with_o other_o in_o the_o goodship_n call_v the_o discovery_n of_o london_n robert_n bile_v master_n and_o myself_o pilot_n perform_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1616._o pag._n 844._o chap._n xx._n a_o brief_a discourse_n of_o the_o probability_n of_o a_o passage_n to_o the_o western_a or_o south_n sea_n illustrate_v with_o testimony_n and_o a_o brief_a treatise_n and_o map_n by_o master_n brigges_n h.p._n pag._n 848._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o paragraph_n in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o purchas_n his_o pilgrim_n chap._n i._n a_o description_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n by_o antonio_n de_fw-fr herrera_n his_o majesty_n chief_a chronicler_n of_o the_o indies_n and_o his_o chronicler_n of_o castille_n h._n p._n pag._n 855_o the_o precedent_n counsellor_n secretary_n and_o attorney_n which_o unto_o this_o present_a day_n have_v serve_v and_o do_v serve_v in_o the_o supreme_a council_n of_o the_o indies_n from_o their_o first_o discovery_n pag._n 916._o the_o governor_n and_o viceroy_n which_o have_v govern_v until_o this_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o new-spaine_n and_o of_o peru._n pag._n 917._o chap._n ii_o observation_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o first_o second_o third_z and_o four_o book_n of_o josephus_n acosta_n a_o learned_a jesuite_n touch_v the_o natural_a history_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n at_o the_o west_n indies_n also_o of_o their_o beast_n fish_n fowl_n plant_n and_o other_o remarkable_a rarity_n of_o nature_n pag._n 918._o §_o 1._o of_o the_o fashion_n and_o form_n of_o heaven_n at_o the_o new-found_a world_n and_o of_o the_o air_n and_o wind_n ibid._n §_o 2._o of_o the_o ocean_n that_o environ_n the_o indies_n and_o of_o the_o north_n and_o south_n sea_n their_o ebb_a flow_a fish_n fish_v lake_n rivers_n and_o spring_n pag._n 928._o §_o 3._o of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o land_n at_o the_o indies_n in_o general_n property_n of_o peru_n and_o of_o new_a spain_n and_o other_o part_n of_o vulcan_n and_o earthquake_n pag._n 935._o §_o 4._o of_o metal_n in_o the_o indies_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o quicksilver_n pag._n 941._o §_o 5._o of_o emerald_n pearl_n indian_a bread_n tree_n fruit_n flower_n natural_a and_o carry_v thither_o from_o spain_n pag._n 952._o §_o 6._o of_o beast_n and_o fowl_n in_o the_o indies_n pag._n 962._o of_o fowl_n that_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o indies_n and_o venison_n pag._n 965._o chap._n iii_o extract_n of_o gonzalo_n ferdinando_n de_fw-fr ouiedo_n his_o summarie_n and_o the_o general_a history_n of_o the_o indies_n pag._n 970._o of_o the_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o work_v in_o they_o ibid._n of_o the_o manner_n of_o fish_v for_o pearl_n pag._n 972._o of_o the_o familiarity_n which_o certain_a of_o the_o indian_n have_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o how_o they_o receive_v answer_v of_o he_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o other_o superstition_n pag._n 973._o of_o diverse_a particular_a thing_n as_o worm_n serpent_n beast_n fowl_n tree_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 975._o of_o tree_n fruit_n and_o plant_n pag._n 981._o of_o reed_n or_o cane_n pag._n 983._o of_o venomous_a apple_n wherewith_o they_o poison_v their_o arrow_n pag._n 985._o of_o fish_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o fish_v p._n 986._o of_o the_o increase_n and_o decrease_v that_o be_v rising_z and_o fall_v of_o our_o ocean_n sea_n and_o south_n sea_n call_v the_o sea_n of_o sur._n pag._n 989._o of_o the_o straight_a or_o narrow_a passage_n of_o the_o land_n lie_v between_o the_o north_n and_o south_n sea_n by_o the_o which_o spice_n may_v much_o soon_o and_o easy_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o land_n of_o molucca_n into_o spain_n by_o the_o west_n ocean_n then_o by_o that_o way_n whereby_o the_o portugal_n sail_n into_o the_o east_n india_n ibid._n how_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o one_o kind_n differ_v in_o form_n and_o quality_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v engender_v or_o grow_v and_o of_o the_o beast_n call_v tiger_n pag._n 990._o of_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o indian_n of_o the_o firm_a land_n and_o of_o their_o woman_n pag._n 991._o of_o the_o chief_a land_n hispaniola_n and_o cuba_n pag._n 993._o chap._n four_o mexican_n antiquity_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o josephus_n acosta_n a_o learned_a jesuite_n pag._n 1000_o §_o 1._o of_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o new_a spain_n and_o of_o the_o six_o lineage_n of_o the_o navatlacas_n of_o the_o mexican_n exodus_fw-la and_o adventure_n by_o the_o way_n the_o foundation_n of_o mexico_n their_o first_o king_n and_o tribute_n ibid._n §_o 2._o of_o the_o second_o king_n vitzilovitli_n and_o of_o his_o successor_n and_o their_o act_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o motezuma_n their_o last_n king_n pag._n 1009._o §_o 3._o of_o the_o election_n of_o great_a motezuma_n the_o last_o king_n of_o mexico_n his_o pomp_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n prodigious_a fore-warning_n of_o his_o ruin_n and_o the_o spanish_a conquest_n pag._n 1018._o chap._n v._o of_o the_o ancient_a superstition_n of_o the_o mexican_n and_o indian_n of_o america_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o five_o book_n of_o josephus_n acosta_n pag._n 1026._o chap._n vi_o civil_a custom_n and_o art_n of_o the_o indian_n take_v out_o of_o acostas_n 6._o book_n pag._n 1050._o chap._n vii_o the_o history_n of_o the_o mexican_n nation_n describe_v in_o picture_n by_o the_o mexican_n author_n explain_v in_o the_o mexican_n language_n which_o exposition_n translate_v into_o spanish_a and_o thence_o into_o english_a together_o with_o the_o say_a picture-historie_n be_v here_o present_v h._n pag._n 1066_o §_o 1._o the_o mexican_n chronicle_n ibid._n §_o 2._o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o book_n contain_v the_o particular_a tribute_n which_o every_o town_n subdue_v pay_v unto_o the_o lord_n of_o mexico_n pag._n 1080_o §_o 3._o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o book_n contain_v the_o private_a behaviour_n in_o marriage_n education_n of_o child_n and_o trade_n with_o the_o marshal_n ecclesiastic_a and_o civil_a policy_n of_o the_o mexican_n people_n pag._n 1102._o chap._n viii_o conquest_n of_o mexico_n and_o new_a spain_n by_o hernando_n cortes_n pag._n 1118._o chap._n ix_o large_a relation_n of_o thing_n most_o remarkable_a observe_v by_o the_o spaniard_n at_o their_o first_o come_v cholallas_n holies_n popocatepecs_n ash_n mutezumas_n multiforme_a magnificence_n and_o majesty_n mexican_n city_n and_o temple_n with_o other_o antiquity_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o francis_n lopez_n de_fw-fr gomara_n pag._n 1123._o the_o hill_n call_v popocatepec_n ibid._n description_n of_o mexico_n as_o it_o flourish_v in_o those_o time_n pag._n 1131._o other_o mexican_n antiquity_n letter_n number_n year_n day_n week_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 1135._o their_o reckon_n by_o number_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o paragraph_n in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o purchas_n his_o pilgrim_n chap._n i._n a_o brief_a relation_n of_o the_o several_a voyage_n undertake_v and_o perform_v by_o the_o right_n honourable_a george_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o by_o his_o direction_n collect_v out_o of_o the_o relation_n and_o journals_n of_o credible_a person_n actor_n therein_o pag._n 1141._o chap._n ii_o the_o voyage_n to_o saint_n john_n de_fw-fr porto_n rico_n by_o the_o right_n honourable_a george_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n write_v by_o himself_o h._n pag._n 1150._o chap._n iii_o a_o large_a relation_n of_o port_n ricco_fw-it voyage_n write_v as_o be_v report_v by_o that_o learned_a man_n and_o reverend_a divine_a doctor_n eglambie_n his_o lordship_n chaplain_n and_o attendant_n in_o that_o expedion_n very_o much_o abbreviate_v h._n pag._n
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i_o leave_v to_o be_v scan_v by_o falconer_n themselves_o great_a expense_n of_o wool_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o fashion_n which_o the_o tartar_n use_v in_o cut_v their_o hair_n and_o of_o the_o attire_n of_o their_o woman_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o duty_n enjoin_v unto_o the_o tartarian_a woman_n and_o of_o their_o labour_n and_o also_o of_o their_o marriage_n chap._n 10._o of_o their_o execution_n of_o justice_n and_o judgement_n and_o of_o their_o death_n and_o burial_n sepulcher_n chap._n 11._o of_o our_o first_o entrance_n among_o the_o tartar_n and_o of_o their_o ingratitude_n duke_n sartach_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o court_n of_o scacatai_n &_o how_o the_o christian_n drink_v no_o cosmos_fw-la a_o cave_n at_o right_a worthy_a the_o note_n superstition_n the_o kingdom_n ●_o of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n and_o drink_v chap._n 13._o how_o the_o alanian_o come_v unto_o we_o on_o pentecost_n or_o whitsun_n e●●e_n e●●e_n or_o akas_n cloth_n be_v the_o chief_a merchandise_n in_o tartary_n chap._n 14._o of_o a_o saracen_n which_o say_v that_o he_o will_v be_v baptize_v and_o of_o certain_a man_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v leper_n salt-pit_n ten_o day_n journey_n valani_n the_o length_n of_o comania_n russia_n chap._n 15._o of_o our_o affliction_n which_o we_o sustain_v and_o of_o the_o comanian_o manner_n of_o burial_n prussia_n extreme_a heat_n in_o summer_n tanai●_n the_o breadth_n of_o tanais_n he_o be_v much_o deceive_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o august_n the_o tartar_n return_v southward_o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o dominion_n of_o sartach_n and_o of_o his_o subject_n the_o people_n of_o moxel_n be_v pagan_n the_o people_n call_v merdui_n be_v saracen_n the_o circuit_n of_o the_o caspian_a sea_n kergis_n or_o aas_n the_o saracen_n call_v lesgi_n he_o return_v by_o derbent_a chap._n 17._o of_o the_o court_n of_o sartach_n and_o of_o the_o magnificence_n thereof_o coiat_fw-it the_o nestorian_a no_o good_a consequence_n chap._n 18._o how_o they_o be_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o go_v unto_o baatu_fw-la the_o father_n of_o sartach_n they_o be_v come_v as_o far_o as_o volga_n the_o tartar_n will_v be_v call_v moal_n chap._n 19_o how_o sartach_v and_o mangu-can_a and_o ken-can_a do_v reverence_n unto_o christian_n this_o history_n of_o presbyter_n john_n in_o the_o north-east_n be_v allege_v at_o large_a by_o gerardus_n mercator_n in_o his_o general_a m●p_n from_o whence_o the_o turk_n first_o spring_v a_o ocean_n sea_n nayman_n presbyter_n john_n the_o place_n of_o ken_n can_n his_o abode_n vut_o can_v or_o vuc_n can._n the_o village_n of_o cara_fw-it carum_fw-la crit_n &_o merkit_n moal_n in_o old_a time_n a_o beggarly_a people_n the_o place_n of_o the_o tartar_n cyngis_fw-la mangu-can_a mancherule_n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o russian_n hungarian_n and_o alanian●●_n and_o of_o the_o caspian_a sea_n o●_n ber●a_n changl●_n friar_n andrew_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o court_n of_o baatu_fw-la and_o how_o we_o be_v entertain_v by_o he_o the_o north_n ocean_n he_o descend_v down_o the_o river_n volga_n in_o a_o bark_n ambracan_a the_o description_n of_o baatu_fw-la his_o court._n horda_fw-mi signify_v the_o midst_n john_n de_fw-fr plano_n carpini_fw-la the_o letter_n of_o the_o french_a king_n chap._n 22._o of_o our_o journey_n towards_o the_o court_n of_o mangu-can_a they_o travel_v five_o week_n by_o the_o bank_n of_o etilia_n hungarian_n a_o comonian_a a_o journey_n of_o four_o month_n from_o volga_n the_o sixteen_o of_o september_n forty_o six_o day_n or_o kangittae_n chap._n 23._o of_o the_o river_n of_o jagac_n or_o jaic_n and_o of_o diverse_a region_n or_o nation_n jaic_n twelve_o day_n journey_n from_o volga_n pascatir_n the_o hungarian_n descend_v from_o the_o bascirde_n valachian_n deut._n 32._o v_o 21._o rom._n 10._o v._n 19_o cangle_v a_o huge_a plain_a country_n chap._n 24._o of_o the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o other_o misery_n which_o we_o sustain_v in_o our_o iourn_v certain_a river_n eight_o day_n journey_n southward_o ass_n swift_a of_o foot_n high_a mountain_n manure_v ground_n kenchat_n a_o village_n of_o the_o saracen_n the_o seven_o day_n of_o november_n a_o great_a river_n many_o lake_n vine_n chap._n 25._o how_o ban_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o concern_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o dutch_a man_n a_o cottage_n the_o mountain_n of_o caucasus_n be_v extend_v unto_o the_o eastern_a sea_n the_o city_n of_o talas_n or_o chincitalas_n friar_n andrew_n the_o village_n of_o bolac_n he_o enter_v into_o the_o territory_n of_o mangu-can_a certain_a alps_n wherein_o the_o cara_fw-it catayans_n inhabit_v a_o mighty_a river_n ground_n till_v equius_fw-la a_o lake_n of_o fifteen_o day_n journey_n in_o compass_n coila●_n a_o great_a city_n and_o full_a of_o merchant_n contomanni_n chap._n 26._o how_o the_o nestorian_n s●racens_n and_o idolater_n be_v join_v together_o the_o people_n call_v jugure●_n idolater_n friar_n william_n be_v at_o caracarum_n chap._n 27._o of_o their_o temple_n and_o idol_n and_o how_o they_o behave_v themselves_o in_o worship_v their_o false_a god_n book_n paper_n so_o do_v the_o people_n of_o china_n use_v to_o write_v draw_v their_o line_n perpendicular_o downward_o and_o not_o as_o we_o do_v from_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o the_o left_a chap._n 28._o of_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a nation_n and_o of_o certain_a people_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o eat_v their_o own_o parent_n the_o country_n of_o presbyter_n john_n tangut_n strange_a oxen._n the_o people_n of_o tebet_n abundance_n of_o gold_n the_o s●ature_n of_o the_o people_n of_o tangut_n and_o of_o the_o jugure_n langa_n and_o solanga_n the_o people_n of_o solanga_n resemble_v spaniard_n a_o table_n of_o elephant_n tooth_n the_o people_n call_v muc._n great_a cataya_n cataya_n from_o hence_o be_v supply_v by_o master_n hacluit_n industry_n as_o he_o tell_v i_o out_o of_o a_o manuscript_n in_o bennet_n college_n in_o cambridge_n the_o other_o part_n he_o have_v out_o of_o a_o imperfect_a copy_n of_o my_o lord_n lumly_v the_o chapter_n disagree_v as_o be_v i_o think_v rather_o some_o transcriber_n division_n then_o the_o author_n yet_o have_v i_o follow_v the_o number_n i_o find_v even_o where_o they_o be_v obscure_a the_o friar_n latin_a for_o some_o barbarous_a word_n and_o phrase_n have_v be_v troublesome_a to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o work_n i_o hold_v a_o jewel_n of_o antiquity_n now_o first_o entire_o public_a idolatry_n nestorian_n segni_n a_o city_n of_o cathay_n they_o be_v so_o at_o this_o day_n the_o evil_a quality_n of_o the_o nestorian_n hence_o by_o corruption_n of_o manner_n and_o ignorance_n of_o faith_n seem_v the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o asia_n to_o have_v happen_v further_v by_o tartarian_a invasion_n and_o saracenicall_a all_o priest_n priest_n consider_v our_o author_n a_o friar_n who_o travel_n we_o rather_o embrace_v than_o in_o such_o passage_n his_o divinity_n they_o be_v late_a father_n which_o make_v such_o decree_n contrary_a to_o the_o father_n of_o truth_n which_o ordain_v marriage_n in_o levy_n priesthood_n and_o choose_v marry_v man_n to_o the_o apostleship_n and_o forewarn_v of_o another_o father_n who_o with_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n shall_v prohibit_v meat_n and_o marriage_n under_o colour_n of_o priest_n chastity_n make_v the_o temple_n stew_n to_o carnal_a and_o spiritual_a whoredom_n chap._n 26._o of_o such_o thing_n as_o befall_v they_o depart_v from_o cailac_n to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o naymanne_n novemb._n 30._o decemb._n 6._o extreme_o cold_a decemb._n 7._o a_o dangerous_a passage_n chap._n 27._o of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o naymans_n and_o what_o befall_v the_o stock_n of_o ken-chan_n his_o son_n &_o wife_n b●atu_n stichin_n and_o ken_n kill_v one_o another_o chap._n 28._o of_o their_o come_n to_o the_o court_n of_o mangu_n chan._n woman_n kerule_n the_o proper_a country_n of_o the_o tartar_n chap._n 15._o tartar_n pride_n decemb._n 28._o chap._n 29._o of_o a_o christian_a chapel_n and_o of_o the_o conference_n with_o sergius_n the_o counterfeit_a armenian_a monk_n and_o of_o the_o sharpness_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o winter_n a_o armenian_a monk_n their_o conference_n with_o the_o armenian_a monk_n monkish_a re_n we_o lation_n toe_n freeze_v s._n francis_n order_v not_o catholic_a vniversal_o fit_v all_o place_n and_o season_n frost_n until_o the_o month_n of_o may._n easter_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o end_n of_o april_n and_o great_a snow_n in_o the_o end_n of_o april_n shave_v respect_n of_o priest_n chap._n 30._o of_o the_o admit_v of_o the_o friar_n to_o mangu_n chan_n and_o his_o description_n and_o their_o conference_n with_o he_o the_o description_n of_o mangu_n chan._n drink_v of_o rice_n be_v clear_a and_o savoury_a and_o like_a to_o white_a wine_n the_o indian_n call_v it_o rack_n the_o oration_n of_o friar_n william_n to_o mangu_n chan._n the_o like_a letter_n you_o have_v of_o king_n edw._n 2._o before_o l._n 8._o c._n 7._o
cin_n in_o italian_a be_v pronounce_v chi●_n the_o monsons_n ziamba_n java_fw-la maior_fw-la i_o suppose_v this_o be_v borneo_n and_o java_fw-la minor_fw-la that_o which_o still_o be_v call_v java_n lochac_n a_o sou●h_a continent_n if_o true_a p●ntan_n mala●ur_fw-fr java_fw-la minor_fw-la in_o which_o be_v eight_o kingdom_n the_o mahometan_n by_o commerce_n first_o and_o after_o by_o conquest_n &_o religion_n have_v here_o alter_v all_o thing_n both_o name_n peoples_n and_o rite_n that_o hardly_o they_o can_v now_o be_v design_v and_o reconcile_v to_o l●ter_a name_n unicorn_n or_o rather_o some_o kind_a o●_n rhinoceros_n pigmeys●ow_o ●ow_z make_v samara_n see_v of_o this_o wine_n ●addy_o in_o master_n ●●rry_a pag_n 1469_o &c_n &c_n coco-nut_n dragoian_n lamb●i_fw-la fanfur_n sagu_n see_v in_o sir_n f._n dr●ke_v and_o other_o indian_a story_n heavy_a wood._n nocueran_n angaman_n zeilan_n a_o glorious_a ruby_n malabar_n see_v my_o pilg._n l._n 5._o c._n 12._o bread-devotion_n most_o of_o these_o follow_a custom_n be_v still_o in_o use_n as_o in_o linschoten_n and_o in_o my_o pilg._n l._n 5._o be_v see_v det-circle_n boy_n put_v to_o timely_a 〈◊〉_d their_o idol_n &_o votary_n malabar_n be_v by_o this_o author_n extend_v to_o choromande●_n also_o murphil_n lac._n brahmin_v betre_n or_o be●●le_v after_o call_a tem●ul_n and_o are●●a_n adam_n sepulchre_n sogomonbarchan_n the_o fi●st_a cau●e_n of_o idolatry_n cans_fw-mi superstition_n cael._n cumari_fw-la or_o cape_n com●r●_n d●ly_o pirate_n still_o use_v use_v hereby_o appear_v the_o unicorn_n he_o mention_n be_v the_o rhinoceros_n for_o india_n have_v no_o other_o these_o relation_n which_o follow_v by_o relation_n of_o other_o be_v of_o less_o weight_n yea_o therefore_o i_o have_v omit_v the_o great_a part_n i_o have_v trouble_n enough_o to_o find_v and_o translate_v the_o truth_n and_o for_o such_o as_o love_v such_o hearesay-fable_n as_o that_o of_o ruch_o etc._n etc._n let_v they_o seek_v elsewhere_o 12700._o land_n india_n maior_fw-la media_fw-la and_o minor_fw-la abascia_fw-la or_o india_n media_fw-la sultan_n of_o adem_n frankincense_n caidu_n and_o his_o northern_a tartar_n tragule_n tragule_n perhaps_o these_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deer_n region_n of_o darkness_n russia_n see_v tom._n 1._o l._n 8._o c._n 4._o §._o 3._o haiton_n and_o mandevil_n agree_v in_o many_o thing_n the_o reason_n of_o our_o method_n in_o thus_o order_v our_o pilgrim_n pilgrim_n strab._n l._n 11._o ad_fw-la eum_fw-la nat._n casaub_n casaub_n dionys._n alex._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n &_o eustach_n come_v the_o largeness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cathay_n land_n oil_n of_o olive_n their_o arrogant_a presumption_n effeminate_a fearfulness_n see_v sir_n john_n mandevil_n travel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tarsa_n wit_n and_o inclination_n manner_n and_o rite_n sym._n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o turquestan_n the_o inhabitant_n shepherd_n ocerra_fw-la cursia_n turk_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o corasmians_n corasme_n soldini_fw-la of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cumania_n this_o extremity_n come_v by_o the_o long_a presence_n in_o summer_n and_o absence_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o winter_n cocas_n or_o caucasus_n see_v after_o chapter_n 47._o india_n note_v that_o of_o alexander_n the_o great_a the_o saracen_n and_o pagan_n have_v many_o and_o strange_a fable_n never_o hear_v of_o in_o these_o part_n as_o here_o of_o orlando_n arthur_n ogerus_n and_o other_o see_v in_o polo_n persia_n and_o media_n be_v omit_v armenia_n miralis_n or_o the_o iron_n gate_n now_o derbent_a georgia_n chaldea_n mesopotamia_n euphrates_n turkey_n nation_n of_o turkey_n syria_n cilicia_n how_o it_o come_v to_o be_v call_v armenia_n cap._n 15._o of_o the_o saracen_n empire_n be_v omit_v of_o the_o country_n where_o the_o tartarian_n former_o inhabit_v inhabit_v such_o dream_n as_o the_o saracen_n and_o asian_o have_v of_o alexander_n who_o they_o call_v bicornis_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o before_o before_o mo●●s_n changius_n or_o cingis_fw-la see_v sup_n c._n ●_o haiton_n a_o eyewitness_n of_o the_o tart._n coronation_n changius_n ordain_v law_n prevail_v in_o fight_n against_o his_o borderer_n he_o escape_v by_o mean_n of_o a_o owl_n josephus_n in_o his_o 13._o book_n chap._n 8._o recite_v a_o like_a matter_n of_o agrippa_n the_o great_a ramusi●_n have_v un_fw-mi certo_fw-la uccello_fw-la chiamaso_fw-it alloccho_fw-la the_o allocho_fw-es honour_a a_o new_a victory_n the_o author_n excuse_v himself_o the_o second_o vision_n josephus_n mention_n a_o vision_n of_o alexander_n one_o like_o the_o jewish_a high_a priest_n impose_v on_o he_o his_o expedition_n the_o sea_n also_o give_v he_o way_n ant._n l._n 11._o &_o l._n 2._o the_o fatal_a expedition_n the_o miraculous_a way_n the_o sickness_n of_o changius_n can._n his_o allegorical_a exhort_v of_o his_o son_n to_o unity_n the_o like_a history_n have_v stobaeus_n serm_n 82._o of_o scilu●us_n see_v jornands_n also_o of_o the_o son_n of_o attila_n disagree_v 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the_o chinois_n intimate_v a_o holy_a birth_n great_a learning_n that_o he_o may_v be_v master_n of_o all_o as_o be_v their_o confusias_n such_o a_o one_o they_o 〈◊〉_d come_v every_o 500_o year_n and_o now_o ricius_fw-la probability_n for_o the_o gospel_n china_n monastery_n university_n in_o our_o sense_n with_o professor_n and_o public_a school_n be_v not_o in_o china_n but_o for_o take_v degree_n as_o in_o our_o university_n a_o man_n private_a study_n and_o the_o city_n public_a examination_n have_v some_o resemblance_n many_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o jesuit_n and_o chinois_n concur_v a_o fortnight_n sabbath_n six_o precept_n of_o china_n cantonians_n mangine_n bless_a virgin_n honour_v nanquin_n cingensu_fw-la a_o great_a abbey_n the_o precedent_n supreme_a governor_n of_o full_a moon_n firework_n mathematics_n bait_v to_o the_o gospel_n china_n learning_n how_o unlearned_a hanlin_n college_n in_o pequin_n wit_n of_o a_o chinese_n bonzis_n dotage_n eclipse_n college_n of_o astrologer_n mathematical_a huge_a instrument_n a_o globe_n a_o sphere_n a_o dial_n astrolabe_fw-la the_o chinois_n number_n 24._o constellation_n of_o the_o zodiac_n the_o like_a instrument_n at_o pequin_n pequin_n this_o time_n agree_v with_o the_o time_n of_o tamerlane_n which_o give_v authority_n to_o alhacen_n former_a story_n of_o he_o beside_o the_o chinois_n call_v the_o last_o tartar_n which_o rule_v they_o temor_n cuiceu_fw-fr quocum_fw-la the_o nobility_n of_o china_n artificial_a rock_n captain_n of_o the_o city_n garrison_n chief_a eunuch_n thousand_o of_o eunuch_n at_o nanquin_n van_fw-mi van_fw-mi siu_fw-mi as_o to_o the_o babylonian_a monarch_n live_v for_o ever_o dan._n 5.10_o a_o principal_a doctor_n a_o preacher_n a_o mandarine_n become_v a_o bonzi_n epigram_n confutius_n his_o holiday_n music_n of_o china_n temple_n royal_a and_o magnificence_n thereof_o jesuit_n habit_n society_n of_o learned_a conference_n or_o disputation_n betwixt_o a_o idol-priest_n and_o ricius_fw-la oppression_n mine_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n stop_v by_o ancient_a king_n &_o forbid_a to_o be_v open_v to_o prevent_v robbery_n didacus_n or_o jacobus_n pantoia_n zinin_n high_a admiral_n liciu_fw-mi kill_v himself_o mathan_n a_o great_a and_o base_a eunuch_n treachery_n great_a and_o glorious_a ship_n ship_n turn_n thiensin_n china_n player_n and_o feat-worker_n feat-worker_n this_o book_n i_o have_v both_o in_o spanish_a print_v 1606._o in_o valencia_n and_o in_o latin_a at_o mentz_n 1607._o college_n of_o jesuit_n entrance_n into_o china_n difficult_a mean_n seek_v to_o enter_v china_n embassage_n present_a 100000._o garrison_n soldier_n in_o nanquin_n ricius_fw-la say_v 40000._o perhaps_o the_o other_o 60000._o be_v for_o the_o country_n adjoin_v or_o for_o the_o navy_n and_o sea-guard_n or_o ricius_fw-la may_v speak_v of_o the_o ordinary_a at_o other_o peaceable_a time_n pantogia_n of_o this_o troublesome_a time_n while_o the_o japonian_a war_n continue_v mandarins_n house_n be_v public_a house_n possess_v jesuit_n patent_n for_o china_n habitation_n fame_n of_o jesuit_n sanctity_n fame_n of_o their_o learning_n watch_v admire_v their_o credit_n &_o good_a usage_n three_o jesuit_n leave_v for_o paquin_n grant_v the_o river_n of_o nanquin_n over-frozen_a all_o the_o winter_n the_o particular_n of_o the_o king_n present_v gild_a dragon_n or_o serpent_n so_o cruz_n call_v they_o the_o king_n arm_n pinto_n say_v a_o lion_n perhaps_o his_o conjecture_n for_o the_o frequency_n mention_v also_o by_o polo_n sup_v p._n 89._o etc._n etc._n or_o perhaps_o this_o might_n then_o be_v and_o serpent_n since_o the_o royal_a ensign_n beside_o a_o lion_n be_v the_o arm_n of_o canton_n province_n and_o perhaps_o of_o some_o other_o which_o may_v be_v mistake_v for_o the_o king_n arm_n they_o begin_v their_o journey_n from_o nanquin_n 1600._o the_o 20._o of_o may_n stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la 300._o league_n as_o it_o be_v one_o pathway_n of_o ship_v lincin_n mathan_n the_o king_n eunuch_n his_o pomp_n eunuch_n base_a mind_v not_o subject_a to_o ordinary_a magistrate_n conceit_n of_o gem_n he_o dismisset●_n they_o silence_n of_o denial_n eunuch_n pompous_a
right-all_a book_n chap._n 15._o their_o force_n for_o the_o war_n with_o the_o chief_a officer_n and_o salary_n the_o only_a gentleman_n soldier_n by_o birth_n and_o inheritance_n emperor_n guard_n degree_n of_o horseman_n 1._o pretoriani_n or_o such_o as_o attend_v the_o emperor_n person_n 15000_o two_o other_o troop_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 65000._o horseman_n in_o continual_a pay_n 80000._o footman_n in_o continual_a pay_n 12000._o stranger_n mercenary_n in_o pay_v 4300._o the_o chief_a captain_n or_o leader_n 1._o the_o voiavod_fw-la or_o general_n 2._o lieutenant_z general_a 3._o marshal_n of_o the_o field_n four_o 4._o marshal●_n deputy_n 8._o 5._o colonel_n vnder-captaine_n 6._o master_n of_o the_o artillery_n the_o walk_a captain_n chap._n 16._o of_o their_o muster_n and_o levy_v of_o force_n manner_n of_o armour_n and_o provision_n of_o victual_n for_o the_o war_n their_o order_n for_o muster_v the_o horseman_n furniture_n shoot_v forward_o and_o backward_o the_o footman_n furniture_n provision_n of_o victual_n provision_n honos_fw-la alit_fw-la art_n chap._n 17._o of_o their_o march_v charge_v and_o other_o martial_a discipline_n george-ensigne_n horseman_n drum_n the_o horsemans_n manner_n of_o charge_v the_o footman_n charge_n the_o walk_a castle_n store_n of_o munition_n reward_v for_o valour_n chap._n 18._o of_o their_o colony_n a_o maintain_n of_o their_o conquest_n or_o purchase_n by_o force_n lituania_fw-mi narue_v the_o devillie_n be_v permia_n and_o pechora_n chap._n 19_o of_o the_o tartar_n and_o other_o borderer_n to_o the_o country_n of_o russia_n with_o who_o they_o have_v most_o to_o do_v in_o war_n and_o peace_n th●_n polonian_n call_v laches_n by_o the_o ruff_n the_o chrim_a tartar_n the_o fire_n of_o mosko_n by_o the_o chrim_a tartar_n in_o the_o year_n 1575._o homage_n do_v by_o the_o ruff_n to_o the_o chrim_a tartar_n see_v the_o first_o book_n of_o bathay_n and_o of_o the_o tartar_n conquest_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o tartar_n fight_n and_o armour_n apparel_n mirzohs_n or_o morseis_n the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o tartar_n tartar_n resolution_n captive_n the_o tartar_n religion_n idol_n sorcery_n marriage_n the_o tartar_a nobility_n the_o tartar_a diet_n the_o tartar_n dwell_v movable_a city_n and_o court_n tartar_n person_n describe_v speech_n song_n shoot_v diverse_a kind_n of_o tartar_n the_o nagay_n tartar_n the_o cruel_a the_o chircasce_n the_o civil_a tartar_n the_o cheremissen_n tartar_n the_o mordwit_n tartar_n the_o most_o barbarous_a of_o the_o rest_n shalcan_n derbent_fw-la tartar_n general_a rule_n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o permian_o samoit_n and_o lap_n the_o permian_o the_o samoit_n the_o samoit_n religion_n slata_fw-la baba_n or_o the_o golden_a hag._n the_o samoit_n habit_n and_o behaviour_n the_o lap_n no_o bread_n wild_a lap_n witch_n wardhuyse_n cola._n sle_v draw_v with_o deer_n chap._n 21._o of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a state_n with_o their_o church_n office_n the_o church_n officer_n the_o patriarch_n patriarch_n of_o sio_n or_o chio._n the_o translation_n of_o the_o patriarchicall_a sea_n from_o constantinople_n or_o sio_n to_o mosko_n the_o patriarchship_n of_o constantinople_n translate_v to_o mosko_n mosko_n as_o they_o do_v and_o ever_o since_o have_v do_v calendar_n pretence_n the_o patriarch_n jurisdictition_n two_o metropolites_n four_o archbishiop_n six_o bishop_n ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n their_o gentleman_n commissary_n the_o church_n revenue_n the_o election_n of_o bishop_n the_o learning_n and_o exercise_n of_o the_o ruff_n clergy_n priest_n the_o ruff_n priest_n can_v marry_v but_o once_o the_o priest_n maintenance_n their_o priest_n attire_n friar_n their_o manner_n of_o shire_a friar_n the_o friar_n learning_n nunnery_n eremites_fw-la strange_a hardiness_n basileo_n the_o eremite_n lame_a miracle_n nichola_n the_o eremite_n chap._n 22._o of_o their_o lyturgie_n or_o form_n of_o church-seruice_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n their_o morning_n service_n legend_n candle_n compline_n their_o evening_n service_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o ruff_n baptism_n oil_n and_o salt_n present_v cut_v off_o hair_n proselyte-paine_n tartar_n choose_v to_o die_v rather_o than_o turn_v christian_n rebaptise_v the_o administer_a of_o the_o lord_n supper_n confession_n communion_n in_o both_o kind_n chap._n 23._o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ruff_n church_n &_o what_o error_n it_o hold_v 1._o their_o disallow_v of_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n 2._o tradition_n equal_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 3._o the_o church_n to_o have_v sovereign_a authority_n in_o interpret_n the_o scripture_n 4._o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n only_o 5._o christ_n not_o sole_a mediator_n of_o intercession_n saint_n nicolas_n his_o 300._o angel_n image_n 6._o justification_n by_o work_n 7._o salvation_n uncertain_a 8._o auricular_a confession_n 9_o three_o sacrament_n 10._o all_o damn_v that_o die_v without_o baptism_n 11._o anabaptism_n 12._o difference_n of_o meat_n 13._o marriage_n for_o some_o person_n unlawful_a inquisition_n chap._n 24._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o solemnize_n their_o marriage_n the_o manner_n of_o endowment_n for_o wife_n ceremony_n in_o marriage_n ring_n loaf_n mead._n corne._n silence_n chap._n 25._o of_o the_o other_o ceremony_n o●_n the_o ruff_n church_n the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n how_o it_o cross_v out_o other_o devotion_n holywater_n hallow_v of_o rivers_n drink_v of_o holywater_n cruel_a blindness_n of_o superstition_n brew_v with_o holywater_n palm-sunday_n fast_n vigil_n burial_n months_n mind_n chap._n 26._o of_o the_o emperor_n domestic_a or_o private_a behaviour_n his_o private_a prayer_n the_o emperor_n give_v presence_n every_o morning_n the_o emperor_n service_n at_o his_o table_n bear_v bait_v emperor_n theodore_n describe_v pilgrimage_n chap._n 27._o of_o the_o emperor_n private_a or_o household_n officer_n master_n of_o the_o horse_n the_o lord_n steward_n the_o lord_n treasurer_n comptroller_n chamberlain_n taster_n harbinger_n gentleman_n of_o the_o chamber_n the_o guard_n groom_n chap._n 28._o or_o the_o private_a behaviour_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o ruff_n people_n constitution_n of_o their_o body_n their_o diet_n drink_v and_o kiss_v sleep_v bath-stove_n extremity_n women-dawbers_a the_o nobleman_n attire_n the_o gentleman_n apparel_n the_o noblewomans_n attire_n the_o mousick_n or_o common_a man_n attire_n their_o wit_n and_o capacity_n cruelty_n of_o the_o ruff_n people_n intemperancy_n intemperancy_n h._n g._n a._n in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o en●●●sh_a assertion_n ●or_a w●lloughby_n say_v il_fw-fr est_fw-fr ●ien_fw-fr u●ay_fw-fr que_fw-fr nos_fw-la marinier_v n'ont_fw-fr trouve_fw-fr au_fw-fr die_n lieu_fw-fr de_fw-fr 72._o degree_n aulcun_fw-fr pays_n 72._o in_o sir_n hugh_n willoughbies_n book_n perhaps_o be_v mistake_v for_o 77._o their_o figure_n of_o 7._o and_o that_o of_o 2._o in_o old_a writing_n be_v very_o like_o each_o other_o ●o_z that_o the_o last_o 7._o with_o a_o little_a touch_n of_o the_o run_a pen_n may_v appear_v 2._o his_o hand_n i_o be_o sure_a be_v of_o the_o old_a fashion_n of_o that_o time_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o will_v i_o have_v with_o his_o hand_n and_o perhaps_o all_o of_o his_o hand_n some_o english_a map_n have_v make_v a_o island_n in_o that_o height_n where_o none_o be_v and_o the_o dutch_a willeb●rd_n iles_n which_o they_o say_v be_v eight_o in_o 73._o have_v small_a likelihood_n perhaps_o sir_n hugh_n willoughby_n may_v misreckon_v by_o not_o know_v the_o variation_n of_o the_o compass_n and_o sea_n ●ules_v which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v most_o likely_a and_o h._n g._n a._n confess_v also_o also_o sebastian_z cabota_n the_o english_a columbus_n son_n of_o john_n a_o venetian_a breed_v here_o and_o discoverer_n for_o henry_n the_o seven_o of_o america_n and_o first_o governor_n of_o the_o moscovie_a company_n company_n in_o the_o say_a map_n be_v queen_n elizabeth_n picture_n with_o neptune_n yield_v his_o trident_n and_o triton_n sound_v her_o fame_n with_o these_o verse_n te_fw-la deus_fw-la aequoreusdonat_fw-la regina_fw-la tridente_fw-la et_fw-la triton_n laudes_fw-la efflat_fw-la ubique_fw-la tuas_fw-la tuas_fw-la sir_n f._n drake_n first_o finder_n of_o the_o s._n sreights_n call_v maire_n w._n gemeticensis_n de_fw-fr ducib_n norman_n hans_n townes_n cathay_n see_v l._n 2._o cap._n 1._o of_o this_o whole_a voyage_n 212._o 212._o a_o error_n in_o the_o latitude_n the_o land_n stand_v in_o 77._o greenland_n discover_v by_o sir_n hugh_n willoughby_n this_o voyage_n be_v write_v by_o sir_n h._n will._n and_o find_v in_o his_o ship_n in_o januarie_n after_o he_o be_v alive_a as_o appear_v by_o a_o will_n of_o gab._n will._n his_o kinsman_n subscribe_v by_o sir_n hug._n willoughby_n which_o will_v i_o now_o have_v and_o keep_v as_o a_o relic_n of_o that_o worthy_a discoverer_n and_o first_o finder_n of_o king_n james_n his_o new-land_n new-land_n see_v hackl_n five_o tom_n 1._o pag._n 274._o 1576._o sir_n m._n frobisher_n hakl_n tom_fw-mi 3.29_o &_o seqq_n 1578._o 1580._o pet_n and_o jackman_n hak._n to_o 1._o p._n
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