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manage_n of_o the_o custom_n and_o imposition_n of_o city_n and_o town_n and_o by_o make_v they_o great_a than_o in_o time_n past_a they_o attain_v to_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o lord_n together_o with_o great_a reputation_n and_o authority_n yea_o preeminence_n and_o superiority_n over_o the_o common_a people_n and_o favour_v those_o who_o embrace_v their_o sect_n daily_a preach_v and_o diwlge_v by_o the_o papassi_n but_o hold_v their_o hand_n heavy_a over_o such_o as_o show_v themselves_o repugnant_a they_o incredible_o advance_v mahumetism_n afterward_o perceive_v themselves_o strong_a and_o mighty_a both_o in_o richesse_n and_o follower_n they_o seize_v on_o the_o town_n and_o city_n so_o that_o at_o this_o day_n they_o command_v a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o maldivae_fw-la and_o the_o port_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a island_n of_o zeilan_n except_o that_o of_o columbo_n where_o the_o portugal_n have_v a_o fortress_n by_o like_a stratagem_n be_v they_o become_v master_n of_o the_o west_n part_n of_o 〈◊〉_d within_o little_a 〈◊〉_d than_o these_o two_o hundred_o year_n first_o prevail_a by_o trade_n and_o commerce_n then_o by_o marriage_n and_o affinity_n and_o last_o of_o all_o by_o arm_n from_o hence_o go_v forward_o they_o have_v take_v into_o their_o hand_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o port_n of_o that_o large_a archipelago_n of_o the_o luçone_n malucos_fw-la javas_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o city_n of_o sunda_n in_o the_o great_a java_n they_o enjoy_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o banda_n and_o maluco_n they_o reign_v in_o burneo_n &_o gilolo_n they_o come_v once_o as_o far_o as_o luçon_n a_o most_o noble_a island_n and_o one_o of_o the_o philippinas_fw-la &_o have_v plant_v therein_o three_o colony_n on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o conquer_v upon_o the_o firm_a land_n first_o the_o rich_a kingdom_n of_o cambaia_n &_o there_o establish_v their_o sect_n as_o they_o do_v the_o like_a in_o all_o the_o place_n adjoin_v from_o hence_o they_o go_v to_o bengala_n and_o become_v lord_n thereof_o they_o cut_v off_o by_o little_a and_o little_a from_o the_o crown_n of_o siam_n the_o state_n of_o malaca_n which_o the_o portugal_n hold_v at_o this_o day_n as_o likewise_o those_o of_o jor_n and_o pam_n and_o more_o than_o two_o hundred_o league_n along_o the_o coast_n final_o they_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o most_o ample_a kingdom_n of_o china_n and_o have_v build_v moscheas_n in_o the_o same_o and_o if_o the_o portugal_n in_o india_n and_o the_o malucos_n and_o afterward_o the_o spaniard_n in_o the_o philippinas_fw-la have_v not_o meet_v they_o on_o the_o way_n and_o with_o the_o gospel_n and_o arm_n interrupt_v their_o course_n they_o will_v at_o this_o instant_n have_v possess_v infinite_a kingdom_n of_o the_o east_n yea_o in_o this_o they_o be_v so_o industrious_a and_o bold_a to_o
river_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o great_a lake_n which_o be_v so_o they_o must_v quite_o separate_v monomotapa_n from_o the_o same_o lake_n lake_n this_o place_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o name_n and_o situation_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v agysimba_n mention_v by_o ptolemey_n *_o mine_n author_n here_o set_v down_o too_o great_a a_o number_n g._n b._n b._n rel._n un_fw-fr dell_fw-it afr._n part._n 1._o lib._n 2._o os_fw-la picos_fw-la fragosos_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o matama_n angola_n the_o siluer-mine_n of_o cabambe_n quizama_fw-la bahia_n das_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o bay_n of_o cowes_n the_o six_o province_n of_o congo_n s._n saluador_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o congo_n the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d of_o zaire_n crocodile_n water-horse_n the_o zabra_fw-la the_o elephant_n the_o isle_n and_o haven_n of_o loanda_n loango_n anzichi_n of_o this_o long_a pepper_n read_v ramusius_n vol._n 1._o fol._n 115._o pag._n 2._o the_o province_n of_o temian_n dauma_n and_o 〈◊〉_d grana_n paradisi_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o mina_n mina_n pliny_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sierra_n 〈◊〉_d a_o factorie_a of_o the_o portugal_n the_o isle_n of_o elephant_n a_o mighty_a cataract_n or_o fall_n of_o senaga_n 〈◊〉_d vol._n 1._o fol._n 99_o 〈◊〉_d the_o isle_n of_o camaran_n dalaqua_n mua_n 〈◊〉_d the_o isle_n haven_n and_o city_n of_o suaquen_n suaquen_n or_o vermillion_a two_o town_n of_o the_o portugal_n in_o socotora_n the_o two_o sister_n isle_n which_o be_v not_o inhabit_v concern_v the_o isle_n of_o mombaça_n quiloa_n &_o moçambique_n read_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o discourse_n of_o zanguebar_v before_o set_v down_o whereas_o 〈◊〉_d think_v it_o 〈◊〉_d to_o entreat_v of_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v certain_a fragment_n of_o the_o main_a &_o have_v large_a territory_n thereof_o subject_a unto_o they_o plenty_n of_o ambergrise_n the_o isle_n of_o ascension_n ascension_n concern_v this_o isle_n read_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o description_n of_o congo_n congo_n or_o perhaps_o povaçaon_n which_o as_o i_o conjecture_v may_v be_v all_o one_o with_o poblation_n in_o spanish_a which_o signify_v a_o colony_n or_o town_n seventie_o ingenios_n in_o san_n tomé_n this_o town_n be_v take_v by_o sir_n francis_n drake_n 1585._o and_o by_o sir_n 〈◊〉_d shirley_n 1596._o 1596._o this_o isle_n with_o the_o principal_a town_n and_o castle_n be_v sack_v by_o the_o hollander_n in_o 〈◊〉_d anno_fw-la 1599_o the_o pike_n of_o tenerif_n madera_n in_o spanish_a signify_v wood_n or_o timber_n puerto_n santo_n the_o principal_a 〈◊〉_d whereof_o be_v take_v by_o sir_n amias_n preston_n 1596._o the_o 〈◊〉_d increase_v of_o one_o she_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o divide_v it_o from_o asia_n by_o the_o red_a sea_n sea_n non._n non._n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o niger_n niger_n aethiopia_n aethiopia_n habat_fw-la habat_fw-la chauz_fw-fr chauz_fw-fr tremizen_n tremizen_n john_n 〈◊〉_d over_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o negro_n negro_n cairo_n cairo_n about_o the_o year_n 1526._o 1526._o fortè_fw-la asia_n minor_fw-la minor_fw-la genesis_n the_o 10._o v_o the_o 6._o mezraim_n be_v account_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o chus_n chus_n gen._n 10._o 7._o 7._o guadalhabit_v tremizen_n call_v by_o the_o ancient_a cosmographer_n caesaria_n or_o mauritania_n caesariensis_n who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o maroco_n aquel_n amarig_n amarig_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cairaoan_n cairaoan_n tunis_n tunis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o moor_n of_o granada_n granada_n a_o 〈◊〉_d patriarch_n gehoar_o a_o slave_n by_o condition_n conquer_v all_o barbary_n numidia_n egypt_n and_o syria_n gehoar_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d of_o cairo_n ten_o tribe_n of_o arabian_n 〈◊〉_d africa_n 〈◊〉_d rachu_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1526._o 1526._o 〈◊〉_d traffic_n to_o tombuto_n tombuto_n alger_n alger_n the_o arabian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d descend_v from_o ishmael_n the_o base_a son_n of_o abraham_n the_o arabian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d descend_v of_o saba_n the_o people_n of_o numidia_n wool_n grow_v upon_o the_o palm_n tree_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d use_v 〈◊〉_d victual_n where_o the_o barbary_n horse_n be_v breed_v arabian_a poem_n and_o verse_n the_o arabian_n offer_v themselves_o slave_n to_o any_o that_o will_v relieve_v their_o extreme_a hunger_n the_o arabian_n of_o barca_n lay_v their_o son_n to_o pawn_v unto_o the_o sicilian_n for_o corn_n the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o death_n of_o the_o ring_n of_o tunis_n his_o son_n son_n trenizen_n trenizen_n maroco_n and_o fez_n a_o book_n write_v by_o john_n leo_n concern_v the_o mahometan_a religion_n the_o african_n use_v in_o time_n past_o none_o other_o kind_n of_o letter_n but_o the_o roman_a letter_n letter_n perhaps_o he_o mean_v the_o history_n of_o sallust_n 〈◊〉_d livius_n and_o other_o the_o mahometan_a calisas_n cause_v all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o persian_n to_o be_v burn_v the_o mountain_n of_o atlas_n exceed_v cold_a most_o wonder_a and_o terrible_a snow_n the_o extreme_a danger_n of_o snow_n which_o john_n leo_n himself_o escape_v escape_v agadez_n a_o strange_a remedy_n use_v by_o the_o african_a merchant_n to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n a_o merchant_n constrain_v by_o extreme_a thirst_n give_v ten_o thousand_o ducat_n for_o a_o cup_n of_o water_n the_o fruit_n call_v goron_n cocos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d onion_n the_o olive_n of_o africa_n raine_n signify_v plenty_n or_o 〈◊〉_d the_o peasant_n and_o unlearned_a people_n of_o africa_n cunning_a in_o astrology_n the_o year_n of_o the_o arabian_n and_o african_n the_o year_n divide_v into_o two_o season_n oné_o upon_o the_o mounain_n es_fw-mi of_o atlas_n the_o increase_n of_o the_o river_n of_o niger_n &_o nilu_n the_o french_a disease_n when_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o french_a 〈◊〉_d be_v bring_v into_o africa_n hernia_n or_o the_o disease_n call_v 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o rupture_n earth_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o moor_n be_v a_o people_n of_o great_a fidelity_n the_o author_n of_o this_o work_n his_o apology_n for_o the_o former_a relation_n the_o fruit_n 〈◊〉_d arga._n 〈◊〉_d cauterize_n their_o manner_n of_o entertain_v stranger_n at_o tedn_a tedne_v leave_v desolate_a 〈◊〉_d tecule_v destroy_v by_o the_o portugal_n 1514._o hadecchis_n sack_v by_o the_o portugal_n 1513._o teijeut_n destroy_v by_o the_o portugal_n the_o courtesy_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o tesegdelt_n towards_o stranger_n 〈◊〉_d a_o pestiferous_a mahometan_a preacher_n a_o treatise_n write_v by_o 〈◊〉_d leo_n concern_v the_o mahometan_a religion_n a_o punishment_n of_o murder_n 〈◊〉_d of_o iron_n date_n which_o will_v last_v but_o one_o year_n great_a store_n of_o whale_n a_o whale_n rib_n of_o incredible_a greatness_n amber_n store_n of_o sugar_n cordovan_n leather_n of_o maroco_n good_a sale_n for_o cloth_n gartguessem_fw-la surprise_v by_o the_o portugal_n store_n of_o sugar_n and_o of_o woad_n mine_n of_o silver_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o homar_n essuef_n essuef_n sidi_n signify_v a_o saint_n in_o the_o arabian_a tongue_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o maroco_n maroco_n in_o time_n past_o contain_v above_o 100000._o family_n mansor_n the_o king_n of_o maroco_n maroco_n obscurum_fw-la great_a store_n of_o book_n in_o old_a time_n to_o be_v sell_v in_o maroco_n the_o miserable_a death_n of_o abraham_n king_n of_o maroco_n and_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d three_o golden_a sphere_n a_o great_a college_n excellent_a spot_a marble_n this_o king_n call_v mansor_n be_v he_o unto_o who_o rasis_fw-la that_o famous_a 〈◊〉_d dedicate_v his_o book_n the_o huge_a dominion_n of_o king_n mansor_n the_o christian_n happy_a 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o moor_n ibnu_fw-la abdul_n abdul_n malich_n ariver_n run_v under_o the_o ground_n to_o maroco_n the_o desolation_n of_o agmet_n john_n leo_n student_n at_o fez._n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d john_n leo_n constrain_v to_o play_v the_o judge_n judge_n or_o elmaheli_n 〈◊〉_d and_o copper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d war_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a entertainment_n for_o merchant_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o azafilin_n his_o death_n the_o prince_n of_o azafi_n slay_v as_o he_o be_v hear_v of_o a_o mahometan_a sermon_n 〈◊〉_d win_v by_o the_o portugal_n john_n leo_n ten_o year_n old_a at_o the_o win_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o city_n of_o tit_n tributary_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n elmedina_n leave_v desolate_a corn_n preserve_v 100_o year_n year_n or_o 〈◊〉_d azamur_fw-la win_v by_o the_o portugal_n the_o fruit_n call_v by_o the_o italian_n frutto_n africano_n great_a plentic_a of_o fish_n john_n leo_n send_v ambassador_n from_o the_o king_n of_o fez_n unto_o maroco_n by_o what_o mean_v the_o town_n of_o elmadin_n and_o 〈◊〉_d become_v subject_a unto_o the_o king_n of_o fez._n grape_n of_o marvelous_a bigness_n white_a honey_n the_o uncle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d leo_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o tombuto_n the_o excellent_a wit_n &_o towardliness_n of_o john_n leo_n at_o 16._o year_n of_o age_n a_o most_o stately_a and_o rich_a present_a present_a read_v of_o this_o abraham_n before_o in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o city_n of_o maroco_n ilbernus_n a_o notable_a and_o effectual_a practice_n to_o wring_v more_o money_n out_o of_o
interior_a mauritania_n tingitana_n the_o most_o rich_a and_o beautiful_a cowtrey_n of_o africa_n fez._n so_o name_v of_o the_o city_n tingis_n which_o we_o at_o this_o day_n call_v tanger_n be_v sometime_o also_o as_o pliny_n witness_v call_v borgundiana_n moreover_o other_o have_v call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o mauritania_n sitiphensis_fw-la hispania_n transfretana_n and_o hispania_n tingitana_n but_o solinus_n term_v the_o same_o mauritania_n inferior_a the_o inhabitant_n be_v of_o old_a name_v by_o the_o grecian_n maurusij_n and_o by_o the_o roman_n mauri_n but_o the_o spaniard_n at_o this_o present_a term_n they_o alarabe_n in_o this_o part_n of_o africa_n be_v now_o contain_v two_o stately_a kingdom_n namely_o the_o kingdom_n of_o maroco_n 〈◊〉_d the_o kingdom_n of_o fez_n both_o which_o be_v environ_v with_o the_o mountain_n of_o atlas_n the_o ocean_n and_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n and_o to_o the_o east_n with_o the_o river_n of_o muluia_n mauritania_n caesariensis_n name_v 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inhabit_v by_o sundry_a artificer_n and_o abound_v with_o great_a store_n of_o date_n pomegranate_n and_o peach_n the_o inhabitant_n have_v be_v very_o miserable_a ever_o since_o tripoli_n be_v take_v by_o the_o christian_n and_o yet_o they_o traffic_v with_o the_o citizen_n of_o tripoli_n and_o carry_v date_n thither_o to_o sell._n of_o the_o village_n of_o hamrozo_n it_o stand_v six_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o the_o garden_n there_o of_o bring_v forth_o great_a plenty_n of_o date_n and_o of_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o fruit_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o taiora_n this_o plain_a stand_v two_o mile_n eastward_o of_o tripoli_n contain_v many_o grange_n exceed_o replenish_v with_o date_n and_o other_o fruit_n the_o surprise_n of_o tripoli_n be_v very_o profitable_a for_o this_o place_n for_o then_o many_o principal_a citizen_n flee_v hither_o for_o refuge_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v ignorant_a and_o rude_a people_n and_o altogether_o addict_v to_o theft_n and_o robbery_n build_v their_o cottage_n with_o the_o bough_n of_o palmtree_n their_o food_n be_v barley_n bread_n and_o bezin_n before_o describe_v all_o round_o about_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o king_n of_o tunis_n and_o the_o arabian_n save_o those_o only_a that_o inhabit_v upon_o this_o plain_a of_o the_o province_n of_o mesellata_n this_o province_n stand_v upon_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n about_o five_o and_o thirty_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o be_v fraught_v with_o rich_a village_n castle_n and_o inhabitant_n abound_v also_o with_o great_a plenty_n of_o olive_n and_o date_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v free_a from_o all_o foreign_a authority_n have_v a_o captain_n among_o themselves_o which_o govern_v their_o commonwealth_n and_o fight_v their_o battle_n against_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o soldier_n of_o this_o province_n be_v about_o 5000._o of_o the_o province_n of_o mesrata_n this_o province_n be_v situate_a also_o upon_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n about_o a_o hundred_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n have_v many_o village_n both_o upon_o the_o plain_n and_o mountain_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v rich_a and_o pay_v no_o tribute_n at_o all_o and_o exercise_v traffic_n with_o the_o venetian_n resort_v to_o this_o province_n with_o their_o galley_n carry_v the_o venetian_a ware_n to_o numidia_n and_o there_o exchange_v the_o same_o for_o slave_n musk_n and_o civet_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o out_o of_o ethiopia_n of_o the_o desert_n of_o barca_n this_o desert_n beginning_n at_o the_o utmost_a frontier_n of_o mesrata_n and_o extend_v eastward_o as_o far_o as_o the_o confine_n of_o alexandria_n contain_v in_o length_n a_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o and_o in_o breadth_n about_o 200._o mile_n it_o be_v a_o rough_a and_o unpleasant_a place_n be_v almost_o utter_o destitute_a of_o water_n and_o corn_n before_o the_o arabian_n invade_v africa_n this_o region_n be_v void_a of_o inhabitant_n but_o now_o certain_a arabian_n lead_v here_o a_o miserable_a and_o hungry_a life_n be_v a_o great_a way_n 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