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forty_o year_n the_o prince_n of_o bugia_n being_n most_o love_a and_o dutiful_a to_o his_o brother_n reign_v for_o many_o year_n with_o great_a tianquilitie_n till_o at_o length_n he_o be_v by_o king_n ferdinand_n of_o spain_n and_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o one_o pedro_n de_fw-fr navarra_n cast_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n a_o description_n of_o the_o great_a city_n of_o bugia_n this_o ancient_a city_n of_o bugia_n build_v as_o some_o think_v by_o the_o roman_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o a_o high_a mountain_n near_o unto_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n be_v environ_v with_o wall_n of_o great_a height_n and_o most_o stately_a in_o regard_n of_o their_o antiquity_n the_o part_n thereof_o now_o people_v contain_v above_o eight_o thousand_o family_n but_o if_o it_o be_v all_o replenish_v with_o building_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o more_o than_o four_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o household_n for_o it_o be_v of_o a_o
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this_o province_n also_o there_o be_v three_o or_o four_o proper_a town_n frequent_v by_o merchant_n and_o stranger_n and_o contain_v many_o shop_n and_o temple_n but_o the_o principal_a town_n call_v beni_n sabih_n and_o inhabit_v with_o most_o valiant_a and_o liberal_a people_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o part_n either_o part_n have_v a_o several_a captain_n or_o governor_n which_o governor_n be_v oftentimes_o at_o great_a dissension_n and_o especial_o when_o they_o moisten_v their_o arable_a ground_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v so_o scant_v of_o water_n a_o merchant_n they_o will_v most_o courteous_o entertain_v a_o whole_a year_n together_o and_o then_o friendly_a dismiss_v he_o they_o will_v require_v nought_o at_o his_o hand_n but_o will_v accept_v such_o liberality_n as_o he_o think_v good_a to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o the_o say_v governor_n so_o often_o as_o they_o fall_v a_o skirmish_a hire_v the_o next_o arabian_n to_o aid_v they_o allow_v they_o daily_o half_a a_o 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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 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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