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〈◊〉_d i._n e._n equites_fw-la for_o it_o be_v report_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n that_o before_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n the_o great_a they_o seldom_o use_v to_o ride_v or_o know_v very_o little_a how_o to_o manage_v a_o horse_n and_o that_o such_o be_v their_o dexterity_n afterward_o in_o manage_v horse_n that_o this_o country_n be_v say_v to_o assume_v its_o name_n from_o that_o animal_n for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o which_o opinion_n they_o far_o observe_v that_o the_o title_n of_o persia_n be_v not_o find_v in_o those_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v write_v before_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n the_o air_n of_o this_o country_n be_v very_o temperate_a especial_o towards_o the_o north_n beyond_o the_o vast_a mountain_n of_o air._n taurus_n but_o in_o the_o southern_a province_n it_o be_v scorch_v hot_o for_o several_a month_n the_o opposite_a place_n of_o the_o globe_n to_o persia_n be_v part_n of_o mare_n deal_v zur_n between_o 250_o and_o 280_o 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sort_n of_o metal_n myrrh_n fruit_n etc._n etc._n this_o country_n among_o its_o chief_a rarity_n do_v yet_o boast_v of_o the_o very_a ruin_n of_o the_o once_o proud_a palace_n of_o rarity_n persepolis_n so_o famous_a of_o old_a and_o now_o call_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n chil-manor_n signify_v forty_o pillar_n which_o import_v that_o so_o many_o be_v stand_v some_o age_n ago_o but_o at_o present_a there_o be_v only_o nineteen_o remain_a together_o with_o the_o ruin_n of_o above_o eighty_o more_o those_o pillar_n yet_o stand_v be_v of_o excellent_a marble_n and_o about_o fifteen_o foot_n high_a for_o a_o particular_a draught_n of_o they_o with_o the_o copy_n of_o several_a inscription_n in_o unknown_a character_n vid._n philos_n trans_fw-la n._n 201_o and_o 210._o 2._o in_o the_o city_n of_o ispahan_n be_v a_o large_a pillar_n sixty_o foot_n high_a consist_v pure_o of_o the_o skull_n of_o beast_n erect_v by_o shaw_n abas_n the_o great_a upon_o a_o sedition_n of_o his_o noble_n who_o 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persian_a arabic_a africa_n oriental_n ocean_n africa_n on_o the_o east_n ethiepick_a south_n atlantic_a west_n amer._n vast_a eastern_a ocean_n america_n on_o the_o east_n the_o pacifick_n west_n §._o 8._o of_o sea_n europe_n baltic_a sea_n enclose_v with_o swedeland_n on_o the_o w._n poland_n in_o part_n e._n germany_n in_o part_n s._n german_n sea_n with_o scandinavia_n on_o the_o e._n britain_n w._n irish_a sea_n with_o britain_n on_o the_o e._n ireland_n w._n mediterranean_a sea_n with_o europe_n on_o the_o n._n barbary_n s._n euxine_a sea_n with_o part_n of_o europe_n on_o the_o n._n &_o w._n part_n of_o asia_n s._n and_o e._n the_o sea_n in_o the_o other_o three_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v different_a part_n of_o the_o ocean_n except_a mare_n caspium_n in_o asia_n various_o name_v according_a as_o they_o lie_v adjacent_a to_o different_a country_n §._o 9_o of_o gulf_n europe_n sinus_n botnicas_fw-la bend_v up_o northward_o into_o swedeland_n sinus_n finnicus_n eastward_o sinus_n adriaticus_fw-la n._n w._n between_o italy_n turkey_n in_o europe_n gulf_n of_o lion_n n._n into_o the_o s._n of_o france_n gulf_n of_o tarentum_n n._n w._n into_o the_o s._n of_o italy_n gulf_n of_o lepanto_n e._n n._n e_o between_o greece_n morca_n asia_n persian_a gulf_n n._n w._n between_o persia_n arabia_n gulf_n of_o bengal_n n._n bet_n penins_n indiae_n intra_fw-la gangem_fw-la penins_n indiae_n extra_fw-la in_o africa_n be_v the_o arabian_a gulf._n n._n w._n between_o asia_n africa_n america_n gulf_n of_o mexico_n w._n between_o florida_n terra_fw-la firma_n button_n bay_n s._n w._n between_o terra_fw-la canadensis_fw-la terra_fw-la arcticá_fw-la baffiu_n bay_n n._n w._n into_o terra_fw-la arctica_fw-la §._o 10._o of_o strait_o europe_n strait_o of_o dover_n join_v the_o germ._n ocean_n to_o the_o engl._n channel_n strait_o of_o the_o sound_v the_o danish_a to_o the_o baltic_a sea_n strait_o of_o gibraltar_n the_o medit_n to_o the_o western_a ocean_n strait_o of_o caffa_n palus_n meotis_n to_o pontus_n euxinus_n thracian_a bosphorus_n pontus_n euxinus_n to_o the_o propontis_n the_o hellâ—spont_n propontis_n to_o the_o archipelagus_n veer_v of_o messina_n one_o part_n of_o mediter_fw-la to_o another_o book_n of_o corsica_n one_o part_n of_o mediter_fw-la to_o another_o asia_n strait_o of_o the_o sund_n the_o indian_a and_o east_n ocean_n strait_o of_o ormus_n the_o persian_a gulf_n to_o the_o s._n ocean_n in_o africa_n be_v babelmandel_n the_o red_a sea_n to_o the_o e._n ocean_n america_n hudson_n strait_o button_n bay_n to_o the_o e_o ocean_n fretum_n davis_n baffin_n bay_n to_o the_o e._n ocean_n magellanick_n strait_o the_o vast_a e._n and_o w._n ocean_n §._o 11._o of_o lake_n most_o remarkable_a lake_n in_o europe_n be_v ladoga_n find_v towards_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o swedeland_n jend_v ula_n peipus_n wener_n western_a part_n of_o swedeland_n veter_fw-la meler_n onega_n western_a part_n of_o moscovia_n ilment_n constance_n geneva_n southern_a part_n of_o germany_n lucern_n winander-mere_a north_n of_o england_n viz._n lancashire_n wittles-mere_a middle_n of_o england_n viz._n huntingtonshire_n lough_n ness_n northern_a part_n of_o scotland_n lomond_n southern_a foil_n northern_a part_n of_o ireland_n neagh_n northern_a earn_v northern_a derge_n middle_a asia_n corus_n north_n part_n of_o tartary_n kithack_n north_n kithay_n middle_a piex_n eastern_a part_n of_o china_n tai_n chiamy_n northern_a part_n of_o india_n astamar_n northern_a part_n of_o persia_n babaconbar_n northern_a burgian_n middle_a asphaltis_n south_n part_n of_o palestine_n africa_n elbuciara_n western_a part_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n middle_a part_n of_o zaara_n guard_n middle_a part_n of_o negroeland_n borno_n eastern_a niger_n north_n of_o ethiopia_n interior_n aquiliâ—â—ia_n middle_a sachaf_n south_n zaire_n south_n part_n of_o ethiopia_n exterior_a zambre_n zaflan_n america_n nicaragua_n south_n of_o new_a spain_n mexico_n middle_a parime_n east_n part_n of_o terra_n firma_n titicaca_fw-la south_n part_n of_o peru._n §._o 12._o of_o rivers_n those_o of_o europe_n scandinavia_n swedeland_n be_v dalcarle_n ancient_o unknown_a run_v eastward_o kimi_n unknown_a southw_o torno_n unknown_a elf_n unknown_a denmark_n none_n remarkable_a  _fw-fr norway_n  _fw-fr moscovi_n volga_n rha_n e._n turn_v saint_n don_n tanais_n e._n turn_v w._n dwina_n unknown_a n._n w._n france_n sein_fw-fr sequana_n n._n w._n loir_n ligeris_n w._n rhone_n rhodanus_n s._n garonne_n garumna_n n._n w._n germany_n danube_n danubius_n or_o ister_n e._n scheld_v scaldis_n n._n turn_v w_n maes_n mosa_n rhine_n rhenus_n n._n w._n elm_n amasius_fw-la weser_n visurgis_n elbe_n albus_n other_o odera_n or_o viadrus_n n._n poland_n nieper_n boristhenes_n s._n e._n niester_n tyras_n bogg_n hypanis_n vistule_n unknown_a n._n w._n nieman_n unknown_a duna_n unknown_a spain_n ebre_fw-la ancient_o iberus_n running_n s._n e._n xucar_n suero_n guadalquivir_n batis_n s._n 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