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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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and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o i_o follow_v my_o own_o business_n in_o venice_n be_v in_o law_n suit_n against_o the_o company_n of_o merchant_n of_o turkey_n and_o sir_n john_n spencer_n their_o governor_n in_o london_n to_o recover_v my_o pension_n due_a for_o my_o office_n of_o be_v their_o consul_n at_o aleppo_n in_o turkey_n which_o they_o hold_v from_o i_o wrongful_o and_o when_o i_o be_v as_o i_o think_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o return_v home_o into_o england_n for_o that_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n of_o her_o majesty_n honourable_a privy_a counsel_n in_o england_n to_o look_v into_o this_o cause_n of_o my_o law_n suit_n for_o my_o relief_n i_o think_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a of_o my_o own_o pu●se_n to_o take_v with_o i_o into_o england_n the_o say_v greek_a pilot._n and_o therefore_o i_o write_v unto_o he_o from_o venice_n a_o letter_n date_v in_o july_n 1596._o which_o be_v copy_v here-und_a al_n madge_n co_fw-la sig_n or_o capitan_n ivan_n de_fw-fr fuca_n piloto_fw-it de_fw-fr india_n amigo_fw-la mio_fw-mi char_n mo_z en_fw-fr zefalonia_n mvy_fw-fr honrado_fw-it sennor_fw-es fiendo_fw-la the_fw-mi para_fw-it bueluerme_fw-la en_fw-fr inglatierra_n dentre_fw-fr de_fw-fr pocas_fw-es mezes_n y_o accuerdandome_n de_fw-fr lo_o trattado_n entre_fw-fr my_o y_fw-mi v._o m._n en_fw-fr venesia_n sober_a el_fw-es viagio_fw-mi de_fw-fr las_fw-fr india_n i_o ha_o parescido_o bien_fw-fr de_fw-fr scrivir_fw-fr esta_fw-es carta_fw-la à_fw-fr v._n m._n paraque_fw-la si_fw-la tengais_fw-fr animo_fw-la de_fw-fr andar_n con_fw-mi migo_fw-mi puedais_n escribirme_a presto_fw-it en_fw-fr que_fw-fr maniera_fw-fr quereis_n consertaros_fw-la y_fw-fr puedais_n embiarmi_fw-fr vuestra_fw-es carta_fw-la con_fw-mi esta_fw-es nao_fw-es ingle_n que_fw-la sta_fw-la all_o zante_n sino_fw-la hallais_fw-fr otra_fw-fr coientura_fw-la meier_fw-la con_fw-mi el_fw-es sobrescritto_fw-la que_fw-fr diga_fw-la en_fw-fr casa_fw-la deal_v sennor_fw-es eleazar_n hycman_n mercader_n ingle_n all_o tragetto_fw-it de_fw-fr san_n thomas_n en_fw-fr venisia_n y_fw-fr dios_n guard_n la_fw-fr persona_fw-la de_fw-fr v._n m._n fecha_n en_fw-fr venesia_n all_o primer_n dia_z de_fw-mi julio_n 1596._o annos_fw-la amigo_n the_o v._o m._n michael_n lok_n ingle_n and_o i_o send_v the_o say_a letter_n from_o venice_n to_o zante_n in_o the_o ship_n cherubin_n and_o short_o after_o i_o send_v a_o copy_n thereof_o in_o the_o ship_n mynyon_n and_o also_o a_o three_o copy_n thereof_o by_o manea_n orlando_n patron_n de_fw-fr nave_n venetian_n and_o unto_o my_o say_a letter_n he_o write_v i_o answer_v to_o venice_n by_o one_o letter_n which_o come_v not_o to_o my_o hand_n and_o also_o by_o another_o letter_n which_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n which_o be_v copy_v here-und_a all_o ill_o mo_z sig_n or_o michal_n loch_n ingle_n in_o casa_fw-la del_fw-it sig_n or_o lasaro_n merca._n der_fw-mi ingle_n all_o tragetto_fw-it de_fw-fr san_n thomas_n en_fw-fr venesia_n mvy_fw-fr illustre_fw-it seg_n or_o la_fw-fr carta_fw-la de_fw-fr v._n m._n recevi_fw-fr à_fw-fr 20._o dias_fw-la del_fw-it mese_n di_fw-it settembre_n por_fw-mi loqual_a veo_fw-la loche_n v._n m._n i_o manda_fw-la io_fw-it tengho_o animo_fw-la de_fw-fr complir_fw-fr loche_n tengo_fw-la promettido_fw-la à_fw-la v._o m._n y_o no_o solo_fw-la the_fw-mi mass_fw-mi tengo_fw-la vinte_fw-fr hombre_n para_fw-it lievar_fw-mi con_fw-mi migo_fw-mi porch_n son_n hombre_n vaglientes_fw-la y_fw-fr assi_fw-fr estoi_fw-fr esperando_fw-la por_fw-mi otra_fw-mi carta_fw-la che_fw-it avise_n à_fw-it v._n m._n parache_fw-la i_o embiais_fw-fr los_fw-es dinieros_fw-es che_fw-it tengo_fw-la escritto_fw-la à_fw-la v._n m._n porche_n bien_fw-fr save_v v._o m._n como_fw-mi io_o vine_n pover_fw-mi porch_n i_o glievo_fw-la capitan_n candis_n mass_fw-mi de_fw-fr sessanta_fw-la mille_fw-la ducado_n come_v v._o m._n bien_fw-fr sane_fw-la embiandome_n lo_o dicho_n ire_n à_fw-fr seruir_fw-fr à_fw-fr v._n m._n con_fw-mi todo_fw-es mis_fw-fr compagneros_fw-es i_o no_o spero_fw-la otra_fw-mi cossa_fw-mi mass_fw-mi de_fw-fr la_fw-fr voluntad_fw-es è_fw-it carta_fw-la de_fw-la v._o m._n i_o con_fw-mi tanto_fw-it nostro_fw-la sig_n or_o dios_n guarda_fw-it la_fw-it illustre_fw-it persona_fw-la de_fw-fr v._n m._n muchos_fw-fr annos_fw-la de_fw-fr ceffalonia_n à_fw-fr 24._o de_fw-la settembre_n del_fw-it 1596._o amigo_n &_o servitor_n the_o v._o m._n juan_n fuca._n and_o the_o say_a letter_n come_v to_o my_o hand_n in_o venice_n the_o 16._o day_n of_o november_n 1596._o but_o my_o law_n suit_n with_o the_o company_n of_o turkey_n be_v not_o yet_o end_v by_o reason_n of_o sir_n john_n spencer_n suit_n make_v in_o england_n at_o the_o queen_n court_n to_o the_o contrary_a seek_v only_o to_o have_v his_o money_n discharge_v which_o i_o have_v attach_v in_o venice_n for_o my_o say_a pension_n and_o thereby_o my_o own_o purse_n be_v not_o yet_o ready_a for_o the_o greek_a pilot._n and_o nevertheless_o hope_v that_o my_o say_a suit_n will_v have_v short_o a_o good_a end_n i_o write_v another_o letter_n to_o this_o greek_a
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