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the_o nation_n of_o the_o eastern_a part_n which_o celebrate_v their_o divine_a service_n after_o the_o greek_a ceremony_n and_o profess_v ecclesiastical_a obedience_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n write_v in_o a_o diverse_a â—oâ—â—_n of_o character_n from_o that_o of_o the_o dalmatian_n croatian_o istrian_n polonian_n bohemian_n silesian_n &_o other_o nation_n towards_o the_o west_n both_o which_o sort_n of_o character_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o postels_n book_n of_o the_o oriental_a language_n of_o which_o this_o last_o be_v call_v the_o dalmatian_a or_o illyrian_a character_n &_o be_v of_o alij_fw-la of_o posteli_fw-la â—â—_o ling._n dalmaâ—_n rocch_n in_o â—iblioth_n vatican_n pagin_v 16_o &_o alij_fw-la hieromes_n devise_v that_o other_o bere_v for_o the_o most_o part_n much_o resemblance_n with_o the_o greek_a be_v term_v the_o seruian_a character_n and_o be_v of_o 168._o of_o roccha_n lib._n citato_fw-la pag._n 168._o cyrils_n invention_n for_o which_o cause_n as_o roccha_n have_v remember_v they_o term_v the_o language_n write_v in_o that_o character_n 17â—_n character_n id._n pag._n 17â—_n chiurilizza_fw-mi but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o difference_n of_o character_n in_o the_o write_n of_o these_o nation_n they_o speak_v all_o of_o they_o the_o difference_n of_o dialect_n except_v the_o same_o language_n but_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o slavonique_a tongue_n to_o answer_v your_o question_n for_o all_o this_o large_a extent_n the_o vulgar_a language_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n for_o of_o the_o turk_n dominion_n only_a epirus_n the_o west_n part_n of_o macedon_n bosina_n servia_n bulgaria_n rascia_fw-la and_o part_n of_o thrace_n &_o that_o he_o have_v in_o dalmatia_n and_o croacia_n beside_o the_o mengrelli_n in_o asia_n speak_v vulgar_o the_o slavonian_a tongue_n but_o no_o where_o for_o the_o more_o precise_a limitation_n neither_o in_o asia_n nor_o in_o europe_n be_v that_o language_n speak_v more_o southward_a than_o the_o north_n 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mention_v it_o be_v not_o but_o in_o anatolia_n although_o the_o old_a language_n still_o remain_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n corrupt_v greek_a as_o also_o in_o armenia_n they_o have_v their_o peculiar_a language_n yet_o be_v the_o turkish_a tongue_n very_o frequent_a and_o prevail_v in_o they_o hoth_v which_o be_v original_o none_o other_o then_o the_o tartarian_a tongue_n as_o michovius_n turâ—ica_n michou_fw-fr l._n 1._o de_fw-fr sarmatia_n cap._n 15._o rocch_n de_fw-fr dialect_n in_o ling._n turâ—ica_n and_o other_o have_v observe_v yet_o partake_v much_o both_o of_o the_o armenian_a and_o persian_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o turk_n long_a continuance_n in_o both_o those_o region_n before_o they_o settle_v the_o seat_n of_o their_o dominion_n and_o themselves_o among_o the_o grecian_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o without_o mixture_n of_o greek_a also_o but_o chief_o and_o above_o all_o other_o of_o the_o arabic_a both_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o religion_n write_v in_o that_o language_n and_o their_o train_n up_o in_o school_n unto_o it_o as_o their_o learned_a tongue_n and_o yet_o although_o the_o turkish_a be_v well_o understand_v both_o in_o anatolia_n and_o armenia_n yet_o have_v it_o neither_o extinguish_v the_o vulgar_a language_n of_o those_o part_n neither_o obtain_v to_o itself_o for_o aught_o i_o can_v by_o my_o read_n find_v any_o peculiar_a province_n at_o all_o wherein_o it_o be_v become_v the_o sole_a native_a and_o vulgar_a language_n but_o be_v only_o a_o common_a scatter_a tongue_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o evident_o true_a because_o the_o very_a city_n that_o have_v be_v successive_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o ottoman_a sultan_n namely_o iconium_n now_o cogna_n in_o lycaonia_n than_o prusa_n in_o bythinia_n three_o adrianople_n in_o thrace_n and_o last_o constantinople_n be_v yet_o know_v to_o retain_v their_o old_a native_a language_n the_o greek_a tongue_n although_o the_o turkish_a tongue_n also_o be_v common_a in_o they_o all_o as_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o all_o other_o greek_a city_n both_o of_o greece_n and_o asia_n but_o in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o cilicia_n beyond_o the_o river_n pyramus_n as_o in_o all_o syria_n also_o and_o mesopotamia_n and_o palestina_n and_o arabia_n and_o egypt_n and_o thence_o westward_o in_o all_o that_o long_a tract_n of_o africa_n that_o extend_v from_o egypt_n to_o the_o straight_a of_o gibraltar_n i_o say_v in_o all_o that_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o mountain_n atlas_n and_o the_o mediterrane_n sea_n now_o term_v barbary_n except_v morocco_n and_o here_o and_o there_o some_o scatter_a remnant_n of_o the_o old_a african_n in_o the_o inland_a part_n the_o aribique_fw-la tongue_n be_v become_v the_o vulgar_a language_n although_o somewhat_o corrupt_v and_o vary_v in_o dialect_n as_o among_o so_o many_o several_a nation_n it_o be_v unpossible_a but_o it_o shall_v be_v and_o although_o i_o be_v far_o from_o finem_fw-la from_o postell_n in_o praefat_fw-la grammat_n arabic_n ludovic_fw-la reg._n l._n 8._o the_o vicissitud_n rer._n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la their_o opinion_n which_o write_v too_o overlash_o that_o the_o arabian_a tongue_n be_v in_o use_n in_o two_o three_o part_n of_o the_o inhabit_a world_n or_o in_o more_o yet_o i_o find_v that_o it_o extend_v very_o far_o and_o special_o where_o the_o religion_n of_o mahume_v be_v profess_v for_o which_o cause_n over_o and_o beside_o the_o part_n above_o mention_v in_o which_o it_o be_v as_o i_o say_v become_v the_o native_a language_n in_o all_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n also_o i_o mean_v that_o part_n that_o lie_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o mediterrane_n sea_n as_o likewise_o among_o the_o mahumetane_a tartar_n it_o be_v think_v not_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n yet_o familiar_a with_o very_a many_o both_o because_o all_o their_o religion_n be_v write_v in_o that_o language_n and_o for_o that_o 12_o that_o bellon_n obseruard_n 3._o c._n 12_o every_o boy_n that_o go_v to_o school_v be_v teach_v it_o as_o in_o our_o school_n they_o be_v teach_v latin_a and_o greek_a insomuch_o that_o all_o the_o turk_n write_v their_o own_o language_n in_o arabic_a character_n so_o that_o you_o see_v the_o common_a language_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n to_o be_v the_o slavonish_a the_o greek_a the_o turkish_a and_o arabic_a tongue_n serve_v several_o for_o the_o part_n that_o i_o mention_v before_o of_o the_o syriaque_fw-la and_o hebrew_a tongue_n chap._n ix_o the_o syriaque_fw-la tongue_n be_v certain_o 〈◊〉_d certain_o masius_n in_o praeâ—at_n grammat_n syric_n six_o senen_fw-la biblioth_n sanctae_fw-la l._n 4_o in_o voce_fw-mi thargum_n canin_n in_o praefâ—t_n institat_fw-la syrâ—c_fw-la ar._n montan._n de_fw-fr ratione_fw-la mazzore_v in_o apparat._n ad_fw-la bibl._n reg._n fabrit_fw-mi in_o praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la lexic_fw-la syrochaldaâ—cum_fw-la genebrard_n l._n 2_o chronog_n ad_fw-la an._n 3690._o bellarmin_n l._n 2._o de_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la ca._n 14_o &_o 15._o etc._n etc._n posseum_fw-la apporat_a sacr_n in_o dictione_n by_o 〈◊〉_d think_v to_o have_v