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anthios_n at_o this_o day_n day_n have_v a_o hundred_o gate_n gate_n belbais_n &_o belbin_n belbin_n 〈◊〉_d tiâ—â—t_fw-la tiâ—â—t_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nigr._fw-la nigr._fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acon_n or_o acre_n acre_n sue_v gâ—liâ—_n gâ—liâ—_n benich_n or_o berbuch_o of_o some_o caâ—â—_n or_o alcair_a alcair_a porto-rassa_a or_o berton_n berton_n or_o chaerecla_n chaerecla_n cairo_n or_o menchis_n menchis_n alexandrâ—na_fw-la curopot_n curopot_n alexander_n the_o great_a great_a pharos_n the_o iâ—â—â—_n now_o faâ—on_n or_o magrah_n magrah_n or_o beawkens_n beawkens_n a_o place_n contain_v 7._o stadia_fw-la or_o great_a furlong_n of_o ground_n win_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n sea_n publican_n or_o fermer_n of_o the_o custom_n custom_n the_o temple_n of_o serapis_n serapis_n bochir_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ground_n lie_v wâ—â—â—in_o it_o it_o â—koffing_v poet_n poet_n ter_n consul_n not_o ter_z consul_n for_o â—_o can_v find_v in_o the_o chronologie_n that_o saliustâ—s_n â—s_z be_v before_o this_o year_n 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lasquette_n ortel_n ortel_n cherman_n cherman_n balfero_fw-la ortel_n ortel_n a_o mountain_n mountain_n gangan_n castaâ—â—_n cantan_n mercaâ—â—â—_n gualgas_n theveto_fw-la theveto_fw-la adriuâ—a_fw-la nâ—gr_n and_o diverse_o name_v by_o sundry_a geographer_n geographer_n cus._n nigr._fw-la nigr._fw-la cordini_fw-la haithonâ—_n seruan_fw-mi castald_v castald_v farsi_fw-la mercator_fw-la pharsic_a theveto_fw-la theveto_fw-la arach_n mercator_fw-la mercator_fw-la cherman_n nâ—g_v or_o turquestan_n gitav_n gitav_n diargument_n mercator_fw-la hyrach_n erythrâ—â—_n erythrâ—â—_n jeselbas_n castald_v castald_v carassâ—n_n castald_v batter_v ramâ—sio_n ramâ—sio_n maurenhaâ—â—_n mercator_fw-la mercator_fw-la sas._n nigr._fw-la these_o three_o country_n last_o name_v marius_n niger_n comprise_v under_o tartary_n zagathea_n zagathea_n part_n of_o cathaia_n cathaia_n or_o emodus_n magbali_n castald_v castald_v cambalâ—_n girâ—â—_n girâ—â—_n sernere_fw-la merâ—â—t_fw-la merâ—â—t_fw-la turk_n as_o 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castald_v castald_v cordini_fw-la haithâ—nâ—_n haithâ—nâ—_n seruan_fw-mi castaldâ—_n castaldâ—_n it_o carry_v divers_a name_n according_a to_o the_o country_n that_o coast_n upon_o it_o it_o sirvan_n leunclâ—â—_n leunclâ—â—_n baâ—aâ—afi_n castald_v castald_v of_o wine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sirrah_n &_o of_o some_o siaphas_n siaphas_n sub_fw-la aquilone_fw-la or_o north_n if_o you_o expound_v it_o at_o large_a large_a jex_n theuâ—â—â—_v theuâ—â—â—_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sub_fw-la aquâ—lone_o take_v it_o strict_o strict_o or_o society_n society_n chiâ—ico_n sophiaâ—â—_n sophiaâ—â—_n geichon_n raâ—â—â—sio_n deistan_n nigr._fw-la nigr._fw-la as_o one_o will_v say_v stone-tower_n stone-tower_n here_o ptolâ—â—â—â—e_n place_v the_o anthropophagi_n â—_o feeder_n of_o man_n flesh_n flesh_n boreae_fw-la precise_o the_o northwest_o wind_n wind_n the_o region_n scrnere_fw-la mercator_fw-la turquestan_n pineto_fw-la pineto_fw-la indu_n castald_v hijnd_n nigâ—_n nigâ—_n gynâ—con_n liâ—en_o liâ—en_o witchcraft_n and_o sorcery_n sorcery_n haply_o in_o seâ—_n service_n service_n wherein_o anatha_n stand_v stand_v phylarchâ—â—_n phylarchâ—â—_n or_o tribuâ—â—_n tribuâ—â—_n or_o adiabene_n botan_n castaldo_n castaldo_n the_o mediterranean_a sea_n ortel_n the_o levant_n sea_n according_a to_o the_o spaniard_n spaniard_n otherwise_o call_v bithra_n in_o zoâ—iâ—â—â—_n zoâ—iâ—â—â—_n or_o raâ—â—n_o raâ—â—n_o it_o seem_v by_o poâ—ponâ—â—â—_n lâ—tâ—â—_n and_o by_o maâ—cellinâ—â—_n elsewhere_o that_o surena_n be_v no_o proper_a name_n but_o a_o title_n of_o the_o high_a dignity_n next_o unto_o the_o king_n king_n bachad_n nâ—gr_n nâ—gr_n near_o midright_a midright_a octogenis_fw-la this_o place_n no_o doub_v be_v corrupt_v read_v therefore_o octâ—ngentâ—_n that_o 15_o 800._o or_o else_o exposid_v octogenis_fw-la distribute_v veli_fw-la i_o 80_o apiece_o apiece_o rhosne_n rhosne_n the_o vanguard_n and_o rearward_n rearward_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d julian._n julian._n midland_n midland_n 16._o day_n of_o juâ—â—_n juâ—â—_n or_o half_a moon_n moon_n or_o lieutenant_n or_o captain_n captain_n 〈◊〉_d or_o such_o like_a 〈◊〉_d as_o â—â—_o hasty_a 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregano_fw-mi gregano_fw-mi or_o meteore_n meteore_n the_o main_a battle_n battle_n canâ—idaâ—â—_n canâ—idaâ—â—_n mandigna_fw-es or_o mandi_n lâ—unâ—l_n lâ—unâ—l_n or_o immortality_n immortality_n alterâ—â—t_a tricesimâ—_n tricesimâ—_n or_o greedy_o greedy_o vitam_fw-la for_o so_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d otherwhiles_o signify_v in_o greek_a greek_a lentior_fw-la be_v ingenâ—â—_n and_o therefore_o haply_o so_o studious_a unless_o you_o expound_v it_o stubborn_a natural_o such_o as_o tiberiâ—â—_n caesar_n be_v who_o nature_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lentâ—_n in_o sâ—eton_n sâ—eton_n the_o gentile_a professor_n ne_fw-la transiret_fw-la à _fw-la numinum_fw-la cultu_fw-la cultu_fw-la to_o be_v devotion_n or_o curialâ—s_n and_o senator_n in_o theiâ—_n town_n and_o city_n city_n how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o in_o the_o 22._o book_n the_o antiochian_o skoff_v at_o he_o as_o one_o humeros_fw-la extentans_fw-la angustos_fw-la un'esse_n you_o admit_v there_o the_o figure_n anâ—phrasis_n i._o to_o speak_v by_o the_o contrary_n contrary_n pâ—â—thicus_fw-la pâ—â—thicus_fw-la 17._o day_n of_o june_n june_n footman_n and_o horseman_n horseman_n i_o pensioner_n of_o the_o guard_n in_o ordinary_a ordinary_a graâ—â—is_fw-la quidâ—â—â—_n aquitatis_fw-la pravaâ—â—â—â—tor_fw-la i_o suppose_v here_o be_v a_o manifest_a catachresis_fw-la no_o strange_a thing_n in_o this_o our_o author_n author_n the_o first_o day_n day_n 4_o mile_n for_o 7_o stadia_n and_o a_o half_a make_v a_o mile_n mile_n a_o name_n of_o dignity_n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o king_n king_n â—_o the_o emperor_n emperor_n a_o city_n choir_n â—ouâ—â—_n â—ouâ—â—_n or_o secretary_n secretary_n â—_o horse_n horse_n so_o feeble_a they_o be_v that_o they_o