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their_o king_n to_o understand_v who_o send_v they_o all_o as_o afore_o say_v and_o many_o other_o thing_n more_o the_o which_o i_o do_v leave_v out_o for_o that_o i_o do_v take_v it_o apocrypha_n they_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o river_n eufrate_n and_o tigris_n be_v not_o far_o from_o this_o river_n ganges_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v true_a for_o both_o of_o they_o do_v discharge_v their_o current_n or_o water_n into_o the_o persian_a sea_n the_o which_o be_v not_o far_o distant_a from_o this_o kingdom_n the_o people_n of_o this_o kingdom_n have_v this_o river_n in_o great_a reverence_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o they_o never_o enter_v into_o the_o same_o but_o with_o great_a respect_n and_o fear_n and_o when_o they_o do_v wash_v or_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o it_o they_o have_v it_o for_o a_o certainty_n that_o they_o remain_v clear_a from_o all_o their_o sin_n likewise_o this_o kingdom_n with_o great_a ease_n may_v be_v convert_v unto_o the_o catholic_a faith_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o that_o they_o have_v among_o they_o many_o moral_a rite_n ceremony_n and_o virtue_n chap._n xxiiii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o coromandel_n and_o other_o his_o borderer_n and_o of_o the_o city_n of_o salamina_n whereas_o be_v and_o die_v the_o glorious_a apostle_n s._n thomas_n and_o of_o the_o power_n and_o riches_n of_o the_o king_n of_o this_o kingdom_n &_o the_o order_n of_o their_o burying_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o great_a curiosity_n running_n alonge_v the_o coast_n from_o vengala_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o masulapatar_n and_o certain_a other_o kingdom_n nigh_o unto_o the_o same_o they_o be_v all_o gentile_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o borderer_n yet_o it_o be_v understand_v with_o great_a facility_n they_o will_v leave_v their_o opinion_n it_o be_v