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trench_n eight_o hundred_o well_o build_v house_n ¶_o this_o dominion_n have_v eight_o eminent_a mountain_n viz._n rahone_n habat_n the_o mountaint_v of_o habat_n benefensecare_n beni_n aroz_n chebib_fw-la angera_fw-mi quadres_n beniguedarf_v rahone_n or_o arahone_n rise_v close_o by_o ezagen_n extend_v in_o length_n ten_o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n four_o beni_n aroz_n by_o marmol_n style_v beni_n maras_n close_o to_o kasar_n elkabir_n seven_o mile_n long_o and_o only_o three_o broad_a chebib_fw-la or_o beni_n telit_fw-la eight_o mile_n from_o tangier_n note_v for_o six_o or_o seven_o small_a wall_a village_n there_o stand_v beni_n hassen_n a_o very_a high_a mountain_n angera_fw-mi about_o eight_o mile_n south_n of_o little_a kasar_n be_v three_o mile_n long_o and_o one_o mile_n broad_a quadres_n otherwise_o huat_a idris_n and_o vateres_n border_n on_o beni_n aroz_n lie_v between_o ceute_n and_o tituan_n and_o last_o beniguedarf_v adjoin_v to_o tetevain_n ¶_o this_o province_n be_v well_o water_v and_o exceed_v fertile_a habat_n the_o condition_n of_o habat_n especial_o from_o ezaggen_n to_o the_o river_n guarga_n be_v ten_o mile_n wherein_o lie_n nothing_o but_o garden_n then_o from_o beniteude_a to_o the_o mountain_n gumere_n contain_v forty_o mile_n as_o also_o round_o about_o homam_fw-la be_v abundance_n of_o cornfield_n and_o pasture_n well_o stock_v with_o cattle_n rabone_n yield_v plenty_n of_o grape_n out_o of_o which_o they_o press_v both_o white_a and_o red_a wine_n homar_n and_o angere_fw-la afford_v flax._fw-la benefensecare_fw-la great_a quantity_n of_o excellent_a honey_n tansor_n feed_v great_a cattle_n sufficient_a to_o supply_v their_o neighbour_n lion_n also_o breed_v there_o but_o so_o fainthearted_a that_o upon_o the_o noise_n of_o woman_n or_o child_n they_o fly_v so_o that_o they_o have_v a_o proverb_n in_o this_o country_n concern_v coward_n that_o they_o give_v their_o tail_n to_o the_o cow_n to_o eat_v ¶_o the_o people_n of_o mergo_fw-la have_v a_o high_a conceit_n of_o themselves_o inhabitant_n the_o manner_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o be_v of_o a_o frank_a and_o generous_a nature_n but_o be_v indeed_o covetous_a rude_a and_o ignorant_a so_o be_v those_o of_o tansor_n those_o of_o bafra_fw-mi be_v former_o very_o courteous_a and_o simple_a or_o sincere_a but_o with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o state_n have_v so_o alter_v their_o manner_n that_o now_o they_o be_v quite_o contrary_a the_o mountaineer_n be_v strong_a of_o body_n very_o laborious_a and_o active_a but_o unwilling_o submit_v to_o any_o command_n be_v stranger_n to_o all_o law_n and_o good_a order_n errif_n errif_n have_v on_o the_o east_n the_o river_n nakor_n errif_n the_o border_n of_o errif_n on_o the_o west_n the_o territory_n of_o habat_n on_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o midland-sea_n and_o on_o the_o south_n the_o mountain_n over_o against_o the_o river_n guarga_n in_o the_o province_n of_o fez_n extend_v in_o length_n from_o east_n to_o west_n fourteen_o and_o in_o breadth_n from_o north_n to_o south_n eight_o mile_n
the_o chief_a place_n thereof_o lie_v on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o mediterranean-sea_n comere_fw-la comere_fw-la be_v comere_fw-la lie_v close_o by_o three_o little_a island_n the_o first_o of_o which_o some_o hold_n to_o be_v penon_n and_o the_o two_o other_o the_o cliff_n tarfonelle_n and_o nettegalle_n the_o city_n terga_fw-la by_o marmol_n call_v targa_n and_o build_v as_o sanutus_n say_v by_o the_o goth_n about_o twenty_o mile_n from_o the_o strait_n of_o gibraltar_n contain_v near_o five_o hundred_o building_n yell_n yell_n yell_n a_o little_a sea-town_n two_o mile_n from_o bedis_fw-la have_v a_o safe_a though_o small_a haven_n bedis_fw-la bedis_fw-la bedis_fw-la by_o many_o call_v bellis_fw-la as_o cohere_v with_o the_o spanish_a name_n velez_n be_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n name_v deirath_n bedis_fw-la and_o by_o the_o learned_a thought_n to_o be_v the_o akrath_n of_o ptolemy_n it_o stand_v between_o two_o high_a mountain_n contain_v six_o hundred_o house_n a_o ill_a fortify_v castle_n and_o a_o small_a dock_n on_o the_o shore_n where_o common_o galley_n and_o other_o small_a vessel_n or_o boat_n be_v build_v about_o a_o thousand_o pace_n from_o thence_o velez_n penon_n de_fw-fr velez_n upon_o a_o rock_n in_o the_o height_n of_o twenty_o four_o degree_n and_o twenty_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n stand_v penon_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr velez_n that_o be_v the_o rock_n of_o velez_n sever_v from_o the_o firm_a land_n by_o a_o small_a channel_n that_o afford_v a_o safe_a harbour_n for_o ten_o or_o twelve_o galley_n it_o be_v a_o very_a strong_a place_n guard_v with_o several_a fort_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o height_n of_o the_o rock_n accessible_a by_o one_o only_o cut_v way_n some_o stand_n in_o the_o middle_n and_o other_o at_o the_o foot_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v almost_o impregnable_a gebba_n gebba_n gebba_n a_o small_a decay_a town_n eight_o french_a mile_n from_o velez_n near_o point_v oleaster_n mezemme_fw-fr mezemme_fw-fr 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targa_n three_o mile_n long_o and_o two_o broad_a beni_n mansor_n three_o mile_n long_o bucchuia_n or_o botoia_n in_o length_n four_o and_o in_o breadth_n three_o mile_n benichelid_a or_o beni_n quilib_n in_o the_o road_n between_o bedis_fw-la and_o fez._n beni_n jus_n four_o mile_n long_o and_o three_o broad_a benizarval_n and_o benirazin_n front_v the_o mediterrane_n seusacen_n or_o xexuen_n report_v to_o be_v the_o fair_a mountain_n of_o africa_n the_o beni_n gebara_n high_a and_o craggy_a beni_n yerso_n and_o hagustan_n well_o inhabit_v benigual_v and_o beni_n jede_v high_a and_o almost_o unpassable_a alkas_n twelve_o mile_n from_o fez._n beniguazeval_n ten_o mile_n long_o and_o five_o broad_a show_v one_o city_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o village_n guarga_n beni_n achm_v or_o beni_n hamet_n four_o mile_n long_o and_o the_o like_a in_o breadth_n beni_n egenefen_n or_o beni_n zanten_n beni_n mesgilda_n beni_n guamud_n all_o border_a on_o fez_n from_o which_o divide_v by_o a_o river_n ¶_o this_o province_n bear_v good_a territory_n the_o condition_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o territory_n tall_a and_o straight_o timber_n but_o little_a grain_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o grape_n fig_n olive_n quince_n and_o almond_n there_o be_v pretty_a plenty_n but_o no_o cattle_n beside_o goat_n ass_n and_o ape_n with_o a_o sort_n of_o beef_n no_o big_a than_o yearling_n calf_n the_o water_n abound_v every_o where_o but_o in_o many_o place_n so_o muddy_a that_o it_o be_v scarce_o potable_a by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o people_n fetch_v their_o water_n to_o drink_v from_o pit_n and_o pond_n without_o the_o city_n ¶_o most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o these_o place_n have_v great_a swell_n under_o their_o chin_n like_o the_o people_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o savoy_n and_o dauphine_n inhabitant_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o the_o reason_n unknown_a except_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o drink_v that_o water_n however_o it_o much_o deform_v they_o they_o be_v 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