Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	aaron_n	bring_v	king_n	43	3	3.9918	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10231	Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832	2,067,390	1,140

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their_o diverse_a work_n in_o diverse_a place_n the_o variety_n of_o heavenly_a influence_n of_o the_o yearly_a season_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o air_n water_n earth_n they_o which_o delight_n in_o state-affair_n may_v observe_v the_o variety_n of_o state_n and_o kingdom_n with_o their_o differ_a law_n polity_n and_o custom_n their_o beginning_n and_o end_n the_o divine_a beside_o the_o former_a may_v here_o contemplate_v the_o work_n of_o god_n not_o in_o creation_n alone_o but_o in_o his_o justice_n and_o providence_n pursue_v sin_n every_o where_n with_o such_o dreadful_a plague_n both_o bodily_a in_o root_a up_o and_o pull_v down_o the_o mighty_a empire_n and_o especial_o in_o spiritual_a judgement_n give_v up_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o efficacy_n of_o error_n in_o strong_a delusion_n that_o have_v forsake_v the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n they_o shall_v dig_v unto_o themselves_o these_o break_a pit_n that_o can_v hold_v no_o water_n devout_a in_o their_o superstition_n and_o superstitious_a in_o their_o devotion_n agree_v all_o in_o this_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o religion_n disagree_v from_o each_o other_o and_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o practice_n thereof_o likewise_o our_o minister_n may_v be_v incite_v unto_o all_o godly_a labour_n in_o their_o function_n of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n see_v otherwise_o for_o outward_a and_o bodily_a ceremony_n the_o turk_n and_o jew_n in_o their_o manifold_a devotion_n in_o their_o oratory_n every_o day_n and_o other_o heathen_a will_v convince_v we_o of_o idleness_n and_o let_v i_o have_v leave_n to_o speak_v it_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o our_o church_n i_o can_v find_v any_o priest_n in_o all_o this_o my_o pilgrimage_n of_o who_o we_o have_v any_o exact_a history_n but_o take_v more_o bodily_a pain_n in_o their_o devotion_n than_o be_v perform_v by_o not_o preach_v minister_n especial_o in_o country-village_n

kingdom_n king_n and_o city_n of_o morocco_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o seriffian_n family_n p._n 695_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o civil_a war_n in_o barbary_n and_o of_o some_o other_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n pag._n 697_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o arabian_n population_n and_o depopulation_n in_o africa_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a african_n and_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n in_o africa_n of_o the_o portugal_n force_n and_o exploit_n therein_o pag._n 701_o chap._n xiii_o of_o biledulgerid_n and_o sarra_n otherwise_o call_v numidia_n and_o libya_n pag._n 706_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n pag._n 709_o §_o i._o of_o the_o river_n niger_n gualata_n senaga_n and_o guinea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o those_o part_n out_o of_o cadamosta_n and_o other_o ancient_a navigator_n pag._n 712_o §_o iii_o other_o observation_n of_o late_a time_n by_o engglishman_n and_o other_o pag._n 715_o §_o four_o of_o the_o marriage_n manner_n religion_n funeral_n government_n and_o other_o rite_n of_o the_o guinean_o collect_v out_o of_o a_o late_a dutch_a author_n pag._n 717_o §_o v._o observation_n of_o the_o coast_n and_o inland_a country_n out_o of_o barrerius_fw-la and_o leo_fw-la and_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o negro_n blackness_n pag._n 721_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o african_a island_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o aethiopia_n superior_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o pag._n 725_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n and_o division_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nation_n near_o the_o fall_v of_o nilus_n and_o of_o meroe_n pag._n 727_o chap._n ii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a antiquity_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n p._n 730_o chap._n iii_o of_o presbyter_n john_n and_o of_o the_o priest-iohn_n in_o asia_n whether_o that_o descend_v of_o these_o pag._n 734_o chap._n four_o relation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a empire_n collect_v out_o of_o aluares_n bermudesius_n and_o other_o author_n pag_n 738_o chap._n v._o relation_n of_o aethiopian_a rarity_n collect_v out_o of_o friar_n lewis_n a_o spanish_a author_n pag._n 743_o §_o i._o of_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la ibid._n §_o ii_o his_o liberal_a report_n of_o the_o library_n and_o incredible_a treasure_n therein_o pag._n 744_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n there_o keep_v and_o of_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 745_o §_o four_o of_o their_o school_n and_o city_n pag._n 747_o chap._n vi_o relation_n of_o aethiopia_n by_o godignus_n and_o other_o author_n late_o publish_v seem_v more_o credible_a pag._n 749_o §_o i._o the_o several_a country_n of_o abassia_n their_o situation_n inhabitant_n river_n and_o lake_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o soil_n fruit_n creature_n season_n and_o climate_n pag._n 750_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o custom_n in_o private_a life_n and_o public_a government_n and_o their_o late_a misery_n pag._n 751_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sabaean_o and_o their_o queen_n which_o visit_v solomon_n pag._n 753_o chap._n vii_o of_o other_o country_n between_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o benomotapa_n pag._n 754_o §_o i._o of_o adel_n adea_n zanzibar_n &_o melinde_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o portugal_n exploit_n in_o mombaza_n and_o of_o the_o imbius_n pag._n 755_o §_o iii_o of_o quiloa_n sofala_n and_o ophir_n pag._n 756_o §_o four_o of_o monoemugi_n the_o moor_n baduine_n caphar_n in_o these_o part_n pag._n 757_o chap._n viii_o of_o benomotapa_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v pag._n 759_o §_o i._o of_o the_o empire_n of_o monomotapa_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o caphraria_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n and_o soldania_n pag._n 761_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n and_o the_o other_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n adjoin_v p._n 765_o §_o i._o of_o angola_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o congo_n pag._n 766_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o heathenish_a rite_n also_o of_o their_o strange_a tree_n and_o of_o the_o i_o will_v loanda_n pag._n 768_o chap._n x._o of_o loango_n the_o anzichi_n giachi_n and_o the_o great_a lake_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 770_o §_o i._o of_o loango_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o anzigue_n pag._n 772_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o giacchi_n or_o jag_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n in_o these_o part_n of_o africa_n pag._n 773_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o island_n about_o africa_n the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a observation_n navigation_n and_o discovery_n pag._n 775_o §_o i._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o chief_a town_n and_o island_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n pag._n 777_o §_o iii_o of_o socotora_n madagascar_n and_o other_o island_n on_o the_o eastern_a coast_n of_o africa_n pag._n 778_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o island_n of_o africa_n from_o the_o cape_n hitherward_o pag._n 781_o §_o i._o of_o saint_n helena_n thomee_n cape_n de_fw-fr verd_n and_o diverse_a other_o betwixt_o they_o and_o of_o the_o weed_n and_o calm_n of_o those_o sea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o canary_n madera_n and_o porto_n santo_n pag._n 783_o §_o iii_o extract_v take_v out_o of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n edmund_n scory_n knight_n of_o the_o pike_n of_o tenariffe_n and_o other_o rarity_n which_o he_o observe_v there_o pag._n 784_o §_o four_o of_o malta_n and_o the_o navigation_n about_o africa_n pag._n 788_o america_n the_o eight_o book_n of_o new_a france_n virginia_n florida_n new_a spain_n with_o other_o region_n of_o america_n mexicana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o why_o it_o be_v name_v america_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n with_o certain_a general_a discourse_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n pag._n 791_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o torrid_a zone_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o metal_n in_o general_a of_o gold_n silver_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o plenty_n and_o mine_n thereof_o in_o america_n pag._n 795_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o knowledge_n habitation_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o the_o rare_a creature_n therein_o find_v beast_n bird_n tree_n herb_n and_o seed_n pag._n 798_o §_o i._o whether_o the_o ancient_n have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o america_n and_o whence_o the_o inhabitant_n first_o come_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o christopher_n colon_n or_o columbus_n his_o first_o discovery_n and_o three_o other_o voyage_n pag._n 801_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o beast_n fowl_n and_o plant_n in_o america_n pag._n 804_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o towards_o the_o pole_n and_o of_o green_a land_n or_o new_a land_n groenland_n estotiland_n meta_fw-la incognita_fw-la and_o other_o place_n unto_o new_a france_n pag._n 807_o §_o i._o of_o the_o discovery_n make_v long_o since_o by_o nicolo_n and_o antonio_n zeni_n ibid._n §_o ii_o discovery_n make_v by_o sebastian_n cabot_n cortregalis_fw-la gomes_n with_o some_o note_n of_o groenland_n pag._n 809_o §_o iii_o discovery_n by_o sir_n martin_n frobisher_n pag_n 811_o §_o four_o discovery_n by_o john_n davis_n george_n weymouth_n and_o james_n hall_n to_o the_o northwest_n pag._n 813_o §_o v._o of_o king_n james_n his_o new-land_n alias_o greene-land_n and_o of_o the_o whale_n and_o whalefishing_a pag._n 814_o §_o vi_o of_o hudson_n discovery_n and_o death_n pag._n 817_o §_o vii_o of_o button_n and_o baffin_n late_a discovery_n pag._n 819_o chap._n four_o of_o newfoundland_n noua_fw-la francia_n arambec_n and_o other_o country_n of_o america_n extend_v to_o virginia_n pag._n 821_o §_o i._o english_a discovery_n and_o plantation_n in_o newfoundland_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o voyage_n and_o observation_n of_o jaques_n cartier_n in_o noua_fw-la francia_n pag._n 823_o §_o iii_o late_a plantation_n of_o new_a france_n and_o relation_n of_o the_o native_n pag._n 825_o chap._n v._o of_o virginia_n pag._n 828_o §_o i._o the_o preface_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n plantation_n and_o the_o northern_a colony_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o southern_a plantation_n and_o colonies_n and_o many_o cause_n allege_v of_o the_o ill_a success_n thereof_o at_o the_o first_o pag._n 831_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o soil_n people_n beast_n commodity_n and_o other_o observation_n of_o virginia_n pag._n 834_o §_o four_o of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o virginia_n and_o the_o english_a there_o reside_v pag_n 836_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o religion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o virginian_n pag._n 838_o §_o i._o of_o the_o virginian_a rite_n relate_v by_o master_n hariot_n pag._n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o their_o rite_n by_o captain_n smith_n and_o other_o pag._n 839_o §_o

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and_o also_o that_o the_o orthodox_n have_v be_v without_o a_o patriarch_n ninety_o seven_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o omar_n the_o conqueror_n till_o this_o cosma_n which_o be_v a_o unlearned_a man_n not_o able_a to_o write_v or_o read_v a_o needle-man_n the_o jacobite_n mean_v while_o possess_v all_o the_o see_v in_o egypt_n and_o nubia_n 18._o walid_a son_n of_o jezid_n son_n of_o abdulmelic_n be_v create_v caliph_n the_o same_o day_n his_o uncle_n hisiam_n die_v and_o be_v slay_v anno_fw-la 126._o for_o his_o manifest_a infidelity_n and_o impiety_n his_o two_o son_n be_v imprison_v and_o after_o slain_v he_o reign_v one_o year_n two_o month_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n he_o be_v a_o excellent_a poet_n but_o apply_v all_o his_o thought_n to_o wantonness_n he_o make_v he_o a_o iron_n tomb_n which_o in_o his_o pilgrimage_n he_o determine_v to_o set_v up_o in_o caab_n he_o take_v with_o he_o to_o mecca_n hound_n in_o cage_n and_o wine_n he_o deflower_v a_o woman_n of_o he_o 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the_o money_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o dispose_v thereof_o at_o their_o pleasure_n arradi_n go_v to_o war_n upon_o abuabdalla_n the_o baridite_n who_o agree_v with_o he_o for_o 36000._o piece_n of_o gold_n to_o pay_v thirty_o thousand_o every_o month_n basra_n be_v take_v by_o the_o son_n of_o raijc_n and_o abutaber_n the_o caramite_n make_v peace_n with_o he_o on_o condition_n to_o pay_v he_o out_o of_o bagdad_n 120000._o piece_n of_o gold_n abubecr_n take_v also_o ahwaz_n whereupon_o the_o baridite_fw-mi seek_v help_v of_o amaduddaulas_n who_o send_v his_o brother_n ahmed_n mumuddaulas_n with_o he_o to_o take_v ahwaz_n which_o he_o do_v an._n 326._o abuali_fw-la son_n of_o mucla_n the_o counsellor_n have_v his_o hand_n cut_v off_o and_o his_o tongue_n cut_v out_o for_o counsel_v arradi_n to_o attach_v abubecr_n and_o to_o employ_v jacham_n the_o turk_n when_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o this_o hand_n say_v he_o whereby_o 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himself_o into_o other_o tent_n his_o son_n muhammed_n abuhur_n succeed_v cafur_n rule_v all_o a_o negro_n who_o his_o father_n have_v buy_v for_o eighteen_o piece_n of_o gold_n abulcasim_n caijm_n prince_n of_o cairawan_n die_v and_o his_o son_n ishmael_n abutaher_n almansor_n billa_z succeed_v in_o the_o chalifate_n who_o die_v an._n 341._o have_v rule_v seven_o year_n his_o son_n maabad_n succeed_v which_o be_v the_o first_o chalifa_n of_o egypt_n egypt_n an._n 347._o muazzadaulas_n win_v mausil_n and_o all_o diarreb_n nasiruddanla_n flee_v and_o after_o compound_v with_o he_o an._n 349_o abuhur_n die_v his_o brother_n ali_n succeed_v syria_n but_o cafur_n rule_v all_o and_o ali_n die_v an._n 355._o he_o become_v king_n of_o egypt_n and_o syria_n where_o he_o reign_v till_o an._n 358._o saifuddaulas_n die_v an._n 356._o have_v reign_v in_o aleppo_n one_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o be_v learned_a and_o have_v great_a confluence_n of_o learned_a

legate_n and_o bid_v one_o young_a man_n to_o kill_v himself_o which_o he_o do_v another_o he_o command_v to_o throw_v himself_o from_o a_o high_a tower_n whereby_o also_o he_o be_v break_v in_o piece_n then_o say_v he_o to_o the_o legate_n i_o have_v 70000._o subject_n thus_o observant_a and_o let_v this_o be_v my_o answer_n this_o answer_n cause_v the_o king_n to_o leave_v he_o and_o fill_v he_o with_o care_n they_o therefore_o proceed_v and_o invade_v diverse_a castle_n take_v alamut_n and_o make_v that_o their_o chief_a seat_n an._n 485._o gielaluddaulas_n die_v have_v reign_v twenty_o year_n and_o some_o month_n he_o be_v witty_a sincere_a full_a of_o piety_n diminish_v tribute_n forbid_v injury_n cause_v bridge_n highway_n and_o river_n to_o be_v make_v and_o the_o temple_n of_o bagdad_n to_o be_v build_v call_v the_o king_n temple_n and_o the_o hanijfaean_a college_n which_o he_o enrich_v with_o many_o benefit_n he_o obtain_v many_o victory_n and_o from_o the_o further_a 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aside_o and_o nilus_n increase_v in_o one_o night_n three_o yard_n brochia_n so_o that_o their_o field_n in_o egypt_n be_v water_v and_o sow_v and_o the_o patriarch_n return_v with_o great_a honour_n from_o both_o king_n of_o ae_n hiopia_n and_o egypt_n ahmed_n abulabas_n mustasir_n billa_z 49._o son_n of_o muctadi_n succeed_v in_o the_o chalifate_n mustansir_n lord_n of_o egypt_n die_v year_n and_o his_o son_n ahmed_n abulcasem_fw-la mustali_fw-la billa_z succeed_v a._n 488._o tagiuddaulas_n have_v after_o bloody_a battle_n betwixt_o they_o slay_v icsancar_n and_o possess_v haleb_n mind_v to_o invade_v irac_n be_v encounter_v and_o slay_v by_o his_o nephew_n barkiaruc_n who_o be_v now_o crown_v and_o hereby_o confirm_v in_o his_o empire_n tagiuddaulas_n have_v send_v to_o bagdad_n to_o procure_v his_o inauguration_n joseph_n son_n of_o arfac_n a_o turk_n which_o commit_v great_a spoil_n in_o those_o part_n but_o hear_v of_o his_o master_n death_n flee_v to_o haleb_n where_o roduwan_n 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forty_o silver_n lamp_n each_o of_o which_o weigh_v three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o dam_n beside_o a_o silver_n furnace_n of_o forty_o pound_n and_o twenty_o lamp_n of_o gold_n jerusalem_n remain_v subject_a to_o they_o ninety_o one_o year_n till_o king_n joseph_n nazir_n saladine_n son_n of_o job_n on_o who_o god_n have_v mercy_n recover_v it_o an._n 583._o muhammed_n son_n of_o gielaluddaulas_n possess_v himself_o of_o bagdad_n and_o overthrow_v his_o brother_n barkiaruk_n an._n 493._o and_o an._n 494._o the_o frank_n take_v hijfa_n by_o force_n and_o arsuf_n by_o composition_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n coast_n be_v subject_a to_o they_o an._n 495._o mustali_fw-la billa_z prince_n of_o egypt_n die_v berar_n his_o brother_n possess_v himself_o of_o alexandria_n and_o be_v there_o inaugurate_v by_o aftekine_n but_o afdal_n war_v on_o he_o and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o inaugurate_v ali_n abulmansor_n son_n of_o mustali_n then_o but_o five_o year_n old_a afdal_n 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228._o 229._o 288._o 289_o sultan_n achmet_n person_n family_n government_n and_o greatness_n of_o state_n 288._o &_o sequitur_fw-la 291._o 292._o 293._o he_o reign_v about_o fifteen_o year_n 293._o 294_o acra_n aelia_n 94_o acusamil_n 885_o adam_n great_a philosopher_n 14._o 18_o adam_n hill_n in_o seylan_n 17_o adam_n his_o general_n and_o particular_a call_n 20._o his_o happiness_n before_o his_o fall_n 18._o 19_o his_o many_o sin_n in_o the_o fall_n 21._o 22._o nakedness_n punishment_n 22._o 23._o first_o and_o second_o adam_n compare_v 24._o his_o sin_n how_o we_o 25_o adam_n teach_v by_o god_n teach_v his_o child_n to_o sacrifice_n 27._o 28._o suppose_a to_o live_v and_o die_v at_o hebron_n 29._o mourn_v for_o abel_n ibid._n the_o conceit_n of_o zabij_n touch_v he_o 52._o his_o burial_n 53._o jewish_a dream_n of_o adam_n 160._o 178._o 205._o teach_v by_o raziel_n 161._o his_o cellar_n mahometicall_a dream_n of_o he_o 252._o 253._o &_o seq_n adam_n acknwledge_v by_o the_o bramenes_n 547._o 548_o adam_n baba_n in_o zeilan_n 277._o their_o fancy_n of_o he_o ibid._n adam_n viz._n william_n adam_n his_o travel_n and_o voyage_n to_o japon_n 588._o 589._o &_o seq_n adad_n assyrian_n god_n 66._o the_o sun_n ibid._n adadezer_n k._n of_o aram_n zoba_n 73_o adega_n mahomet_n wife_n 241_o adel_n and_o adea_n their_o situation_n and_o description_n 754_o adiabena_n a_o kingdom_n in_o assyria_n 35._o 63_o adona_n a_o name_n of_o god_n what_o it_o signify_v 4_o adonis_n fable_n feast_n rite_n and_o river_n 78._o 79_o adrian_n emperor_n 72._o founder_n of_o aelia_n 142._o his_o testimony_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 626._o his_o destroy_n of_o antinous_n 646_o adriatic_a sea_n which_o so_o call_v 575_o adrimachidae_n their_o habitation_n &_o rite_n 667_o adultery_n how_o punish_v by_o the_o jew_n 99_o 205._o by_o the_o arabian_n 238._o alcoran_n 251._o tartar_n 416._o pataneans_n 495._o 496_o in_o bengala_n 509._o of_o the_o bramenes_n 547._o turk_n 299._o in_o guinea_n 717._o in_o aethiopia_n 739._o madagascar_n 799._o florida_n 851._o mexico_n 877._o nicaragua_n 888._o in_o brasill_n 918._o in_o japan_n 560._o 591._o in_o java_n 611._o 612_o adultery_n how_o esteem_v by_o the_o arabian_n 228._o how_o try_v at_o guinea_n 716._o 717_o aelia_n capitolina_n 93_o egyptian_n first_o author_n of_o idolatry_n 631._o worship_v man_n under_o other_o name_n ibid._n convince_v by_o abraham_n 95._o conquer_a by_o the_o saracen_n 657._o by_o the_o christian_n and_o by_o saladine_n 657._o by_o selim_n 283._o 284_o egypt_n why_o so_o call_v egypt_n and_o mesre_n and_o other_o name_n 626_o how_o bound_a and_o a_o discourse_n of_o nilus_n 627._o the_o number_n of_o egyptian_a city_n and_o work_n of_o their_o king_n cham_n and_o chemmis_n 630._o 631._o their_o temple_n and_o exceed_a sum_n whereto_o they_o amount_v 631._o sesostris_n and_o other_o king_n 632._o pyramid_n the_o labyrinth_n sphynx_n &_o lake_n meris_fw-la and_o their_o sepulcher_n 633._o 634._o their_o osiris_n isis_n orus_n and_o other_o legend_n 635._o 636._o the_o land_n divide_v to_o their_o king_n priest_n and_o soldier_n ibid._n their_o bawdy_a order_n and_o beastly_a deity_n 636._o reason_n of_o religion_n to_o beast_n 637_o mystical_a exposition_n ibid._n their_o worship_n water_n fire_n a_o man_n the_o beetle_n 635._o 637._o manifold_a mystery_n ibid._n hermes_n trismegistus_n 637_o hierogliphic_n ibid._n their_o idol_n how_o deify_v ibid._n their_o apis_n and_o other_o beast_n deify_v or_o sacred_a how_o nourish_v and_o respect_v 638._o cost_v bestow_v on_o the_o funeral_n of_o they_o 639._o description_n and_o consecration_n of_o apis_n ibid._n his_o history_n and_o mystery_n 639._o other_o ox_n worship_v ibid._n how_o they_o respect_v beast_n in_o these_o day_n 640._o what_o beast_n fish_n fowl_n general_o what_o in_o several_a place_n worship_v ibid._n meat_n prohibit_v among_o they_o 641._o serpent_n fart_n etc_n etc_n worship_v ibid._n their_o sacrifice_n circumcision_n and_o swine_n 642._o 643._o their_o manner_n of_o tillage_n or_o sow_v the_o ground_n ibid._n their_o oath_n priest_n magic_a and_o sacrifice_n 643._o gymnosophist_n sanctuary_n feast_n ibid._n the_o oracle_n and_o knavery_n of_o isis_n priest_n 643._o their_o invention_n and_o condition_n 644._o 645_o rogue_n why_o call_v egyptian_n or_o gypsy_n 646._o act_n of_o the_o persian_n in_o egypt_n 647._o their_o greek_a school_n and_o library_n 648._o 649._o devotion_n and_o temple_n of_o serapis_n 650._o knavery_n of_o tyrannus_n 651._o the_o act_n of_o roman_n jew_n &_o saracen_n in_o egypt_n 652._o the_o building_n of_o cairo_n 654._o the_o state_n of_o it_o and_o alexandria_n 655._o present_a egyptian_n 656._o diverse_a succession_n and_o alteration_n in_o egypt_n ibid._n her_o sect_n 657._o mamaluke_n marvelous_a activity_n ibid._n christian_n there_o 658._o their_o chronology_n 660._o 661._o ancient_a king_n 662._o who_o reign_v when_o moses_n pass_v the_o red_a sea_n 663._o caliph_n 664._o mamaluke_n

244_o angola_n 765._o the_o portugal_n war_n and_o trade_n for_o slave_n there_o ibid._n their_o mokisso_n or_o idol_n priest_n trial_n of_o crime_n dog_n vow_n marriage_n 766._o how_o the_o woman_n salute_v the_o new_a moon_n ibid._n angote_n arium_fw-la aucaguerle_n abagamedri_n aualites_n aicza_n in_o abassia_n 749_o anian_n a_o fabulous_a strait_n 670_o annedotus_n vide_fw-la oannes_n annius_n his_o counterfeit_a berosus_n 34_o and_o metasthnes_n ibid._n anober_n a_o nymph_n so_o call_v 77_o antiquity_n of_o superstition_n what_o 69_o antiochia_n build_v by_o seleuchus_n 71._o and_o fifteen_o other_o of_o that_o name_n ibid._n now_o theopolis_n 339_o antiochus_n soter_n 73._o theos_n magnus_n epiphanes_n ibid._n the_o act_n of_o this_o antioch_n 74._o &_o seq_fw-la 137._o 353_o anticusius_n a_o hill_n 69_o antichrist_n of_o the_o jew_n 209._o of_o the_o turk_n 303._o 304_o antinous_n deify_v 646_o antippi_n turkish_n priest_n 319_o 320_o antipode_n deny_v by_o the_o father_n and_o by_o pope_n zachary_n account_v heresy_n 790_o antipater_n 80_o antonius_n the_o first_o eremite_n 277_o aunt_n vide_fw-la pismire_n anzichi_n the_o cruel_a man-eater_n 772_o apameas_fw-la three_o build_v by_o seleucus_n 72_o apelles_n conceit_n of_o the_o ark_n 33_o 30_o ape_n how_o take_v 507_o ape_n account_v holy_a ibid._n the_o ape_n hanimant_n ibid._n ape_n of_o perimal_a 617_o ape_n the_o true_a pigmee_n 507._o &_o seq_fw-la ape_n twice_o as_o big_a as_o a_o man_n 711_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o a_o ape_n 550._o serviceable_a ape_n 711_o apis_n the_o egyptian_a bull._n god_fw-we 638._o 639_o apollo_n chomaeus_n and_o palatinus_n 51._o beard_a apollo_n 69_o his_o oracle_n at_o hierapolis_n ibidem_fw-la at_o delphos_n and_o daphne_n 71._o 72_o apollonius_n his_o journey_n 51._o 482_o arabi_n what_o it_o signify_v 223._o why_o arabian_n so_o call_v ibidem_fw-la arabia_n the_o scite_fw-la thereof_o and_o name_n 223._o 224._o &_o seq_n the_o part_n and_o people_n thereof_o ibid._n their_o manner_n of_o eat_v 225._o 33._o their_o phoenix_n a_o fable_n 225._o barthema_n his_o travel_n through_o all_o arabia_n 226._o the_o merchandise_n of_o arabia_n 226._o 227._o their_o ancient_a religion_n 227._o circumcision_n &_o manner_n of_o enter_v league_n ibid._n their_o incest_n and_o adultery_n 228._o their_o policy_n diet_n divination_n habit_n 228_o 229_o their_o panchean_a temple_n ibid._n arabian_n distinguish_v by_o many_o name_n 229._o 230._o the_o southerly_a part_n of_o arabia_n rich_a the_o people_n civil_a etc_n etc_n 230._o 231_o arabian_a tribe_n food_n apparel_n foolish_a and_o blasphemous_a tradition_n 231._o 232_o arabian_a gulf_n 582._o 583._o 778_o cold_a in_o arabia_n 583._o the_o arabian_a population_n and_o depopulation_n in_o africa_n 701._o 702._o &_o seq_n the_o arabian_n which_o inhabit_v africa_n duide_v into_o three_o people_n 703_o arad_n a_o populous_a town_n near_o tyrus_n 79_o ararat_n the_o mountain_n upon_o which_o the_o ark_n rest_v 35._o opinion_n concern_v ararat_n ibid._n aram_n and_o aramaei_n 37._o 65._o syria_n so_o call_v 65._o 67_o aram_n martyrdom_n 45_o aram_n zoba_fw-la 73_o arambec_n or_o norumbega_n 801_o arbaces_n overcome_v sardanapalus_n 60._o make_a captain_n of_o the_o army_n send_v to_o ninive_n 61._o other_o his_o act_n 350_o archangel_n destroy_v the_o giant_n before_o the_o flood_n 33._o 34_o archisynagogi_fw-la 104_o ardocke_n river_n 392_o arequipa_n 929._o 927_o arethusa_n a_o lake_n 318_o areiti_n or_o ballad_n and_o dance_n in_o hispaniola_n 957._o 958_o argo_n the_o ship_n 301_o arimanius_n 372_o arimphaei_n people_n near_o the_o riphoan_n hill_n 37_o arioch_n king_n of_o elasser_n 61_o aristotle_n skilful_a in_o chaldaean_a philosophy_n 54._o his_o opinion_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o the_o dead_a sea_n 48._o 79_o aristotle_n school_n at_o alexandria_n 649_o arius_n a_o great_a warrior_n 61_o armouchiquois_n deform_a savage_n 914_o arphaxad_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37_o ark_n of_o noah_n 32._o diverse_a doubt_n move_v concern_v it_o 33._o the_o mystery_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o memory_n of_o it_o in_o other_o nation_n 34_o where_o it_o rest_v 35._o 147._o monkish_a fable_n of_o the_o ark_n 35_o ark_n of_o the_o jew_n law_n 101_o ark_n of_o the_o mexican_n god_n 869_o 870_o armenia_n 33._o 343._o the_o armenian_n their_o memory_n of_o the_o ark_n 34._o 344._o their_o history_n of_o it_o 344._o bloody_a rite_n of_o the_o armenian_n 345._o their_o religion_n 344_o art_n invent_v in_o cain_n family_n 29._o ascribe_v to_o angel_n which_o marry_a wife_n 31._o to_o oannes_n a_o monster_n 48_o arsaces_n first_o and_o second_o 353_o 133_o arracan_a a_o kingdom_n 512._o the_o war_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o portugal_n 513._o 514._o 1005_o artabanus_n the_o parthian_a 63_o 354_o artembares_n his_o story_n 351_o artaxares_n king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 301_o article_n of_o the_o jewish_a faith_n 171_o artillery_n in_o tanguth_n 428._o 429_o asan_n the_o turk_n 279_o ascalon_n 81_o ascus_n a_o giant_n 75_o ash_n use_v in_o brahmin_n ceremony_n 547._o 548_o ashkenaz_n or_o aschenaz_n 37_o ashur_n 37._o 65._o whither_o he_o build_v ninive_n 65._o 66_o asia_n the_o name_n bound_n and_o excellence_n thereof_o 43._o 44._o the_o division_n thereof_o 44._o map_n thereof_o 39_o 43._o commodity_n thereof_o 44_o asia_n minor_n conquer_v by_o the_o turk_n 325._o 326._o the_o map_n of_o asia_n minor_n 326._o the_o description_n thereof_o 326._o 327._o &_o seq_n asia_n proprie_fw-la dicta_fw-la 330._o 331._o &_o seq_n asia_n befriend_v of_o the_o sea_n 575._o 576_o a_o relation_n of_o some_o principal_a island_n of_o asia_n 586_o asiarcha_n certain_a priest_n so_o call_v 338_o asimaeus_n and_o anilaeus_n babylonian_a jew_n 63_o asian_a gaber_n a_o port_n 777_o asmeere_n or_o azimere_n the_o city_n where_o the_o mogul_n reside_v 522_o asseral_n a_o herb_n that_o make_v man_n merry_a as_o if_o they_o be_v drink_v 317_o assambaba_n a_o superior_a of_o the_o turk_n 317_o asmulin_n a_o persian_a sectary_n 370_o assus_n a_o babylonian_a city_n 59_o assumption_n island_n 823_o assyria_n first_o inhabit_v 38._o in_o assiria_n be_v the_o first_o both_o man_n and_o language_n 40._o how_o bound_v 65._o how_o call_v ibid._n &_o 67._o assyrian_a king_n 60._o 61._o their_o marriage_n 67_o ass_n sacred_a to_o priapus_n 334._o wild_a ass_n 622_o asser_n a_o pharisee_n of_o most_o severe_a life_n 146_o assysine_n in_o the_o province_n of_o tyre_n 218._o 219_o astar_n and_o astarot_n 136_o astaroth_n and_o astarte_n 71_o astarte_n worship_v her_o temple_n 78_o 79_o astrologer_n and_o their_o prediction_n 56._o 418._o 419._o 428._o 429_o astrology_n judicial_a confute_v 55_o astrology_n of_o the_o pharisee_n 128_o astronomy_n when_o and_o by_o who_o first_o invent_v 55._o 82_o astrolabe_n first_o apply_v to_o navigation_n 42_o astyages_n destroy_v ninive_n 66_o atabaliba_n king_n of_o peru_n 931._o take_a by_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n his_o ransom_n 932._o his_o war_n with_o guascar_n 933._o slay_a by_o pizarro_n 929._o his_o palace_n ibid._n atergate_n 37._o 66._o 80._o whither_o dea_n syria_n 68_o her_o story_n 81_o athens_n now_o barbarous_a 324._o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n atheist_n confute_v 2_o atlas_n his_o burial_n 77._o his_o skill_n in_o astronomy_n 331._o mount_v atlas_n 611._o the_o snow_n on_o it_o and_o from_o it_o ibidem_fw-la tale_n of_o it_o ibid._n atlantes_n their_o habitation_n and_o rite_n 666._o 680._o they_o have_v no_o proper_a name_n ibid._n attalus_n 335._o he_o furnish_v the_o library_n of_o pergamus_n with_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o volume_n 335_o attes_n author_n of_o the_o superstition_n of_o rhea_n 68_o attys_n his_o story_n 340_o atropatia_n a_o part_n of_o media_n the_o description_n thereof_o 352_o avarice_n in_o arabia_n 136_o auim_n 80_o auarella_n falca_n hollander_n merry_a madness_n there_o 481_o augustine_n bishop_n of_o hippo_n or_o bona_n 669_o ausanitis_n a_o region_n 37_o aurea_fw-la regio_fw-la aurea_fw-la chersonesus_n 491._o 492_o auzachea_n a_o city_n in_o scythia_n 37_o axomite_n auxume_n or_o chaxumo_fw-la chief_a city_n in_o aethiopia_n 752_o azanaghi_n their_o simplicity_n 689._o why_o they_o hide_v their_o mouth_n 690._o their_o deformity_n ibid._n azoara_n 251._o &_o seq_fw-la azopart_v who_o so_o call_v 218_o b_o baalzebub_n or_o beelzebub_n 57_o baalzebub_n why_o call_v the_o lord_n of_o fly_n 81_o baal_n what_o it_o signify_v 57_o 81_o 104._o sometime_o masculine_a sometime_o feminine_a 64_o baal-pehor_a 85_o baau_n what_o it_o signify_v 77_o baba_n a_o false_a prophet_n 277_o baba_n the_o son_n of_o bota_n 100_o his_o sacrifice_n 125_o babia_n a_o syrian_a goddess_n 72_o babel_n build_v 38._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n how_o situate_a 148._o now_o whole_o ruin_v ibid._n babylonia_n how_o bound_v 44._o &_o seq_fw-la parallel_n of_o eastern_a and_o western_a babylon_n 47._o the_o fertility_n thereof_o 50._o 51._o beastly_a rite_n of_o woman_n there_o 56_o babylon_n of_o semiramis_n the_o huge_a wall_n and_o

compass_n 48._o other_o wonder_n there_o 49._o 50._o enlarge_v with_o a_o new_a city_n by_o nabuchodonosor_n ibid._n babylonian_a history_n to_o these_o time_n 60._o &_o seq_fw-la destruction_n thereof_o 63._o the_o take_v thereof_o by_o seleuchus_n 73._o it_o be_v the_o mother_n city_n of_o jew_n 124._o the_o ruin_n 125._o thereby_o be_v signify_v rome_n 141._o reduce_v by_o zopyrus_n 342_o babylas_n his_o bone_n 72_o bagdet_n bachdad_n or_o baldach_n suppose_a seleucia_n 51._o 64._o 242_o why_o call_v babylon_n 63._o build_v by_o bugiafar_n ibid._n destroy_v 64._o victual_v how_o 65._o the_o state_n thereof_o in_o benjamin_n time_n 147._o 148._o the_o whole_a story_n 237._o 238._o &_o seq_n 242_o 243_o bacala_n in_o the_o east_n indies_n 461_o bachdad_n city_n 50_o bacchus_n and_o his_o priest_n 109_o 665_o baccalaos_n 30_o bachsi_n of_o the_o tartar_n 418_o bactrian_n their_o cruel_a rite_n 399_o badurias_n king_n of_o cambaya_n 537_o baduini_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o heretical_a moor_n 757._o 768_o bagdad_n build_v 1028_o bajazet_n the_o first_o take_v by_o tamerlan_n 282_o bajazet_n the_o second_o 283._o 284_o baldivia_n entertainment_n in_o arauco_n 411_o baitull_n 80_o baithos_n and_o baithoscans_n 129_o baly_n island_n describe_v 611_o ball_n or_o bell_n wear_v in_o man_n yard_n 496_o balm_n of_o gilead_n &_o the_o tree_n 92_o in_o arabia_n 226._o in_o amara_fw-la 743_o in_o brasil_n 912_o balsam_n bring_v from_o gilead_n to_o cairo_n thence_o to_o mecca_n 274_o bambyce_n the_o syrian_a goddess_n so_o call_v 68_o banus_fw-la the_o eremite_n 123_o banian_o and_o their_o superstition_n 240._o 241_o banda_n island_n 578._o 607._o the_o commodity_n and_o factory_n there_o 607._o 608_o bantam_n describe_v 609._o 610._o the_o english_a factory_a there_o 610_o 611_o baptise_v of_o proselyte_n 97_o barbarussa_n or_o barbarossa_n 676_o 677_o barchosba_n his_o end_n a_o warning_n for_o all_o such_o as_o fight_v against_o god_n &_o their_o sovereign_n 142_o barent_n his_o discovery_n and_o winter_v in_o the_o north_n east_n 782_o baruchne_n a_o huge_a bird_n 210_o baruch_n interpret_v by_o herodotus_n 58_o bargu_n plain_a and_o the_o rite_n there_o 429_o barkley_n travel_n 423_o baris_n a_o hill_n in_o armenia_n 35_o barbaria_n whence_o so_o call_v 668_o the_o map_n of_o barbary_n ibidem_fw-la the_o seriffo_n of_o barbary_n his_o history_n 695._o 696._o civil_a war_n in_o barbary_n 697._o 698._o region_n of_o barbary_n 700._o 701._o the_o condition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o city_n of_o barbary_n 704._o 705_o basan_n 85_o basilides_n a_o priest_n 72_o bathy_n or_o bathu_n his_o exploit_n 361_o basilisk_n a_o serpent_n 623_o bat_n great_a as_o hen_n 565_o battle_n his_o travel_n 726_o barwel_n galdness_n with_o cold_a 931_o beauty_n in_o foul_a deformity_n 721_o vide_fw-la gull-gallant_a and_o fashion-monger_n bead_n use_v in_o prayer_n by_o turk_n 312_o beast_n whence_o their_o cruelty_n 15_o clean_a and_o unclean_a 33._o their_o awe_n of_o man_n and_o become_a food_n to_o man_n 36_o beast_n sacred_a 460_o beast_n worship_v 461._o execution_n by_o bear_n 978_o bear_n of_o wonderful_a greatness_n 564_o becca_n the_o same_o with_o mecca_n 273_o beduine_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o arabian_n 221_o bedavyae_n or_o bednois_n 231_o beetle_n worship_v 636_o beelsaman_n 75_o belzebub_n 80_o behemoth_n the_o huge_a ox_n mention_v in_o job_n jewish_a tale_n of_o he_o 210_o bel_n and_o belus_n deify_v 46._o call_v baal_n beelsamen_n 77._o 81_o beelzebub_n arbelus_n ibid._n his_o create_v the_o world_n 49._o his_o temple_n and_o tower_n at_o babylon_n 50._o golden_a vessel_n and_o altar_n ibid._n bel_n chief_a idol_n of_o babylon_n 50._o 56_o whither_o bel_n and_o baal_n be_v the_o same_o 57_o his_o name_n rite_n etc_n etc_n 57_o 58._o his_o sepulchre_n 56._o by_o who_o worship_v 58._o his_o priest_n 58._o 59_o bell_n and_o the_o dragon_n 58_o belus_n author_n of_o astronomy_n 49_o 50._o his_o temple_n cleanse_v by_o alexander_n ib._n suppose_v the_o tower_n of_o babel_n yet_o remain_v 50._o suppose_a to_o be_v nimrod_n 61_o belaeus_n river_n 79_o belesus_n or_o phul_n beloch_n 62_o belgrade_n take_v 273_o belgian_n a_o hill_n 381_o bellarmine_n error_n of_o paradise_n 15._o of_o daniel_n 57_o of_o antiochus_n 74._o of_o miracle_n 81._o 82_o of_o abraham_n 95_o of_o the_o sabbath_n 20._o of_o monk_n of_o saint_n george_n 319._o of_o confession_n 198._o his_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o translation_n thereof_o 169_o 170_o beltis_n bealtis_n and_o belissima_fw-la 78_o bell_n use_v in_o cathay_n 404._o china_n 470._o in_o japon_n very_o great_a 597_o when_o first_o find_v and_o found_v 602_o bell_n of_o gold_n in_o america_n 795_o bemoini_n and_o his_o active_a people_n 692_o bengala_n kingdom_n describe_v 508_o 509._o their_o devotion_n at_o ganges_n 509._o 510_o bengala_n gulf_n describe_v 579_o 993._o &_o seq_fw-la bengalan_n three_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o year_n old_a 588_o benecochab_n his_o imposture_n 141_o 114_o benjoin_n a_o gum_n 570_o benedictus_n go_v his_o travel_n from_o lahor_n to_o china_n 413._o 414_o benomotapa_n 72._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o rite_n 722_o berecynthia_n or_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n 71_o berenice_n on_o the_o red_a sea_n 783_o bereshith_n with_o jewish_a comment_n 177._o 178_o bermuda_n why_o so_o call_v and_o how_o otherwise_o 960._o commodity_n and_o situation_n thereof_o ibid._n plantation_n there_o 961_o berosus_n counterfeit_a 34._o his_o testimony_n of_o the_o flood_n ibid._n other_o fragment_n of_o he_o 45._o 46_o best_n his_o sea_n fight_v 613_o betelle_n 552._o a_o description_n of_o the_o plant_n bettele_n 568_o beaver_n a_o beast_n 564_o bezar-stone_n 570_o bezoar_n how_o take_v out_o of_o goat_n 1003_o benjamin_n tudelensis_n his_o error_n of_o samaritan_o 136._o his_o travel_n and_o observation_n 63._o 146._o &_o seq_n the_o state_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o time_n 146._o 147._o &_o seq_n biblos_n whence_o so_o call_v 82_o bidrach_n city_n and_o university_n 146_o biledulgerid_n or_o date_n region_n describe_v 706._o 707_o birataca_n a_o beast_n of_o incredible_a stench_n 564_o bird_n preacher_n 719._o island_n full_a of_o bird_n 831_o bird_n of_o brasile_n 912._o 913._o tale_n of_o a_o huge_a bird_n 210._o of_o other_o bird_n 399_o bird_n of_o paradise_n 565_o birra_n on_o euphrates_n 63._o 65_o bisertae_n suppose_a utica_n 641_o bisnagar_n 572._o 993._o the_o king_n haughty_a stile_n 573_o bitumen_n or_o slimy_a pitch_n 50._o from_o a_o fountain_n near_o bagdet_n ibid._n black_a colour_n esteem_v above_o white_a 721._o the_o cause_n ibid._n black_a never_n wear_v by_o turk_n 303_o bliomum_n a_o idol_n worship_v of_o the_o arabian_n 242_o blood_n prohibit_v 35._o by_o the_o zabij_n eat_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o devil_n 53._o 54._o jewish_a observation_n thereof_o 110._o mahometicall_a prohibstion_n 253._o drink_a by_o the_o tartar_n and_o other_o 431_o people_n that_o will_v shed_v no_o blood_n 240._o 241._o blood_n stay_v from_o issue_v by_o force_n of_o a_o jewel_n or_o bone_n of_o a_o cabal_n 579._o blood_n not_o see_v in_o much_o effusion_n thereof_o 662._o blood_n in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n 216_o boat_n of_o horse_n skin_n 391._o of_o leather_n 793._o of_o birch_n bark_n 802_o of_o fish_n skin_n 820._o of_o seal_n skin_n ibid._n bomelius_n roast_v 980_o body_n vanity_n 23_o boghar_n 425_o bona_n where_o situate_a 669_o bonito-fish_n 566_o boris_n brother_n to_o irenia_n 980._o make_v protector_n 984._o his_o bloody_a stair_n to_o the_o throne_n 988._o 991._o his_o empire_n and_o end_n 992_o borneo_n the_o description_n thereof_o 578._o 579_o bone_n of_o a_o man_n of_o huge_a bigness_n 210_o bonzij_n in_o japon_n their_o sect_n and_o rite_n 594._o 595_o book_n of_o scripture_n nature_n the_o creature_n 23_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o life_n and_o a_o three_o sort_n 196._o 197_o book_n of_o butchery_n 171._o mahomet_n book_n of_o judgement_n 259_o book_n ascribe_v to_o abraham_n solomon_n job_n etc_n etc_n 701._o book_n of_o leaf_n of_o tree_n 896_o boot_n &_o shoe_n in_o america_n 793_o boriquen_n describe_v 954_o borsippa_n a_o city_n sacred_a to_o apollo_n and_o diana_n 54_o bosarman_n or_o musulman_n a_o mahometan_a convert_v 258_o botant_a describe_v &_o the_o strange_a rite_n there_o 512_o botelius_n his_o strange_a navigation_n 623_o boucan_n and_o boucane_v man_n flesh_n 914._o 915._o sir_n jerome_n bow_v his_o russian_a embassage_n 982._o &_o seq_fw-la brahmin_n their_o opinion_n of_o a_o better_a world_n 478_o their_o rite_n 479._o sect_n 479._o 480_o bramenes_n both_o secular_a and_o religious_a 547._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o respect_v ibid._n they_o have_v their_o shop_n of_o merchandise_n their_o habit_n vow_n and_o funeral_n their_o fast_n opinion_n and_o observation_n their_o estimation_n art_n etc_n etc_n 547._o 548._o 549._o their_o write_n learn_v superstition_n 997_o bramenes_n pope_n 559_o brama_n or_o brema_n 472_o

926_o chederles_n the_o turkish_a conceit_n of_o he_o 318._o relic_n of_o his_o horse_n shoe_n use_v against_o disease_n ibid._n chemmis_n so_o call_v of_o cham_n 37_o 631_o chemosh_n a_o idol_n 85_o cherry_n island_n 816._o 817_o chia_n a_o drink_n 263_o chica_n a_o country_n 468._o a_o drink_n 947_o child_n which_o suck_n 12._o year_n 318._o sale_n and_o murder_n of_o child_n 469_o childbirth_n strange_a rite_n observe_v by_o the_o tibareni_n 400._o a_o order_n in_o brasill_n for_o the_o man_n to_o lie_v in_o when_o his_o wife_n be_v deliver_v 918_o 919._o childbirth_n rite_n in_o cardandan_n 430._o other_o rite_n in_o india_n 482._o in_o guinea_n 717._o rite_n of_o the_o jag_n 772._o in_o guiana_n 900_o chili_n whence_o so_o call_v 926._o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n chimia_fw-it limia_n simia_fw-la three_o science_n in_o tanguth_n 428._o 429_o china_n whither_o cathaia_n 409._o 410_o 411._o ben._n go_v his_o long_a and_o dangerous_a journey_n from_o lahor_n to_o china_n 413._o 414._o the_o name_n of_o china_n 435._o the_o name_n which_o they_o give_v it_o themselves_o 436_o the_o province_n city_n shire_n town_n hamlet_n castle_n and_o situation_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o number_n of_o tributary_n ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n and_o natural_a commodity_n 436._o 437._o map_n of_o china_n ibid._n the_o commodiousness_n and_o store_n of_o ship_n and_o river_n 437._o 438._o the_o beauty_n and_o form_n of_o their_o city_n 439_o of_o canton_n nanquin_n pequin_n city_n of_o china_n ibid._n of_o sucen_n and_o hamceu_fw-fr most_o admirable_a 440._o a_o discourse_n of_o quinsay_n the_o most_o admirable_a of_o the_o world_n 441._o 442._o season_n there_o ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o china_n their_o person_n attire_n name_n and_o surname_n 443._o 444._o their_o seal_n game_n complemental_a salutation_n and_o entertainment_n ibidem_fw-la their_o building_n print_v porcelain_n paint_v music_n ink_n fan_n and_o use_v of_o they_o 445_o 446._o their_o language_n all_o monosyllable_n language_n two_o fold_n and_o equivocation_n 446._o 467_o their_o manner_n of_o writing_n and_o philosophy_n 447._o their_o want_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n ibidem_fw-la their_o astrology_n and_o physic_n 447._o 448._o their_o ethic_n and_o politics_n 449._o their_o degree_n in_o school_n &_o manner_n of_o attain_v they_o 449._o 450._o military_a degree_n 450._o 451._o the_o kingdom_n found_v by_o humuu_n 451._o his_o constitution_n their_o king_n revenue_n ibid._n the_o king_n his_o retiredness_n marriage_n arm_n court_n colour_n posterity_n ibid._n &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o manner_n of_o petition_v 452._o of_o pay_v his_o revenue_n eunuch_n and_o palace_n 452._o 453._o their_o court_n or_o tribunal_n 454._o the_o diversity_n of_o magistrate_n 454._o 455_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v at_o their_o royal_a city_n and_o in_o the_o province_n 455._o 456._o nine_o order_n of_o their_o magistrate_n and_o their_o stipend_n ibidem_fw-la their_o habit_n and_o ensign_n 457._o their_o military_a man_n and_o weapon_n 456._o the_o king_n can_v alter_v the_o custom_n nor_o any_o bear_v one_o office_n above_o three_o year_n or_o at_o all_o in_o his_o own_o country_n ibidem_fw-la what_o nobility_n in_o china_n 458._o extraordinary_a commission_n ibid._n ordinary_a compliment_n of_o refuse_v and_o inordinate_a tyranny_n 458._o 459._o their_o cave_n prison_n punishment_n of_o thief_n ibid._n inundation_n and_o earthquake_n ibid._n a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o king_n 459._o 460._o vanlia_n the_o present_a king_n ibidem_fw-la of_o king_n farfur_n ibidem_fw-la strange_a story_n of_o beast_n in_o a_o monastery_n 460._o worship_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o their_o other_o god_n 461_o 462._o their_o three_o sect_n 462._o opinion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o confutian_a sect_n 462._o 463._o opinion_n &_o rite_n of_o the_o sect_n sciequia_fw-la 463_o 464._o of_o the_o sect_n lausu_n 464_o 465._o their_o priest_n secular_a and_o religious_a and_o nun_n 456._o 466_o their_o almanac_n and_o manifold_a divination_n 466._o 467._o their_o lot_n and_o god-bearing_a 467._o their_o curious_a art_n of_o alchemy_n and_o procure_v long_a life_n ibid._n their_o respect_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o eclipse_n 468._o their_o marriage_n with_o who_o and_o how_o solemnize_v 468_o 469._o sale_n and_o murder_n of_o their_o child_n ibidem_fw-la their_o gelding_n their_o infant_n contempt_n of_o stranger_n pride_n and_o other_o vice_n 469_o 470._o erroneous_a opinion_n ibidem_fw-la their_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o man_n and_o idol_n with_o the_o rite_n thereof_o 470._o 471._o monastery_n ibid._n their_o funeral_n ceremony_n 472_o 473._o their_o monument_n epitaph_n and_o curiosity_n 474._o 475_o religious_a time_n and_o firework_n solemnity_n ibid._n stranger_n and_o foreign_a religion_n in_o china_n 475_o 476._o scruple_n about_o their_o ingress_n and_o egress_n ibidem_fw-la how_o the_o jesuit_n enter_v 475._o jew_n mahometans_n and_o christian_n there_o ibid._n chinois_n how_o hate_v in_o japon_n 476_o chinkius_n can_n founder_n of_o the_o great_a empire_n under_o the_o sun_n 379_o choaspes_n a_o river_n chobat_fw-la of_o the_o arabian_n 264_o chocanada_n a_o idol_n 560_o chosroes_n his_o act_n 215._o his_o death_n ibid._n christ_n very_a god_n 3._o manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n 4._o not_o by_o generation_n 26._o the_o second_o adam_n 27_o when_o he_o suffer_v 106._o his_o paschall_n rite_n 110._o 111._o false_a christ_n and_o seduce_a prophet_n 143._o 144._o the_o history_n of_o christ_n prove_v by_o the_o jewish_a author_n 163._o his_o miracle_n disgrace_v 164._o the_o mahometan_a opinion_n of_o he_o 251._o 252_o christ_n and_o christian_n odious_a name_n to_o the_o indian_n by_o spanish_a insolence_n 962._o 963_o christian_a religion_n what_o proportion_n it_o hold_v with_o other_o religion_n 964._o saint_n thomas_n christian_n 736._o 737_o christian_n in_o palaestina_n 214._o chase_v thence_o by_o saracen_n 215._o 216_o their_o recover_n 217._o their_o unchristian_a course_n there_o 222_o the_o misery_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o turk_n 322._o 323._o &_o seq_n in_o egypt_n 658._o 659_o chronology_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n 59_o 60._o &_o sequitur_fw-la of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n 51._o 52._o 53._o of_o the_o jew_n 138._o 139._o &_o seq_n mahometans_n 273._o persian_n 367._o of_o the_o tartar_n 407._o of_o the_o chinois_n 452._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 660._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o the_o mexican_n 879_o chubar_fw-la chobar_n or_o chabar_fw-la 166_o church_n true_o catholic_a in_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth_n 29_o chusor_n a_o great_a magician_n 77_o cidambaran_n why_o so_o call_v 561_o cilicia_n how_o situate_a and_o the_o present_a state_n thereof_o 341._o subdue_v to_o the_o turk_n 343._o their_o ancient_a rite_n 342._o 343_o cimmerian_a darkness_n 576._o whence_o this_o proverb_n ibid._n cimmerij_fw-la or_o cimbri_n 576_o cingis_n chan_n first_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n 402._o his_o generation_n and_o first_o proceed_n 403._o his_o four_o son_n 403._o 404_o 405_o cinaloa_n the_o description_n thereof_o 855._o their_o marriage_n rite_n knighthood_n adoption_n dice_v funeral_n 856_o cinchiamfu_n a_o city_n of_o china_n 440_o cinnamon_n how_o grow_v 569_o cinnamon_n in_o arabia_n 226._o 227_o circassian_n and_o circassian_n country_n 348_o circumcision_n of_o moabite_n 86._o ammonite_n ibid._n proselyte_n 97._o jew_n 179._o 180._o 181._o arabian_n 227._o 228._o trogloditae_n 667._o at_o what_o age_n circumcise_v ibid._n circumcision_n of_o turk_n 311._o in_o china_n 475._o in_o guinea_n 716_o cittim_n a_o part_n of_o cilicia_n 37_o citor_n destroy_v 260_o civet_n 570_o cleobian_o and_o theobulian_n sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o clove_n how_o grow_v 569._o 605_o coava_fw-la a_o great_a river_n in_o africa_n 774_o cobtini_n a_o mahometicall_a sect_n 275_o columbus_n discoverer_n of_o america_n 801._o his_o history_n 802._o 803_o his_o error_n coloss_n at_o rhodes_n 584_o coloss_n of_o semiramis_n 45._o in_o pegu_n 530._o zeilan_n 616._o in_o egypt_n 634_o colchis_n or_o mengrelia_n how_o situate_a 347._o their_o custom_n and_o present_a manner_n of_o live_v 347._o 348_o colombo_n a_o fortress_n of_o the_o portugal_n 618_o collen_n his_o great_a posterity_n 419_o cold_a and_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o it_o 794_o college_n of_o the_o jew_n 99_o colophon_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 338_o colpia_n what_o it_o signify_v 77_o sir_n william_n cokayne_n 990_o cock_n crow_v the_o cause_n 157_o white_a and_o red_a cock_n jewish_a ceremony_n 197._o 198_o cock_n sacrifice_n in_o calcutta_n 550_o cock_n worship_v by_o the_o persian_n 136_o comana_n a_o city_n 327_o comania_n turcomania_n 334._o 335_o comori_fw-la cape_n in_o india_n 480_o combabus_fw-la his_fw-la device_n 68_o his_o statue_n ibid._n compass_n invent_v 44._o use_v in_o land_n travel_n 207._o 681_o con_n the_o conceit_n of_o he_o in_o peru_n 938_o conjugal_a duty_n observe_v by_o the_o jew_n 203_o conscience_n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o 26_o condore_n great_a fowl_n 564_o confession_n of_o jew_n 197._o 198_o confession_n of_o crime_n 597_o

sack_n of_o bagdet_n 65_o haaziph_n or_o azaer_n a_o feast_n of_o the_o jew_n 112_o hadrian_n vide_fw-la adrian_n hagag_n cruelty_n 74_o hagaren_n whence_o so_o call_v their_o habitation_n etc_n etc_n 229._o 230_o hagiagy_n cruelty_n 1024_o haithon_n vide_fw-la aiton_n hair_n consecrate_v at_o the_o temple_n of_o dea_n syria_n 70._o why_o wear_v long_o on_o the_o crown_n 93._o wear_v with_o a_o long_a lock_n on_o the_o left_a side_n as_o the_o devil_n appear_v in_o virginia_n 843_o hakem_n wickedness_n 1039_o halicarnassus_n 81_o halyattis_n 261_o hali_n vide_fw-la ali._n doctor_n hals_n commendation_n 81_o james_n hals_n discovery_n 813._o 814_o hamceu_n chief_a city_n of_o china_n 441._o whither_o quinsay_n ibid._n hamath_n earthquake_n 147_o hamith_n a_o jewish_a court_n 98_o hammientes_n 666_o hamet_n king_n of_o barbary_n 695._o &_o seq_fw-la habet_fw-la or_o hamet_n ben_n abdela_n prophetical_a king_n 696._o slay_a 699_o 700_o hanno_fw-la discovery_n 512_o haran_n temple_n and_o the_o pilgrimage_n thither_o 255_o harcourt_n plantation_n in_o guiana_n 901._o 902_o haron_n the_o 26._o chalifa_n his_o act_n vistory_n devotion_n and_o love_n of_o learning_n 1028._o 1029_o harpy_n 67_o hasen_n the_o six_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1021._o his_o holiness_n ibid._n poison_a by_o his_o wife_n ibid._n hasidaei_n and_o hasidim_n why_o so_o call_v and_o when_o begin_v 125._o 126._o not_o a_o sect_n but_o a_o fraternity_n their_o rite_n ibid._n diverse_a of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o essee_n of_o the_o fraternity_n ibid._n hassem_fw-la and_o sem_fw-mi 101_o hawk_n worship_v 635_o captain_n hawkins_n his_o journal_n 520_o 521_o have_n a_o province_n 243_o head_n of_o the_o captivity_n 131_o head_n of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n 134_o heaven_n and_o earth_n gen._n 1._o what_o mean_v thereby_o 5._o three_o heaven_n 6._o heaven_n of_o the_o bless_a ibid._n of_o the_o kabalist_n and_o talmudist_n 161._o 162._o of_o mahomet_n 245._o 246._o of_o siamite_n 491._o 492._o heaven_n of_o the_o japonite_n 587._o heaven_n worship_v of_o the_o chinois_n 471_o hebrew_a the_o first_o language_n 39_o 40_o of_o heber_n ibid._n why_o call_v hebrew_n 40._o 95._o the_o same_o language_n at_o first_o with_o the_o chaldaean_n ibid._n hebrew_n accent_n and_o letter_n 40_o not_o capable_a of_o metre_n 41_o hebrew_n why_o abomination_n to_o the_o aegpptians_n 637_o hebrew_n in_o a_o special_a sense_n 95_o hebrew_a patriarch_n and_o their_o religion_n before_o the_o law_n 95._o 96._o &_o seq_n hebrew_n policy_n and_o civil_a government_n 97._o 98_o hecla_n a_o hill_n in_o island_n by_o some_o suppose_a purgatory_n 761_o heden_n 17_o hegira_n 243._o the_o computation_n of_o the_o mahometicall_a hegira_n 246_o 1014_o heliogabilus_n 58._o 79_o heliognosti_n worshipper_n of_o the_o sun_n 135_o hell_n a_o fire_n without_o light_n 71._o the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n of_o wickedness_n ibid._n why_o call_v genenna_n 86._o by_o who_o escape_v 314_o mahomet_n hell_n 254._o 262._o 314_o siamite_n hell_n 491_o hell-mouth_n 50_o helena_n island_n 781_o &_o seq_n helena_n queen_n of_o adiabena_n 62_o of_o aethiopia_n 781_o helen_n a_o giant_n worship_v 45_o hrllenist_n whence_o so_o call_v 124_o helle_n hellespont_n 98_o hellenian_o or_o helienians_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o hemerobaptist_n jewish_a heretic_n 133_o hendorones_n their_o country_n and_o rite_n 535_o henoch_n take_v away_o 15._o 30._o 31_o his_o art_n pillar_n and_o write_n ibid._n by_o the_o greek_n call_v atlas_n 31_o henoch_n a_o city_n so_o call_v 29._o book_n of_o henoch_n 30._o very_o fabulous_a 31._o a_o fragment_n of_o that_o book_n cite_v ibid._n henry_n prince_n of_o wales_n his_o encomium_n 861_o henry_n of_o portugal_n first_o discoverer_n of_o the_o coast_n of_o africa_n 619_o hen_n egg_n how_o hatch_v in_o egypt_n 627_o heptacometae_n a_o people_n of_o most_o beastly_a disposition_n 330_o hercules_n 77._o 78._o 336_o hercules_n of_o the_o parthian_n 337_o of_o heraclea_n 577_o hercules_n pillar_n two_o hill_n 680_o heraclea_n a_o city_n describe_v 577_o heraclius_n his_o act_n 215._o 242._o 364_o 365_o heremites_n 277._o 428._o mock-heremite_n 315._o famous_a eremite_n in_o africa_n 637._o at_o saint_n helena_n 781_o herod_n ascalonita_n 81._o he_o slay_v the_o seventy_o 100_o build_v the_o temple_n 102._o 103_o herodian_o a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 134_o herule_n their_o rite_n 400_o hessee_n vide_fw-la essene_n hesperides_n 680_o hassissim_n a_o nation_n near_o to_o mount_n libanus_n 277._o their_o prophet_n ibid._n hierapolis_n in_o syria_n 68_o hierarchy_n and_o high_a priesthood_n of_o the_o chaldee_n 55._o of_o the_o syrian_n 68_o phoenician_n 79_o of_o the_o israelite_n before_o the_o law_n 98._o of_o samaritan_o 138._o 139._o of_o aaron_n 121._o of_o assasine_n 218._o 219._o of_o dogzijn_n 220._o 221._o of_o the_o turk_n 319._o 320._o of_o cappadocian_o 326._o zelans_fw-la 328_o armenian_n 342._o albanian_o 346._o 347._o persian_n 395._o 396_o in_o cathaya_n 404._o 415._o of_o tartar_n 416._o 417._o of_o thebeth_n 430._o china_n 461._o 466._o of_o the_o brahmin_n 479._o of_o the_o siamite_n 491._o of_o the_o bramenes_n 547._o 548._o in_o cochin_n 552._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o ternate_a 605._o 506._o in_o samatra_n 614._o in_o pegu_n 505._o 506_o in_o egypt_n 635_o hieroglyphic_n 82_o hierotimus_fw-la a_o arabian_a king_n which_o have_v six_o hundred_o child_n by_o concubine_n 229_o hierro_n one_o of_o the_o canary_n 783_o hillel_n 158._o when_o he_o flourish_v 160._o his_o disciple_n 165_o hippopotamus_n 714_o hiram_n his_o act_n 79_o hyrcania_n and_o the_o hircanian_n 355._o 356_o hisiam_n son_n of_o abdulmelie_n the_o seventeen_o chalifa_n 1025._o his_o two_o son_n muavi_n and_o suleiman_n in_o a_o battle_n put_v the_o roman_n to_o slight_a and_o take_v constantine_n the_o emperor_n ibid._n his_o great_a wardrobe_n ibid._n hisphaham_n vide_fw-la isphaam_n hispaniola_n describe_v 955._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o creature_n oracle_n priest_n dance_n zemes_n 957_o &_o seq_fw-la the_o miracle_n prophecy_n feast_n of_o their_o zemes_n their_o holybread_n oracle_n burial_n marriage_n punishment_n tradition_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o spirit_n 958._o ceremony_n about_o the_o sick_a and_o dead_a 959._o tempest_n there_o ibidem_fw-la quite_o dispeople_v of_o the_o natural_a indian_n 960_o histaspes_n father_n of_o darius_n his_o travel_n to_o the_o brahmin_n 479_o history_n help_v by_o geographie_n 44_o hoaquam_fw-la the_o name_n of_o a_o china_n idol_n which_o have_v rule_n over_o the_o eye_n 461_o hog_n a_o phoenician_n philosopher_n 82_o hog_n with_o horn_n 566._o with_o tooth_n more_o than_o ordinary_a ibid._n hollander_n act_n in_o the_o east_n indies_n 483._o &_o seq_fw-la holy-land_n vide_fw-la judaea_n and_o palaestina_n the_o situation_n and_o map_n thereof_o 91._o &_o seq_fw-la homicide_n punish_v in_o kain_n 28_o homer_n 207_o homer_n worship_v 621_o hondura_n and_o the_o rite_n there_o 886_o honey_n venomous_a 221_o horeb_n 211_o horse_n offer_v to_o the_o sun_n 56_o horseflesh_n royal_a fare_n to_o the_o tartar_n 33_o horse_n take_v with_o hawk_n 392_o fat_v and_o eat_v in_o cairo_n 653_o sir_n edward_n horsey_n 973_o horsey_n viz._n sir_n jerome_n horsey_n his_o observation_n in_o russia_n and_o other_o country_n 973._o &_o seq_fw-la horn_n root_n in_o ground_n 587_o wear_v by_o some_o king_n and_o priest_n 613._o 884_o hosanna_n of_o the_o jew_n 112_o hospital_n at_o bagdat_n 237._o 238_o 242._o 243._o medina_n 272._o of_o saint_n john_n baptist_n 337._o in_o persia_n 374._o 375._o merdin_n sixpence_n goa_n 545._o 546._o cairo_n 653._o 654._o of_o the_o turk_n 308_o hospital_n for_o beast_n and_o bird_n 529_o hospitular_a knight_n 584_o hourde_n of_o tartar_n 422._o 423_o hour_n equal_a and_o unequal_a 106_o of_o prayer_n ibid._n hudson_n voyages_n to_o the_o north_n &_o nothwest_n 817._o his_o winter_v and_o treachery_n of_o his_o man_n 818._o god_n justice_n on_o they_o ibid._n huiunsin_n the_o strange_a story_n of_o he_o 461_o hungaria_n magna_fw-la 404_o hungary_n overrun_v by_o the_o turk_n 283._o 284._o by_o the_o tartar_n 404_o 405_o huracanos_n 963_o hosein_n heresy_n 1034_o hydaspes_n priest_n of_o the_o sun_n 730_o hydra_n 624_o hyaena_fw-la 622_o hyperborean_n 397._o 400_o hyrcania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 355_o i_o iabbok_n 86_o jacapucaya_n a_o brasilian_n fruit_n 913_o jacob_n twelve_o son_n 89._o 90._o he_o reform_v his_o family_n 95_o jacobite_n sect_n multiply_v 1017_o jag_n vide_fw-la giacqui_n jah_n the_o name_n of_o god_n 2_o jamaica_n describe_v 954_o jamboli_n insula_fw-la 796_o james_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n his_o commendation_n 837_o king_n james_n his_o new_a new-land_n 814_o king_n james_n his_o cape_n 817_o janambuxos_n a_o sect_n in_o japan_n their_o rite_n 594._o 595_o janissary_n of_o the_o turk_n 291_o 292_o japheth_n japetus_n his_o posterity_n 36._o the_o elder_a son_n of_o noah_n ibid._n japon_n the_o history_n thereof_o 586._o &_o seq_fw-la diverse_a of_o

law_n take_v for_o all_o the_o scripture_n 159._o the_o mahometan_a law_n and_o the_o follower_n thereof_o 254_o laurence_n island_n vide_fw-la madagascar_n lawrence_z river_n 799_o lecanomancy_n a_o kind_n of_o divination_n 369_o leigh_n viz._n captain_n leigh_n his_o plantation_n in_o guiana_n 901_o 902_o &_o seq_fw-la legend_n of_o brandon_n 15._o francis_n 127._o 197_o legend_n of_o mahomet_n 242._o 243_o lend_v of_o the_o jew_n 197._o 198._o of_o mahumetan_n 263._o 310._o vide_fw-la ramadam_n lend_v of_o the_o moor_n 275._o of_o the_o mexican_n 880._o 881._o of_o the_o tunian_n 669._o 670_o leo_n viz._n john_n leo_n a_o african_a writer_n ambassador_n from_o the_o king_n of_o fez_n de_fw-fr eo_fw-la multa_fw-la mentio_fw-la per_fw-la 6._o lib._n tot_o leonides_n exploit_n 343_o lepanto_n sea-fight_n 694_o leprosy_n cure_v 64_o lequio_n certain_a island_n so_o call_v rich_a in_o gold_n 578_o lerius_fw-la his_fw-la observation_n of_o brasil_n 906._o 907_o leshari_n or_o hashari_fw-la 276_o letter_n when_o invent_v 30._o jewish_a and_o phoenician_n 82._o the_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o letter_n ibidem_fw-la hieroglyphical_a letter_n ibid._n samaritan_n and_o hebrew_n 138_o letter_n suppose_v by_o the_o simple_a indian_n to_o speak_v 484_o letter_n carry_v by_o pigeon_n 580_o levi_n and_o levits_n 97._o 98._o 121._o 122_o their_o city_n 104_o leviathan_n the_o huge_a whale_n mention_v in_o scripture_n jewish_a tale_n thereof_o 210_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungary_n slay_v 268_o libanus_n a_o hill_n 91_o library_n of_o jew_n 166._o of_o mahumetan_n 250._o 274._o at_o pergamus_n 335._o in_o japon_n 597._o 598_o in_o cairo_n 652._o 653._o in_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la 744._o 745_o lybia_n describe_v 706._o 707._o &_o seq_n lignum_fw-la aloe_n where_o grow_v 489_o 570_o lilis_fw-la or_o lilith_n 178._o 179._o 180_o light_n in_o the_o creation_n what_o 7._o 10_o excellency_n thereof_o 8._o funeral_n light_n of_o the_o jew_n 206._o 207_o of_o turk_n 289._o 290_o light_n of_o mahumet_n 244_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o snow_n serve_v the_o northern_a people_n in_o winter_n 603_o light_n burn_v in_o mahometan_a temple_n in_o one_o two_o thousand_o in_o another_o eight_o hundred_o 248._o in_o that_o of_o damascus_n 9000._o 75._o 76_o light_n in_o the_o turkish_a temple_n 306._o 307._o in_o the_o temple_n of_o fez_n 684._o 685_o lilith_n or_o lilis_n of_o the_o jew_n 178_o 179_o lion_n his_o awe_n of_o man_n 36._o the_o nature_n of_o lion_n at_o large_a 621._o 622_o lion_n devour_v the_o samaritan_o 138_o lion_n of_o america_n 804._o lion_n or_o lie_v one_o which_o have_v be_v amasis_n 584_o lithuania_n sir_n jerome_n horseye_n entertaintment_n there_o 990_o livonia_n invade_v 974_o liuquin_n island_n 602_o loanda_n island_n describe_v 769._o 770_o loango_n and_o their_o rite_n of_o sacrifice_a 770._o their_o exequies_n kinne_n forbid_a meat_n restitution_n trial_n 770._o 771._o their_o execution_n upon_o water-tryal_n chekoke_v dunda_fw-la 771._o their_o idol_n and_o votary_n ibid._n loretto_n lady_n 272_o lot_n feast_n of_o lot_n 114._o 199_o divination_n by_o lot_n 467._o 468_o louse_n kill_v when_o unlawful_a 542_o lousay-bay_n 817_o lubar_fw-la mountain_n 35_o lucayae_n island_n 954._o 955_o lucian_n his_o narration_n of_o dea_n syria_n 67._o 68_o lud_n father_n of_o the_o lydian_n 37_o luna_n and_o her_o horny_a head_n 74_o luxury_n of_o the_o persian_n 377_o lydia_n and_o lydian_n 335._o 339_o m_n maabad_n first_fw-mi chalifa_n of_o egypt_n 1037_o macao_n or_o amacao_n 472_o macabee_n history_n 72._o 73._o act_n 111._o why_o so_o call_v 141_o macae_n shave_v 667_o machamut_n king_n of_o cambaya_n his_o venomous_a constitution_n 537_o machlyde_v their_o rite_n 667_o madagascar_n or_o saint_n laurence_n island_n a_o description_n of_o the_o place_n people_n rite_n 799._o 780_o madai_n father_n of_o the_o mede_n 35_o 349_o madera_n island_n 783_o mad_a man_n admire_v as_o saint_n 316_o 317_o madness_n by_o eat_v a_o fruit_n 316_o madura_n island_n how_o situate_a 610_o 611._o a_o fertile_a island_n of_o rice_n ibid._n magog_n father_n of_o the_o scythian_n 37_o magi_n of_o the_o chaldee_n 55._o the_o magi_n of_o media_n 351._o the_o persian_a magi_n 369._o 370._o 371_o 372_o magic_a commend_v by_o plato_n 370_o magic_a natural_a artificial_a and_o diabolical_a 369._o 370._o other_o kind_n of_o magic_n ibid._n magic_a ascribe_v to_o the_o egyptian_n 645_o magician_n of_o brasill_n 915._o 916_o king_n magnus_n his_o marriage_n 976._o his_o widow_n seduce_v 987_o magellan_n his_o voyage_n and_o death_n 924_o magellan_n strait_n 923_o magnesia_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 335_o magnice_n river_n 774_o mahomet_n the_o saracenicall_a beginning_n and_o proceed_n under_o he_o 232._o 233._o &_o seq_n his_o birth_n life_n and_o history_n 241._o 242._o &_o seq_n his_o miracle_n 243._o his_o journey_n to_o heaven_n and_o hell_n 245._o 246._o his_o privilege_n 246_o his_o burial_n ibid._n his_o sepulchre_n ibid._n 272._o his_o assumption_n 247_o his_o dwell_a house_n date_n tree_n and_o mosquita_n 248._o his_o successor_n 274._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o four_o doctor_n of_o his_o law_n author_n of_o four_o sect_n 274._o 275._o 250._o 259_o word_n of_o mahometan_a profession_n 251._o &_o seq_fw-la 259._o &_o seq_fw-la mahomet_n madness_n 316._o his_o war_n the_o successor_n of_o mahomet_n and_o their_o sect_n 274_o &_o seq_fw-la mahomet_n nephew_n of_o hall_n expect_v to_o come_v again_o 392._o 393_o mahomet_n sultan_n of_o persia_n 283_o 386._o of_o turkey_n the_o great_a win_v constantinople_n 283._o 284._o son_n of_o amurath_n 287_o 288_o mahomet_n the_o three_o the_o story_n of_o he_o 287._o 288_o mahomet_n bassa_n of_o cairo_n 652_o 653_o mahomet_n codabanda_n 386._o 387_o 388._o the_o mahomet_n when_o they_o enter_v egypt_n 657._o of_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n in_o africa_n 704._o 705_o mahammed_n abulcasim_n first_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1013._o his_o birth_n genealogy_n education_n and_o vocation_n ibid._n his_o beginning_n and_o doctrine_n 1014._o his_o battle_n 1014._o 1015._o his_o two_o wife_n ibid._n his_o three_o wife_n 1015._o his_o flight_n to_o medina_n 1014._o he_o be_v wound_v in_o battle_n 1015._o truce_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o coraisite_n and_o the_o condition_n thereof_o 1015_o his_o inauguration_n and_o pulpit_n 1015._o his_o pilgrimage_n to_o mecca_n 1016._o his_o secretary_n and_o officer_n of_o state_n ibid._n his_o courtesy_n to_o christian_n ibid._n his_o age_n and_o death_n ibid._n malacca_n kingdom_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 493._o 494._o their_o custom_n and_o the_o story_n of_o the_o malayos_n ibid._n malabar_n the_o region_n and_o religion_n thereof_o 549._o eighteen_o sect_n in_o malabar_n 553._o 554._o son_n there_o inherit_v not_o but_o sister_n son_n ibid._n maldivae_fw-la island_n 579_o malepur_n or_o the_o city_n of_o s._n thomas_n 560_o malta_n how_o situate_a 788._o &_o seq_fw-la describe_v 789._o 790_o mamaluke_n of_o egypt_n 657._o 658_o &_o seq_fw-la their_o admirable_a feat_n and_o activity_n ibid._n mammon_n misery_n 207_o manati_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 568_o mandingae_n a_o perfidious_a and_o idolatrous_a nation_n 711_o manetho_n his_o epistle_n and_o fragment_n of_o his_o chronicle_n 661_o mangas_n a_o indian_a fruit_n 567._o three_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n manna_n where_o find_v 570_o man_n diverse_o consider_v and_o why_o create_v 13._o 14_o his_o first_o excellency_n ibid._n how_o say_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n 13._o his_o diet_n before_o the_o flood_n 15._o his_o fall_n 21._o his_o degeneration_n into_o a_o beast_n plant_v devil_n 23._o man_n but_o the_o carcase_n of_o man_n ibid._n his_o fourfold_a estate_n 26._o a_o little_a world_n ibid._n son_n of_o man_n 29._o daughter_n of_o man_n ill_o interpret_v 26._o 27._o man_n call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 33._o man_n pride_n humble_v by_o the_o base_a creature_n man_n retrograde_a and_o vanity_n 569_o man_n worship_v &_o sacrifice_v 944_o 945_o man_n with_o tail_n 603_o man-eater_n or_o cannibal_n 914._o 945_o manichee_n their_o heretical_a opinion_n of_o two_o being_n and_o beginning_n 24_o mangu_n can_v his_o history_n and_o act_n 406._o 407_o mangi_n or_o china_n vide_fw-la china_n manfor_n king_n of_o morocco_n 690_o 691_o maraquite_n 910_o margarita_n the_o description_n thereof_o 950._o 951_o margiana_n 35_o marmayde_n see_v 626_o saint_n martha_n how_o situate_a 895_o mary_n the_o virgin_n popish_a deify_n of_o she_o 213_o morocco_n city_n and_o kingdom_n 690_o &_o seq_fw-la building_n and_o description_n of_o it_o 691._o &_o seq_fw-la win_v by_o the_o seriffe_n ibid._n great_a plague_n famine_n and_o war_n thero_o 692_o win_v by_o the_o saint_n 692._o 693_o 694._o by_o another_o ibidem_fw-la the_o map_n of_o morocco_n 694._o war_n in_o morocco_n 697._o 698_o marriage_n rite_n of_o the_o jew_n 201_o 202._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o the_o turk_n 298._o 299._o of_o tartar_n 417._o 422_o of_o persian_n 377._o in_o pegu_n where_o

number_n special_o observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n 404._o 419_o nisibis_fw-la people_v by_o the_o jew_n 64_o nisroch_n a_o assyrian_a idol_n 66_o nitocris_n not_o inferior_a to_o semiramis_n 49_o noah_n his_o wife_n 29._o his_o sacrifice_n 33._o 35._o his_o posterity_n 36._o the_o name_n give_v he_o by_o heathen_n 44._o zabij_n their_o conceit_n of_o he_o 49._o worship_v by_o the_o armenian_n 344_o nomades_n vide_fw-la tartar_n scythian_n arabian_n turk_n north-east_n discovery_n 792_o north_n and_o northwest_o 801._o 828_o nose_n flat_a a_o great_a beauty_n with_o tartar_n 420._o with_o chinois_n 436._o in_o brasill_n 906._o people_z that_o have_v no_o nose_n 149._o short_a nose_n esteem_v beauty_n 518_o noua_fw-la albion_n 853._o 854_o noua_fw-la zimla_n 856._o hollander_n winter_v there_o and_o their_o long_a night_n ibid._n noyra_n a_o indian_a fowl_n 564_o nubae_n and_o nubia_n 723._o 1026_o numas_fw-la temple_n of_o vesta_n 9_o fable_n of_o aegeria_n 27_o numidia_n describe_v 706._o 707._o &_o seq_n nun_n of_o mithra_n 57_o nun_n in_o china_n 465._o 466._o in_o comar_n 478_o among_o the_o indian_n 479._o in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o mexico_n 896_o nun_n wile_n to_o preserve_v her_o chastity_n 1027_o nutmeg_n how_o grow_v 569_o nymphaeum_n 68_o nymph_n 87_o o_o oannes_n a_o strange_a monster_n 47._o 80_o ob_fw-la river_n 432_o obedience_n of_o self-killing_a upon_o command_n 1041_o obeliske_n of_o semiramis_n at_o babylon_n 49_o obeliske_n in_o egypt_n 633._o in_o aethiopia_n 726_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n 115._o gift_n or_o sacrifice_n 115._o 116_o ocaca_fw-la rock_n and_o the_o confess_v there_o 596._o 597_o occada_n the_o tartarian_a emperor_n his_o reign_n 405._o 406_o ochon_n his_o act_n 235_o ochus_n the_o persian_a 647_o odia_fw-la a_o great_a city_n 782_o offering_n 115._o burn_a offering_n 116._o meat_n offering_n and_o peace_n offering_n ibid._n personal_a offering_n 119._o 120_o ogge_n the_o giant_n his_o huge_a bone_n 210_o ogige_n his_o flood_n 34_o ogoshasama_n his_o act_n 591_o oyster_n wonderful_a great_a 513_o oyster_n with_o pearl_n 566_o old_a man_n of_o the_o mountain_n 218_o 219_o omar_n and_o his_o act_n 215_o omar_n son_n of_o alchittab_n succeed_v abubecr_n in_o the_o califate_n 1018._o he_o conquer_v persia_n syria_n egypt_n and_o palaestina_n 1019_o his_o privilege_n grant_v to_o jerusalem_n ibid._n he_o be_v kill_v ibid._n omar_n son_n of_o abdulacis_fw-la the_o fifteen_o chalifa_n 1025._o he_o be_v just_o devout_a religious_a ibid._n omarca_n or_o omorka_n 47_o onias_n build_v a_o temple_n in_o egypt_n 104._o 651._o his_o city_n onion_n ibid._n onion_n worship_v of_o the_o chaldee_n 52._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 634_o how_o use_v at_o fez_n ophir_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 756._o suppose_a sofala_n ibid._n ophitae_n a_o sect_n of_o jew_n 135_o opium_n much_o eat_v by_o turk_n 303._o where_o it_o grow_v 570_o oracle_n at_o hierapolis_n at_o delphos_n and_o daphne_n 70._o 356._o 357._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 643._o 644._o of_o jupiter_n ammon_n 665._o 666_o orb_n how_o many_o suppose_a 8._o but_o suppose_v ibid._n oram_n or_o oran_n 678_o ordnance_n by_o who_o invent_v 527_o call_v metal-devil_n fire-breathing_a bull_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n orenoque_n river_n 898_o orion_n or_o otus_n a_o giant_n 32_o orimazes_n and_o arimanius_n 367_o orissa_n or_o orixa_n how_o situate_a 511_o 512_o orite_n certain_a people_n of_o india_n 37_o orontes_n a_o river_n 72_o orodes_n or_o herodes_n 353_o ormisda_n king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 363_o ormuz_n late_o take_v by_o the_o persian_n 580_o orpha_n a_o town_n in_o the_o way_n from_o byr_n to_o babylon_n 64_o osel_n or_o osell_n a_o island_n in_o the_o baltic_a sea_n 981_o osiris_n 78._o his_o legend_n 635._o 636_o feast_n of_o seek_v osiris_n 114_o ossen_n 133_o ostrige_n 625_o oath_n of_o the_o hasidee_n 125._o of_o the_o pharisee_n 128._o of_o the_o mahometans_n 256_o otoman_a family_n of_o the_o turk_n 281._o 282_o otoman_n or_o osman_n his_o exploit_n 282._o 283._o &_o seq_n his_o murder_n 294._o 295_o otsman_n the_o four_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1020._o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o kill_v ibid._n owl_n observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n and_o have_v in_o great_a reverence_n 403_o ox_n of_o huge_a greatness_n 210._o 853_o vide_fw-la behemoth_n ox-fish_n 913._o 914_o oxus_n a_o river_n run_v under_o ground_n 402_o oil-fountain_n 395_o oziman_n or_o odman_n 275_o p_o pachacamac_n 935_o pacorus_n his_o exploit_n 354_o pagod_n and_o varelle_n in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o bengala_n 509._o in_o goa_n 545_o palace_n of_o benhadad_n 233._o of_o golchonda_n 995_o palaestina_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 83._o 84._o 91._o the_o last_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 213_o palicat_fw-la a_o dutch_a fort_n in_o east_n india_n 964_o palm-wine_n 564_o palmita_n 563._o call_v taddye_a ibid._n palladius_n his_o horsemanship_n 342_o pantogia_n his_o chinian_a journey_n 414_o his_o opinion_n of_o china_n ibid._n paphlagonia_n how_o situate_a 330_o whence_o so_o call_v ibid._n paquin_n chief_a city_n of_o china_n whither_o cambalu_n 439._o 440._o the_o description_n thereof_o 440_o paradise_n the_o differ_a opinion_n concern_v it_o 15._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o river_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o 15._o 16_o 17._o mercator_n map_n thereof_o 16._o two_o paradise_n 161._o golden_a tree_n in_o paradise_n 263_o paradise_n of_o aladeules_n 64._o 380._o of_o the_o jew_n 206._o of_o mahomet_n 253._o 254._o 263._o of_o turk_n 313_o of_o the_o siamite_n parent_n how_o to_o be_v esteem_v 516_o paria_fw-la the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 899_o parchment_n why_o so_o call_v 318_o pariacaca_fw-la hill_n in_o peru_n of_o strange_a quality_n 934_o parthian_n their_o history_n 62_o parasceve_fw-la 110_o parrot_n and_o the_o several_a kind_n 565_o troublesome_a to_o some_o country_n as_o crow_n here_o 816_o parthia_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 352._o 353_o paschall_n feast_n 110._o how_o observe_v ibid._n &_o seq_n paschall_n lamb_n how_o many_o in_o one_o feast_n and_o how_o use_v ibid._n how_o the_o modern_a jew_n prepare_v to_o it_o and_o observe_v it_o 194._o 195_o passarans_n a_o kind_n of_o indian_a essee_n 610_o paste-god_n of_o the_o mexican_n or_o transubstantiation_n 881_o patricius_n his_o chain_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o moon_n 16._o of_o zoroaster_n opinion_n 142_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n 324._o the_o other_o patriarch_n and_o eastern_a bishop_n 325._o the_o patriarch_n of_o aleandria_n 659._o patriarch_n of_o aethiopia_n 752_o patane_n a_o city_n and_o kingdom_n 495._o 511._o the_o description_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o neighbour_a petty_a kingdom_n 495._o 496_o 497_o patenaw_n a_o kingdom_n 511._o 512_o paulina_n abuse_v by_o mundus_n in_o isis_n temple_n 635_o peace-offering_n of_o the_o jew_n 116_o pearl_n how_o fish_v for_o 566._o where_o the_o best_a ibid._n how_o engender_v ibid._n peacock_n have_v in_o high_a account_n 412_o pegu_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 498._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n 498._o 499._o the_o commodity_n of_o pegu_n and_o the_o kingdom_n adjoin_v thereunto_o ibidem_fw-la the_o destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o pegu_n 500_o 501._o 502._o the_o elephant_n there_o white_a ibid._n 503._o the_o peguan_a rite_n &_o custom_n 502_o 503._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o dwell_n in_o boat_n 504._o temple_n image_n priest_n 505._o 506._o their_o opinion_n of_o god_n the_o world_n the_o state_n after_o death_n their_o original_n 507_o devotion_n to_o the_o devil_n monday_n sabbath_n wash_n feast_n ibid._n their_o opinion_n of_o crocodile_n and_o ape_n and_o their_o funeral_n 507._o 508._o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n his_o entertainment_n to_o the_o english_a 1006_o pehor_n and_o baal_n pehor_n 85_o peleg_n why_o so_o call_v 95_o pentecost_n 195_o penguin_n a_o kind_n of_o fowl_n where_o find_v and_o the_o description_n of_o they_o 716_o pepper_n how_o it_o grow_v 569_o pella_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 132._o 133_o penance_n vide_fw-la punishment_n pergamus_n and_o pergamenae_fw-la 335_o perimal_a king_n of_o malabar_n 550_o 617._o the_o sign_n of_o perimal_n erect_v 553._o 617._o his_o generation_n 560_o permack_n their_o religion_n and_o rite_n 432_o permian_o 431._o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o ruff_n their_o manner_n of_o live_v 431._o 432_o persis_n 141._o 142_o persecution_n of_o christian_n 1024_o persia_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 356_o the_o persian_n whence_o descend_v ibidem_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n by_o cyrus_n 356._o 357_o the_o succession_n of_o cyrus_n and_o cambyses_n 358._o the_o succeed_a persian_a monarch_n until_o alexander_n conquest_n 359._o 360._o the_o persian_a chronology_n 360._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o king_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o dynasty_a 360._o 361_o 362._o &_o sequitur_fw-la persian_a magnificence_n and_o other_o their_o antiquity_n 365._o 366._o their_o riches_n epicurism_n excess_n in_o apparel_n diet_n

848_o savalet_n many_o voyage_n sciequian_a sect_n 463_o sclavonian_a tongue_n the_o large_a extent_n thereof_o 973_o scribe_n not_o a_o sect_n but_o a_o function_n 132._o the_o history_n of_o they_o 132._o 133._o two_o sort_n of_o they_o 132_o scripture_n sense_n how_o diverse_a 14_o the_o mystical_a be_v mist-all_a and_o missecal_v 16._o opinion_n concern_v the_o scripture_n 169._o first_o pen_v by_o moses_n 175._o digest_v by_o ezra_n 87._o number_n of_o the_o book_n chapter_n verse_n who_o first_o author_n of_o chapter_n 159_o the_o trent_n decree_n of_o translation_n 168._o jew_n respect_v to_o the_o scripture_n 168._o 169_o seyles_n king_n of_o the_o scythian_n his_o misfortune_n 398_o scythia_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n contain_v under_o the_o name_n 396_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o people_n religion_n language_n and_o manner_n of_o life_n 396_o 397._o their_o temple_n divination_n funeral_n etc_n etc_n 397._o 398_o their_o cruelty_n and_o hatred_n of_o foreign_a rite_n ibidem_fw-la particular_a nation_n in_o scythia_n their_o act_n and_o rite_n 398._o 399._o &_o seq_n scythe_n a_o monster_n 396_o scythilmus_n 45_o sea_n the_o creation_n thereof_o 10._o division_n thereof_o 575._o commodity_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o red_a sea_n 84_o 582._o 583._o &_o seq_n 775._o &_o seq_fw-la a_o large_a discourse_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o many_o observation_n thereof_o 571._o 572._o &_o seq_n the_o form_n greatness_n depth_n ibid._n the_o profit_n motion_n and_o saltness_n 573._o 574_o the_o sea_n original_a of_o fountain_n 574._o variety_n of_o sea_n 575._o 576_o the_o persian_n and_o mogol_n have_v no_o power_n by_o sea_n 293_o seal_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 435_o seba_n peopler_n and_o people_n of_o arabia_n 37._o 225._o the_o region_n of_o seba_n 143_o sebua_n sebuaean_n 139._o sebuaeans_n a_o sect_n of_o samaritan_o ibid._n sebaste_n in_o samaria_n 105_o seboraei_n whence_o so_o call_v 165_o sebyrians_n 432_o secsina_n in_o barbary_n 700_o sect_n in_o golchonda_n 995_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n 27_o master_n selden_n his_o deserve_a commendation_n 70._o 150_o seilan_n or_o zeilan_n 616._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o riches_n and_o rarity_n thereof_o ibid._n their_o temple_n image_n monastery_n procession_n 617._o their_o workmanship_n and_o juggle_a 618_o whither_o seilan_n be_v taprobane_n ibid._n selim_n the_o great_a turk_n 283._o &_o sequitur_fw-la selim_n the_o second_o 285._o 286._o selim_n the_o great_a mogul_n now_o reign_v his_o greatness_n and_o condition_n 519._o 520_o self-penance_n vide_fw-la punishment_n self-murder_n 633_o selebe_n they_o abound_v with_o gold_n 578_o eat_v man_n flesh_n 608._o island_n near_o ibid._n seleucia_n 63._o turn_v into_o bagdet_n 50._o build_v by_o seleucas_n 63._o with_o eight_o other_o of_o that_o name_n 73_o seleucus_n worship_v 70._o his_o history_n 73_o seleuccian_a family_n of_o turk_n 279_o 280._o 281_o semiramis_n her_o pillar_n 45._o her_o babylon_n building_n 48._o 49._o not_o the_o founder_n thereof_o ibid._n her_o sepulchre_n 45._o the_o first_o that_o make_v eunuch_n 61._o abuse_v of_o her_o husband_n 66._o suppose_a the_o founder_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o hierapolis_n 68_o her_o image_n there_o 69._o in_o media_n 350._o her_o invade_v india_n 381_o senaga_n river_n 714_o senacherib_n overthrow_v by_o mouse_n 62._o slay_a by_o his_o own_o son_n 66_o sentence_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o jew_n how_o give_v 98_o sentida_n a_o feel_a herb_n 563_o sensim_fw-la a_o order_n of_o tartarian_a priest_n who_o observe_v great_a strictness_n 418_o separatist_n a_o sect_n of_o moor_n 273_o sepulcher_n vide_fw-la funeral_n serpent_n eat_v in_o america_n 33._o diverse_a kind_n of_o serpent_n in_o india_n 565._o death_n to_o kill_v a_o serpent_n ibid._n the_o king_n of_o calicut_n opinion_n of_o serpent_n 565._o 566._o huge_a serpent_n in_o africa_n 623._o 624_o several_a kind_n of_o serpent_n there_o ibid._n serpent_n use_v to_o tempt_v eve_n 21._o 22_o his_o curse_n 23._o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n 27._o 28_o serpent_n image_n in_o belus_n temple_n 47_o serpent_n honour_v by_o the_o phaenician_o 77._o by_o the_o ophitae_n 135_o worship_v by_o the_o arabian_n 221_o by_o the_o indian_n 565._o by_o the_o egyptian_n 637._o 638._o by_o the_o adeans_n 652._o a_o serpent_n the_o arm_n of_o the_o king_n of_o china_n 451._o tame_n serpent_n 623_o serpent_n in_o brasill_n 912._o 913_o seres_n their_o habitaion_n and_o rite_n 400_o serug_n author_n of_o idolatry_n 45._o 95_o sesostris_n 227_o seth_n his_o nativity_n and_o posterity_n 29._o 30._o art_n ascribe_v to_o he_o 31_o sethiani_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n worshipper_n of_o seth_n 135_o sem_fw-mi son_n of_o noah_n 36._o his_o posterity_n 37._o the_o same_o with_o melchisedec_n 45_o serapis_n his_o temple_n and_o rite_n 650_o 651_o seriffo_n of_o barbary_n his_o history_n 695_o 696_o severus_n his_o severity_n 71_o severity_n elder_n 99_o seventy_o week_n of_o daniel_n 98_o shark_n a_o fish_n 953._o 954_o shaugh_o tamas_n the_o story_n of_o he_o and_o of_o the_o persian_a trouble_n after_o his_o death_n 585._o 586_o shem_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37_o shemer_n 136._o a_o city_n so_o call_v ibid._n shirley_n viz._n sir_n anthony_n shirley_n his_o travel_n 388._o 389_o sheshack_n and_o shack_v 58_o shomron_n mountain_n 136_o siam_n silon_n or_o zion_n a_o city_n and_o kingdom_n in_o india_n 490._o their_o house_n inundation_n monk_n and_o superstition_n ibidem_fw-la their_o god_n and_o religious_a man_n 491._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o feast_n temple_n devotion_n 492._o the_o king_n greatness_n ibidem_fw-la besiege_a 493._o act_n of_o the_o black_a and_o white_a king_n ibidem_fw-la fury_n of_o the_o japander_n there_o ibidem_fw-la they_o wear_v ball_n in_o their_o yard_n 496_o sibyl_n counterfeit_v 35._o 38_o sichem_n 137._o call_v flavia_n caesarea_n and_o naples_n 143._o the_o sichemite_n religion_n ibid._n sick_a person_n how_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n 206_o sidon_n the_o building_n thereof_o 78_o sidonian_n first_o author_n of_o weight_n and_o measure_n 82_o sidon_n first_o inhabit_v the_o sea-coast_n 86_o silver_n the_o nature_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o mine_n 797_o sinai_n 225._o mount_v sinai_n how_o situate_a ibid._n sincopura_fw-la strait_n 579_o sinda_n describe_v 532._o 533_o sin_n the_o definition_n and_o distinction_n thereof_o 24._o whence_o original_a sin_n and_o how_o ibidem_fw-la whither_o by_o generation_n 25_o sin_n combination_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n 22._o the_o fearful_a state_n of_o sinner_n 28._o seven_o mortal_a sin_n reckon_v by_o the_o turk_n 301_o sin-offering_n of_o the_o jew_n 116_o the_o nature_n of_o actual_a sin_n 25_o what_o account_v sin_n by_o the_o tartar_n 415._o 416_o zion_n 94_o sithuchrus_n the_o same_o with_o noah_n 47._o his_o chaldaean_a legend_n ibid._n sit_v a_o sign_n of_o reverence_n stand_v of_o dignity_n 420_o skull_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o mexico_n how_o many_o 873._o in_o nicaragua_n 888_o skull_n of_o parent_n make_v drink_v cup_n 951._o a_o turret_n build_v of_o stone_n and_o skull_n 951_o slave_n of_o angola_n 766_o sled_n use_v by_o the_o samoe_v draw_v with_o deer_n 432._o their_o swiftness_n ibid._n sled_n draw_v with_o dog_n 744_o snake_n vide_fw-la serpent_n snake-wood_n where_o grow_v 570_o socatera_n or_o socotoro_n 778._o the_o description_n thereof_o 779_o socota_n a_o idol_n in_o virginia_n 839_o sodom_n and_o sodomite_n 85._o history_n of_o sodom_n 83._o 84._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o sodomy_n of_o turk_n 229_o 230._o of_o persian_n 371_o of_o tartar_n 419._o of_o chinois_n 440_o sogor_n a_o village_n near_o sodom_n 84_o sofala_n 756._o suppose_a ophir_n ibid._n soldania_n 761._o their_o cheap_a sale_n of_o beast_n beastly_a habit_n and_o diet_n colour_n etc_n etc_n 762._o 763._o 764_o solyman_n a_o name_n of_o diverse_a turk_n 280._o 284_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a his_o act_n 284._o 285_o solmissus_n how_o situate_a 339_o summer_n island_n 960._o 961_o sophia_n chief_a temple_n in_o constantinople_n turn_v into_o a_o meschit_n 306._o 307_o sophi_n of_o the_o turk_n 321_o sorcery_n of_o the_o tartar_n 416_o soul_n 13._o it_o be_v immortality_n 126_o the_o jew_n opinion_n of_o three_o soul_n and_o one_o sabbatary_n 127_o dogzijn_n their_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n 220_o south-sea_n sail_v by_o viloa_n and_o alarchon_n 922_o south_n continent_n how_o great_a 832_o by_o who_o discover_v 831_o spaniard_n how_o detest_v in_o the_o philippinas_n 604._o 605._o 606._o in_o cuba_n 954._o indian_a conceit_n of_o they_o and_o their_o horse_n 962_o their_o cruelty_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o of_o their_o perverse_a conversion_n of_o the_o indian_n unto_o christianity_n 962._o 963._o &_o sequitur_fw-la spain_n infest_a by_o the_o dane_n 1045_o spelman_n viz._n sir_n henry_n spelman_n his_o deserve_a commendation_n 116_o spirit_n very_a god_n 3._o our_o sanctifier_n 4._o his_o manner_n of_o work_v 6._o 7._o move_a on_o the_o water_n 6_o

147._o 242._o 243._o at_o many_o place_n mention_v by_o benjamin_n tudelensis_n 146._o of_o the_o rabbin_n 167._o of_o the_o saracen_n 240._o 241._o of_o brahmin_n 479_o 480._o of_o the_o turk_n and_o their_o nine_o degree_n 319._o 320_o university_n in_o siam_n 491._o 492_o vologesus_n and_o vologesocerta_n 63_o votary_n of_o turk_n 314._o 315._o of_o the_o syrian_a goddess_n and_o of_o cybele_n vide_fw-la galli_n see_v the_o title_n also_o of_o priest_n sect_n punishment_n monk_n nun_n monastery_n pilgrim_n votary_n of_o jew_n 123._o 124._o of_o assisines_n 218._o 219._o at_o comana_n and_o castabala_n 327._o at_o zela_n 328_o at_o ephesus_n 336._o 337._o in_o golchonda_n 1000_o uraba_n 893_o urania_n and_o urotalt_n 78_o usury_n forbid_v by_o the_o alcoran_n 257_o w_n wage_n small_a in_o india_n 1001_o wash_v rite_n of_o the_o jew_n 110_o 111._o prescribe_v by_o the_o alcoran_n 256_o 265._o observe_v by_o the_o turk_n 308._o peguan_n 502._o 503_o bengalans_n 509._o 510._o banian_o 240._o 241._o cambayan_o 240._o bramenes_n 547._o 548_o walid_a the_o eighteen_o chalifa_n his_o epicurism_n 1026_o water_n in_o the_o creation_n 6._o 9_o above_o the_o firmament_n 8_o water_n medicinable_a 50._o 229_o water_n of_o the_o sun_n 229_o water_n worship_v by_o the_o tartar_n 420_o watch_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n 106_o wealth_n and_o alm_n of_o ahmed_n 1033_o well_n sacred_a 64_o weimouth_n discovery_n 813_o whale_n huge_a 210_o whalefishing_a the_o manner_n of_o it_o 952._o the_o kind_n and_o description_n of_o they_o ibidem_fw-la fight_v between_o whale_n swordfish_n and_o thresher_n 953._o 954_o wheat_n and_o barley_n blade_n four_o finger_n long_o 50_o whore_n tribe_n 998_o wiapoco_n 922_o will_n of_o man_n 14_o willoughby_n viz._n sir_n hugh_n willoughby_n freeze_v to_o death_n 577_o wilderness_n vide_fw-la desert_n wind_n hot_a and_o kill_a 995_o widow_n in_o golchonda_n 1000_o witty_a epitaph_n 1038_o wife_n in_o india_n immure_v with_o their_o dead_a husband_n 481._o 482._o bury_v quick_a ibid._n in_o golchonda_n 1001_o woman_n creation_n 14._o 15._o fal_n 22_o menstruous_a among_o the_o zabij_n 52._o subject_a to_o prohibitive_a precept_n not_o affirmative_a 174._o woman_n cheap_a sell_v 921._o woman_n rite_n in_o venus_n temple_n 56._o woman_n enunche_n 286._o woman_n enjoin_v to_o be_v veil_v with_o other_o their_o rule_n in_o the_o alcoran_n 255_o world_n the_o creation_n thereof_o &_o why_o create_v 5._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o drown_n &_o repeople_a thereof_o 33._o 34._o the_o division_n thereof_o 41._o the_o chaldee_n opinion_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n 51._o end_v of_o the_o world_n as_o jew_n say_v 211._o peguan_n opinion_n of_o the_o world_n end_n 506._o age_n of_o the_o world_n reckon_v by_o the_o jew_n 153_o worm_n dangerous_a to_o ship_n 533_o worm_n breed_v in_o man_n flesh_n 716._o 931_o worm_n which_o become_v a_o tree_n 563_o x_o xerxes_n spoil_v the_o temple_n of_o belus_n 56._o his_o law_n for_o the_o babylonian_n 58._o his_o expedition_n 337._o 359._o 360_o young_a year_n how_o measure_v by_o the_o jew_n 107_o yougorian_n 404._o 431_o z_o zabij_n the_o same_n with_o the_o chaldee_n their_o history_n 52._o their_o book_n and_o fable_n ibid._n their_o magic_n &_o worship_n of_o devil_n 53_o zadok_n 129_o zagathayan_a tartar_n 425._o 426_o zavolhense_n tartar_n 424_o zaire_n a_o river_n of_o congo_n 766_o zambra_n chief_a city_n in_o aethiopia_n describe_v 748._o 749_o zanaga_n their_o custom_n 701_o zanzibar_n or_o zanguebar_n 758_o zarmanochagas_n a_o brachman_n burn_v himself_o 480_o zebra_n a_o wild_a beast_n 623_o zela_n a_o city_n describe_v 328_o zeila_n 993._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o king_n of_o zelas_fw-la triumph_n ibid._n zeilan_n describe_v 616._o 617._o &_o seq_n 993._o vide_fw-la seilan_n zembre_n lake_n 620_o zemes_n the_o turk_n 283_o zenan_n nine_o score_n mile_n from_o moha_n north_n northwest_o 583_o zetfa_n of_o the_o turk_n 320_o zigantes_n their_o rite_n 667_o zinaldin_n a_o turkish_a king_n 144_o zizis_n of_o the_o jew_n 184_o finis_fw-la 1._o tim._n 4.8_o 4.8_o 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 4.8_o deus_fw-la vnus_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d trinus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d zan._n de_fw-la 3_o el._o p._n 4._o l._n 1._o cap._n 3._o 3._o homer_n virgil_n ovid_n etc_n etc_n apoc._n 1.8_o 1.8_o apoc._n 3.14_o 3.14_o 2._o cor._n 12.11_o 12.11_o 1._o king_n 8.27_o 8.27_o rom._n 11.33_o 11.33_o prou._n 30.2_o verse_n 3_o 4._o verse_n 5._o 5._o psal._o 19.1_o 19.1_o rom._n 1.20_o 1.20_o act_n 14.17_o 14.17_o act_n 17.28_o 17.28_o d._n king_n lect._n in_o jon._n 4._o 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hiero._n ille_fw-la cicer._n nat._n deor._n lib._n 1._o nomen_fw-la quia_fw-la that_fw-mi notitiam_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o nomen_fw-la eius_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la drus_n pret_fw-la lib._n 1._o 1._o 1._o io._n 3.2_o 3.2_o 1._o co._n 13.12_o 13.12_o exod._n 34.6_o 34.6_o diony_n de_fw-fr divinis_fw-la nomin_v p._n galatin_n de_fw-fr arcanis_fw-la l._n 3._o zanchius_n de_fw-fr nat._n dei_fw-la l._n 1_o bullinger_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la erroris_fw-la lib._n 1._o ar._n montanus_n montanus_n as_o true_a wise_a live_a etc_n etc_n etc_n as_o truth_n wisdom_n life_n etc_n etc_n etc_n in_o which_o sense_n rismegist_n affirm_v deus_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la deus_fw-la nomen_fw-la nullum_fw-la habet_fw-la deus_fw-la habet_fw-la omne_fw-la nomen_fw-la with_fw-mi mars_n ficin_n in_o diony_n de_fw-fr d._n n._n dionysius_n also_o call_v he_o unitas_fw-la unitatis_fw-la omnis_fw-la unifica_fw-la super_fw-la essentialis_fw-la essentia_fw-la intellectus_fw-la nequàquam_fw-la intelligibilis_fw-la etc_n etc_n empedocles_n describe_v he_o a_o sphere_n who_o centre_n be_v every_o where_o the_o circumference_n no_o where_o sphinx_n heidfeldi_n heidfeldi_n nomina_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la heb._n tria_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d drus_n tetragram_n cap._n 1._o 1._o hook_n eccles_n polit._n lib._n 5._o justin_n resp_n ad_fw-la orthod_n quaest._o 137._o 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exemplum_fw-la producit_fw-la adami_n euae_fw-la sethi_n eandem_fw-la essentiam_fw-la hobentium_fw-la humanam_fw-la existendi_fw-la autem_fw-la modum_fw-la diversum_fw-la à_fw-la terra_fw-la costa_fw-la semine_fw-la semine_fw-la drusius_n tax_v zanch._n for_o intitle_v his_o work_n de_fw-fr 3_o elohim_n as_o improper_o say_v he_o as_o de_fw-fr tribus_fw-la dijs_fw-la dijs_fw-la enuntiatio_fw-la de_fw-la creatore_fw-la per_fw-la verba_fw-la negativa_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la per_fw-la affirmativa_fw-la autem_fw-la partim_fw-la in_o aequivocatione_fw-la partim_fw-la in_o imperfectione_fw-la r._n moses_n moreh_n lib._n 1._o 57_o affirmationes_fw-la periculosae_fw-la periculosae_fw-la de_fw-fr deo_fw-la etiam_fw-la vera_fw-la loqui_fw-la periculosum_fw-la arnob._n in_o psal._o 91._o august_n de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o 3._o esa_n 6.2_o 6.2_o rom._n 12_o 3._o 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 3.10_o 3.10_o psal._o 25.9_o 25.9_o joh._n 7.17_o &_o 17.3_o 17.3_o ephes_n 4.21_o 4.21_o 1._o cor._n 3.18_o 3.18_o 1._o cor._n 8.2_o 8.2_o prou._n 1.7_o 1.7_o exod._n 34.6_o 34.6_o of_o this_o name_n jehova_n see_v drutij_fw-la tetragram_n ar._n montan._n ante_fw-la naturae_fw-la histor_n pag._n 37._o &_o pet._n galat._n lib._n 2._o drusius_n think_v that_o galatinus_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o this_o pronunciation_n jehova_n castalion_n write_v it_o jova_n the_o most_o both_o jew_n and_o christian_n before_o forbear_v to_o name_v it_o the_o masscrite_n ascribe_v to_o it_o no_o point_n of_o it_o own_o but_o of_o adonai_n and_o when_o adonai_n go_v before_o or_o after_o it_o of_o elohim_n it_o be_v hold_v that_o only_o the_o highpriest_n and_o that_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n may_v pronounce_v it_o which_o to_o a_o private_a man_n the_o jew_n 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distaste_n queen_n elizabeth_n a_o kind_n of_o crocodile_n vilna_n a_o protestant_a prince_n magnify_v queen_n elizabeth_n the_o

z._n say_v that_o hamaria_n make_v a_o match_n betwixt_o his_o son_n ali_n and_o the_o caliph_n daughter_n equitie_n muctafi_n 38._o caramite_n hurt_v to_o the_o muslim_n muctadir_n 39_o africa_n divide_v as_o spain_n before_o and_o follow_v a_o new_a chalif_n heretic_n execute_v abugiafar_n death_n see_v of_o he_o in_o the_o preface_n ah_o 310._o begin_n may_v 1._o 922_o caramite_n cruelty_n melita_n dailam_n a_o people_n of_o persia_n these_o thing_n be_v set_v together_o but_o in_o time_n happen_v after_o mecca_n assault_v blackstone_n take_v away_o kahir_n 40._o z._n elkahar_n chalifa_n beggar_n l._n 3._o of_o the_o distraction_n of_o the_o saracenicall_a empire_n arradi_n 41._o boia_n z._n and_o m._n tell_v of_o he_o and_o call_v he_o segiar_n m._n abusuia_n that_o he_o dream_v he_o piss_v fire_n which_o inflame_v the_o country_n in_o three_o part_n which_o be_v interpret_v of_o his_o three_o son_n greatness_n egypt_n conquer_v muslim_n empire_n fall_v in_o piece_n the_o author_n 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