kingdom_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n this_o have_v be_v set_v down_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n but_o the_o hebrew_n author_n read_v it_o thus_o and_o the_o transmigration_n of_o this_o oâ—t_n of_o the_o child_n which_o be_v the_o canaanite_n unto_o zarphat_n which_o be_v france_n and_o the_o transmigration_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o sapharad_n understand_v for_o spain_n shall_v possess_v for_o inheritance_n the_o city_n of_o the_o south_n and_o those_o which_o procure_v salvation_n shall_v mount_v up_o to_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n to_o judge_v the_o mount_n of_o esau_n and_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n yet_o some_o of_o they_o do_v not_o produce_v any_o sufficient_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n nor_o pertinent_a reason_n to_o prove_v that_o sapharad_n which_o s._n jerome_n do_v interpret_v the_o bosphor_n or_o straight_o and_o the_o 70._o interpreter_n euphrates_n shall_v signify_v spain_n but_o their_o only_a opinion_n other_o allege_v the_o caldean_a 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incapable_a of_o a_o charge_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n that_o i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v but_o to_o beseech_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o create_a thing_n that_o he_o will_v favour_v i_o and_o i_o entreat_v you_o all_o to_o pray_v unto_o he_o for_o i_o these_o word_n utter_v he_o begin_v again_o to_o weep_v how_o moteçuma_n order_v the_o service_n of_o his_o house_n and_o of_o the_o war_n he_o make_v for_o his_o coronation_n cha._n 21_o he_o that_o in_o his_o election_n make_v such_o show_n of_o humility_n and_o mildness_n see_v himself_o king_n begin_v present_o to_o discover_v his_o aspire_a thought_n the_o first_o be_v he_o command_v that_o no_o plebeian_n shall_v serve_v in_o his_o house_n nor_o bear_v any_o royal_a office_n as_o his_o predecesfour_n have_v use_v till_o then_o blame_v they_o that_o will_v be_v serve_v by_o man_n of_o base_a condition_n command_v that_o all_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o famous_a man_n of_o his_o realm_n shall_v live_v within_o his_o 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charge_n and_o office_n as_o well_o those_o of_o his_o household_n as_o of_o his_o court_n and_o to_o provide_v knight_n the_o which_o be_v do_v after_o he_o go_v in_o person_n to_o a_o enterprise_n necessary_a for_o his_o coronation_n at_o that_o time_n a_o province_n lie_v far_o off_o towards_o the_o north_n ocean_n be_v revolt_v from_o the_o crown_n whether_o he_o lead_v the_o flower_n of_o his_o people_n well_o appoint_v there_o he_o war_v with_o such_o valour_n and_o dexterity_n that_o in_o the_o end_n he_o subdue_v all_o the_o province_n and_o punish_v the_o rebel_n severe_o return_v with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o captive_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o many_o other_o spoil_n all_o the_o city_n make_v he_o solemn_a reception_n at_o his_o return_n and_o the_o lord_n thereof_o give_v he_o water_n to_o wash_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o servant_n a_o thing_n not_o use_v by_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n such_o be_v the_o fear_n and_o respect_n they_o bear_v he_o in_o mexico_n 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of_o the_o behaviour_n and_o greatness_n of_o moteçuma_n chap._n 22._o this_o king_n labour_v to_o be_v respect_v yea_o to_o be_v worship_v as_o a_o god_n no_o plebeian_n may_v look_v he_o in_o the_o face_n if_o he_o do_v he_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n he_o do_v never_o set_v his_o foot_n on_o the_o ground_n but_o be_v always_o carry_v on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o nobleman_n and_o if_o he_o light_v they_o lay_v rich_a tapestry_n whereon_o he_o do_v go_v when_o he_o make_v any_o voyage_n he_o and_o the_o nobleman_n go_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o park_n compass_v in_o for_o the_o nonce_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n go_v without_o the_o park_n environ_v it_o in_o on_o every_o side_n he_o never_o put_v on_o a_o garment_n twice_o nor_o do_v eat_v or_o drink_v in_o one_o vessel_n
say_v this_o word_n of_o obrise_n be_v thesame_a with_o ophrise_o for_o find_v there_o seven_o sort_n or_o kind_n of_o gold_n as_o s._n jerome_n report_v that_o of_o ophir_n be_v hold_v for_o the_o most_o fine_a as_o here_o we_o esteem_v the_o gold_n of_o valdivia_n and_o caramaya_n the_o chief_a reason_n which_o move_v i_o to_o think_v that_o ophir_n be_v at_o the_o east_n indies_n and_o not_o in_o the_o west_n be_v for_o that_o solomon_n fleet_n can_v not_o come_v hither_o without_o pass_v the_o east_n indies_n all_o china_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v unlikely_a they_o will_v pass_v over_o all_o the_o world_n to_o come_v thither_o for_o gold_n that_o continent_n especial_o lie_v in_o that_o sort_n as_o they_o can_v not_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o by_o any_o voyage_n by_o land_n and_o hereafter_o we_o will_v show_v that_o the_o ancient_n have_v never_o knowledge_n in_o thearte_n of_o navigation_n without_o the_o which_o they_o can_v not_o run_v so_o 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from_o what_o part_n soever_o of_o these_o any_o letter_n come_v we_o say_v they_o be_v from_o the_o indies_n which_o country_n be_v far_o distant_a and_o different_a one_o from_o another_o yet_o we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o name_n of_o indies_n be_v proper_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o east_n indies_n and_o for_o that_o in_o old_a time_n they_o do_v speak_v of_o these_o indies_n as_o of_o a_o country_n far_o off_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o discovery_n of_o other_o remote_a land_n they_o have_v give_v they_o the_o name_n of_o indies_n be_v distant_a from_o the_o rest_n and_o hold_v as_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n even_o so_o in_o my_o judgement_n tharsis_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v not_o signify_v any_o certain_a and_o determine_a place_n but_o only_a region_n a_o far_o off_o and_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n very_o rich_a and_o strange_a for_o that_o which_o josephus_n and_o some_o other_o will_v affirm_v that_o tharsis_n be_v tarso_n according_a 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tharsis_n and_o of_o israel_n which_o be_v join_v unto_o the_o desert_n and_o those_o which_o be_v in_o the_o south_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o cellon_n and_o from_o thence_o pass_v euphrates_n but_o as_o i_o have_v say_v that_o which_o be_v so_o write_v of_o tharsis_n joan._n can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o city_n of_o tharso_n theodoret_n and_o some_o other_o follow_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o 70._o aparatus_fw-la in_o some_o place_n they_o set_v tharsis_n in_o africa_n say_v it_o be_v the_o same_o city_n which_o be_v ancient_o call_v carthage_n and_o be_v now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o thunis_n and_o they_o say_v that_o jonas_n mean_v to_o go_v thither_o when_o as_o the_o scripture_n report_v that_o hefle_v from_o the_o lord_n into_o tharsis_n other_o pretend_v that_o tharsis_n be_v a_o certain_a country_n of_o the_o indies_n whereunto_o it_o seem_v that_o s._n jerome_n be_v incline_v marcel_n i_o will_v not_o now_o decide_v these_o opinion_n but_o i_o hold_v that_o in_o this_o case_n the_o scripture_n do_v not_o always_o signify_v one_o region_n or_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o wise_a man_n or_o king_n that_o come_v to_o worship_n christ_n be_v of_o the_o east_n and_o the_o scripture_n say_v they_o be_v of_o saba_n epha_n and_o madiem_n and_o some_o learned_a man_n hold_v that_o they_o be_v of_o ethiopia_n arabia_n and_o persia_n and_o yet_o the_o psalmist_n and_o the_o church_n sing_v of_o they_o 16._o the_o king_n of_o tharsis_n shall_v bring_v present_n we_o agree_v then_o with_o s._n jerome_n that_o tharsis_n be_v a_o word_n that_o have_v many_o and_o divers_a signification_n in_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o crisolite_n or_o jacinth_n stone_n sometime_o a_o certain_a region_n of_o the_o indies_n sometime_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v of_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o jacinth_n by_o the_o reverberation_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o the_o same_o doctor_n do_v with_o reason_n deny_v that_o tharsis_n be_v any_o 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