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di_fw-it candia_n et_fw-fr che_fw-mi in_o quel'paese_n tutti_fw-ge i_o contorni_fw-la sono_fw-la sani_fw-la come_v porta_fw-la la_fw-fr mia_fw-la patente_fw-la netta_fw-it sigillata_fw-la col'solito_fw-la sigillo_fw-la di_fw-it san_n '_o marco_n il_fw-fr patron'della_n nave_n francese_n in_o chi_fw-mi di_fw-it la_fw-it è_fw-it imbarcato_fw-la 〈…〉_z non_fw-it mantenendoci_fw-la la_fw-fr suoa_fw-mi parola_fw-it di_fw-it metterci_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la in_fw-la qualche_fw-mi bvona_fw-la villa_n di_fw-it questa_fw-la isola_n ci_fw-fr mando_fw-la con_fw-mi la_fw-fr suoa_fw-mi fregata_fw-la a_o calisminiones_fw-la doveti_fw-la lascio'soletti_n diego_n la_fw-fr '_o con_fw-mi gran'disagio_fw-it domandando_fw-la la_fw-fr strada_fw-la da_fw-mi i_fw-it villani_fw-la arrivammo_fw-la a_fw-fr i_fw-it vinti_fw-la cinque_fw-fr del_fw-it present_n a_o san_n '_o maria_z ogidietra_n dove_n i._o frati_n fin'che_fw-mi conoscano_fw-mi la_fw-fr volontà _fw-la di_fw-it vostra_fw-la eccellenza_n non_fw-fr ci_fw-fr vogliono_fw-la dar'prattica_fw-la in_o moda_fw-it nessuno_fw-it et_fw-la in_o quel_fw-fr '_o mentre_fw-fr c'hanno_fw-mi rinchiso_n in_o una_fw-la casa_fw-la a_o part_n il_fw-fr viaggio_fw-mi mio_fw-mi è_fw-it di_fw-it passar'piu_fw-it inanzi_fw-fr fin'a_fw-fr constantinopoli_n per_fw-la i_fw-it fatti_fw-la dell_fw-it '_o illust_n mo_z ambasciatore_fw-la d'inghilterra_fw-la il_fw-fr perch_n humilment_fw-it suplico_fw-la che_fw-it suoa_o eccell_n za_fw-mi se_fw-mi degna_fw-la d'_fw-fr haver_n rispetto_fw-it d'_fw-fr vn'pouero_fw-la forestiero_n anche_fw-mi nativo_fw-la d'vna_fw-la natione_fw-la molto_fw-mi affectionata_fw-la a_fw-fr la_fw-fr suoa_o et_fw-fr che_fw-mi per_fw-la suoa_n gratia_fw-la mi_fw-mi manda_fw-la libera_fw-la prattica_fw-la accio_fw-mi che_fw-it io_fw-it possa_fw-mi seguitar'il_fw-fr mio_fw-mi viaggio_fw-mi che_fw-it di_fw-it qua_fw-la oltre_n il_fw-fr rincrescimento_fw-it della_fw-it solitudine_fw-la anche_fw-mi ogni_fw-la cosu_fw-la mi_fw-mi da_fw-mi noia_fw-la con_fw-la questo_fw-la assicur_fw-fr andomi_fw-la che_fw-mi vostra_fw-la eccell_n za_fw-it haurà _fw-it compassione_n d'vn_v svo_fw-la seruitore_fw-la con_v disagi_n grandissimi_fw-la per_fw-la mar_v '_o &_o per_fw-la terra_fw-la battuto_fw-la priegho_o iddio_fw-it per_fw-la l'_fw-it accrescimento_fw-it del_fw-it svo_fw-la honore_fw-la et_fw-fr le_fw-fr bascio_fw-la humilment_fw-it le_fw-mi many_o dam_fw-la san_n '_o maria_z ogidietre_n ai_fw-fr vinti_fw-la cinque_fw-fr d'ottobre_a all'_fw-it uso_fw-it nuovo_fw-la l'_fw-fr an._n 1596_o divos_fw-la sig_n ria_fw-la illust_n ma_fw-fr humil_n mo_z serui_fw-la re_fw-la fynes_n morysoni_fw-la of_o these_o letter_n i_o receive_v the_o follow_a answer_n al_n molto_fw-mi make_fw-mi co_z sig_n r_o il_fw-fr sig_n re_fw-la fie_o morysoni_fw-la svo_fw-la come_v fratello_fw-la molto_fw-mi make_fw-mi co_z sig_n r_o come_v fratello_n per_fw-la le_fw-fr vostre_fw-fr lettre_fw-fr scritte_v alli_fw-la 2d_o deal_v present_a all_o uso_o nuovo_fw-la all_o ill_a mo_z sig_n r_o generali_fw-la et_fw-la da_fw-mi ss_z ss_z eccell_n za_fw-mi mandate_n qui_fw-la all'officio_fw-la nostro_fw-la habbiamo_fw-la veduto_fw-la il_fw-fr svo_fw-la bisogno_fw-it &_o desiderando_fw-la fauorir'et_a agiutarla_fw-fr in_o questaoccasione_n con_fw-mi il_fw-it riguardo_fw-it anco_fw-la della_fw-it salute_n pub_fw-la ca_fw-mi mandiamo_n duoi_fw-fr stradiotti_n per_fw-la accompagnarla_fw-fr con_fw-mi il_fw-fr svo_fw-la huomo_fw-la et_fw-la condurla_fw-it di_fw-it qua_fw-la dove_n sarà _fw-la ben'trattata_fw-la &_o li_n si_fw-la darà _fw-la commodità _fw-la di_fw-it poter_fw-it con_fw-mi l'occasione_n di_fw-mi qualche_fw-mi vassello_fw-la seguitar_n '_o il_fw-fr svo_fw-la viazzo_fw-it usate_fw-it prima_fw-la le_fw-fr debite_fw-la caâ—tele_fw-la per_fw-la assicuration_n '_o dell_fw-it cose_z di_fw-mi questo_fw-la off_o però_fw-la s._n s._n senza_n pratticar_n '_o altr_n te_fw-mi seguitarà _fw-la questa_fw-la guida_fw-la che_fw-mi le_fw-fr mandiamo_fw-la &_o vegnerà _fw-it di_fw-it qua_fw-la con_fw-mi animo_fw-la consolato_fw-la di_fw-it trovar_fw-la '_o christiani_n &_o amici_fw-la obedendo_fw-la per_fw-la adesso_fw-la &_o esseguendo_fw-la l'_fw-fr ordine_fw-la da_fw-it noi_fw-it dato_fw-la a_o detti_n stradiotti_n come_v cirendiamo_fw-la certi_fw-la che_fw-it farà _fw-it et._n a._n v._o s._n c_o '_o offeriamo_fw-la di_fw-it candia_n alli_n 20._o a'ottobre_a all_o uso_o vecchio_n 1596._o perierà _fw-it con_fw-mi essa_fw-mi la_fw-fr suoa_fw-mi fede_fw-it sine_fw-la patente_fw-la diu._n s_o come_v frat_fw-la lli_fw-la li_z proveditori_fw-mi alla_fw-mi sanita_fw-la '_o these_o letter_n follow_v translate_v into_o english_a to_o the_o most_o illustrious_a and_o most_o excellent_a lord_n the_o lord_n nicholas_n donati_n general_n previsar_n and_o inquisitor_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o candia_n my_o most_o respect_v most_o illustrious_a etc._n etc._n your_o excellency_n may_v please_v to_o understand_v that_o i_o fynes_n morison_n a_o englishman_n with_o my_o servant_n the_o three_o of_o this_o month_n set_v sail_v from_o alexandretta_n to_o sail_v into_o candia_n and_o that_o those_o part_n be_v free_a from_o all_o infectious_a sickness_n as_o appear_v by_o my_o testimoniali_fw-la seal_v with_o the_o wont_a seal_n of_o saint_n mark_v the_o master_n of_o the_o french_a ship_n in_o which_o i_o pass_v break_v his_o covenant_n with_o i_o in_o that_o he_o do_v not_o land_v we_o in_o the_o haven_n of_o candia_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o send_v we_o in_o his_o boat_n to_o the_o wild_a promontory_n calisminiones_n
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