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to_o another_o and_o they_o make_v no_o force_n of_o riches_n but_o of_o a_o stone_n that_o be_v of_o forty_o colour_n and_o it_o be_v call_v traconit_a after_o that_o i_o will_v they_o know_v not_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o but_o they_o covet_v it_o for_o the_o great_a fairness_n of_o the_o island_n name_v macumeran_n whereas_o the_o people_n have_v head_n like_o hound_n chap._n lxi_o from_o that_o i_o will_v man_n go_v to_o a_o other_o that_o be_v call_v macumeran_n which_o be_v a_o great_a isle_n &_o a_o fair_a and_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o that_o country_n have_v head_n like_o hound_n they_o be_v reasonable_a and_o worship_v a_o ox_n for_o their_o god_n they_o go_v all_o naked_a but_o a_o little_a cloth_n before_o their_o privy_a member_n they_o be_v good_a man_n to_o fight_v and_o they_o bear_v a_o great_a target_n with_o which_o they_o cover_v all_o the_o body_n and_o a_o spear_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o if_o they_o take_v any_o man_n in_o battle_n they_o send_v he_o to_o their_o king_n which_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n and_o devout_a in_o his_o faith_n for_o he_o have_v about_o his_o neck_n on_o a_o cord_n three_o hundred_o pearl_n great_a and_o orient_a and_o as_o we_o say_v our_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la and_o other_o prayer_n right_o so_o their_o king_n say_v every_o day_n three_o hundred_o prayer_n to_o his_o god_n before_o he_o either_o eat_v or_o drink_v and_o he_o bear_v also_o about_o his_o neck_n a_o ruby_n orient_a fine_a and_o good_a that_o be_v near_o a_o foot_n and_o five_o finger_n
of_o the_o isle_n and_o diverse_a manner_n of_o people_n and_o of_o marvellous_a beast_n chap._n 47_o of_o the_o haven_n of_o go_v for_o to_o go_v by_o the_o sea_n into_o diverse_a country_n chap._n 48_o of_o the_o country_n of_o job_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o call_v chap._n 49_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o amazony_n where_o as_o dwell_v none_o but_o woman_n chap._n 50_o of_o the_o land_n of_o ethiope_n chap._n 51_o of_o ind_n the_o more_o and_o the_o less_o and_o of_o diamond_n and_o of_o small_a people_n and_o other_o thing_n chap._n 52_o of_o diverse_a kingdom_n and_o isle_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o ind_n chap._n 53_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mabaron_n chap._n 54_o of_o a_o great_a country_n call_v lamory_n where_o the_o people_n go_v all_o naked_a chap._n 55_o of_o the_o country_n and_o i_o will_v name_v jana_n which_o be_v a_o mighty_a land_n ch_n 56_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pathen_a or_o salmas_n which_o be_v a_o goodly_a land_n ch_n 57_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o talonach_n the_o king_n whereof_o have_v many_o wife_n chap._n 58_o of_o the_o island_n call_v raso_n where_o man_n be_v hang_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v sick_a chap._n 59_o of_o the_o island_n of_o melke_n wherein_o dwell_v evil_a people_n chap._n 60_o of_o a_o island_n name_v mecumeran_n whereas_o the_o people_n have_v head_n like_o hound_n chap._n 61_o of_o a_o great_a island_n call_v dodin_n where_o be_v many_o man_n of_o evil_a condition_n chap._n 62_o of_o the_o kingdom_n name_v mancy_n the_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 63_o of_o the_o land_n of_o pigman_n the_o people_n whereof_o be_v but_o three_o span_n long_o chap._n 64_o of_o the_o city_n of_o menke_n where_o a_o great_a navy_n be_v keep_v chap._n 65_o of_o the_o land_n name_v cathay_n and_o of_o the_o great_a riches_n thereof_o chap._n 66_o of_o a_o great_a city_n name_v cadon_n wherein_o be_v the_o great_a caane_n palace_n and_o siege_n chap._n 67_o wherefore_o that_o the_o emperor_n of_o cathay_n be_v call_v the_o great_a caane_n chap._n 68_o how_o the_o great_a caane_n be_v hide_v under_o a_o tree_n and_o so_o escape_v his_o enemy_n because_o of_o a_o bird_n chap._n 69_o of_o the_o great_a caane_n letter_n and_o the_o write_n about_o his_o seal_n chap._n 70_o of_o the_o governaunce_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o great_a caane_n chap._n 71_o of_o the_o great_a riches_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o of_o his_o descend_v chap._n 72_o of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o emperor_n when_o he_o ride_v from_o one_o country_n to_o another_o to_o war_n chap._n 73_o how_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o great_a caanc_n be_v part_v into_o xij_o province_n and_o how_o that_o they_o do_v cast_v incense_n in_o the_o fire_n where_o the_o great_a caane_n pass_v through_o the_o city_n and_o town_n in_o worship_n of_o the_o emperor_n chap._n 74_o how_o the_o great_a caane_n be_v the_o mighty_a lord_n of_o all_o the_o world_n cha_n 75_o yet_o of_o other_o manner_n of_o his_o country_n chap._n 76_o how_o the_o emperor_n be_v bring_v unto_o his_o grave_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a ch_n 77_o when_o the_o emperor_n be_v dead_a how_o they_o choose_v &_o make_v another_o ch_n 78_o what_o country_n and_o kingdom_n lie_v next_o to_o the_o land_n of_o cathay_n and_o the_o frontes_fw-la thereof_o chap._n 79_o of_o other_o way_n to_o come_v from_o cathay_n towards_o the_o greek_a sea_n and_o also_o of_o the_o emperor_n of_o persia_n chap._n 80_o of_o the_o land_n of_o armony_n which_o be_v a_o good_a land_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o middy_a chap._n 81_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o george_n &_o abcan_n and_o many_o marvel_n chap._n 82_o of_o the_o land_n of_o turkey_n and_o diverse_a other_o country_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o mesopotamia_n chap._n 83_o of_o diverse_a country_n kingdom_n and_o isle_n and_o marvel_n beyond_o the_o land_n of_o cathay_n chap._n 84_o of_o the_o land_n of_o bactry_n and_o of_o many_o griffin_n and_o other_o beast_n chap._n 85_o of_o the_o way_n for_o to_o go_v to_o prester_n johns_n land_n which_o be_v the_o emperor_n of_o ind_n chap._n 86_o of_o the_o faith_n and_o belief_n of_o prester_n john_n but_o he_o have_v not_o all_o the_o full_a belief_n as_o we_o have_v chap._n 87_o of_o another_o island_n which_o be_v call_v sinople_n wherein_o dwell_v good_a people_n chap_n 88_o of_o two_o other_o isle_n the_o one_o be_v call_v pitan_n wherein_o be_v little_a man_n that_o eat_v no_o meat_n and_o in_o another_o i_o will_v be_v the_o man_n all_o rough_a with_o feather_n chap._n 89_o of_o a_o rich_a man_n in_o prester_n johns_n land_n name_v catolonapes_n and_o of_o his_o garden_n chap._n 90_o of_o a_o marvellous_a valley_n that_o be_v beeside_v the_o river_n phison_n chap._n 91_o of_o a_o island_n wherein_o dwell_v people_n as_o great_a as_o giant_n of_o xxix_o or_o of_o thirty_o foot_n of_o length_n and_o other_o thing_n chap._n 92_o of_o woman_n which_o make_v great_a sorrow_n when_o as_o their_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o great_a joy_n when_o they_o die_v chap._n 93_o of_o a_o island_n where_o man_n wed_v their_o own_o daughter_n and_o kinsewoman_n chap._n 94_o of_o another_o island_n wherein_o dwell_v full_a good_a people_n &_o true_a chap._n 65_o how_o king_n alexander_n send_v his_o man_n thither_o for_o to_o win_v the_o land_n ch_n 96_o how_o the_o emperor_n prester_n john_n when_o he_o go_v to_o battle_n have_v three_o cross_n of_o gold_n bear_v before_o he_o chap._n 97_o of_o the_o most_o dwell_a place_n of_o prester_n john_n in_o a_o city_n call_v suse_v chap._n 98_o of_o the_o wilderness_n wherein_o grow_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n chap._n 99_o of_o a_o great_a island_n and_o kingdom_n call_v taprobane_n chap._n 100_o of_o two_o other_o isle_n the_o one_o call_v oriell_n &_o the_o other_o argete_n where_o be_v many_o gold_n mine_n chap._n 101_o of_o the_o dark_a country_n and_o hill_n and_o rock_n of_o stone_n nigh_o to_o paradise_n chap._n 102_o a_o little_a of_o paradise_n terrestre_fw-fr ch_n 103_o how_o prester_n johns_n land_n lie_v foot_n against_o foot_n to_o england_n cha_n 104_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o riboth_n ch_n 105_o of_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v neither_o king_n prince_n duke_z nor_o earl_n cha_n 106_o how_o all_o the_o land_n isle_n and_o kingdom_n before_o rehearse_v have_v some_o of_o the_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n ch_n 107_o how_o sir_n john_n maundevile_n leave_v many_o marvel_n unwritten_a and_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o chap._n 108_o what_o time_n john_n maundevile_n depart_v out_o of_o england_n chap._n 109_o finis_fw-la
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dwell_v chap._n xj_o and_o who_o so_o will_v go_v through_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v to_o have_v leave_n to_o go_v more_o secure_o through_o the_o church_n and_o country_n and_o to_o go_v to_o mount_v sinai_n before_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o turn_v again_o by_o jerusalem_n he_o shall_v go_v from_o gaza_n to_o the_o castle_n dayr_n and_o after_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o surry_n and_o go_v by_o the_o wilderness_n where_o the_o way_n be_v full_a sandy_a and_o the_o wilderness_n last_v eight_o day_n journey_n where_o man_n find_v all_o that_o they_o need_v of_o victual_n and_o man_n call_v that_o wilderness_n archelleke_n and_o when_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o this_o desert_n he_o enter_v into_o egypt_n and_o they_o call_v egypt_n canopat_o and_o in_o a_o other_o language_n man_n call_v it_o mersine_n and_o the_o first_o good_a town_n that_o man_n find_v be_v call_v bele_v and_o it_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alape_n and_o from_o thence_o man_n come_v to_o babylon_n and_o to_o kayre_v and_o in_o babylon_n be_v a_o fair_a church_n of_o our_o lady_n where_o she_o dwell_v seven_o year_n when_o she_o be_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o dread_a of_o king_n herod_n and_o there_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n barbara_n virgin_n and_o there_o dwell_v joseph_n when_o he_o be_v sell_v of_o his_o brethren_n and_o there_o cause_v nabuchodonosor_n to_o put_v the_o child_n in_o fire_n for_o they_o be_v of_o right_a truth_n the_o which_o child_n man_n call_v anania_n azaria_n and_o misaell_n as_o the_o psalm_n of_o benedicite_fw-la say_v but_o nabuchodonosor_n call_v they_o thus_o sidrac_n misac_n and_o abednago_n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n glorious_a and_o victorious_a god_n over_o all_o kingdom_n and_o that_o be_v for_o miracle_n that_o he_o make_v god_n son_n as_o he_o say_v go_v with_o those_o child_n through_o the_o fire_n there_o dwell_v the_o sultan_n for_o there_o be_v a_o 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domini_fw-la that_o be_v a_o fair_a house_n and_o it_o be_v all_o round_a and_o right_a high_a and_o cover_v with_o lead_n and_o it_o be_v well_o pave_v with_o white_a marble_n but_o the_o saracen_n will_v suffer_v no_o christian_n ne_o jew_n to_o come_v therein_o for_o they_o say_v that_o so_o sinful_a man_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o that_o holy_a place_n but_o i_o be_v suffer_v to_o go_v in_o and_o into_o other_o place_n where_o i_o will_v for_o i_o have_v letter_n of_o the_o sultan_n with_o his_o great_a seal_n &_o common_o other_o man_n have_v but_o of_o his_o signet_n and_o man_n bear_v his_o letter_n with_o his_o seal_n before_o they_o hang_v on_o a_o spear_n and_o man_n do_v great_a worship_n
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the_o place_n where_o our_o lord_n weep_v upon_o jerusalem_n and_o thereby_o our_o lady_n appear_v to_o saint_n thomas_n after_o her_o assumption_n and_o give_v he_o her_o girdle_n and_o thereby_o be_v the_o stone_n on_o the_o which_o our_o lord_n sit_v often_o and_o preach_v and_o thereon_o he_o shall_v sit_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n as_o himself_o say_v and_o there_o be_v mount_n galilee_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v gather_v when_o mary_n magdalene_n tell_v they_o of_o christ_n rise_n between_o mount_n olivet_n and_o mount_n galilee_n be_v a_o church_n where_o the_o angel_n tell_v our_o lady_n when_o she_o shall_v die_v and_o from_o bethany_n to_o jericho_n be_v five_o mile_n jericho_n be_v sometime_o a_o little_a city_n but_o it_o be_v waste_v and_o now_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a town_n that_o town_n take_v josua_n through_o the_o miracle_n of_o god_n and_o bid_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o destroy_v it_o and_o curse_v all_o those_o that_o build_v it_o again_o of_o that_o city_n be_v rahab_n that_o common_a woman_n that_o receive_v messenger_n of_o israel_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o many_o peril_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o she_o have_v a_o good_a reward_n as_o holy_a writ_n say_v quando_fw-la accipis_fw-la prophetam_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la mercedem_fw-la prophetae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o that_o take_v a_o prophet_n in_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o a_o prophet_n of_o the_o holy_a place_n between_o bethany_n and_o the_o river_n jordane_n and_o other_o thing_n chap._n thirty_o also_o from_o bethany_n man_n go_v to_o the_o river_n of_o jordane_n through_o the_o wilderness_n and_o it_o be_v near_o a_o day_n journey_n between_o towards_o the_o east_n be_v a_o great_a hill_n where_o our_o lord_n fast_v xl_o day_n and_o upon_o this_o hill_n be_v christ_n tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o say_v to_o he_o dic_fw-la ut_fw-la lapides_fw-la isti_fw-la pane_n fiunt_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v command_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n and_o there_o be_v a_o hermitage_n where_o dwell_v a_o manner_n of_o christian_n call_v georgiens_n for_o saint_n george_n convert_v they_o and_o upon_o that_o hill_n dwell_v abraham_n a_o great_a while_n and_z as_o man_n go_v to_o jericho_n sit_v many_o sick_a man_n cry_v jesu_n fili_fw-la david_n miserere_fw-la nobis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v jesu_n the_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n upon_o us._n and_o two_o mile_n from_o jericho_n be_v the_o river_n jordane_n &_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o dead_a sea_n part_v the_o land_n of_o ind_n &_o araby_n &_o the_o water_n of_o that_o sea_n be_v right_a bitter_a and_o it_o cast_v out_o a_o thing_n that_o man_n call_v aspatum_n as_o great_a piece_n as_o a_o horse_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v two_o hundred_o fourlong_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o dead_a sea_n because_o it_o run_v not_o neither_o may_v any_o man_n or_o beast_n live_v therein_o and_o that_o have_v be_v prove_v many_o time_n for_o they_o have_v cast_v therein_o man_n that_o be_v judge_v to_o death_n nor_o no_o man_n may_v drink_v of_o that_o water_n and_o if_o man_n cast_v iron_n therein_o it_o come_v up_o again_o but_o if_o a_o man_n cast_v a_o feather_n therein_o it_o sink_v which_o be_v against_o kind_n and_o thereabouts_o grow_v tree_n that_o bear_v fruit_n of_o fair_a colour_n and_o seem_v ripe_a but_o when_o a_o man_n break_v or_o cut_v they_o he_o find_v naught_o in_o they_o but_o coal_n or_o ash_n in_o token_n that_o through_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n these_o city_n be_v burn_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n and_o some_o man_n call_v that_o lake_n the_o lake_n of_o the_o alphit_v and_o some_o call_v it_o the_o pool_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o some_o call_v it_o the_o stink_a pool_n for_o the_o water_n thereof_o stink_v there_o sink_v these_o five_o city_n through_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v sodom_n gomor_n aldema_n solome_n and_o segor_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n that_o reign_v in_o they_o but_o segor_n through_o the_o prayer_n of_o lot_n be_v save_v a_o great_a while_n for_o it_o stand_v upon_o a_o hill_n and_o yet_o appear_v much_o thereof_o above_o the_o water_n and_o man_n may_v see_v the_o wall_n in_o clear_a weather_n and_o in_o this_o city_n of_o segor_n lot_n dwell_v a_o great_a while_n and_o there_o he_o be_v make_v drink_v by_o his_o daughter_n and_o lay_v by_o they_o and_o they_o think_v that_o god_n will_v have_v destroy_v all_o the_o world_n as_o he_o do_v with_o noes_n flood_n and_o therefore_o they_o lay_v by_o their_o father_n that_o man_n may_v be_v bear_v of_o they_o into_o the_o world_n but_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v drunken_a he_o have_v not_o lyen_fw-we by_o they_o and_o at_o the_o right_a side_n of_o this_o sea_n stand_v lot_n wife_n in_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n because_o she_o look_v back_o when_o the_o city_n sanck_o down_o of_o abraham_n and_o his_o generation_n chap._n xxxj_o and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o lot_n be_v aaron_n son_n abraham_n brother_n and_o sara_n abraham_n wife_n be_v lot_n sister_n and_o sara_n be_v xc_o year_n old_a when_o she_o bear_v isaac_n and_o abraham_n have_v a_o other_o son_n name_v ishmael_n that_o he_o have_v get_v of_o his_o maiden_n agar_n and_o he_o be_v fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v and_o when_o isaac_n be_v viij_o day_n old_a he_o be_v circumcise_v and_o his_o other_o son_n ishmael_n be_v circumcise_a the_o same_o day_n and_o be_v fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n therefore_o the_o saracen_n that_o be_v of_o the_o generation_n of_o ishmael_n do_v circumcise_v they_o at_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v of_o the_o generation_n of_o isaac_n do_v circumcise_v they_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o their_o age_n and_o into_o that_o dead_a sea_n aforesaid_a run_v the_o river_n jordane_n and_o make_v there_o a_o end_n and_o this_o be_v within_o a_o mile_n of_o saint_n johns_n church_n and_o a_o little_a beneath_o that_o same_o church_n westward_o be_v the_o christian_n wont_a to_o bathe_v they_o and_o a_o mile_n thence_o be_v the_o river_n loth_n through_o which_o jacob_n go_v when_o he_o come_v from_o mesopotamia_n of_o the_o river_n jordane_n chap._n xxxij_o this_o river_n jordane_n be_v no_o great_a nor_o no_o deep_a river_n but_o there_o be_v much_o good_a fish_n therein_o and_o there_o come_v from_o mount_n lybany_n two_o well_n that_o man_n call_v jor_n and_o dane_n and_o of_o they_o it_o take_v the_o name_n and_o upon_o the_o one_o side_n of_o that_o river_n be_v mount_v gelboe_n and_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a plain_a and_o on_o that_o other_o side_n man_n go_v by_o mount_n libany_n
to_o the_o desert_n of_o pharaon_n these_o hill_n part_v the_o kingdom_n of_o surry_n and_o the_o country_n of_o phenys_n on_o that_o hill_n grow_v ceder_n that_o bear_v long_a apple_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o man_n head_n this_o river_n jordane_n devide_v galilee_n and_o the_o land_n of_o idumea_n and_o the_o land_n of_o botron_n and_o it_o run_v into_o a_o plain_a that_o man_n call_v meldam_n in_o saracen_n language_n and_o in_o english_a fair_a because_o oft_o time_n be_v there_o keep_v great_a fair_n and_o in_o the_o plain_n be_v the_o tomb_n of_o job._n in_o this_o river_n jordane_n our_o lord_n be_v baptize_v and_o there_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o father_n hear_v say_v hic_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la dilectus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la acquiesco_fw-la ipsum_fw-la audite_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o english_a this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v hear_v he_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v on_o he_o in_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n and_o so_o be_v there_o in_o this_o baptise_v all_o the_o trinity_n and_o through_o the_o river_n jordane_n pass_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n on_o dry_a foot_n and_o they_o set_v stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o water_n in_o token_n of_o great_a miracle_n and_o also_o in_o that_o river_n naman_n the_o assyrian_a bathe_v he_o who_o be_v leprouse_v and_o he_o be_v make_v whole_a and_o a_o little_a from_o thence_o be_v the_o city_n of_o ay_o the_o which_o josua_n assail_v and_o take_v and_o about_o the_o river_n jordane_n be_v many_o church_n where_o christian_n dwell_v also_o by_o the_o river_n jordane_n be_v the_o vale_n of_o mambre_n the_o which_o be_v a_o fair_a vale_fw-la and_o a_o plenteous_a of_o many_o other_o marvel_n chap._n xxxiij_o and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o as_o we_o go_v from_o the_o dead_a sea_n afterward_o out_o of_o the_o march_n to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v a_o strong_a castle_n that_o man_n call_v carran_n or_o sermoy_n that_o 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i_z k._n of_o galilee_n chap._n xxxv_o from_o this_o country_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o man_n go_v to_o the_o plain_a of_o galilee_n and_o leave_v the_o hill_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o galilee_n be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o in_o that_o province_n be_v the_o land_n of_o naim_n and_o caparnaum_n and_o corasim_n and_o at_o bethsaida_n be_v s._n peter_n and_o saint_n andrew_n bear_v at_o corasim_n shall_v antichrist_n be_v bear_v and_o as_o some_o man_n say_v he_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o babylon_n therefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n de_n babilonia_n coluber_fw-la exiet_fw-la qui_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la devorabit_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o babylon_n shall_v come_v a_o serpent_n that_o shall_v devour_v all_o the_o world_n and_o this_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v nourish_v in_o bethsaida_n &_o shall_v reign_v in_o corasim_n therefore_o say_v holy_a write_v vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la corasim_n vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la bethsaida_n that_o be_v 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