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portuguez_n mine_n of_o gold_n and_o silveâ—_n p._n 92_o the_o maldives_n the_o coast_n of_o coromandel_n the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o christian_n a_o story_n of_o st._n thomas_n p._n 93_o he_o be_v martyr_v at_o edesa_n the_o city_n of_o meliapour_n p._n 94_o bengala_n its_o inhabitant_n their_o superstition_n ibid._n pegu_n the_o palace_n royal_a the_o guard_n p._n 95_o the_o king_n force_n he_o make_v war_n upon_o his_o uncle_n king_n of_o auva_n a_o just_a execution_n but_o too_o severe_a a_o combat_n betwixt_o two_o king_n the_o pagode_n of_o pegu._n ibid._n the_o peguan_o arm_n they_o be_v pagan_n adore_v the_o devil_n their_o feast_n how_o the_o king_n corpse_n be_v burn_v their_o ecclesiastic_n p._n 96_o a_o three_o part_n of_o all_o man_n estate_n fall_v to_o the_o king_n a_o strange_a sauce_n other_o peculiar_a custom_n the_o commodity_n of_o pegu._n p._n 97_o the_o river_n menan_n overflow_v as_o the_o nile_n india_n its_o house_n p._n 98_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n of_o a_o very_a ancient_a family_n be_v absolute_a his_o manner_n of_o life_n have_v but_o one_o wife_n p._n 99_o a_o magnificent_a procession_n a_o procession_n upon_o the_o river_n the_o revenue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n p._n 100_o his_o expense_n their_o punishment_n manner_n of_o justification_n the_o militia_n of_o siam_n p_o 101_o their_o arm_n both_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n and_o pegu_n pretend_v to_o sovereignty_n the_o king_n of_o siam_n a_o friend_n to_o the_o dutch._n ibid._n elephant-huntingâ—_a the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n between_o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n and_o siam_n raja_n hapi_n king_n of_o siam_n p._n 102_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n a_o pagan_a a_o hierarchy_n beguin_v a_o kind_n of_o religious_a woman_n the_o belief_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n light_n in_o the_o mosquey_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a p._n 103_o the_o siamese_n invoke_v the_o devil_n their_o quality_n habit_n house_n marriage_n education_n of_o child_n ibid._n the_o traffic_n of_o the_o city_n of_o india_n the_o king_n a_o merchant_n the_o money_n of_o siam_n the_o settlement_n of_o the_o dutch_a in_o siam_n p._n 104_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cambodia_n the_o palace-royal_a the_o lord_n of_o cambodia_n the_o portuguez_n keep_v out_o the_o dutch._n p._n 105_o malacca_n when_o discover_v p._n 106_o a_o description_n of_o patana_n its_o inhabitant_n p._n 107_o the_o air_n of_o patana_n mahometan_n p._n 108_o batusabar_n metropolis_n of_o patana_n its_o inhabitant_n the_o language_n of_o the_o malayan_o the_o island_n of_o sumatra_n p._n 109_o be_v sometime_o divide_v into_o many_o kingdom_n the_o king_n of_o achim_n the_o city_n of_o achim_n the_o inhabitant_n p._n 110_o their_o religion_n food_n the_o mournful_a tree_n cocoe_n ibid._n how_o they_o make_v wine_n their_o paper_n banana_n what_o p._n 111_o pepper_n how_o plant_v the_o island_n of_o java_n its_o inhabitant_n the_o king_n of_o bantam_n p._n 112_o a_o sulphureous_a mountain_n the_o name_n of_o several_a city_n of_o those_o part_n ibid._n the_o king_n palace_n the_o guard_n of_o the_o city_n its_o market-place_n armourer_n p._n 113_o the_o city_n of_o tuban_n describe_v the_o king_n palace_n its_o commerce_n p._n 114_o the_o javians_n mahometan_n their_o fast_n they_o marry_v their_o daughter_n very_o young_a the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o marriage_n woman_n of_o quality_n be_v keep_v in_o restraint_n p._n 115_o the_o magistrate_n of_o bantam_n the_o king_n council_n the_o train_n and_o state_n of_o the_o nobility_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o javians_n they_o be_v good_a soldier_n p._n 116_o the_o javians_n sophisticate_a their_o ware_n how_o they_o employ_v their_o slave_n ibid._n the_o commerce_n of_o foreigner_n there_o the_o trade_n of_o china_n the_o money_n of_o java_n p._n 117_o the_o portuguez_n commerce_n oyster_n of_o three_o hundred_o pound_n weight_n crocodile_n civet_n hen_n the_o rhinocerot_n ants._n p._n 118._o the_o fruit_n of_o java_n areca_n mangas_n ananas_n samaca_n describe_v p._n 119._o tamarind_n tabaxir_n cane_n so_o big_a that_o boat_n be_v make_v of_o they_o a_o fruit_n call_v duriaons_n its_o quality_n ibid._n the_o lantor-tree_n cubeb_n mangosthan_n talasse_o jaca_n wild_a cinnamon_n carcapuli_n costus_n indicus_n p._n 120_o zerumbet_n galanga_n benjamin_n sandal_n ginger_n anacardium_fw-la pala_n de_fw-fr cuebra_fw-la calamba_n p._n 121_o lacquc_n other_o drug_n of_o java_n the_o dutch_a fortify_v in_o jacatra_n p._n 122_o they_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o batavia_n madura_n a_o place_n of_o no_o trade_n the_o isle_n of_o baly_n its_o situation_n inhabitant_n p._n 123_o it_o abound_v in_o rice_n fowl_n drug_n fish_n have_v gold_n mine_n the_o king_n of_o baly_n the_o island_n of_o borneo_n its_o metropolis_n the_o bezoar_a stone_n p._n 124_o the_o haven_n the_o dutch_a treat_v with_o the_o king_n of_o sambas_n about_o the_o trade_n of_o diamond_n the_o island_n celebe_n its_o metropolis_n its_o inhabitant_n be_v cannibal_n 125_o the_o isle_n gilolo_n its_o inhabitant_n and_o fruit_n amboyna_n its_o inhabitant_n discovery_n p._n 126_o the_o dutch_a take_v amboyna_n castle_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n their_o superstition_n ibid._n their_o circumcision_n marriage_n oath_n their_o quality_n p._n 127_o banda_n its_o inhabitant_n their_o arm_n they_o live_v long_o p._n 128_o nutmeg_n mace_n oil_n of_o nutmeg_n the_o dutch_a fort_n in_o banda_n prodigious_a serpent_n the_o moluccas_n p._n 129_o sagu_n how_o bread_n make_v of_o it_o how_o wine_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o moluccas_n p._n 130_o be_v partly_o mahometan_n a_o particular_a piece_n of_o policy_n the_o clove_n trade_n the_o portuguez_n seize_v it_o be_v dispossess_v thereof_o by_o the_o dutch_a a_o difference_n between_o the_o castilian_n and_o the_o portuguez_n about_o the_o moluccas_n ground_v on_o a_o false_a supposition_n 131_o magelan_n find_v a_o new_a passage_n the_o isle_n ternate_a what_o clove_n it_o afford_v ibid._n the_o clove-tree_n grow_v without_o plant_v avicenna_n error_n whaâ—_n cloves_n the_o moluccas_n yield_v yearly_a the_o mountain_n of_o ternate_a but_o one_o season_n in_o the_o moluccas_n 132_o a_o wood_n incombustible_a leaf_n turn_v to_o butterfly_n bird_n of_o paradise_n the_o king_n of_o bachiam_n the_o isle_n of_o machiam_n p._n 133_o the_o philippine_n island_n the_o hunt_n of_o crocodile_n p._n 134_o the_o commerce_n of_o the_o chinese_n and_o spaniard_n in_o the_o philippines_n the_o archbishop_n of_o manille_n be_v viceroy_n a_o description_n of_o the_o say_a city_n p._n 135_o whether_o japan_n be_v a_o island_n or_o part_n of_o the_o continent_n the_o name_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o japan_n p._n 136_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n p._n 141_o the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n policy_n the_o lord_n have_v three_o name_n p._n 142_o slave_n die_v with_o their_o master_n their_o manner_n of_o rip_v up_o their_o belly_n their_o mesquite_v the_o city_n of_o japan_n not_o wall_v no_o tax_n in_o japan_n p._n 143_o the_o power_n of_o master_n over_o their_o servant_n game_n criminal_a all_o the_o relation_n of_o offender_n die_v with_o they_o a_o particular_a punishment_n for_o theft_n p._n 144_o the_o crime_n for_o which_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o a_o criminal_a be_v put_v to_o death_n a_o example_n of_o it_o ibid._n lie_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o emperor_n expense_n jedo_n castle_n the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n p._n 145_o the_o emperor_n retinue_n the_o dayro_n the_o emperor_n magnificence_n p._n 146_o his_o treasure_n the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n a_o viceroy_n confine_n his_o wife_n to_o a_o castle_n p._n 147_o how_o the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n ceremony_n at_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o nurse_n for_o the_o dayro_n son_n p._n 148_o a_o revolution_n in_o japan_n a_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n get_v to_o be_v general_n of_o the_o army_n and_o sovereign_a be_v poison_v ibid._n bestow_v the_o regency_n
rock_n the_o straight_a of_o calm_a novem_n the_o isle_n of_o gotland_n tageroort_n oetgensholm_n hondeshuig_n narga_n the_o island_n of_o hogland_n a_o dangerous_a attempt_n of_o the_o ambassador_n the_o ambassador_n come_v into_o livonia_n to_o revel_v decem_fw-la revel_v describe_v the_o description_n of_o livonia_n it_o be_v fertility_n its_o inhabitant_n the_o order_n of_o livonian_a knight_n the_o ceremony_n of_o marriage_n in_o livonia_n they_o be_v sad_a christian_n their_o slavery_n their_o opinion_n of_o eternal_a life_n their_o oath_n in_o lawsuit_n their_o sorcery_n their_o obstinacy_n the_o nobility_n of_o livonia_n the_o government_n of_o livonia_n the_o continuation_n of_o our_o voyage_n febru_n march_v the_o ambassador_n leave_v revel_v kunda_n come_v to_o narva_n 1636._o juanogorod_n a_o remarkable_a story_n of_o a_o wolf_n the_o ambassador_n leave_v narva_n lilicnhagen_n sarit_n orlin_n tzuerin_n desan_n mokriza_n come_v to_o novogorod_n a_o description_n of_o the_o city_n of_o novogorod_n a_o example_n of_o cruelty_n perun_n st._n anthony_n monastery_n the_o ambassador_n leave_v novogorod_n brunit_v miedna_n kressa_fw-la jaselbitza_n simnagora_n columna_fw-la wisna_n wolloka_o windra_fw-fr pusk_n torsock_n troitza_n miedna_n tuere_fw-la sawidowa_n saulkspas_n klin_n beschick_n zerkizovo_fw-la nicola-darebna_a their_o entrance_n into_o moscou_n the_o reception_n of_o the_o ambassador_n their_o allowance_n april_n the_o palm-sunday_n procession_n the_o muscov_n a_o celebration_n of_o easter_n brugman_n have_v a_o private_a audience_n may._n june_n the_o great_a duchess_n her_o cavalcade_n the_o entrance_n of_o ambassador_n from_o poland_n the_o fierceness_n of_o a_o polish_v ambassador_n the_o great_a duke_n pass_n the_o ambassador_n leave_v moscou_n a_o description_n of_o moscou_n it_o be_v building_n most_o of_o wood._n catayrogod_o cremelena_n czaargorod_n skoradom_fw-la strelitza_n slavoda_fw-it the_o number_n of_o church_n and_o chapel_n in_o moscou_n 1636_o muscovy_n describe_v the_o province_n of_o woledimer_n smolensko_n rhesan_n permie_n jugarie_n wiathka_n bielks_n rschovie_n tuere_fw-la plescou_n siberie_n jarostaf_n rosthou_fw-mi susdal_n dwina_n archangel_n ustiugha_n vologda_fw-la bielejezoro_n petzora_n obdorie_n the_o source_n of_o wolga_n boristhianes_n dwina_n the_o air_n of_o muscovy_n extreme_o cold_a very_o hot_a in_o summer_n fertility_n muscovy_n more_o fertile_a than_o livonia_n the_o seedtime_n their_o harvest_n the_o fruit_n of_o muscovy_n extraordinary_a melon_n boranez_fw-fr flower_n asparagus_n venison_n and_o fowl_n no_o deer_n fur_n no_o carp_n in_o muscovy_n mine_n samojede_fw-la the_o difference_n between_o samojede_n and_o samogitia_n the_o habitation_n of_o the_o samojede_n their_o nourishment_n their_o clothing_n the_o error_n of_o certain_a geographer_n a_o description_n of_o groenland_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n their_o language_n their_o clothing_n their_o ordinary_a exercise_n they_o be_v savages_n the_o groenlander_n have_v no_o gold_n nor_o silver_n in_o their_o country_n be_v pagan_n inhabitant_n of_o septentrional_a country_n swart_a swart_a lib._n 2._o c._n 78._o the_o stature_n of_o the_o muscovite_n the_o woman_n paint_v their_o habit_n their_o manner_n of_o life_n they_o be_v ingenuous_a natural_o be_v liar_n and_o distrustful_a a_o pleasant_a story_n have_v no_o civility_n quarrelsome_a insolent_a in_o their_o expression_n not_o addict_v to_o any_o study_n shameless_a drunkard_n woman_n give_v to_o drink_v tobacco_n forbid_v among_o they_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o slavery_n stranger_n be_v in_o no_o better_a condition_n there_o they_o keep_v many_o slave_n they_o be_v good_a soldier_n the_o siege_n of_o smolensko_n their_o housekeeping_n their_o feed_n hydromel_n how_o make_v the_o expense_n of_o person_n of_o quality_n the_o high_a act_n of_o muscovian_a civility_n they_o sleep_v after_o dinner_n their_o stove_n and_o bathe_a place_n the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o marriage_n the_o nuptial_a bed_n the_o ceremony_n in_o the_o church_n how_o the_o woman_n live_v their_o divertisement_n why_o the_o muscovite_n beat_v their_o wife_n adultery_n their_o superstition_n the_o government_n of_o muscovy_n the_o 〈◊〉_d signification_n of_o the_o word_n czaar_n the_o czaar_n arms._n the_o muscovite_n know_v not_o what_o liberty_n be_v the_o great_a duke_n absolute_a power_n change_v the_o governor_n of_o province_n every_o three_o year_n tee_fw-mi money_n of_o muscovy_n muscovian_a ambassador_n a_o remarkable_a present_n a_o epitome_n of_o the_o history_n of_o muscovy_n juan_n basilovit_v boris_n gudenou_n foedor_fw-la borissovit_n a_o counterfeit_a demetrius_n a_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o counterfeit_a demetrius_n demetrius_n kill_v zuski_n make_v great_a duke_n a_o second_o counterfeit_v demetrius_n a_o three_o impostor_n uladislaus_n prince_n of_o poland_n choose_v czaar_n of_o muscovy_n the_o muscovite_n discontent_v against_o the_o polander_n michael_n federovit_v choose_v great_a duke_n a_o counterfeit_a zuski_n son_n of_o a_o linen-draper_n his_o first_o preferment_n cheat_n his_o fellow_n officer_n burn_v his_o wife_n and_o retreats_z into_o poland_n go_v to_o chmielniski_n turn_v turk_n become_v a_o roman_n catholic_n go_v into_o sueden_n to_o brussels_n embrace_v the_o lutheran_n religion_n the_o great_a duke_n letter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n timoska_n vary_v in_o his_o deposition_n will_v procure_v his_o own_o death_n be_v torture_v and_o execute_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o czaar_n coronation_n the_o great_a duke_n favourite_n a_o insurrection_n in_o moscou_n plesseou_fw-mi put_v to_o death_n the_o principal_a officer_n of_o muscovy_n and_o their_o 〈◊〉_d the_o bojare_v oblige_v to_o follow_v the_o court_n their_o expense_n they_o esteem_v nobility_n his_o expense_n their_o administration_n of_o justice_n their_o ordinary_a punishment_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o muscovite_n their_o baptism_n the_o 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