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it_o have_v mare_n del_o nor_o on_o the_o north_n norumbega_n florida_n on_o the_o south_n and_o westward_o the_o bound_n be_v not_o set_v it_o be_v first_o enter_v by_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n 1584._o and_o some_o at_o that_o time_n leave_v there_o to_o discover_v the_o country_n till_o more_o be_v send_v but_o they_o perish_v before_o the_o second_o supply_n since_o there_o have_v be_v many_o colony_n plant_v out_o of_o england_n which_o have_v there_o manure_v the_o ground_n and_o returen_v good_a commodity_n to_o the_o adventurer_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o rich_a country_n in_o fruit_n tree_n beast_n fish_n fowle_n mine_n of_o iron_n and_o copper_n viens_fw-fr of_o pitch_n alum_n and_o tar_n râ—zin_n gum_n die_v timber_n etc._n etc._n the_o plantation_n go_v on_o with_o good_a success_n till_o the_o year_n 1622._o and_o then_o by_o the_o treachery_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o be_v murder_v near_o upon_o three_o hundred_o of_o our_o man_n the_o native_n be_v very_o vile_a 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12_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n 13_o franconia_n 14_o palaltinus_fw-la rhâ—ne_fw-la 15_o wittenburg_n 16_o aâ—sper_v 17_o bayden_n 18_o mentz_n 19_o bamberg_n 20_o weirstberg_n 21_o saxonia_n 22_o anâ—â—â—t_o 23_o mansfield_n 24_o swevia_n 25_o bavaria_n 26_o brandenburg_n 27_o lusatia_n 28_o tirolum_n 29_o misnia_n 30_o bohemia_n 31_o silesia_n 32_o moravia_n 33_o pomeranea_n 34_o mecklinburg_n 35_o austria_n 15_o east-frezeland_a be_v on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o germany_n and_o bound_v with_o the_o north_n sea_n her_o chief_a town_n be_v embden_n 2_o wesphalia_n be_v on_o the_o south_n of_o east_n frizeland_n it_o be_v most_o famous_a for_o swine_n and_o excellent_a bacon_n which_o be_v esteem_v with_o we_o one_o of_o our_o great_a dainty_n to_o commend_v a_o feast_n part_v of_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o three_o next_o bishop_n of_o cullen_n munster_n and_o trier_n 3_o cullen_n her_o archbishop_n be_v a_o elector_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v call_v vbiopolis_n afterward_o 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canton_n zurich_n berne_n â—â—_o ucerne_v vrenia_n glavis_n zugh_n basell_n friburg_n vnderwalt_n soâ—oâ—r_n shasâ—haâ—â—en_n apeâ—sol_n and_o suit_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v zurike_v or_o tigurum_n where_o zuinglius_fw-la be_v martyr_v and_o sengâ—ll_o or_o civitas_n sancti_fw-la galli_n and_o baâ—ell_o where_o a_o general_a council_n be_v decree_v to_o be_v above_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o thirty_o one_o 17_o tariâ—gia_n her_o prince_n a_o landgrave_n her_o ground_n though_o not_o of_o large_a extent_n nor_o above_o twelve_o german_a mile_n either_o in_o length_n or_o breadth_n say_v maginus_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v very_o rich_a it_o comprehend_v twelve_o county_n as_o many_o abbey_n a_o hundred_o forty_o four_o city_n as_o many_o town_n above_o two_o thousand_o viliage_n two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o castle_n her_o metropolisis_fw-la eâ—â—ord_n 12_o brunswick_n on_o the_o east_n of_o wâ—sâ—phaliâ—_n a_o dukedom_n who_o principal_a citiâ—s_n be_v brunswick_n hâ—lâ—erstâ—de_n wolâ—heiton_n and_o luneburg_n which_o give_v title_n to_o a_o other_o dukedom_n who_o chief_a seat_n be_v cella_n â—18_n 13_o franconia_n iâ—_n lie_v on_o the_o west_n of_o tâ—ringia_n and_o join_v to_o hossia_n northward_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n by_o boniface_n in_o this_o province_n stand_v francfort_n famous_a for_o she_o too_o mart_n every_o year_n and_o noremâ—erge_n within_o the_o territory_n be_v comprehend_v the_o seven_o other_o which_o â—elong_v to_o this_o section_n 18_o the_o palatine_a of_o rhine_n some_o seventy_o two_o mile_n from_o north_n to_o south_n and_o from_o east_n to_o west_n nienty_n six_o her_o chief_a city_n be_v heidelberge_n her_o prince_n a_o elector_n and_o have_v many_o more_o privilege_n than_o the_o other_o six_o in_o the_o vacancy_n he_o be_v governor_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o germany_n â—â—_o wâ—tteâ—â—â—rge_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v tube_v a_o university_n stâ—dgard_n etc._n etc._n 16_o aâ—spech_n a_o marquisate_n her_o chief_a town_n aâ—â—pech_n 17_o badâ—n_o a_o marquisate_n pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a betwixt_o the_o river_n rhine_n and_o nâ—ccar_n her_o chief_a city_n be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o baden_n in_o which_o there_o be_v bath_n that_o cure_v many_o disease_n 18_o mentâ—_n mâ—guntia_n a_o bishopric_n the_o prince_n be_v a_o spiritual_a elector_n and_o sit_v always_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n 19_o bamberg_n a_o bishopric_n of_o itself_o of_o large_a revenue_n in_o this_o stand_v fochia_n where_o they_o say_v pontius_n pilate_n be_v bear_v 20_o weirstberg_n her_o bishop_n be_v entitle_v duke_n of_o franconia_n 19_o 21_o saxony_n on_o the_o east_n of_o hassia_n and_o south_n of_o brunswick_n and_o north_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o province_n be_v luther_n bear_v at_o isâ—eben_n within_o her_o bound_n be_v likewise_o comprehend_v tâ—ese_n two_o other_o principality_n of_o anhalt_n and_o mansfield_n 22_o anhalt_n who_o governor_n with_o 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