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as_o well_o of_o his_o virtue_n as_o his_o estate_n do_v tread_v when_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o do_v still_o at_o present_a receive_v of_o you_o three_o my_o honour_a kinsman_n which_o my_o well-meaning_a dedication_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v favourable_o accept_v and_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v as_o your_o cousin_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n leonhart_n rauwolff_n the_o content_n part_n i._n chap._n i._n which_o way_n i_o go_v first_o of_o all_o from_o auspurg_n to_o marseilles_n and_o from_o thence_o ship_v over_o the_o sea_n towards_o tripoli_n of_o syria_n situate_v in_o phenicia_n pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o tripoli_n of_o its_o fruitful_a neighbourhood_n and_o great_a trade_n and_o also_o of_o the_o splendid_a bath_n and_o other_o magnificent_a building_n to_o be_v see_v there_o their_o way_n of_o make_v rusma_n pot-ash_n soap_n etc._n etc._n p._n 19_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o turk_n of_o high_a and_o low_a condition_n man_n and_o woman_n of_o 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halepo_n as_o also_o of_o several_a sort_n of_o their_o meat_n and_o drink_n of_o their_o ceremony_n and_o their_o peculiar_a way_n of_o sit_v down_o at_o meal_n p._n 83_o chap._n ix_o a_o short_a and_o plain_a relation_n of_o plant_n which_o i_o gather_v during_o my_o stay_n at_o halepo_n in_o and_o round_a about_o it_o not_o without_o great_a danger_n and_o trouble_n which_o i_o glue_v upon_o paper_n very_o careful_o p._n 100_o part_n ii_o chap._n i._n how_o i_o depart_v from_o halepo_n to_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o by_o our_o and_o how_o i_o sail_v from_o thence_o on_o the_o euphrates_n to_o old_a babylon_n p._n 121_o chap._n ii_o which_o way_n we_o go_v into_o the_o ship_n and_o sail_v to_o racka_fw-mi and_o how_o the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n with_o his_o retinue_n come_v to_o our_o ship_n to_o demand_v his_o custom_n what_o else_o we_o see_v by_o the_o way_n and_o what_o we_o do_v suffer_v from_o the_o arabian_n and_o their_o mendicant_n p._n 131_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o city_n of_o racka_fw-mi and_o of_o its_o situation_n and_o also_o something_o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o of_o his_o league_n with_o the_o turkish_a emperor_n and_o also_o of_o the_o trouble_n we_o have_v with_o the_o custom-house_n officer_n or_o publican_n p._n 146_o chap._n iv._o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o the_o great_a wilderness_n we_o come_v through_o to_o deer_n of_o their_o ancient_a origination_n and_o miserable_a and_o laborious_a livelihood_n p._n 153_o chap._n v._o of_o our_o voyage_n to_o the_o famous_a town_n ana_n in_o which_o we_o pass_v again_o through_o great_a sandy_a wilderness_n for_o the_o performance_n whereof_o we_o must_v provide_v ourselves_o with_o victual_n and_o be_v very_o careful_a in_o our_o navigation_n some_o relation_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o their_o clothes_n and_o other_o thing_n we_o do_v observe_v and_o see_v by_o the_o way_n and_o what_o else_o do_v happen_v unto_o we_o p._n 161_o chap._n vi_o which_o way_n we_o travel_v from_o ana_n further_a to_o old_a babylon_n by_o some_o ancient_a town_n call_v hadidt_n juppe_n idt_n and_o see_v more_o pleasant_a fruitful_a and_o well_o cultivate_v field_n on_o each_o side_n than_o before_o p._n 169_o chap._n vii_o of_o old_a babylon_n the_o metropolis_n of_o chaldee_n and_o its_o situation_n and_o how_o it_o be_v still_o to_o this_o day_n after_o its_o terrible_a desolation_n to_o be_v see_v with_o the_o tower_n or_o turret_n and_o the_o old_a ruin_a wall_n lie_v in_o the_o dust_n p._n 174_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bagdet_n call_v baldac_n of_o its_o situation_n strange_a plant_n great_a traffic_n and_o merchant_n of_o several_a nation_n that_o live_v there_o together_o with_o several_a other_o thing_n i_o see_v and_o do_v learn_v at_o my_o depart_n p._n 179_o
after_o we_o be_v thus_o go_v along_o by_o crect_n we_o come_v on_o friday_n just_a over_o against_o the_o city_n of_o candy_n it_o come_v to_o be_v so_o calm_a and_o so_o warm_a that_o we_o can_v hardly_o perceive_v we_o be_v come_v above_o three_o or_o four_o mile_n we_o go_v thus_o slow_o some_o of_o our_o company_n jump_v out_o into_o the_o sea_n to_o wash_v themselves_o but_o the_o mate_n of_o our_o ship_n run_v a_o fish_n through_o with_o a_o long_a spear_n for_o that_o purpose_n call_v lischa_n and_o so_o pull_v it_o out_o this_o be_v delicate_o colour_a and_o very_o pleasant_a to_o look_v upon_o his_o back_n be_v blue_a and_o his_o belly_n white_a and_o glisning_n above_o a_o yard_n long_o of_o a_o tender_a flesh_n and_o very_o good_a to_o eat_v this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o tunny_n just_o over_o against_o it_o be_v a_o monastery_n of_o st._n francis_n in_o which_o be_v a_o very_a good_a apothecary_n shop_n and_o a_o delicate_a garden_n fill_v with_o strange_a and_o 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a_o marsilian_n call_v santa_n maria_n de_fw-fr lacura_n bursa_n they_o do_v send_v out_o one_o of_o their_o boat_n to_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o come_v seven_o week_n ago_o from_o tripoli_n and_o that_o they_o want_v biscuit_n very_o much_o and_o therefore_o desire_v we_o to_o let_v they_o have_v some_o of_o we_o to_o which_o we_o willing_o agree_v and_o let_v they_o have_v what_o they_o will_v and_o so_o they_o be_v very_o well_o please_v while_o this_o be_v do_v a_o good_a wind_n arise_v again_o serve_v we_o both_o call_v tramontana_n so_o that_o we_o can_v go_v forward_o and_o they_o homeward_o and_o so_o we_o part_v then_o our_o master_n order_v three_o gun_n to_o be_v discharge_v which_o they_o answer_v with_o two_o so_o we_o go_v on_o and_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o one_o another_o in_o half_a a_o hour_n time_n here_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o of_o the_o four_o cardinal_n and_o four_o side_n wind_n five_o be_v for_o we_o for_o we_o can_v go_v on_o as_o well_o with_o the_o 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