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good_a fortune_n
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great_a who_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o grecian_a or_o macedonian_a king_n that_o reign_v five_o year_n over_o it_o 3600._o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3600._o after_o alexander_n death_n this_o country_n fall_v to_o ptolomeus_n surname_v lagus_n whence_o all_o the_o king_n his_o successor_n in_o that_o kingdom_n be_v call_v ptolemy_n subjoyn_v thereto_o some_o other_o name_n as_o philadelphus_n epiphanes_n and_o the_o like_a this_o dynasty_a hold_v the_o sceptre_n two_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o eight_o year_n at_o first_o after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a his_o brother_n arideus_n after_o much_o debate_n be_v choose_v king_n who_o over_o the_o conquer_a territory_n make_v the_o chief_a captain_n lieutenant_n and_o governor_n in_o which_o distribution_n of_o great_a office_n egypt_n as_o we_o say_v fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o ptolemy_n which_o in_o greek_a signify_v warlike_a or_o courageous_a but_o his_o companion_n perdiccas_n pick_v a_o quarrel_n quick_o rout_v he_o 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trench_n eight_o hundred_o well_o build_v house_n ¶_o this_o dominion_n have_v eight_o eminent_a mountain_n viz._n rahone_n habat_n the_o mountaint_v of_o habat_n benefensecare_n beni_n aroz_n chebib_fw-la angera_fw-mi quadres_n beniguedarf_v rahone_n or_o arahone_n rise_v close_o by_o ezagen_n extend_v in_o length_n ten_o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n four_o beni_n aroz_n by_o marmol_n style_v beni_n maras_n close_o to_o kasar_n elkabir_n seven_o mile_n long_o and_o only_o three_o broad_a chebib_fw-la or_o beni_n telit_fw-la eight_o mile_n from_o tangier_n note_v for_o six_o or_o seven_o small_a wall_a village_n there_o stand_v beni_n hassen_n a_o very_a high_a mountain_n angera_fw-mi about_o eight_o mile_n south_n of_o little_a kasar_n be_v three_o mile_n long_o and_o one_o mile_n broad_a quadres_n otherwise_o huat_a idris_n and_o vateres_n border_n on_o beni_n aroz_n lie_v between_o ceute_n and_o tituan_n and_o last_o beniguedarf_v adjoin_v to_o tetevain_n ¶_o this_o province_n be_v well_o water_v and_o exceed_v fertile_a habat_n the_o condition_n of_o habat_n especial_o from_o ezaggen_n to_o the_o river_n guarga_n be_v ten_o mile_n wherein_o lie_n nothing_o but_o garden_n then_o from_o beniteude_a to_o the_o mountain_n gumere_n contain_v forty_o mile_n as_o also_o round_o about_o homam_fw-la be_v abundance_n of_o cornfield_n and_o pasture_n well_o stock_v with_o cattle_n rabone_n yield_v plenty_n of_o grape_n out_o of_o which_o they_o press_v both_o white_a and_o red_a wine_n homar_n and_o angere_fw-la afford_v flax._fw-la benefensecare_fw-la great_a quantity_n of_o excellent_a honey_n tansor_n feed_v great_a cattle_n sufficient_a to_o supply_v their_o neighbour_n lion_n also_o breed_v there_o but_o so_o fainthearted_a that_o upon_o the_o noise_n of_o woman_n or_o child_n they_o fly_v so_o that_o they_o have_v a_o proverb_n in_o this_o country_n concern_v coward_n that_o they_o give_v their_o tail_n to_o the_o cow_n to_o eat_v ¶_o the_o people_n of_o mergo_fw-la have_v a_o high_a conceit_n of_o themselves_o inhabitant_n the_o manner_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o be_v of_o a_o frank_a and_o generous_a nature_n but_o be_v indeed_o covetous_a rude_a and_o ignorant_a so_o be_v those_o of_o tansor_n those_o of_o bafra_fw-mi be_v former_o very_o courteous_a and_o simple_a or_o sincere_a but_o with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o state_n have_v so_o alter_v their_o manner_n that_o now_o they_o be_v quite_o contrary_a the_o mountaineer_n be_v strong_a of_o body_n very_o laborious_a and_o active_a but_o unwilling_o submit_v to_o any_o command_n be_v stranger_n to_o all_o law_n and_o good_a order_n errif_n errif_n have_v on_o the_o east_n the_o river_n nakor_n errif_n the_o border_n of_o errif_n on_o the_o west_n the_o territory_n of_o habat_n on_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o midland-sea_n and_o on_o the_o south_n the_o mountain_n over_o against_o the_o river_n guarga_n in_o the_o province_n of_o fez_n extend_v in_o length_n from_o east_n to_o west_n fourteen_o and_o in_o breadth_n from_o north_n to_o south_n eight_o mile_n
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a_o river_n ¶_o this_o province_n bear_v good_a territory_n the_o condition_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o territory_n tall_a and_o straight_o timber_n but_o little_a grain_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o grape_n fig_n olive_n quince_n and_o almond_n there_o be_v pretty_a plenty_n but_o no_o cattle_n beside_o goat_n ass_n and_o ape_n with_o a_o sort_n of_o beef_n no_o big_a than_o yearling_n calf_n the_o water_n abound_v every_o where_o but_o in_o many_o place_n so_o muddy_a that_o it_o be_v scarce_o potable_a by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o people_n fetch_v their_o water_n to_o drink_v from_o pit_n and_o pond_n without_o the_o city_n ¶_o most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o these_o place_n have_v great_a swell_n under_o their_o chin_n like_o the_o people_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o savoy_n and_o dauphine_n inhabitant_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o the_o reason_n unknown_a except_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o drink_v that_o water_n however_o it_o much_o deform_v they_o they_o be_v blockish_a stupid_a and_o give_v to_o jealousy_n and_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o beastiality_n these_o be_v not_o so_o curious_a of_o their_o wife_n but_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o same_o jurisdiction_n they_o be_v as_o careless_a it_o be_v customary_a that_o when_o a_o woman_n dislike_v her_o husband_n she_o will_v go_v present_o to_o a_o neighbour_a mountain_n leave_v her_o child_n and_o take_v another_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o continual_a war_n between_o they_o and_o if_o by_o chance_n at_o any_o time_n they_o make_v peace_n the_o man_n who_o have_v the_o other_o wife_n be_v bind_v to_o give_v all_o the_o expense_n to_o the_o first_o husband_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o cohabitation_n they_o fare_v very_o hardly_o live_v of_o barley_n or_o oat-bread_n salt_n sprat_n and_o egg_n account_v goat_n milk_n bean-broth_n and_o boil_a mosch_n a_o great_a dainty_a garet_n garet_n the_o six_o province_n of_o fez_n butt_v east_n on_o the_o river_n mulaye_n west_n 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ptolemy_n the_o metagonium_n of_o strabo_n and_o sestiana_n of_o the_o ancient_n it_o shoot_v far_o into_o the_o sea_n with_o a_o point_n from_o which_o eastward_o lie_v three_o small_a island_n in_o form_n of_o a_o triangle_n beside_o one_o great_a one_o name_v abusam_n in_o the_o height_n of_o thirty_o degree_n and_o twenty_o minute_n melille_n former_o ryssadirum_n or_o ruisar_n melille_n melille_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n call_v deirath_n milila_n have_v a_o convenient_a haven_n in_o the_o midland-sea_n be_v heretofore_o the_o head-city_n of_o this_o territory_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o goth_n strong_o wall_v and_o so_o flourish_v under_o the_o mahometans_n that_o it_o contain_v above_o two_o thousand_o house_n but_o in_o the_o year_n fourteen_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o seven_o the_o duke_n of_o medina_n sidonia_n win_v it_o and_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o spaniard_n principal_a strength_n in_o africa_n excellent_o fortify_v and_o command_v by_o a_o castle_n 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point_n of_o three_o fork_n here_o be_v several_a
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ceffaye_n hued_a icer_n icer_n hued_a icer_n think_v to_o be_v ptolomy_n serbere_fw-la spring_v from_o atlas_n and_o
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upon_o a_o inlet_n of_o the_o lake_n gouletta_n situation_n the_o situation_n three_o mile_n to_o the_o north_n of_o the_o ancient_a carthage_n and_o two_o mile_n from_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n surround_v on_o the_o south_n with_o high_a mountain_n the_o form_n of_o it_o be_v a_o oblong-square_a and_o in_o bigness_n about_o a_o small_a mile_n in_o compass_n though_o gramay_n enlarge_v it_o to_o three_o and_o other_o to_o five_o spanish_a mile_n environ_v with_o a_o wall_n of_o forty_o cubit_n high_a strengthen_v with_o many_o turret_n before_o the_o last_o assault_v make_v upon_o it_o by_o the_o turk_n there_o be_v many_o bulwark_n and_o fort_n but_o most_o of_o they_o be_v since_o slight_v ¶_o the_o principal_a gate_n in_o the_o arabic_a tongue_n call_v bab_n be_v five_o viz._n gate_n the_o gate_n bab_n vasouque_n bab_n carthago_n bab_n elbaar_n bab_n asseire_n and_o bab_n efmenar_n beside_o several_a other_o postern_n former_o they_o reckon_v herein_o eighteen_o eminent_a 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also_o a_o quarter_n for_o the_o janissary_n a_o burse_n or_o exchange_n for_o merchant_n and_o a_o custom-house_n the_o other_o building_n of_o most_o remark_n be_v the_o palace_n of_o aga_n sidi_n la_fw-fr fe_n of_o sidi_n mahometa_n milanoy_n of_o sidi_n jucip_n raise_v and_o many_o other_o ¶_o the_o citizen_n house_n house_n the_o house_n gramay_n and_o sanutus_n say_v amount_v former_o to_o ten_o thousand_o but_o much_o increase_v by_o the_o moor_n that_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o spain_n and_o settle_v here_o have_v fill_v it_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o artificer_n and_o handicraft_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o be_v full_a of_o trade_n and_o will_v compare_v with_o many_o of_o our_o best_a city_n in_o europe_n the_o house_n be_v heretofore_o build_v very_o artificial_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o imagery_n wrought_v both_o in_o stone_n and_o plaster_n and_o curious_o paint_v the_o floor_n of_o the_o chamber_n pave_v with_o smooth_a and_o shine_a stone_n the_o roof_n flat_a but_o most_o 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moor_n but_o now_o there_o be_v only_o two_o one_o on_o the_o west_n towards_o biserta_n very_o fair_a and_o large_a the_o other_o on_o the_o east_n towards_o sousa_n without_o the_o city_n be_v the_o burying-ground_n of_o the_o turk_n wherein_o be_v many_o marble_n monument_n and_o great_a variety_n of_o curious_a flower_n ¶_o this_o city_n have_v neither_o well_n water_n the_o water_n rivers_n nor_o spring_n of_o fresh_a water_n but_o only_o cistern_n wherein_o they_o catch_v the_o rain-water_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v one_o well_o sometime_o afford_v pleasant_a water_n but_o with_o great_a diligence_n keep_v for_o the_o viceroy_n and_o his_o family_n but_o some_o year_n since_o issouf_n dey_n bring_v water_n thither_o from_o a_o fountain_n a_o mile_n without_o the_o city_n through_o a_o stone_n channel_n or_o arch_a sewer_n appoint_v for_o the_o maintenance_n thereof_o two_o escue_n yearly_a in_o the_o suburb_n there_o be_v a_o well_o of_o brackish-water_n which_o the_o slave_n bring_v to_o the_o city_n and_o sell_v make_v thereof_o good_a profit_n the_o people_n account_v it_o much_o wholesome_a than_o the_o rain-water_n in_o the_o cistern_n ¶_o anani_n say_v the_o soil_n on_o the_o west_n side_n be_v reasonable_o fertile_a soyl._n the_o soyl._n have_v some_o river_n to_o water_v it_o but_o on_o the_o east_n side_n for_o want_v of_o water_n very_o little_a worth_n but_o peter_n dan_n aver_v that_o on_o the_o southside_n where_o it_o lie_v surround_v with_o mountain_n it_o have_v very_a fruitful-valley_n but_o in_o all_o the_o other_o part_n very_o dry_a and_o sandy_n gramay_n and_o sanutus_n report_n that_o close_o by_o the_o ground_n be_v so_o dry_v that_o it_o have_v need_n be_v continual_o water_v this_o want_n of_o water_n together_o with_o the_o frequent_a incursion_n of_o the_o alarbe_n make_v the_o corn_n at_o tunis_n very_o dear_a the_o people_n in_o the_o suburb_n be_v necessitate_v to_o wall_n in_o little_a spot_n of_o ground_n
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than_o to_o sweat_v and_o toil_n to_o support_v the_o villainy_n of_o such_o who_o study_v nothing_o more_o than_o their_o mischief_n little_o more_o can_v be_v say_v of_o hain_n sammin_n and_o kasba_n only_o their_o fertility_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o most_o healthful_a serenity_n and_o sweetness_n of_o the_o air_n excellent_a spring_n of_o fresh_a water_n and_o abundance_n of_o well-grown_a cattle_n ¶_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o urbs_fw-la have_v little_a civility_n manner_n their_o manner_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n labour_a hind_n those_o of_o beggie_n have_v a_o great_a insight_n into_o art_n science_n and_o mathematic_a trade_n live_v decent_o but_o they_o of_o kasba_n be_v lazy_a and_o voluptuous_a choose_v rather_o to_o die_v of_o hunger_n than_o to_o take_v pain_n to_o till_o their_o ground_n susa_n or_o sousa_n this_o province_n contain_v the_o city_n of_o sousa_n hamameth_n or_o mahometta_n heraclia_n and_o monaster_n sousa_n sousa_n sousa_n or_o rather_o susa_n stand_v about_o five_o and_o twenty_o mile_n on_o the_o east_n of_o tunis_n former_o a_o great_a city_n but_o now_o inconsiderable_a though_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o this_o little_a dominion_n by_o some_o take_v for_o the_o adrumetum_n of_o ptolemy_n and_o by_o marmol_n and_o other_o for_o the_o city_n siagoll_n which_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a it_o be_v build_v by_o the_o roman_n near_o the_o mildland-sea_n on_o a_o high_a rock_n before_o the_o cape_n of_o bon_n or_o point_v of_o mercury_n that_o shoot_v out_o towards_o the_o island_n of_o sicily_n it_o may_v be_v divide_v into_o a_o upper_a and_o a_o low_a city_n and_o have_v wall_n of_o hew_a stone_n neat_a house_n and_o many_o mosque_n but_o one_o excel_v all_o the_o rest_n this_o be_v the_o place_n against_o which_o prince_n philibert_n of_o savoy_n in_o the_o year_n fifteen_o hundred_o and_o nineteen_o have_v a_o design_n to_o get_v from_o the_o turk_n but_o they_o get_v some_o intelligence_n thereof_o prevent_v he_o with_o 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gamelere_fw-la the_o island_n of_o kamiliers_n querquene_n gamelere_fw-la as_o also_o querquene_n and_o gamelere_n distant_a two_o mile_n from_o the_o main_a land_n sanutus_n think_v that_o in_o former_a age_n these_o be_v all_o that_o one_o island_n which_o ptolemy_n call_v cercine_n be_v so_o near_o to_o the_o main_a land_n that_o they_o can_v go_v from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o over_o a_o bridge_n but_o pliny_n contradict_v this_o cercine_n cercine_n aver_v cercine_n to_o be_v thirteen_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o three_o in_o breadth_n ¶_o the_o soil_n of_o susa_n be_v proper_o fit_a for_o nothing_o but_o barley_n soil_n the_o soil_n yet_o they_o have_v fig_n olive_n pear_n and_o pomegranate_n beside_o abundance_n of_o excellent_a grass_n wherein_o they_o feed_v great_a herd_n of_o cattle_n ¶_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o susa_n be_v active_a and_o industrious_a inhabitant_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n behave_v themselves_o towards_o stranger_n with_o great_a 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country_n during_o which_o time_n of_o his_o
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fruit_n which_o that_o country_n produce_v more_o than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o africa_n ¶_o numidia_n take_v its_o beginning_n eastward_n at_o the_o city_n of_o elokar_n border_n border_n five_o and_o twenty_o spanish_a mile_n from_o egypt_n stretch_v westward_o to_o nun_n who_o utmost_a confine_n border_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n its_o northern_a boundary_n be_v the_o skirt_n of_o mount_n atlas_n the_o south_n the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n ¶_o the_o most_o eminent_a region_n which_o this_o world_n of_o ground_n contain_v territory_n territory_n be_v tesset_n dara_n tafilet_n segelmesse_n zeb_n and_o biledulgerid_n this_o last_o as_o we_o say_v give_v the_o denomination_n to_o all_o numidia_n but_o there_o be_v other_o country_n within_o this_o its_o spread_a circuit_n especial_o westward_o as_o shall_v appear_v hereafter_o ¶_o biledulgerid_n bigness_n bigness_n or_o numidia_n reckon_v in_o length_n six_o hundred_o mile_n in_o breadth_n where_o at_o wide_a three_o and_o fifty_o the_o 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only_o they_o never_o wash_v their_o foot_n but_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o abomination_n to_o have_v clean_a hand_n or_o any_o part_n of_o their_o body_n ¶_o they_o arab_n that_o dwell_v in_o biledulgerid_n arab_n the_o numidian_a arab_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n deform_v and_o lean_a their_o complexion_n a_o deep_a sallow_a and_o not_o much_o trouble_v with_o hair_n on_o their_o chin_n they_o be_v subtle_a and_o cruel_a they_o be_v also_o long-lived_a and_o healthy_a use_n frication_n and_o not_o sweat_v all_o the_o physic_n these_o arab_n use_n which_o some_o ascribe_v to_o their_o frication_n and_o avoid_v what_o ever_o cause_n sweat_v which_o be_v the_o only_a physical_a application_n they_o use_v all_o their_o recreation_n be_v pursue_v the_o ostrich_n and_o several_a sort_n of_o hawk_v which_o they_o much_o delight_n in_o the_o grandee_n pride_n themselves_o in_o their_o attendance_n of_o negro_n but_o the_o common_a people_n have_v no_o servant_n domineer_v over_o 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and_o always_o die_a lover_n they_o be_v most_o exquisite_a in_o beyond_o belief_n ¶_o these_o arab_n be_v of_o a_o mild_a and_o sweet_a disposition_n disposition_n their_o disposition_n generous_a and_o bountiful_a apparel_n apparel_n if_o their_o fortune_n answer_n they_o be_v habit_v like_o the_o numidian_n only_o their_o woman_n differ_v in_o their_o dress_n these_o though_o poet_n live_v spare_o and_o think_v themselves_o high_o caress_v with_o a_o few_o date_n and_o dry_a figs._n ¶_o their_o habitation_n be_v hut_n and_o tent_n house_n their_o house_n sometime_o two_o hundred_o together_o which_o be_v like_o a_o village_n pitch_v in_o a_o round_a order_n defend_v their_o cattle_n like_o a_o wall_n which_o be_v always_o place_v in_o the_o middle_n they_o have_v only_o two_o passage_n which_o they_o stop_v up_o with_o thorn_n so_o to_o keep_v out_o lion_n and_o other_o beast_n of_o prey_n they_o live_v together_o in_o tribe_n and_o remove_v to_o better_a pasturage_n like_o the_o 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sun_n and_o contain_v about_o four_o
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