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neither_o do_v bathy_n at_o any_o time_n drink_n nor_o any_o other_o of_o the_o tartarian_a prince_n especial_o be_v in_o a_o public_a place_n music_n but_o they_o have_v sing_v and_o minstrilsie_n before_o they_o and_o always_o when_o he_o ride_v there_o be_v a_o canopy_n or_o small_a tent_n carry_v over_o his_o head_n upon_o the_o point_n of_o a_o iaveline_n and_o so_o do_v all_o the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o tartar_n &_o their_o wife_n also_o the_o say_a bathy_n be_v courteous_a evough_o unto_o his_o own_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v he_o have_v in_o great_a awe_n by_o they_o he_o be_v most_o cruel_a in_o fight_n he_o be_v exceed_o prudent_a and_o politic_a in_o war_n because_o he_o have_v now_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o martial_a affair_n how_o depart_v from_o bathy_n they_o pass_v through_o the_o land_n of_o comania_n and_o of_o the_o kangittae_n chap._n 23._o moreover_o upon_o easter_n even_o we_o be_v call_v unto_o the_o tent_n and_o there_o come_v forth_o to_o meet_v 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the_o south_n side_n it_o have_v the_o alani_n the_o circassi_n the_o gazari_n greece_n and_o constantinople_n also_o the_o land_n of_o iberia_n the_o cathe_n the_o brutache_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v jew_n shave_v their_o head_n all_o over_o the_o land_n also_o of_o scythia_n of_o georgia_n of_o armenia_n of_o turkey_n on_o the_o west_n side_n it_o have_v hungaria_n and_o russia_n also_o comania_n be_v a_o most_o large_a and_o long_a country_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o call_v comani_fw-la the_o tartar_n slay_v some_o notwithstanding_o flee_v from_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v subdue_v under_o their_o bondage_n but_o most_o of_o they_o that_o flee_v be_v return_v again_o afterward_o we_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o the_o kangitâ—ae_n kangittae_n which_o in_o many_o place_n have_v great_a scarcetie_n of_o water_n wherein_o there_o be_v but_o few_o inhabitant_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o foresay_a defect_n of_o water_n for_o this_o cause_n diverse_a of_o the_o servant_n of_o 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kangittae_n we_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o y_fw-es e_fw-es bisermini_fw-la bisermini_fw-la who_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o comania_n but_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o this_o country_n we_o find_v innumerable_a city_n with_o castle_n ruin_v &_o many_o town_n leave_v desolate_a the_o lord_n of_o this_o country_n be_v call_v sultan_n altâ—_n mountain_n who_o with_o all_o his_o progeny_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o tartar_n this_o country_n have_v most_o huge_a mountain_n on_o the_o south_n side_n it_o have_v jerusalem_n and_o baldach_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o the_o next_o territory_n adjoin_v do_v inhabit_v two_o carnal_a brother_n duke_n of_o the_o tartar_n namely_o burin_n and_o cadan_n cadan_n the_o son_n of_o thyaday_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o chingis_n can._n on_o the_o north_n side_n thereof_o it_o have_v the_o land_n of_o the_o black_a kythayans_n and_o the_o ocean_n in_o the_o same_o country_n syban_n the_o 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one_o of_o his_o wife_n dwell_v how_o they_o come_v unto_o cuyne_n himself_o who_o be_v forthwith_o to_o be_v choose_v emperor_n chap._n 25._o but_o because_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o see_v the_o emperor_n they_o will_v not_o invite_v we_o nor_o admit_v we_o into_o his_o orda_fw-mi but_o cause_v good_a attendance_n and_o entertainment_n after_o the_o tartar_n fashion_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o in_o our_o own_o tent_n and_o they_o cause_v we_o to_o stay_v there_o and_o to_o refresh_v ourselves_o with_o they_o one_o day_n depart_v thence_o upon_o the_o even_a of_o saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n we_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o naymani_n naymani_n who_o be_v pagan_n but_o upon_o the_o very_a feast_n day_n of_o the_o say_a apostle_n there_o fall_v a_o mighty_a snow_n in_o that_o place_n and_o we_o
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territory_n there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o only_o a_o few_o nestorian_n in_o his_o pasture_n or_o territory_n dwell_v ken_n can_v aâ—â—ade_n at_o who_o court_n friar_n andrew_n be_v and_o i_o myself_o pass_v by_o it_o at_o my_o return_n this_o john_n have_v a_o brother_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n also_o and_o a_o shepherd_n like_o himself_o call_v vut_o can._n and_o he_o inhabit_v beyond_o the_o alps_n of_o cara_fw-it catay_n be_v distant_a from_o his_o brother_n john_n the_o space_n of_o three_o week_n journey_n he_o be_v lord_n over_o a_o certain_a village_n call_v cara_fw-it carum_fw-la carum_fw-la have_v people_n also_o for_o his_o subject_n name_v crit_n or_o merkit_n merkit_n who_o be_v christian_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o nestorius_n but_o their_o lord_n abandon_v the_o worship_n of_o christ_n follow_v after_o idol_n retain_v with_o he_o priest_n of_o the_o say_a idol_n who_o all_o of_o they_o be_v worshipper_n of_o devil_n and_o sorcerer_n 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