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bouchourt_n see_v trachana_n boynak_n a_o town_n in_o tartary_n 108._o brak_n the_o author_n companion_n sell_v by_o the_o semkal-tartar_n for_o 3_o year_n and_o then_o by_o reversion_n to_o return_v to_o his_o first_o patron_n 234._o his_o wife_n ravish_v by_o the_o tartar_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o company_n 210._o she_o become_v the_o prince_n of_o scemkal_n concubine_n 234._o she_o hinder_v her_o husband_n for_o go_v away_o ibid._n he_o go_v away_o private_o and_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o since_o ibid._n butriato_fw-it a_o famous_a place_n for_o fish_v 97._o c._n caback_n vide_fw-la kaback_n cabo_n verdo_v island_n 5._o &_o seqq_fw-la caffer_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o sierra_n liones_n so_o call_v 9_o calmuc_fw-la tartar_n a_o ugly_a people_n 174._o describe_v ibid._n cambodiers_n several_a of_o they_o take_v in_o a_o junk_n freight_v with_o prohibit_v good_n and_o by_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o hollander_n turn_v adrift_n in_o a_o boat_n without_o rudder_n sail_n oar_n or_o provision_n be_v but_o 40._o dutch_a league_n from_o land_n 45._o the_o same_o junk_n perish_v upon_o the_o rock_n before_o the_o fort_n zelandia_n 55._o candia_n describe_v 100_o &_o seqq_fw-la caspian_a sea_n describe_v 122_o 224._o caswin_n a_o famous_a town_n former_o the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n 304._o caviar_n whereof_o make_v 199._o use_v in_o stead_n of_o butter_n during_o the_o fast_a in_o moscovia_n ibid._n casan_n a_o city_n and_o country_n in_o russia_n describe_v 177_o &_o seqq_n 166._o cephalonia_n insul_n 98._o cerigo_n a_o island_n lie_v about_o 13_o dutch_a league_n from_o candia_n 99_o 100_o chalse_n schuran_n or_o dip_v of_o the_o cross_n a_o ceremony_n use_v by_o the_o armenian_n 248._o child_n put_v to_o death_n at_o madagascar_n and_o why_o 19_o chioggio_n a_o city_n in_o italy_n opposite_a to_o venice_n famous_a for_o fish_v and_o garden_n 73._o chrysolodos_fw-es his_o tomb_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o pathmos_n 79._o church_n in_o the_o city_n moscou_n compute_v to_o be_v in_o number_n above_o 1700._o 135._o circas_fw-la tartar_n the_o bound_n of_o their_o country_n 204._o their_o person_n describe_v ibid._n the_o woman_n great_a beauty_n ibid._n go_v with_o naked_a breast_n 205._o their_o emulation_n in_o habit_n and_o freedom_n to_o converse_v with_o stranger_n ibid._n the_o religion_n of_o the_o circas_fw-la tartar_n and_o their_o idolatry_n ibid._n their_o funeral_n 206._o circumcision_n use_v at_o madagascar_n 21._o cochino_n former_o call_v ephestias_n and_o then_o the_o chief_a town_n of_o lemnos_n 91._o colomna_n a_o beautiful_a village_n in_o moscovia_n 125_o 158._o communion_n in_o the_o russian_a church_n how_o 154._o condea_n a_o town_n in_o lemnos_n 91._o congo_n a_o good_a corpse_n du_fw-fr garde_n and_o lantern_n for_o the_o christian_n to_o enter_v the_o archipelago_n 100_o corfu_n a_o island_n of_o great_a strength_n 96._o cosac_n krim_n a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n 173._o cosack_n their_o division_n and_o limit_n 183._o cothany_n a_o town_n in_o media_n 238._o crap_n a_o root_n use_v in_o die_v 222._o crim_n or_o cerem_fw-la tartar_n their_o custom_n nature_n and_o idolatry_n 163._o ceremony_n about_o the_o dead_a usual_a habit_n and_o marriage_n 164._o crocodile_n use_v for_o medicine_n at_o syam_n 29._o cusmademianski_n a_o city_n upon_o the_o wolga_n czar_n of_o moscovy_n send_v to_o amsterdam_n for_o seaman_n 114._o whence_o and_o why_o he_o be_v call_v czaar_n 155._o his_o power_n and_o sovereignty_n ibid._n his_o title_n ibid._n his_o revenue_n and_o strictness_n of_o justice_n 156._o d._n dagestan_n a_o country_n of_o the_o tartar_n subject_n to_o several_a prince_n and_o lord_n 210._o dagestan_a tartar_n why_o so_o call_v 2â—7_n the_o nature_n form_n and_o way_n of_o live_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n ibid._n &_o seqq_n more_o merciful_a than_o the_o calmuc_n 234._o date-tree_n how_v procreate_v 341._o delos_n a_o island_n in_o the_o aegean_a sea_n famous_a for_o the_o many_o temple_n and_o relic_n of_o heathenish_a antiquity_n 110._o den_n duyvel_n van_fw-mi tayovan_n a_o animal_n in_o formosa_fw-la so_o call_v by_o the_o hollander_n 56._o derbent_v the_o key_n of_o persia_n on_o the_o hyrcan_a sea_n 225._o the_o ruin_n and_o relic_n of_o the_o wall_n thereof_o build_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a 226._o watch_v tower_n and_o great_a slave-market_n at_o derbent_n 227._o slave_n unkind_o use_v at_o derbent_n 228._o diana_n manans_fw-la a_o imagine_a deity_n among_o the_o madagascar_n dick_n kop_n a_o small_a fish_n of_o a_o wonderful_a strength_n 225._o don_n a_o river_n former_o tanais_n whence_o the_o don_n cosack_v run_v not_o into_o the_o wolga_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n 194._o dwino_n 136._o dydenof_n a_o town_n and_o wharf_n on_o the_o volga_n 158._o e._n earthquakes_a frequent_a at_o xante_n 99_o zantotini_n 107._o 2_o great_a earthquake_n at_o zantorini_fw-la ibid._n several_a earthquake_n at_o scamachi_n where_o by_o one_o 80000_o man_n be_v destroy_v mountain_n and_o village_n remove_v etc._n etc._n 240._o easter_n how_o celebrate_v by_o the_o moscovian_o 158._o elephant_n use_v for_o executioner_n at_o syam_n 47._o serve_v in_o gold_n 32._o war_n about_o the_o white_a elephant_n 33._o a_o merry_a passage_n about_o a_o elephant_n 63._o embro_n insul_n the_o english_a take_v saint_n helena_n 355._o and_o the_o ship_n europa_n a_o dutch_a east-india_n ship_n ibid._n also_o the_o admiral_n and_o vice-admiral_n 358._o enkurekan_n a_o venomous_a creature_n like_o a_o spider_n but_o big_a than_o a_o mouse_n 311._o epiphany_n celebrate_v by_o the_o armenian_a christian_n at_o ispahan_n 325._o ervan_fw-mi or_o urwan_n a_o city_n under_o mount_n ararat_n in_o armenia_n 213._o f._n fast_n four_o solemn_a fast_n in_o the_o year_n in_o russia_n and_o the_o great_a profaneness_n therein_o commit_v 154._o ferrara_n a_o town_n in_o italy_n 73._o firando_n in_o japon_n 59_o flax_n a_o great_a commodity_n in_o moscovia_n 135._o formosa_fw-la insul_n its_o situation_n clime_n and_o circumference_n 55._o fertility_n and_o product_n ibid._n form_n and_o complexion_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 56.57_o a_o man_n with_o a_o tail_n burn_v at_o formosa_fw-la ibid._n habit_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n there_o 58._o fur_n a_o great_a profit_n to_o the_o great_a duke_n of_o moscovia_n 138._o g._n gameron_n or_o bendar_n in_o persia_n describe_v 349._o garlic_n and_o onion_n much_o use_v in_o russia_n 137._o garrisenda_fw-la a_o tower_n in_o bologne_n build_v crooked_a for_o a_o proof_n of_o art_n 72._o genua_n describe_v 3._o gilan_n a_o eminent_a place_n for_o silk_n 223._o the_o bay_n of_o gilan_n its_o compass_n 224._o greece_n describe_v 92._o custom_n and_o usual_a attire_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 92_o 93._o grotta_n sibylla_n 70._o h._n hadzi_fw-fr biram_n aly_n a_o rich_a merchant_n in_o persia_n buy_v the_o author_n 229._o the_o author_n save_v he_o from_o drown_v ibid._n his_o great_a kindness_n to_o the_o author_n 230._o hardiness_n of_o the_o russian_n in_o extremity_n 137_o 138._o hare_n in_o great_a abundance_n about_o cothany_n 238_o st._n helena_n insul_n 63._o hemp_n a_o main_a product_n and_o the_o staple_n commodity_n in_o moscovia_n 301._o haet_a hup_n te_fw-mi gennip_n the_o ship_n on_o board_n of_o which_o the_o author_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n 66._o honey_n find_v in_o great_a plenty_n at_o milo_n 111._o and_o in_o moscovia_n 135._o hosleyn_n a_o persian_a saint_n and_o second_o son_n to_o aly_n a_o feast_n celebrate_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o he_o 263_o hunting_n a_o main_a exercise_n in_o formosa_fw-la 59_o i._o sy_n jage_n insul_n situation_n 6._o and_o description_n 7._o japoneeze_v their_o form_n nature_n habit_n and_o custom_n etc._n etc._n 62._o ilha_fw-it del_fw-it fuego_fw-it 7._o ilha_fw-mi de_fw-fr brava_n 8._o indrapoura_n insul_n 24._o ispahan_n describe_v 315._o judia_fw-la the_o chief_a city_n of_o syam_n describe_v 27._o k._n kabacks_n '_o alehouse_n or_o tavern_n in_o moscovia_n farm_a of_o the_o
emperor_n 156._o kabelang_n a_o province_n in_o formosa_fw-la 58._o kaliklefthan_n 252._o kamuschincha_fw-mi a_o russian_a town_n take_v in_o by_o craft_n of_o radzin_n 193._o kasschan_n its_o situation_n and_o description_n 310._o a_o key_n make_v of_o a_o emerald_n show_v in_o a_o church_n at_o genua_n 4._o keydar_fw-mi peyamber_n a_o very_a high_a mountain_n in_o persia_n 301._o kieselarsche_n kolthre_o 201._o kissel-bassched_n the_o soldiery_n so_o call_v at_o derbent_a their_o unruly_a and_o ill_a temper_n 2â—9_n kisiloseyn_fw-mi a_o swift_a river_n in_o persia_n 299._o knutter_n a_o form_n of_o punishment_n in_o russia_n 156._o kostar_n a_o great_a river_n run_v through_o the_o mountain_n of_o elbur_n 236._o koctep_v a_o village_n in_o persia_n ibid._n l._n lazaro_n mocenigo_n fight_v the_o argerines_n tripoleeze_n etc._n etc._n 103._o killed_n 105._o laar_n or_o lar_n a_o city_n in_o persia_n describe_v 246._o leghorn_n describe_v 67._o lemnos_n attack_v by_o the_o venetian_n and_o surrender_v upon_o article_n 92._o describe_v ibid._n lifelander_n their_o property_n habit_n and_o custom_n 127._o lindentree_n be_v '_o manifold_a use_n 165._o a_o list_n of_o the_o head-officer_n in_o the_o venetian_a navy_n as_o they_o be_v engage_v against_o the_o turk_n 83._o lorenzo_n marcello_n general_n of_o than_o venetian_n kill_v 88_o m._n madagascar_n situation_n of_o the_o island_n 15._o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 19_o their_o marriage_n 18._o funeral_n 19_o religion_n superstition_n 21._o government_n 22._o a_o odd_a passage_n where_o a_o dutch_a captain_n meet_v with_o a_o king_n of_o that_o country_n who_o have_v former_o be_v his_o slave_n 13._o fertility_n of_o madagascar_n ibid._n majo_fw-es insul_n situation_n and_o description_n 6._o malefactor_n how_o punish_v in_o moscovia_n 156._o malhora_fw-it a_o rock_n near_o leghorn_n 67._o marco_n bembo_fw-mi admiral_n of_o the_o ship_n of_o war_n in_o the_o venetian_a armade_v hot_o engage_v with_o the_o turk_n 80._o take_v the_o capitana_n 89._o killed_n 105._o mares-milk_n in_o great_a esteem_n by_o the_o tartar_n 182._o marriage_n of_o the_o madagascar_n 18_o of_o the_o syammer_n 39_o of_o the_o moscovian_o 131_o &_o seqq_n merchant_n eight_o murder_v in_o a_o wood_n of_o moscovia_n 126._o metellino_n see_v mytelene_n meynderts_n island_n 203._o middleton_n a_o english_a ship_n engage_v with_o a_o fleet_n of_o turkish_a galley_n against_o which_o she_o valiant_o defend_v herself_o 79._o milo_n insul_n 74_o 75._o eminent_a for_o able_a seaman_n and_o fisher_n 111._o the_o prime_a place_n to_o water_n at_o ibid._n mochan_n or_o mokan_n a_o great_a heath_n in_o persia_n dangerous_a for_o robber_n 283._o moscou_n describe_v 130._o mulberry_n tree_n in_o great_a plenty_n at_o tenos_n 111._o mummay_v kobas_fw-la a_o most_o costly_a balsem_n proceed_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n 262._o murderer_n deliver_v over_o to_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o murder_a party_n in_o persia_n 262._o muskar_n a_o city_n in_o media_n 237._o muskettos_n many_o of_o those_o fly_n in_o lifeland_n mytilene_z a_o island_n in_o possession_n of_o the_o turk_n 76._o a_o bold_a attempt_n of_o the_o author_n and_o his_o company_n to_o fetch_v off_o cattle_n from_o mytilene_n ibid._n a_o description_n of_o that_o island_n 109._o n._n nachay_n a_o little_a fish_n of_o a_o wonderful_a strength_n 225._o nagayan_n and_o crim_n tartar_n describe_v 181._o nanguesaque_fw-la or_o nanguesaky_a a_o city_n in_o japon_n build_v by_o the_o portugueeze_v 60._o merchandise_n and_o traffic_n of_o that_o place_n ibid._n a_o great_a hurricane_n that_o happen_v there_o ibid._n situation_n and_o description_n of_o nanguesaky_a 61._o naphtha_n a_o oil_n run_v out_o of_o rock_n how_o get_v 237_o 238._o napoli_n di_fw-fr malvazia_n attack_v by_o the_o venetian_n 106._o naten_v a_o city_n in_o persia_n 312._o naurus_n see_v new_a year_n day_n 257._o naysobath_n a_o fair_a village_n in_o schirwan_n or_o old_a media_n where_o the_o holsteyn_a ambassador_n suffer_v shipwreck_n 237._o necromancy_n much_o practise_v in_o lifeland_n 117._o new_a year_n day_n celebrate_v by_o the_o persian_n 257._o nicsia_n a_o island_n famous_a for_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n whose_o ruin_n still_o appear_v 100l_n nieu_o meulen_v oppid_n 1â—6_n nisen-novogored_n 161._o nisobath_n see_v naysobath_n noah_n sepulchre_n 332._o novogorod_n describe_v 123._o o._n oetsjoege_n 199._o onion_n and_o garlic_n much_o eat_v in_o russia_n 137._o the_o great_a orchard_n near_o tzurbag_n how_o plant_v 213._o variety_n of_o fruit_n therein_o ibid._n oron_n the_o primo_fw-la vizier_n come_v down_o to_o see_v engagement_n between_o the_o venetian_a and_o ottoman_a armada_n 104._o osmin_n a_o province_n and_o dominion_n of_o the_o tartar_n 210._o their_o manner_n of_o choose_v a_o prince_n or_o protector_n ibid._n the_o author_n and_o his_o company_n take_v hardly_o use_v make_v slave_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o osmin_n 210_o 211._o tax_v for_o cosacs_n and_o radzinists_n 212._o p._n padar_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o koctep_n in_o persia_n so_o call_v much_o addict_v to_o steal_v 237._o pagod_n of_o syam_n 35_o 36._o liberality_n of_o the_o syamer_n to_o the_o pagod_n and_o bonzi_n ibid._n palm-sunday_n how_o celebrate_v by_o the_o russian_n 157._o palso_n castro_n a_o town_n in_o lemnos_n 92._o paniegros_n a_o polish_v nobleman_n murder_v in_o his_o bed_n 243._o parmach_n or_o barmach_n a_o mountain_n where_o they_o get_v naphtha_n or_o petroleum_n 237._o patany_n assist_v the_o king_n of_o syam_n against_o ava_n 33._o pathmos_n the_o city_n and_o island_n 93._o patriarch_n of_o moscovia_n his_o office_n power_n habit_n etc._n etc._n 152._o peace_n how_o treat_v upon_o and_o ratify_v by_o the_o king_n of_o madagascar_n 23._o pelican_n in_o great_a abundance_n about_o the_o caspian_a sea_n 201._o persepolis_n 332_o &_o seqq_n petroleum_n see_v naphtha_n petzora_n a_o montanous_a country_n in_o russia_n 136._o pitsiora_fw-la in_o lifeland_n describe_v pisa_n describe_v 68_o pletskow_n in_o lifeland_n describe_v 121_o a_o shankbone_n of_o a_o giant_n to_o be_v see_v at_o pletskow_n 122._o po_n flu_fw-fr 73._o pochmelie_o a_o russian_a dish_n 1â—9_n poddowodda_n what_o it_o be_v 122._o polygamy_n allow_v at_o madagascar_n 18._o in_o syam_n 40._o by_o the_o crim-tartar_n 164._o porto_n de_fw-fr canisos_fw-la 5._o de_fw-fr ribeirra_n corea_n ibid._n de_fw-fr pray_v ibid._n prattelino_n a_o famous_a palace_n in_o florence_n 69._o q._n quas_fw-la a_o russian_a liquor_n 139._o r._n radzin_n his_o offspring_n 183._o the_o reason_n of_o his_o rebellion_n 184._o the_o first_o insolence_n he_o commit_v ibid._n his_o treachery_n and_o cruelty_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o persia_n 185._o he_o submit_v and_o obtain_v pardon_n from_o the_o czar_n 186._o throw_v a_o persian_a princess_n into_o the_o wolga_n 187._o his_o strictness_n and_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n 188._o return_v back_o for_o don_n 189._o the_o russian_n that_o follow_v he_o be_v demand_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o astrachan_n ibid._n which_o he_o refuse_v to_o send_v back_o 190._o he_o gain_v the_o astrachan_n fleet_n by_o treachery_n 191._o his_o power_n and_o awe_o ibid._n his_o cruelty_n when_o drink_v ibid._n the_o increase_n of_o his_o army_n ibid._n he_o refuse_v the_o title_n of_o king_n 192._o send_v legate_n to_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o their_o ill_a success_n ibid._n send_v out_o emmissary_n into_o several_a town_n upon_o the_o volga_n 193._o increase_v his_o fleet_n and_o army_n ibid._n take_v in_o kamuschinka_n by_o craft_n revenue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syam_n 34._o of_o the_o czar_n of_o moscovia_n 156._o rheno_fw-it flu_fw-fr 72._o rhesan_n a_o fertile_a province_n in_o moscovia_n 136._o riga_n describe_v rostof_o 136._o russes_z their_o form_n nature_n and_o property_n 138._o their_o diet_n and_o usual_a drink_n 139._o their_o beastliness_n when_o drink_v 140._o their_o great_a esteem_n of_o brandy_n and_o tobacco_n ibid._n addict_v to_o calumny_n and_o jar_n ibid._n their_o usual_a habit_n paint_v or_o stain_v of_o the_o face_n in_o practice_n among_o the_o female_a kind_n 141._o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o gentry_n ibid._n &_o seqq_n of_o the_o pesantry_n 145._o and_o of_o the_o clergy_n 153._o their_o divorcement_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o same_o 146._o their_o superstitious_a opinion_n about_o cleanness_n and_o uncleanness_n 146_o 147._o of_o their_o bath_n and_o hardiness_n ibid._n their_o peculiar_a action_n gesture_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o russian_n from_o other_o people_n 148._o of_o the_o visitation_n of_o their_o sick_a ibid._n ceremony_n about_o their_o dead_a 149._o and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o funeral_n 150._o of_o their_o religion_n and_o church_n government_n 151._o s._n sabaksar_n 165._o sakky_o a_o liquor_n use_v in_o japon_n 60._o samos_n a_o island_n in_o the_o archipelago_n 93._o two_o prize_n take_v there_o from_o the_o turk_n ibid._n the_o author_n and_o 6_o more_o there_o take_v and_o make_v slave_n 94._o sariol_n kurgan_n a_o mountain_n famous_a for_o