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vice_n he_o be_v charge_v with_o here_o viz._n that_o the_o learned_a stick_v rather_o to_o the_o prince_n his_o son_n than_o to_o he_o but_o to_o excuse_v he_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o he_o give_v up_o himself_o whole_o to_o the_o government_n of_o his_o dominion_n that_o reach_v from_o persia_n to_o china_n so_o that_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o leisure_n as_o particular_o to_o examine_v those_o that_o deserve_v to_o be_v reward_v 21._o before_o meal_n a_o covetous_a mahometan_a use_v to_o say_v twice_o bismi-llah_a that_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n his_o wiâ—e_n upon_o a_o time_n ask_v he_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o he_o answer_v the_o first_o time_n i_o do_v it_o to_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o second_o the_o parasite_n observation_n the_o mahometan_n use_v to_o say_v bismi-llah_a not_o only_o before_o meal_n but_o also_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o walk_v to_o work_v or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o 22._o in_o a_o company_n before_o sultan_n mehem_v 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