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they_o have_v new_a husband_n if_o the_o former_a be_v absent_a twenty_o day_n 369._o in_o thebet_n 430._o in_o china_n 468._o 469._o in_o pegu_n 502_o 503._o of_o bengalan_n 508._o 509_o indian_n 678._o about_o goa_n 544_o 545._o of_o bramanes_n 547._o 548_o in_o calcutta_n 549._o of_o brasilian_o 919._o in_o peru_n 935._o in_o golchonda_n 1000_o marriage_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n 64._o jew_n more_o christian_n then_o the_o papist_n in_o prefer_v marriage_n before_o the_o seeming-ho_o vow_v of_o virginity_n 214_o malebar_n vide_fw-la malabar_n maranatha_n a_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n of_o the_o jew_n 100_o what_o it_o signify_v 101_o mars_n how_o worship_v in_o scythia_n 396._o 397_o marsyas_n flay_v quick_a 330_o marthus_fw-la and_o marthana_n 134_o martyr_n in_o all_o religion_n 28._o of_o the_o turk_n 315._o 316._o 317._o 318_o maruthas_n bishop_n 362_o masbothaei_n or_o masbothenai_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o masorite_n 165_o masore_v 169._o 170_o massalian_o 134_o massagerae_n their_o religion_n and_o rite_n 399_o mathematical_a instrument_n in_o china_n 468._o their_o skill_n in_o the_o mathematics_n ibid._n jesuit_n get_v credit_v there_o by_o they_o 469_o marstach_n a_o herb_n which_o make_v mad_a 316_o matin_n of_o the_o jew_n 185._o 186._o &_o seq_n maviitania_n caesariensis_n mauri_n &_o maurusij_n 675._o 676._o their_o miserable_a life_n ibid._n woman_n prophetess_n ibid._n mauritius_n the_o emperor_n 380._o &_o seq_fw-la mausolus_n his_o tomb_n 335_o max_n their_o rite_n 667_o maximinus_n his_o huge_a stature_n 32_o maize_n 806_o mazalcob_n mazal_n and_o mazaloth_n 70_o meaco_n a_o city_n in_o japon_n 595._o 596_o measure_n invent_v by_o cain_n 29_o meat_n prohibit_v to_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n 642._o 643_o meat_n forbid_v in_o loango_n 770_o by_o the_o mahometans_n 257_o mecca_n take_v and_o convert_v to_o islamisme_n 1015._o the_o pilgrimage_n thither_o 255._o 267._o 268._o 269._o &_o seq_n description_n of_o mecca_n 267_o 273._o the_o description_n of_o the_o mosquita_n there_o 269_o mecca_n spoil_v of_o the_o black-stone_n 1035_o mede_n 37._o the_o story_n of_o the_o mede_n 349._o 350._o &_o seq_n media_n whence_o so_o call_v 349._o the_o description_n thereof_o 350._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o division_n thereof_o 351._o 352_o medina_n describe_v 271._o convert_v to_o islamisene_n 1014_o mediterranean_a sea_n 575_o medan_n and_o merou_n 728_o medina_n and_o mecca_n spoil_v 1022_o megalobyzi_n certain_a priest_n so_o call_v 337_o megasthene_n his_o testimony_n of_o nebuchodonosor_n 49._o of_o darius_n medus_n 61_o megavares_n their_o rite_n 667_o mehokekim_n who_o so_o call_v 99_o meletius_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n 659_o melici_n or_o melchia_n sect_n 704_o melinde_n 754_o memphis_n or_o noph_n 631_o memnon_n 79._o his_o speak_a image_n ibid._n menas_z king_n of_o egypt_n 631._o 632_o mendao_n a_o great_a city_n 812_o mengrelia_n the_o savation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 347._o the_o state_n of_o the_o present_a mengrelian_o 347_o menon_n husband_n of_o semiramis_n 66_o menudde_n and_o menudim_n 98_o mereury_n 77_o mercuries_n certain_a planet_n so_o call_v 51_o meroe_n island_n describe_v 727._o 728_o their_o rite_n ibid._n their_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n 728._o 729_o merist_n or_o merissaeans_n 135_o merwan_n the_o 11._o chalifa_n poison_v by_o his_o wife_n 1022_o meshech_n mesehini_n and_o mazaca_n 37_o melchisedech_n 121_o merdin_n a_o city_n and_o patriarchal_a see_v 67_o mermaid_n 626_o merwan_n the_o 21._o chalifa_n his_o gluttony_n 1026_o mescuite_n or_o mosque_n and_o the_o ceremony_n in_o they_o 266_o 999_o mesopotamia_n why_o so_o call_v and_o how_o situate_a 65._o mesopotamian_n city_n 64_o messa_n and_o tale_n thereof_o 165_o messiah_n of_o the_o jew_n 142._o 207._o &_o seq_n counterfeit_n messiah_n 143_o 144._o dream_n of_o a_o earthly_a messiah_n 162._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o jew_n messiah_n 207._o 208._o &_o seq_n two_o messiasses_n expect_v ibid._n jewish_a messiah_n his_o feast_n 201_o meta_fw-la incognica_fw-la discover_v and_o describe_v 811._o 812_o metasthenes_n 62_o metempsychosis_n 471._o 469_o menis_n island_n 941_o master_n metholdsvoyage_n and_o observation_n 993._o &_o seq_fw-la methra_n and_o mithra_n 57_o 372_o metsr_n the_o name_n of_o cairo_n and_o all_o egypt_n 655_o mexico_n why_o so_o call_v 862._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o foundation_n thereof_o and_o strange_a expedition_n thither_o ibid._n mexico_n enter_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 862._o besiege_a take_v and_o rebuilt_a 863._o their_o several_a people_n 864._o the_o history_n of_o their_o king_n 865._o 866._o their_o oration_n 866_o coronation_n ibidem_fw-la ominous_a prodigy_n and_o ancient_a tribute_n 867._o the_o present_a state_n thereof_o 868._o 869._o their_o god_n goddess_n and_o worship_n in_o mexico_n 869_o 870._o their_o horrible_a sacrifice_n 871._o their_o priest_n 871._o 872_o their_o temple_n 873._o 874._o their_o monastery_n 874._o 875._o their_o rite_n and_o opinion_n 876._o 877_o their_o bloody_a procession_n ibid._n their_o baptism_n and_o education_n of_o their_o child_n 877._o their_o punishment_n marriage_n funeral_n 878._o supputation_n of_o time_n 879_o their_o opinion_n of_o five_o sun_n ibid._n their_o feast_n and_o festival_n rite_n 880._o 881._o of_o transubstantiation_n ibid._n their_o jubilee_n relic_n lent_n procession_n 881_o other_o rite_n 882._o their_o school_n theatre_n write_n hieroglyphic_n book_n whistle_v 883_o their_o manner_n of_o number_v ibid._n their_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n ibid._n michael_n bear_v a_o jewish_a miracle_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n 209._o 210_o midas_n his_o story_n 231_o middleton_n viz._n sir_n henry_n middleton_n his_o story_n 582._o 583._o &_o seq_n his_o death_n 610_o mina_n a_o superstitious_a place_n 247._o a_o castle_n so_o call_v 306._o a_o sum_n 119_o mindanao_n island_n her_o extent_n and_o city_n 578_o minaei_n or_o minim_n 129_o mine_n how_o deadly_a 760._o in_o barren_a soil_n ibid._n mine_n of_o sofala_n 759._o of_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o what_o thoy_z cause_n man_n to_o do_v 483._o 781_o mine_n of_o diamond_n 1002_o miracle_n report_v of_o the_o sytian_a goddess_n 67._o 68_o of_o beelzebub_n why_o apply_v to_o christ_n 81._o the_o popish_a miracle_n ibid._n jewish_a dream_n of_o miracle_n 164._o 165_o 208._o 209_o miracle_n of_o the_o arabian_n 228._o of_o mahomet_n 243._o disclaim_v by_o he_o 244._o false_a ibid._n of_o turk_n 315._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o tartar_n 406_o 407._o &_o seq_fw-la in_o china_n 447._o 448_o &_o seq_fw-la among_o the_o brahmin_n 478_o 479._o as_o ganges_n 509_o 510._o of_o the_o mogul_n 520._o of_o the_o bramenes_n 547._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o zeiland_n 616._o 617._o at_o cyprus_n 584._o at_o golchonda_n 999_o miralmumim_n his_o building_n morocco_n and_o other_o his_o act_n 234._o the_o prince_n of_o believer_n ibid._n miriam_n fountain_n 193_o mislate_v king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 361_o mithres_n and_o mithra_n 57_o 372._o the_o sun_n and_o fire_n ibid._n mithridates_n 329._o from_o he_o the_o antidote_n mithridate_n so_o call_v ibid._n his_o cruel_a edict_n 335_o mizraim_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37._o the_o name_n of_o cairo_n 652_o moabite_n 85_o mogores_n 512_o mogor_n or_o mogol_n why_o so_o call_v 515_o mogul_n tartar_n 426._o 427._o the_o great_a mogor_n his_o large_a dominion_n 515._o the_o disposition_n and_o course_n of_o echeber_n 516._o his_o religion_n and_o his_o new_a sect_n ibid._n his_o conquest_n in_o decan_n 517._o 518_o his_o huge_a present_n 517._o other_o conquest_n 518._o his_o death_n 519_o the_o succession_n and_o title_n of_o selim_n 519._o 520._o the_o mogor_n religion_n ibid._n the_o story_n of_o that_o state_n by_o captain_n hawkins_n 520._o 521._o the_o mogor_n his_o great_a riches_n revinue_n feodary_n jewel_n etc_n etc_n 521._o 522._o the_o mean_n of_o his_o riches_n ibid._n his_o elephant_n and_o other_o beast_n 522._o 523._o his_o progress_n and_o enemy_n 523._o his_o devotion_n and_o daily_a course_n of_o life_n 523_o 524._o his_o sit_v in_o justice_n and_o feast_n 524._o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n ibid._n the_o settle_n of_o the_o english_a trade_n and_o of_o the_o two_o sea-fight_n betwixt_o the_o english_a and_o portugal_n 524_o 525._o travel_n of_o english_a through_o the_o mogor_n dominion_n 526._o 528_o 529._o diverse_a superstition_n of_o the_o mogor_n 530._o 531._o &_o seq_n of_o the_o people_n subject_n to_o the_o mogul_n and_o of_o their_o country_n religion_n and_o rite_n 534_o 535_o 536_o moha_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n 583._o the_o journey_n of_o sir_n henry_n middleton_n thence_o to_o zenan_n and_o back_n again_o 583._o 584._o 585._o the_o description_n and_o situation_n of_o moha_n 584_o mohel_n a_o jewish_a circumciser_n 180._o molucca_n island_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 578._o 604._o 605_o moloch_n and_o melchom_n idol_n 86_o mombaza_n 755_o mongol_n a_o country_n of_o tartar_n 401_o monk_n pay_v tribute_n 1023_o monster_n
swell_v overflow_v part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o cast_v down_o twenty_o furlong_n of_o the_o wall_n whereupon_o despair_a as_o seem_v to_o see_v god_n and_o man_n against_o he_o he_o which_o before_o have_v chamber_v himself_o with_o woman_n and_o accustom_a himself_o to_o the_o distaff_n in_o a_o woman_n both_o heart_n and_o habit_n now_o in_o a_o manly_a resolution_n if_o it_o may_v not_o more_o fit_o be_v call_v a_o feminine_a dissolution_n which_o thus_o run_v from_o that_o danger_n which_o it_o shall_v encounter_v gather_v his_o treasure_n together_o and_o erect_v a_o frame_n in_o his_o palace_n there_o burn_v they_o himself_o his_o wife_n and_o eunuch_n together_o the_o ash_n under_o pretence_n of_o a_o vow_n thereof_o make_v to_o belus_n belesus_n obtain_v of_o arbaces_n the_o new_a conqueror_n and_o monarch_n to_o carry_v to_o babylon_n but_o the_o cozenage_n be_v know_v and_o belesus_n condemn_v for_o the_o treasure_n which_o with_o the_o ash_n he_o have_v convey_v arbaces_n both_o give_v they_o and_o forgive_v he_o add_v the_o praefecture_n of_o the_o babylonian_n according_a to_o promise_v 2._o some_o say_v that_o belesus_n who_o they_o call_v phul_n beloch_n share_v the_o empire_n with_o he_o arbaces_n reign_v over_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n the_o other_o over_o ninive_n and_o babylonia_n follow_v herein_o the_o forge_a metasthenes_n who_o as_o annius_n make_v he_o to_o say_v out_o of_o the_o susian_a library_n pen_v his_o history_n have_v before_o fable_v a_o catalogue_n out_o of_o berosus_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o out_o of_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o true_a berosus_n before_o be_v deliver_v sardanapalus_n be_v write_v say_v scalig._n scaliger_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o eusebius_n with_o a_o double_a will_v sardanapalus_n a_o name_n fit_v to_o his_o effeminate_a life_n 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o same_o whence_o be_v those_o word_n of_o cicero_n 3_o de_fw-fr repub._n sardanapalus_n ille_fw-la vitijs_fw-la multo_fw-la quam_fw-la nomine_fw-la ipso_fw-la deformior_fw-la sardanapalus_n build_v tarsus_n and_o anchiale_n say_v eusebius_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o one_o famous_a for_o the_o most_o famous_a divine_a that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v except_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n himself_o paul_n the_o apostle_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o other_o for_o the_o author_n monument_n and_o stony_a image_n 14_o with_o this_o assyrian_a epigram_n sardanapalus_n the_o son_n of_o anacyndaraxis_n build_v anchiale_n and_o tarsus_n in_o one_o day_n and_o thou_o o_o stranger_n eat_v drink_n play_n and_o verse_n be_v annex_v which_o i_o have_v thus_o english_v mortal_a thou_o know_v thyself_o then_o please_v thy_o appetite_n with_o present_a dainty_n death_n can_v yield_v thou_o no_o delight_n loe_o i_o be_o now_o but_o dust_n whilom_o a_o prince_n of_o might_n what_o i_o do_v eat_v i_o have_v and_o what_o my_o greedy_a mind_n consume_v how_o much_o alas_o how_o sweet_a leave_v i_o behind_o learn_v this_o o_o man_n thus_o live_v best_a wisdom_n thou_o can_v find_v this_o his_o legacy_n he_o have_v bequeath_v to_o all_o epicure_n the_o live_a sepulcher_n of_o themselves_o breathe_v grave_n not_o of_o so_o many_o creature_n only_o better_a than_o themselves_o which_o they_o devour_v but_o of_o reason_n nature_n religion_n soul_n and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a of_o god_n which_o all_o lie_v bury_v in_o these_o swine_n cover_v with_o the_o skin_n of_o men._n 15.32_o let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v who_o know_v whether_o paul_n do_v not_o allude_v to_o this_o speech_n of_o the_o founder_n of_o his_o city_n this_o subversion_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n be_v anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3145._o after_o buntingus_n account_n of_o the_o mede_n see_v more_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n the_o babylonian_a empire_n renew_v by_o nabonassar_n continue_v till_o cyrus_n of_o 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