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bidrach_n city_n and_o university_n 146_o biledulgerid_n or_o date_n region_n describe_v 706._o 707_o birataca_n a_o beast_n of_o incredible_a stench_n 564_o bird_n preacher_n 719._o island_n full_a of_o bird_n 831_o bird_n of_o brasile_n 912._o 913._o tale_n of_o a_o huge_a bird_n 210._o of_o other_o bird_n 399_o bird_n of_o paradise_n 565_o birra_n on_o euphrates_n 63._o 65_o bisertae_n suppose_a utica_n 641_o bisnagar_n 572._o 993._o the_o king_n haughty_a stile_n 573_o bitumen_n or_o slimy_a pitch_n 50._o from_o a_o fountain_n near_o bagdet_n ibid._n black_a colour_n esteem_v above_o white_a 721._o the_o cause_n ibid._n black_a never_n wear_v by_o turk_n 303_o bliomum_n a_o idol_n worship_v of_o the_o arabian_n 242_o blood_n prohibit_v 35._o by_o the_o zabij_n eat_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o devil_n 53._o 54._o jewish_a observation_n thereof_o 110._o mahometicall_a prohibstion_n 253._o drink_a by_o the_o tartar_n and_o other_o 431_o people_n that_o will_v shed_v no_o blood_n 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ascribe_v to_o abraham_n solomon_n job_n etc_n etc_n 701._o book_n of_o leaf_n of_o tree_n 896_o boot_n &_o shoe_n in_o america_n 793_o boriquen_n describe_v 954_o borsippa_n a_o city_n sacred_a to_o apollo_n and_o diana_n 54_o bosarman_n or_o musulman_n a_o mahometan_a convert_v 258_o botant_a describe_v &_o the_o strange_a rite_n there_o 512_o botelius_n his_o strange_a navigation_n 623_o boucan_n and_o boucane_v man_n flesh_n 914._o 915._o sir_n jerome_n bow_v his_o russian_a embassage_n 982._o &_o seq_fw-la brahmin_n their_o opinion_n of_o a_o better_a world_n 478_o their_o rite_n 479._o sect_n 479._o 480_o bramenes_n both_o secular_a and_o religious_a 547._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o respect_v ibid._n they_o have_v their_o shop_n of_o merchandise_n their_o habit_n vow_n and_o funeral_n their_o fast_n opinion_n and_o observation_n their_o estimation_n art_n etc_n etc_n 547._o 548._o 549._o their_o write_n learn_v superstition_n 997_o bramenes_n pope_n 559_o brama_n or_o brema_n 472_o
926_o chederles_n the_o turkish_a conceit_n of_o he_o 318._o relic_n of_o his_o horse_n shoe_n use_v against_o disease_n ibid._n chemmis_n so_o call_v of_o cham_n 37_o 631_o chemosh_n a_o idol_n 85_o cherry_n island_n 816._o 817_o chia_n a_o drink_n 263_o chica_n a_o country_n 468._o a_o drink_n 947_o child_n which_o suck_n 12._o year_n 318._o sale_n and_o murder_n of_o child_n 469_o childbirth_n strange_a rite_n observe_v by_o the_o tibareni_n 400._o a_o order_n in_o brasill_n for_o the_o man_n to_o lie_v in_o when_o his_o wife_n be_v deliver_v 918_o 919._o childbirth_n rite_n in_o cardandan_n 430._o other_o rite_n in_o india_n 482._o in_o guinea_n 717._o rite_n of_o the_o jag_n 772._o in_o guiana_n 900_o chili_n whence_o so_o call_v 926._o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n chimia_fw-it limia_n simia_fw-la three_o science_n in_o tanguth_n 428._o 429_o china_n whither_o cathaia_n 409._o 410_o 411._o ben._n go_v his_o long_a and_o dangerous_a journey_n from_o lahor_n to_o china_n 413._o 414._o the_o name_n of_o china_n 435._o the_o name_n which_o they_o give_v it_o themselves_o 436_o the_o province_n city_n shire_n town_n hamlet_n castle_n and_o situation_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o number_n of_o tributary_n ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n and_o natural_a commodity_n 436._o 437._o map_n of_o china_n ibid._n the_o commodiousness_n and_o store_n of_o ship_n and_o river_n 437._o 438._o the_o beauty_n and_o form_n of_o their_o city_n 439_o of_o canton_n nanquin_n pequin_n city_n of_o china_n ibid._n of_o sucen_n and_o hamceu_fw-fr most_o admirable_a 440._o a_o discourse_n of_o quinsay_n the_o most_o admirable_a of_o the_o world_n 441._o 442._o season_n there_o ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o china_n their_o person_n attire_n name_n and_o surname_n 443._o 444._o their_o seal_n game_n complemental_a salutation_n and_o entertainment_n ibidem_fw-la their_o building_n print_v porcelain_n paint_v music_n ink_n fan_n and_o use_v of_o they_o 445_o 446._o their_o language_n all_o monosyllable_n language_n two_o fold_n and_o equivocation_n 446._o 467_o their_o manner_n of_o writing_n and_o philosophy_n 447._o their_o want_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n ibidem_fw-la their_o astrology_n and_o physic_n 447._o 448._o their_o ethic_n and_o politics_n 449._o their_o degree_n in_o school_n &_o manner_n of_o attain_v they_o 449._o 450._o military_a degree_n 450._o 451._o the_o kingdom_n found_v by_o humuu_n 451._o his_o constitution_n their_o king_n revenue_n ibid._n the_o king_n his_o retiredness_n marriage_n arm_n court_n colour_n posterity_n ibid._n &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o manner_n of_o petition_v 452._o of_o pay_v his_o revenue_n eunuch_n and_o palace_n 452._o 453._o their_o court_n or_o tribunal_n 454._o the_o diversity_n of_o magistrate_n 454._o 455_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v at_o their_o royal_a city_n and_o in_o the_o province_n 455._o 456._o nine_o order_n of_o their_o magistrate_n and_o their_o stipend_n ibidem_fw-la their_o habit_n and_o ensign_n 457._o their_o military_a man_n and_o weapon_n 456._o the_o king_n can_v alter_v the_o custom_n nor_o any_o bear_v one_o office_n above_o three_o year_n or_o at_o all_o in_o his_o own_o country_n ibidem_fw-la what_o nobility_n in_o china_n 458._o extraordinary_a commission_n ibid._n ordinary_a compliment_n of_o refuse_v and_o inordinate_a tyranny_n 458._o 459._o their_o cave_n prison_n punishment_n of_o thief_n ibid._n inundation_n and_o earthquake_n ibid._n a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o king_n 459._o 460._o vanlia_n the_o present_a king_n ibidem_fw-la of_o king_n farfur_n ibidem_fw-la strange_a story_n of_o beast_n in_o a_o monastery_n 460._o worship_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o their_o other_o god_n 461_o 462._o their_o three_o sect_n 462._o opinion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o confutian_a sect_n 462._o 463._o opinion_n &_o rite_n of_o the_o sect_n sciequia_fw-la 463_o 464._o of_o the_o sect_n lausu_n 464_o 465._o their_o priest_n secular_a and_o religious_a and_o nun_n 456._o 466_o their_o almanac_n and_o manifold_a divination_n 466._o 467._o their_o lot_n and_o god-bearing_a 467._o their_o curious_a art_n of_o alchemy_n and_o procure_v long_a life_n ibid._n their_o respect_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o eclipse_n 468._o their_o marriage_n with_o who_o and_o how_o solemnize_v 468_o 469._o sale_n and_o murder_n of_o their_o child_n ibidem_fw-la their_o gelding_n their_o infant_n contempt_n of_o stranger_n pride_n and_o other_o vice_n 469_o 470._o erroneous_a opinion_n ibidem_fw-la their_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o man_n and_o idol_n with_o the_o rite_n thereof_o 470._o 471._o monastery_n ibid._n their_o funeral_n ceremony_n 472_o 473._o their_o monument_n epitaph_n and_o curiosity_n 474._o 475_o religious_a time_n and_o firework_n solemnity_n ibid._n stranger_n and_o foreign_a religion_n in_o china_n 475_o 476._o scruple_n about_o their_o ingress_n and_o egress_n ibidem_fw-la how_o the_o jesuit_n enter_v 475._o jew_n mahometans_n and_o christian_n there_o ibid._n chinois_n how_o hate_v in_o japon_n 476_o chinkius_n can_n founder_n of_o the_o great_a empire_n under_o the_o sun_n 379_o choaspes_n a_o river_n chobat_fw-la of_o the_o arabian_n 264_o chocanada_n a_o idol_n 560_o chosroes_n his_o act_n 215._o his_o death_n ibid._n christ_n very_a god_n 3._o manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n 4._o not_o by_o generation_n 26._o the_o second_o adam_n 27_o when_o he_o suffer_v 106._o his_o paschall_n rite_n 110._o 111._o false_a christ_n and_o seduce_a prophet_n 143._o 144._o the_o history_n of_o christ_n prove_v by_o the_o jewish_a author_n 163._o his_o miracle_n disgrace_v 164._o the_o mahometan_a opinion_n of_o he_o 251._o 252_o christ_n and_o christian_n odious_a name_n to_o the_o indian_n by_o spanish_a insolence_n 962._o 963_o christian_a religion_n what_o proportion_n it_o hold_v with_o other_o religion_n 964._o saint_n thomas_n christian_n 736._o 737_o christian_n in_o palaestina_n 214._o chase_v thence_o by_o saracen_n 215._o 216_o their_o recover_n 217._o their_o unchristian_a course_n there_o 222_o the_o misery_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o turk_n 322._o 323._o &_o seq_n in_o egypt_n 658._o 659_o chronology_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n 59_o 60._o &_o sequitur_fw-la of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n 51._o 52._o 53._o of_o the_o jew_n 138._o 139._o &_o seq_n mahometans_n 273._o persian_n 367._o of_o the_o tartar_n 407._o of_o the_o chinois_n 452._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 660._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o the_o mexican_n 879_o chubar_fw-la chobar_n or_o chabar_fw-la 166_o church_n true_o catholic_a in_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth_n 29_o chusor_n a_o great_a magician_n 77_o cidambaran_n why_o so_o call_v 561_o cilicia_n how_o situate_a and_o the_o present_a state_n thereof_o 341._o subdue_v to_o the_o turk_n 343._o their_o ancient_a rite_n 342._o 343_o cimmerian_a darkness_n 576._o whence_o this_o proverb_n ibid._n cimmerij_fw-la or_o cimbri_n 576_o cingis_n chan_n first_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n 402._o his_o generation_n and_o first_o proceed_n 403._o his_o four_o son_n 403._o 404_o 405_o cinaloa_n the_o description_n thereof_o 855._o their_o marriage_n rite_n knighthood_n adoption_n dice_v funeral_n 856_o cinchiamfu_n a_o city_n of_o china_n 440_o cinnamon_n how_o grow_v 569_o cinnamon_n in_o arabia_n 226._o 227_o circassian_n and_o circassian_n country_n 348_o circumcision_n of_o moabite_n 86._o ammonite_n ibid._n proselyte_n 97._o jew_n 179._o 180._o 181._o arabian_n 227._o 228._o trogloditae_n 667._o at_o what_o age_n circumcise_v ibid._n circumcision_n of_o turk_n 311._o in_o china_n 475._o in_o guinea_n 716_o cittim_n a_o part_n of_o cilicia_n 37_o citor_n destroy_v 260_o civet_n 570_o cleobian_o and_o theobulian_n sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o clove_n how_o grow_v 569._o 605_o coava_fw-la a_o great_a river_n in_o africa_n 774_o cobtini_n a_o mahometicall_a sect_n 275_o columbus_n discoverer_n of_o america_n 801._o his_o history_n 802._o 803_o his_o error_n coloss_n at_o rhodes_n 584_o coloss_n of_o semiramis_n 45._o in_o pegu_n 530._o zeilan_n 616._o in_o egypt_n 634_o colchis_n or_o mengrelia_n how_o situate_a 347._o their_o custom_n and_o present_a manner_n of_o live_v 347._o 348_o colombo_n a_o fortress_n of_o the_o portugal_n 618_o collen_n his_o great_a posterity_n 419_o cold_a and_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o it_o 794_o college_n of_o the_o jew_n 99_o colophon_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 338_o colpia_n what_o it_o signify_v 77_o sir_n william_n cokayne_n 990_o cock_n crow_v the_o cause_n 157_o white_a and_o red_a cock_n jewish_a ceremony_n 197._o 198_o cock_n sacrifice_n in_o calcutta_n 550_o cock_n worship_v by_o the_o persian_n 136_o comana_n a_o city_n 327_o comania_n turcomania_n 334._o 335_o comori_fw-la cape_n in_o india_n 480_o combabus_fw-la his_fw-la device_n 68_o his_o statue_n ibid._n compass_n invent_v 44._o use_v in_o land_n travel_n 207._o 681_o con_n the_o conceit_n of_o he_o in_o peru_n 938_o conjugal_a duty_n observe_v by_o the_o jew_n 203_o conscience_n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o 26_o condore_n great_a fowl_n 564_o confession_n of_o jew_n 197._o 198_o confession_n of_o crime_n 597_o
a_o jewish_a dream_n of_o she_o 160_o rebellion_n at_o cufa_n 1022_o reconciliation-fast_a 112._o 197_o 198_o rechabite_n 125_o red_a sea_n or_o arabian_a gulf_n 582_o &_o seq_fw-la island_n therein_o ibidem_fw-la red_a sea_n why_o so_o call_v 775._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o chief_a town_n and_o island_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n 777_o &_o sequitur_fw-la reisbuti_fw-la or_o rasboot_n a_o people_n subject_a to_o the_o mogul_n 534._o their_o country_n religion_n and_o rite_n 535._o 536_o religion_n whence_o the_o word_n derive_v 17._o 18._o how_o differ_v from_o superstition_n call_v ean-fastness_n 18._o describe_v ibidem_fw-la the_o use_n thereof_o 26._o it_o be_v natural_a to_o man_n ibid._n it_o be_v not_o policy_n nor_o by_o policy_n can_v be_v abolish_v 27._o true_a religion_n can_v be_v but_o one_o 27._o 28_o man_n will_v rather_o be_v of_o false_a than_o no_o religion_n ibidem_fw-la &_o 301_o 391_o religion_n the_o most_o mortal_a makebate_n 75._o what_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n 28._o 29._o who_o the_o heathen_n cal-religious_a 46._o perverter_n of_o religion_n 55._o 70._o 75._o time_n religius_fw-la observe_v in_o china_n 47_o religion_n of_o christian_n moor_n and_o ethnic_n compare_v for_o store_n of_o follower_n 320_o relic_n of_o the_o ark_n 35._o of_o mahumetan_n 281._o of_o a_o ape_n tooth_n 295._o of_o the_o ship_n argo_n 320._o of_o adam_n foot-print_n 381_o repentance_n 257_o resurrection_n deny_v by_o the_o sadducee_n 138._o by_o the_o samaritan_o ibid._n confess_v by_o the_o ancient_a pharisee_n 126._o their_o three_o opinion_n thereof_o ibid._n deny_v to_o usurer_n 257._o of_o woman_n in_o male_a sex_n 261._o resurrection_n of_o bird_n and_o beast_n 314._o turkish_a opinion_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 313_o rhameses_n a_o egyptian_a king_n 632_o rheubarb_n plentiful_a 413_o rhinoceros_n of_o bengala_n 509_o rhinoceros_n of_o the_o air_n a_o fowl_n 742._o and_o of_o the_o sea_n ibid._n rice_n plenteous_a in_o pegu_n 498._o 499_o rich_a carpet_n 1019_o riphath_n and_o riphaean_n hill_n 37_o rimmon_n a_o idol_n of_o the_o syrian_n 74_o ring_n wear_v in_o ear_n nose_n and_o lip_n 873_o river_n worship_v 509._o 510_o river_n of_o paradise_n 18._o of_o adonis_n 78._o of_o jordan_n 90_o sabbaticall_a 109._o of_o the_o hircan_n 361_o river_n run_v under_o ground_n 65_o river_n in_o laos_n run_v backward_o two_o month_n 489_o river_n make_v by_o hand_n many_o and_o great_a in_o china_n 455_o river_n lose_v themselves_o in_o sand_n 579._o great_a river_n in_o america_n 793._o abassian_a river_n 840._o the_o river_n plate_n and_o country_n adjoin_v 920_o river-horse_n 623._o 714_o rhodes_n the_o description_n thereof_o 584_o rhodian_o 39_o rihi_fw-la a_o savage_a people_n 1032_o roundness_n of_o the_o world_n 9_o rowland_n a_o name_n frequent_a with_o the_o colchian_o 348_o ruck_n a_o fabulous_a bird_n 780_o russian_a observation_n 973._o &_o sequitur_fw-la russ_n convert_v to_o christianity_n 1038_o s_o sa_n scha_n saha_n shaugh_o xa_n persian_a title_n 365._o 366_o saad_n cruelty_n 1015_o saba_n and_o queen_n of_o saba_n 225_o 330._o 331._o 332._o 753._o the_o city_n saba_n describe_v 748._o 753._o 754_o sabaea_n regio_fw-la thurifera_fw-la 37_o sabbaticus_n a_o river_n in_o syria_n 109_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o sabbaticall_a river_n 581._o 582._o a_o tale_n of_o a_o jew_n that_o think_v he_o have_v meet_v with_o the_o sabbaticall_a river_n 580_o sabbatha_n a_o city_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la 37_o sabbatharian_n 123_o sabbaticall_a year_n 99_o sabbaticall_a year_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o samaritan_o 109_o sabbatary_a soul_n of_o the_o jew_n 193_o sabbaticall_a superstition_n of_o the_o jew_n 107._o 108._o 127._o 192._o 193_o sabbath_n why_o so_o call_v 106._o a_o general_a name_n ibid._n sabbath_n why_o call_v the_o lord_n day_n 20_o sabbath_n how_o far_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a 15._o 20._o 108._o objection_n answer_v 19_o 20._o 21_o sabbath_n of_o christian_n 20._o 21._o of_o jew_n 106._o 109._o 174._o 192._o of_o aethiopian_n 111._o of_o turk_n 310_o 311._o of_o peguan_n on_o monday_n 507._o in_o java_n arbitrary_a in_o guinea_n on_o tuesday_n 718._o 719._o so_o likewise_o in_o paucora_n 813_o sabbetha_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37_o sabtlieca_n and_o sechalitae_n 37_o sabyrians_n 439_o sacrament_n of_o the_o rainbow_n 36_o 37_o sacrifice_n of_o cain_n and_o abel_n 27_o 28._o kind_n of_o sacrifice_n 28_o sacrifice_n consume_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n ibid._n sacrifice_n but_o the_o apparel_n of_o divine_a worship_n 30_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cyrenian_o and_o jew_n 110._o 115._o of_o mahumemetan_n 273._o 274._o phaenician_a sacrifice_n 81_o sacrifice_n to_o moloch_n 86._o of_o arabian_n 227._o of_o taurica_n 234_o galatian_n 329._o of_o meander_n 337._o araxes_n 345._o armenian_n 344._o albanian_o 346._o scythian_n 397._o egyptian_n at_o idythya_n 402._o busiris_n 594._o at_o heliopolis_n 599._o of_o the_o carthaginian_n 672._o of_o the_o blemmy_n 683._o aethiopian_n 745._o false_o suppose_v of_o virginian_n 775._o in_o florida_n 846._o panuco_n 853_o zaclota_n 920._o tezcuco_n 932_o of_o mexican_n how_o begin_v 871_o increase_v 872._o to_o their_o goddess_n ibid._n the_o strange_a fashion_n of_o their_o sacrifice_a 871._o the_o rite_n of_o (null)_o sacrifice_n 872_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o eight_o sort_n and_o their_o rite_n 115_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o persian_n 373._o daily_o ibid._n rite_n of_o their_o sacrifice_a 374._o 375._o 376._o of_o the_o philippinas_n 603._o self-sacrificing_a of_o the_o banian_o 240_o 241._o of_o the_o nayros_n 553._o narsinga_n 580._o amouchi_n 638_o at_o quilacare_fw-la 890._o japander_n 595._o (null)_o sacrifice_n at_o peru_n 945_o sacae_n their_o habitation_n and_o rite_n 399_o sacrilege_n how_o punish_v 120_o sachoniatho_n 76_o sagadana_n 579_o saga_fw-la 350_o sabatius_n saga_fw-la 351_o sagada_n hoc_fw-la river_n 683_o saddai_n a_o name_n of_o god_n what_o it_o signify_v 4_o sadducee_n the_o history_n of_o they_o 129._o 130._o their_o cruelty_n ibid._n difference_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o samaritan_o 138_o sanhedrin_n vide_fw-la elder_n saint_n in_o turkey_n 316._o 317._o 318_o in_o egypt_n vide_fw-la nafissa_n saladine_n 657_o salmanasar_n 136_o saint_n of_o pagan_n 999_o salomon_n build_v the_o temple_n 102_o salamander_n 565_o salsette_n and_o the_o rite_n there_o 545_o salt-hill_n 84_o salt_n dear_a sell_v 722._o how_o make_v ibid._n saltness_n cause_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o sea_n 573._o 574_o samarchen_v a_o city_n 149_o samarchand_n the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a tamerlane_n 425_o samaria_n how_o situate_a 93._o 136_o samaritan_n sect_n 136._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o hatred_n between_o they_o and_o the_o jew_n 137._o difference_n from_o the_o sadducee_n 138_o samaritan_n chronicle_n 138_o samaritan_n letter_n and_o temple_n 138_o samosata_n lucian_n birth_n place_n 68_o samoit_n or_o samoed_n 431._o their_o rite_n 432._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o hardship_n and_o manner_n of_o travel_n 432._o 433._o their_o image_n religion_n person_n ibid._n samiel_n semixas_n name_n of_o devil_n 32_o samatra_n the_o history_n thereof_o 612_o 613._o the_o king_n thereof_o a_o fisherman_n how_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n 613._o 614._o his_o admiral_n attendant_n woman_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n the_o present_a king_n attend_v by_o boy_n and_o woman_n ibid._n his_o entertainment_n to_o the_o english_a 613._o his_o letter_n to_o our_o king_n 614._o his_o cruelty_n 615_o samsaein_n or_o sunner_n 133._o 134_o sanballat_n 136._o 137_o sanctuary_n at_o tavium_n 325._o at_o ephesus_n 336._o canopus_n and_o other_o place_n 362_o sandar_n three_o sort_n thereof_o 570_o sopore_n king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 361._o 362_o sangene_n tocoro_n in_o japon_n 586_o sangius_n draconis_fw-la 779_o saraca_n the_o name_n of_o a_o arabian_a city_n 230_o saracen_n who_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 215._o 229._o 230._o 657._o their_o ancient_a rite_n ibidem_fw-la their_o religion_n 230._o 231._o their_o war_n under_o mahumet_n and_o his_o successor_n 232._o &_o sequitur_fw-la division_n 233._o their_o calif_n and_o exploit_n 234._o 236._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o learning_n and_o learned_a man_n 240._o 241._o their_o story_n of_o mahomet_n life_n 244._o 245._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o opinion_n of_o the_o alcoran_n 258._o 259._o the_o saracenicall_a conquest_n and_o schism_n in_o persia_n 378._o 379._o what_o country_n of_o the_o east_n they_o possess_v 657._o more_o saracen_n then_o christian_n ibid._n captain_n saris_n his_o travel_n and_o commendation_n 589._o 590_o sardanapalus_n his_o conquest_n 61_o his_o destruction_n 61._o 62._o his_o monument_n ibidem_fw-la how_o much_o good_n perish_v with_o he_o ibid._n sardis_n mother_n city_n of_o lydia_n 339_o sarmatian_n 37._o 407_o sasquesahanocke_n a_o giantly_o people_n in_o virginia_n 842._o their_o rite_n 843._o 844_o saturni_n who_o so_o call_v 45_o saturnus_n the_o same_o with_o cain_n 45_o saturn_n of_o the_o phaenician_o 77_o his_o other_o name_n 80_o satouriova_n his_o act_n
40._o 40._o cyril_n l._n 3._o cont_n iulian_n iulian_n tertul._n de_fw-fr idol_n idol_n oenomaus_n out_o of_o hesiod_n affirm_v the_o number_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n to_o be_v 30000._o which_o number_n he_o say_v be_v then_o much_o increase_v euseb_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d preparat_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 15_o 15_o oros_n l._n 2._o c._n 2_o 3_o 3_o polyhist_o in_o euseb_n chron._n chron._n tatianus_n apud_fw-la scalig._n scalig._n eragmenta_fw-la haec_fw-la extant_a in_o ch._n on_o gr_n buseb_n lib._n 1._o per_fw-la scalig._n photij_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la in_o helladio_n helladio_n 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a map_n of_o paradise_n do_v descripe_v the_o topography_n of_o the_o country_n of_o babylonia_n babylonia_n herod_n l._n 2._o 2._o philostr_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr apol._n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o 18._o plin_n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o 26._o solinus_n c._n 60._o 60._o diod._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o 4._o see_v lib._n 16._o 16._o curt._n l._n 5._o 5._o et_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o adversum_fw-la misit_fw-la per_fw-la moenia_fw-la cuâ—rus_fw-la propert._n 3_o 3_o n._n lyr._n in_o dan_n 4_o 4_o arist._o politic._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o 2._o greg._n naz._n in_o vit._o basil_n martial_a ep._n 1._o nicetes_n &_o non._n in_o naz._n naz._n diod._n sic._n l._n 3._o or_o after_o the_o greek_a l._n 2._o c._n 4_o herod_n l._n 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v a_o furlong_n be_v but_o six_o hundred_o foot_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o idolatry_n it_o be_v like_o that_o diony_n call_v babylon_n a_o holy_a city_n city_n a_o rege_fw-la syro_n diod._n diod._n beros_n fragm_n apud_fw-la joseph_n contra_fw-la appion_n lib._n 1._o vid._n scal._n notas_fw-la in_o haec_fw-la frag_n frag_n dan._n 4.27_o 4.27_o scal._n notae_fw-la in_o frag_n berosi_n berosi_n clarae_fw-la carihaginis_fw-la arces_fw-la creditur_fw-la &_o centum_fw-la portis_fw-la babylona_n superbam_fw-la foemineus_n struxisse_fw-la labour_n claud._n claud._n pseudo_fw-la beros_n l._n 5._o 5._o nec_fw-la designatam_fw-la urbem_fw-la fundavit_fw-la lib._n 4_o 4_o fundamenta_fw-la designata_fw-la babyloniae_fw-la oppidi_fw-la magis_fw-la quà m_fw-la urbis_fw-la erexit_fw-la gen._n 11.8_o aug._n de_fw-fr ciu._n dei_fw-la li._n 18._o c._n 2_o ap._n euseb_n prep_n lib._n 9_o dan._n ca._n 3._o 3._o lyranus_fw-la think_v that_o the_o basis_n whereon_o it_o stand_v be_v include_v in_o this_o height_n for_o as_o symetrians_n observe_v the_o length_n of_o a_o man_n hold_v proportion_n but_o of_o six_o and_o not_o of_o ten_o to_o the_o breadth_n breadth_n see_v d._n willet_n in_o dan._n 3._o ver_fw-la 14._o c._n 18._o 18._o ptol._n geog._n l._n 6._o cap._n 3._o 3._o praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la praetorio_fw-la strabo_n l._n 15._o 15._o metasthenes_n annij_fw-la the_o true_a megasthenes_n write_v about_o fifty_o year_n before_o berosus_n have_v travel_v all_o the_o east_n about_o the_o end_n of_o alexander_n reign_n reign_n 2._o king_n 19.9_o 19.9_o syria_n comprehend_v in_o it_o after_o the_o large_a sense_n babylonia_n also_o see_v cap._n 15._o &_o plin._n l._n 5._o c._n 12._o 12._o araian_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la alexand_n lib._n 3._o 3._o ar._n lib._n 7._o mention_v also_o by_o sir_n ant._n shirley_n in_o his_o travel_n into_o persia_n persia_n verstegan_n anriq_fw-la c._n 1._o 1._o domin_n nig._n asia_n com._n 4._o 4._o r._n fitche_n hak._n voy._n tom_n 2._o 2._o herod_n lib._n 2._o 2._o plin._n nat._n hist_o lib._n 18._o cap._n 17._o cel._n rhod._n lec_n antiq_n l._n 8._o c._n 12._o 12._o ammian_n l._n 23._o 23._o philost_n de_fw-fr vitu_fw-la apol._n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o philost_n aid_n viu_n de_fw-fr trad_a dis._o lib._n 5_o magna_fw-la homeri_fw-la mendatia_fw-la majoribus_fw-la mendacijs_fw-la corrigil_n et_fw-la postea_fw-la câ—isdem_fw-la apollonius_n penè_fw-la totus_fw-la sigmentum_fw-la est_fw-la valiosum_fw-la ac_fw-la blaspemum_fw-la etc_n etc_n etc_n diod._n sic._n l._n 3._o cap._n 8._o 8._o dij_fw-la consultores_fw-la r._n mos_n moreb_n l._n 3._o c._n 30._o vid._n eius_fw-la epist._o ad_fw-la masil_n jud._n gene._n 12._o heb._n 11._o 11._o mention_v supra_fw-la c._n 10._o 10._o lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o 2._o ios._o scal._n in_o epist._o ad_fw-la casaubon_n omnia_fw-la allius_fw-la magistri_fw-la opera_fw-la tanti_fw-la facere_fw-la vt_fw-la solum_fw-la illum_fw-la inter_fw-la judaos_fw-la desiise_fw-la nugari_fw-la dicam_fw-la dicam_fw-la so_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o say_v r._n mos_n of_o the_o first_o letter_n r._n m._n b._n m._n rab._n mos_n ben._n maimon_n contract_a rambam_n rambam_n these_o fable_n be_v some_o rubbish_n of_o paradise_n the_o tree_n and_o serpent_n therein_o etc_n etc_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o marsilian_n jew_n he_o write_v of_o book_n which_o mention_n jambasor_n tzareth_n roani_n and_o say_v they_o be_v before_o adam_n and_o that_o sombascher_n be_v adam_n master_n and_o of_o the_o indian_n which_o say_v they_o have_v city_n 100000._o year_n old_a etc_n etc_n of_o this_o mourning_n for_o tamut_n or_o thamuz_n see_v ezek._n 8.14_o &_o vid._n infra_fw-la c._n 17._o r._n mos_n l._n 3._o 31._o &_o 33._o cap._n 38._o moloch_n and_o saturn_n sacrifice_n of_o (null)_o body_n see_v cap._n 18._o aversa_n venus_n venus_n idem_fw-la citat_fw-la p._n ric._n in_o explic_a precept_n neg_fw-mi 220._o ex_fw-la r._n mos_fw-la gerundensi_fw-la gerundensi_fw-la eight_o month_n together_o master_n eldred_n hak._n voy._n tom_n 2._o 2._o plin._n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o tertia_fw-la chaldaeorun_n doctrina_fw-la etc_n etc_n scalig._n think_v they_o name_v orcheni_n etc_n etc_n of_o the_o place_n and_o not_o of_o difference_n of_o sect_n as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v university_n or_o college_n of_o chaldaean_n the_o orcheni_n be_v of_o erech_n scal._n notae_fw-la in_o frag_n ber._n ber._n dan._n 2.2_o see_v d._n willet_n comm._n ibid._n q._n 7._o &_o 29._o 29._o q._n curtius_n curtius_n jul._n capitolin_n m._n ant._n philos_n philos_n plut._n in_o vit._o mar._n &_o syl._n juven._n sat._n 6._o 6._o otho_fw-la heurn_n chaldaic_n chaldaic_n cael._n rhod._n lec_n ant._n lib._n 16._o ca._n 4._o 4._o ios._o scal._n praef_n in_o manil._n manil._n peuc_n de_fw-fr divinat_fw-la theom_o &_o astrol_n astrol_n dan._n 2.48_o praefectum_fw-la antistitem_fw-la super_fw-la omnes_fw-la sapientes_fw-la bab._n constituit_fw-la trem._n trem._n dan._n 4.6_o praefecte_n magorum_n magorum_n d._n willet_n in_o dan._n 2._o &_o jun._n jun._n 2._o chro._n 32.31_o 32.31_o theod._n de_fw-la curand_n graec._n affec_fw-la ser_fw-mi 1._o 1._o philostrat._o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la apol._n lib._n 1._o 1._o ph._n morn_n de_fw-fr verit._n c._n r._n r._n euseb_n de_fw-fr pra_fw-la par_fw-fr eu._n l._n 6._o c._n 8._o 8._o euseb_n de_fw-fr praepar._o l._n 9_o c_o 4._o 4._o ammian_n l._n 23._o plutar._n de_fw-fr fancy_n in_o orb_n lunae_fw-la lunae_fw-la suidas_n in_o canopo_n ruffin_n hist_o eccl_n lib._n 2._o 2._o alex._n ab_fw-la alexand_n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o 26._o coelius_n l._n 8._o c._n 1._o 1._o athen._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 17._o 17._o 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v be_v interpret_v with_o cord_n about_o they_o which_o better_a answer_v to_o herodotus_n his_o report_n report_n bar._n 6.42_o 6.42_o hero_n clio._n strabo_n lib._n 16._o mention_v the_o same_o same_o the_o arabian_n call_v her_o alytta_n the_o persian_n mitra_n the_o babylonian_n call_v she_o also_o alamhone_n lyl._n gerald._n hist_o deor._n syut_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d verum_fw-la nomen_fw-la veneris_fw-la ait_fw-la sca._n epist._o ad_fw-la case_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bel_n belti_fw-la nebo_n mero_n scheschach_n sic_fw-la heurnius_n in_o indigo_n indigo_n ier_n 19.5_o jerem._n 32._o 1._o reg._n 18._o &_o 16._o 2._o reg._n 23._o &_o 10._o ose_n 2._o es_fw-ge 46._o 46._o plin._n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o oth._n heurnij_fw-la indicus_n aelian_n var._n hist_o lib._n 13._o cap._n 3._o 3._o herod_n lib._n 1._o tell_v this_o of_o nitocris_n rod._n toletanus_n report_v as_o strange_a a_o prodigy_n of_o roderigo_n a_o little_a before_o the_o saracen_n invade_v spain_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o 17._o rib._n in_o hos_n 2._o 2._o in_o jerem._n 32._o 32._o nic._n serar_n in_o judic._n judic._n drus_n pra._n pag._n 225._o 225._o 1._o cor._n 8.5_o 8.5_o hos_fw-la 2.16_o act._n 17.26_o 17.26_o on_o those_o word_n of_o virgi_n implevitque_fw-la mero_fw-la pateram_fw-la quam_fw-la belus_n &_o omnes_fw-la à _fw-la belosoliti_fw-la etc_n etc_n aeneid_n 1._o 1._o 2._o king_n 23.11_o 23.11_o aug._n tom_n 4._o quaest._o lib._n 7._o 16._o elias_n creten_n com._n in_o nazian_n orat._n in_o iul._o 3._o do_v also_o take_v bel_n and_o baal_n for_o the_o same_o et_fw-la nicet_fw-la in_o orat._n 15._o 15._o scalig._n can._n isagog_n lib._n 3._o pag._n 314._o 314._o m._n selden_n annot._n on_o m._n drayton_n poliolb._o poliolb._o phot._n biblioth_n in_o damascio_n 242._o sachoniatho_n as_o after_o follow_v cap._n 17._o make_v elius_n the_o father_n of_o saturn_n saturn_n lil._n g._n gyr._n hist_o deor._n synt._n 2._o 2._o cap._n 1._o q._n 16._o eadem_fw-la polanuâ—_n in_o dan._n cap._n 1._o 1._o quest_n
ovid._n ovid._n ios._o ant._n l._n 8._o cap._n 2._o 2._o the_o library_n of_o the_o prete_n prete_n zonar_n an._n lib._n 3._o 3._o gell._n l._n 6._o c._n 17._o 17._o fr._n lewis_n have_v a_o very_a large_a catalogue_n of_o they_o l._n 1._o c._n 9_o take_v out_o as_o he_o say_v of_o a_o index_n which_o anthony_n gricui_fw-la and_o l._n cremones_n make_v of_o they_o be_v send_v thither_o by_o the_o pope_n gregory_n 13._o at_o the_o instance_n of_o cardinal_n garlet_n which_o see_v and_o admire_v the_o variety_n of_o they_o as_o do_v many_o other_o then_o in_o their_o company_n company_n litterae_fw-la david_n david_n span_n span_n the_o treasury_n of_o the_o prete_n prete_n span_n span_n barros_n dec._o y_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o 1._o f._n lewis_n de_fw-fr urâ—â—t_n hist_o aethiop_n aethiop_n when_o be_v the_o arrian_n of_o such_o power_n in_o arabia_n but_o especial_o in_o persia_n persia_n cic._n orat._n pro_fw-la s._n roscio_n roscio_n g._n bot._n part_n 3._o lib._n 2._o maff._n hist_o ind._n l._n 10._o eman._n acosta_n acosta_n cic._n pro_fw-la milone_n milone_n deut._n 23.18_o 23.18_o make_v of_o mummy_n mummy_n of_o this_o chaldee_n see_v sup_v c._n 1._o 1._o joan._n gabriel_n ap_fw-mi nic._n godig_n de_fw-fr abassinerum_fw-la rebus_fw-la l._n 1._o c_o 4_o &_o p._n jarric_n thes._o rer._n jud._n l._n 5._o c._n 31_o &_o seq_n this_o gabriel_n be_v bear_v in_o abassia_n the_o issue_n as_o be_v his_o follower_n of_o the_o portugal_n which_o have_v assist_v under_o christopher_n gama_n claudius_n the_o emperor_n against_o gradigna_fw-es the_o moor_n who_o he_o slay_v and_o be_v slay_v himself_o by_o those_o moor_n an._n 1542._o 1542._o ant._n fernand._n soc._n jesus_n cantlopardalis_fw-la hippopotami_n torpedo_n nilus_n the_o ethnic_n near_o dwelllng_v offer_n sacrifice_n to_o this_o spring_n out_o of_o which_o always_o issue_v a_o gross_a vapour_n there_o be_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o bone_n by_o reason_n of_o these_o sacrifice_a beast_n n._n godig_n l._n 1._o c._n 12._o see_v the_o copy_n of_o this_o bull_n &_o ouiedos_n answer_v god_n l._n 3._o c._n 12._o jarric_n l._n 5._o c._n 31._o pet._n paez_n lit_fw-fr jul._n 24._o 1603._o 1603._o this_o seem_v a_o common_a appellation_n to_o their_o king_n paez_n lit_fw-fr jul._n 1605._o 1605._o sup_v lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o 1._o ios._o scal._n e.t._n pag._n 638_o ed._n ult._n brerewood_n c._n 23._o enquirie_n of_o rel._n rel._n to._n 4._o ed._n 1576._o paul_n a_o princip_n virtus_fw-la ☓_o benedictia_n ☓_o &_o sanctificatio_fw-la ♣_o s_o trinitatis_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la s.n._n de_fw-fr sceva_n etc_n etc_n ptol._n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o in_o 65._o 30._o &_o 11._o 11._o perip_n marry_o erythraei_n erythraei_n procop._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la pers_n l._n 1._o 1._o with_fw-mi ramus_n ramus_n vid._n aluarez_n c._n 38._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o their_o huge_a fabric_n above_o and_o beneath_o ground_n ground_n paul_n aemil._n cl._n d._n 1._o 1._o sup._n cap._n 2._o 2._o credimus_fw-la a_o qui_fw-fr amant_fw-fr ipsi_fw-la sibi_fw-la somnia_fw-la fiugunt_fw-la virg._n virg._n g._n bot._n ben._n part_n 1._o lib._n 2._o maginus_fw-la pory_n before_o leo._n leo._n ptol._n l._n 4._o c._n 7._o 7._o andrea_n corsali_fw-la adea_n adea_n lud._n romanus_n lib._n 7._o zanguebar_n zanguebar_n io._n di_o barros_n dec._n 1._o lib._n 4._o c._n 6._o say_v at_o melin_n de_fw-fr gamma_n receive_v kind_a entertainment_n and_o pilot_n to_o convey_v he_o to_o india_n when_o it_o be_v first_o discover_v by_o the_o portugal_n marmol_n l._n 10._o c._n 1._o &_o seq_n describe_v these_o city_n and_o country_n large_o large_o vascus_n gamma_n 1500._o subdue_v mombaza_n and_o almeida_n five_o year_n after_o and_o after_o nonnius_n acuna_n osor_n de_fw-mi reb._o eman_n jarric_n thes._o ind._n l._n 3._o c._n 13._o imbius_n a_o barbarous_a nation_n nation_n see_v in_o his_o c._n 1â—_n mombaza_n mombaza_n stuckius_n ad_fw-la ar._n ortel_n map_n thereof_o thereof_o maff._n hist_o judic_fw-la lib._n 2._o arthus_n hist_o ind._n cap._n 20._o 20._o marmol_n l._n 9_o c._n 39_o &_o 40._o 40._o see_v linschot_n l_o 1_o c._n 4._o paludanus_n ibid._n ibid._n l._n romanus_n lib._n 7._o sofala_n sofala_n ort._n thesaur_n thesaur_n 1._o reg._n 9.28_o 2._o chron._n 9.21_o 9.21_o joseph_n antiq._n antiq._n euseb_n de_fw-fr praep._o l._n 9_o c._n 4._o 4._o niger_n geog._n tremel_n &_o jun._n annot._n annot._n gaspar_n var._o de_fw-fr ophyra_n ophyra_n vat._n in_o 1._o re._n 9_o p._n mar._n dec._o 1._o l._n 3_o 3_o ar._n mont._n morn_n de_fw-fr verit_fw-la postellus_fw-la gorop_n hispania_n hispania_n ios._o acosta_n l._n 1._o cap._n 14._o 14._o jo._n di_o barros_n dec._n 1._o l._n 10._o c._n 1._o 1._o navigationi_fw-la di_fw-it some_fw-mi lopez_n ap_fw-mi ramusiam_n ramusiam_n cap._n sup_v sup_v th._n lopez_n lopez_n monoemugi_fw-la monoemugi_fw-la od._n lopez_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o io_o di_fw-mi bar_n dic._n 1._o l._n 8._o c._n 4._o baduini_fw-la baduini_fw-la botero_n botero_n in_o a_o great_a write_v book_n give_v by_o sir_n w_n ral._n to_o m._n hak._n hak._n linschot_n c._n 41._o 41._o l._n marmol_n l._n 9_o c._n 31._o 31._o ptol._n georg._n l._n 4._o c._n 9_o 9_o io_o di_fw-it barros_n dec._n 1._o l._n 10._o c._n 1._o with_fw-mi marmol_n l._n 9_o c._n 32._o &_o seq_n see_v sup_v c._n 7._o 7._o as_o the_o portugal_n have_v their_o castle_n of_o mina_n sofala_n etc_n etc_n so_o some_o prince_n master_n sometime_o of_o those_o mine_n mine_n porta_n vna_fw-la due_a zagait_n boterus_n say_v vna_fw-la zapea_n due_a dardi_fw-it a_o mattocke_n and_o two_o dart_n dart_n of_o such_o like_a water_n see_v the_o ten_o chapter_n chapter_n odd_a lopes_n congo_n hist._o lib._n cap._n 9_o arthus_n hist_o ind._n orient._o cap._n 19_o 19_o g_o bot._n ben._n pag._n 1._o 1._o shmidel_n historia_fw-la navigate_fw-la in_o am._n c_o 37._o 37._o a._n battle_n which_o live_v near_o those_o part_n part_n eman._n acosta_n rerum_fw-la in_o oriente_fw-la gest_n come_v jarric_n l_o 3_o c._n 9_o 9_o botero_n part_n 2._o lib._n 3._o 3._o a._n jenkinson_n in_o hak._n tom_n 1._o p._n 327._o 327._o pory_n before_o leo._n leo._n osor_n de_fw-mi reb._o eman._n l._n 1._o this_o be_v an._n 1487._o the_o discovery_n thereof_o be_v large_o relate_v by_o io._n di_fw-it barro_n in_o his_o first_o decad_n of_o asia_n l._n 3._o 3._o bartholomeo_n dias_n who_o first_o discover_v this_o cape_n call_v it_o ca._n tormentoso_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o trouble_n and_o danger_n he_o there_o sustain_v call_v say_v s._n ed._n m._n the_o lion_n of_o the_o sea_n where_o they_o find_v great_a storm_n storm_n lins_n l._n 1._o c._n 93._o navig_n verbuf_fw-fr verbuf_fw-fr they_o find_v it_o there_o in_o april_n as_o cold_a as_o with_o we_o in_o winter_n when_o it_o freeze_v not_o and_o yet_o the_o people_n be_v blackish_a blackish_a sir_n james_n lancaster_n hak._n to_o 2._o part_n 2._o 1600._o 1600._o soldania_n be_v a_o bay_n in_o 34_o lar._n long._n 51._o of_o which_o see_v the_o east_n indian_a voyage_n which_o we_o new_a sot_v out_o in_o the_o journals_n of_o sir_n t._n roe_n john_n tatton_n downton_n etc_n etc_n etc_n sir_n ed_n mich._n 1604_o david_n middleton_v say_o say_v the_o like_a 1606._o 1606._o tho._n clayborne_n clayborne_n 1503._o 1503._o for_o money_n both_o portugal_n &_o other_o have_v find_v that_o the_o indian_n more_o esteem_v it_o far_o then_o merchandise_n vid._n lit._n fr._n de_fw-fr sagitta_n in_o n._n orbe_n and_o man_n die_v much_o by_o the_o change_n and_o unwholesomeness_n of_o the_o climate_n &_o diet_n their_o own_o intemperance_n with_o woman_n and_o fruit_n in_o the_o country_n calmes_n scorbute_n etc_n etc_n see_v l._n 5._o c_o 2._o 2._o botero_n botero_n maffaeno_n hist_o ind._n l._n 11._o 1535._o 1535._o de_fw-fr bry_n ind._n or._n part_n 3._o 3._o cap._n rob._n covert_a covert_a prou._n 13.10_o patt_n copland_n in_o the_o dragon_n 1611._o 1611._o samuel_n castleton_n say_v that_o copper_n be_v in_o request_n with_o they_o and_o not_o brass_n brass_n it_o be_v then_o june_n which_o be_v their_o winter_n the_o people_n be_v say_v to_o have_v their_o head_n loathsome_a as_o if_o they_o be_v cover_v with_o kow_n dung_n which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o juice_n of_o herb_n herb_n anonim_n m.s._n voyage_n 1614_o 1614_o they_o will_v strike_v fish_n with_o their_o dart_n and_o then_o go_v into_o the_o sea_n for_o they_o cap._n saris._n nic._n withington_n add_v they_o be_v negro_n woolly_a pated_a flat_a nosed_a nosed_a martin_n bring_v ben._n bay_n bay_n m._n downton_n downton_n maginui_n gi._n boter_n ben._n part_n 1._o marmol_n l._n 9_o c_o 24._o &_o 25._o 25._o od._n lop._n per_fw-la pigafet_n translate_v by_o a.h._n p._n du_fw-fr jarric_n hist_o ind._n orien_n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o &_o s_o s_o od._n lopez_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o 7._o barr._n dec._n 1._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o od._n lopez_n ibid._n ibid._n p._n diaz_n as_o some_o report_n
lothsomeness_n the_o prize_n of_o beauty_n the_o kingdom_n of_o brocal_a extend_v to_o gambea_n which_o river_n be_v so_o great_a deep_a and_o strong_a that_o the_o sea_n in_o thirty_o league_n from_o the_o mouth_n which_o open_v itself_o five_a league_n in_o disgorge_v his_o full_a stomach_n can_v scarce_o subdue_v it_o unto_o his_o salt_n quality_n some_o think_v it_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n with_o niger_n whence_o these_o people_n be_v call_v negro_n some_o that_o this_o and_o zanaga_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o head_n midway_o betwixt_o both_o be_v the_o greene_a cape_n along_o both_o side_n of_o this_o river_n dwell_v the_o mandingae_n madingae_n a_o perfidious_a and_o idolatrous_a nation_n which_o have_v certain_a enchanter_n call_v bexerini_n to_o perform_v their_o priestly_a holies_n the_o river_n be_v sail_v up_o a_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o league_n horrible_a precipice_n and_o cataract_n forbid_v further_a passage_n by_o water_n they_o call_v this_o 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