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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d toss_v with_o cold_a wind_n upon_o the_o rage_a main_n the_o ten_o the_o remain_v the_o the_o ancient_n agree_v not_o on_o the_o seat_n of_o these_o lotophagi_n artemidorâ—_n say_v that_o they_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n of_o africa_n south_n of_o mauritania_n from_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n even_o to_o cyrene_n other_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o island_n meninx_n which_o lie_v before_o the_o lesser_a syrtis_n which_o be_v here_o denote_v because_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o those_o lotus-tree_n in_o that_o island_n which_o bear_v a_o very_a pleasant_a fruit_n and_o a_o altar_n of_o vlysses_n still_o remain_v lotophagian_a coast_n we_o gain_v who_o feed_v on_o flowr_n we_o dine_v and_o water_v there_o when_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n satisfy_v be_v two_o then_o to_o make_v discovery_n i_o send_v of_o our_o prime_a man_n with_o they_o a_o herald_n go_v who_o find_v the_o lotophagi_n plant_v there_o they_o pleasant_a lotus_fw-la for_o they_o do_v prepare_v not_o mean_v harm_n now_o they_o who_o lotus_fw-la eat_v never_o mind_n return_v to_o their_o native_a seat_n these_o whilst_o they_o shriek_v act_v distract_v prank_n i_o force_v aboard_o and_o fasten_v to_o their_o bank_n then_o ship_v i_o all_o the_o rest_n lest_o they_o shall_v eat_v sweet_a lotus_fw-la and_o their_o native_a soil_n forget_v most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v merchant_n carry_v cloth_n to_o alexandria_n b._n leo_n 6._o d._n sanut_n 5._o b._n and_o raisin_n not_o only_o thither_o but_o barter_n with_o they_o to_o several_a other_o place_n their_o language_n the_o morisk_a or_o ancient_a african_a ¶_o former_o this_o island_n have_v a_o particular_a xeque_n but_o now_o be_v whole_o under_o the_o bashaw_n of_o tripoli_n who_o raise_v from_o hence_o a_o great_a revenue_n the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o conquer_a it_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o tripoli_n and_o put_v it_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o viceroy_n of_o sicily_n who_o keep_v it_o not_o long_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o by_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr alva_n and_o medina_n coeli_fw-la ezzab_n ezzab_n or_o rather_o azzab_n contain_v the_o country_n of_o mecellata_n mesrata_fw-la taurka_n and_o the_o mountain_n garian_n and_o beniguarid_n this_o territory_n begin_v at_o the_o westerly_a end_n of_o the_o mountain_n garian_n and_o beniguarid_n and_o end_n at_o the_o outermost_a border_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o mesrata_n on_o the_o east_n sanutus_n make_v ezzab_v to_o contain_v ras_n axara_n tessuta_fw-la rasamisar_n lepida_n former_o eoa_n and_o ruscelli_n comment_v upon_o ptolemy_n believe_v it_o from_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o name_n leptis_n out_o of_o who_o ruin_n tripoli_n rise_v ¶_o garian_n a_o high_a and_o cold_a mountain_n three_o mile_n in_o length_n garian_n the_o mountain_n garian_n and_o as_o much_o in_o breadth_n lie_v northward_o of_o great_a atlas_n about_o four_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o sharpness_n of_o its_o air_n be_v yet_o well_o inhabit_v contain_v by_o common_a repute_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o village_n beniguarid_a eighteen_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o a_o part_n of_o the_o great_a atlas_n boast_v above_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o inhabit_a ville_n this_o country_n afford_v little_a corn_n but_o abundance_n of_o date_n olive_n and_o saffron_n hold_v to_o excel_v all_o in_o these_o part_n both_o for_o colour_n and_o goodness_n and_o be_v transport_v to_o gran-cayre_a where_o it_o be_v sell_v dear_a by_o a_o three_o part_n then_o other_o saffron_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o mount_n garian_n be_v fainthearted_a and_o continual_o molest_v and_o cow_v by_o the_o arab_n but_o those_o of_o beniguarid_n be_v so_o warlike_a that_o they_o not_o only_o preserve_v their_o liberty_n but_o keep_v both_o the_o king_n of_o tripoli_n and_o
great_a katabathmus_n by_o ruscelius_n name_v carto_fw-la a_o great_a valley_n reach_v to_o egypt_n opposite_a to_o this_o but_o more_o deep_a into_o the_o country_n be_v the_o oracle_n and_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o pace_n from_o cyrene_n say_v both_o pliny_n and_o solinus_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o sandy_a desert_n three_o mile_n in_o length_n gramay_n by_o mistake_n set_v it_o in_o the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n and_o leo_n africanus_n in_o numidia_n between_o jasliten_n and_o teorreque_n but_o wherever_o it_o stand_v they_o call_v it_o now_o in_o arabic_a hesachbir_n that_o be_v a_o heap_n of_o stone_n afterward_o follow_v the_o haven_n former_o call_v selin_n now_o sultan_n have_v but_o a_o narrow_a entrance_n but_o spacious_a and_o convenient_a within_o next_o appear_v laguixi_fw-la former_o trifachi_n of_o late_a time_n raxa_n take_v for_o the_o paresonium_n of_o ptolemy_n and_o strabo_n although_o mercator_n reject_v that_o opinion_n and_o 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sustenance_n the_o arabian_n that_o possess_v barka_o be_v ill-favoured_a and_o crooked_a of_o body_n and_o condition_n drive_v by_o want_n continual_o to_o rob_v so_o that_o no_o carravan_n dare_v pass_v along_o the_o sea-coast_n opposite_a to_o the_o desert_n but_o take_v their_o way_n sixty_o mile_n about_o to_o the_o inland_n when_o these_o arabian_n go_v to_o steal_v in_o biledulgerid_n robbery_n the_o arabian_n robbery_n and_o ransack_v pilgrim_n and_o traveller_n they_o give_v they_o hot_a milk_n to_o drink_v then_o lift_v they_o up_o by_o their_o leg_n with_o their_o head_n down_o so_o that_o of_o necessity_n all_o must_v break_v forth_o that_o be_v in_o their_o body_n which_o excrement_n these_o villainous_a thief_n search_v in_o hope_n therein_o to_o find_v some_o ducat_n suppose_v traveller_n come_v that_o way_n out_o of_o fear_n have_v swallow_v their_o money_n but_o the_o place_n on_o the_o sea-coast_n be_v better_o order_v government_n their_o government_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o turk_n and_o under_o the_o immediate_a command_n of_o the_o bashaw_n of_o tripoli_n who_o usual_o send_v to_o barka_o the_o principal_a city_n a_o kadiz_n to_o administer_v justice_n all_o the_o people_n be_v mahumetan_n except_v the_o wild_a arab_n in_o the_o desert_n religion_n their_o religion_n who_o live_v by_o rapine_n and_o villainy_n without_o any_o sense_n of_o religion_n honesty_n or_o goodness_n biledulgerid_n or_o numidia_n 283._o comprehend_v sus_n and_o ydausquerit_fw-la sus_n proper_a city_n or_o town_n idrunadayf_v iduguneus_n argon_fw-la the_o three_o chief_a beside_o idjauson_n merit_n deusdisdud_n deusenez_n indeuzell_n arrahala_n ayhakeli_n and_o tizitit_fw-la river_n darha_n ziz_n and_o ghir_n extuka_n town_n targuez_n the_o metropolis_n with_o 40_o township_n and_o castle_n subject_a to_o it_o nun_n town_n nun_n the_o chief_a city_n idaguazinguel_v idanbaquil_n deurseumugt_v and_o hilela_n tesset_fw-la town_n tesset_fw-la the_o head-city_n ufran_n or_o ufaran_a town_n it_o have_v four_o fortify_v but_o not_o name_v river_n one_o and_o that_o but_o small_a aka_fw-mi town_n none_o only_o three_o village_n dara_n dara_n contain_v town_n banesbick_a quiteva_n sizeri_n tagumadert_n tenzeda_n tragadell_n tenzulin_n tameguerut_n temerguit_fw-la tabernast_n and_o assa_n rivers_n dara_n mountain_n atlas_n in_o part_n tafilet_fw-la itata_fw-la town_n itata_fw-la tafilet_fw-la prop._n town_n tafilet_n sugulmesse_n sugelmesse_n town_n segelmesse_n teneghet_n tebubassan_n manuun_n mazalig_fw-ge abuhinam_n and_o kasayr_n beside_o 350_o city_n more_o great_a and_o small_a not_o name_v river_n ziz._n monutain_n mezetazu_n telde_n queneg_v matgara_n retil_o tebelhelt_n togda_fw-la forkala_fw-la tezerin_n berrigumi_fw-la benibesseri_fw-la guachde_v fighie_n terebit_fw-la tegorarin_n messab_n tekort_n guargula_n zeb_n town_n zebbell_n gastir_n and_o tamarakrost_n beside_o 12_o small_a fort_n and_o 26_o village_n helet_n and_o some_o fort_n on_o the_o river_n fez._n none_o name_v but_o fort_n essuoihila_n humeledegi_n and_o ummelhesen_n three_o very_o populous_a and_o 12_o village_n four_o village_n 10._o three_o small_a one_o and_o 4_o village_n six_o small_a one_o and_o 15_o village_n eight_o of_o considerable_a strength_n beside_o 15_o hamlet_n three_o fortify_v place_n three_o fair_a one_o the_o river_n ghir_n three_o strong_a one_o four_o village_n eight_z three_o and_o fifty_o fortress_n and_o 100_o village_n six_o stronghold_n beside_o village_n tekurt_n the_o turaffilum_fw-la of_o ptolemy_n guargala_n zeb_n peskare_o nefta_n teolocha_n and_o deusca_n biledulgerid_n proper_a biledulgerid_fw-la city_n teusar_n kafza_n nefzara_n teoreque_fw-la three_o good_a fort_n 26_o village_n jasliten_v town_n jasliten_v gademez_n town_n sixteen_o wall_v and_o ninety_o two_o village_n fassen_n town_n augele_n beside_o 58_o wall_v city_n and_o a_o hundred_o open_a village_n numidia_n or_o biledulgerid_n ancient_a numidia_n by_o ptolemy_n call_v new_a numidia_n numidia_n ancient_a numidia_n and_o by_o the_o grecian_n according_a to_o pliny_n metagonites_n take_v its_o beginning_n as_o the_o same_o pliny_n at_o the_o river_n ampiaga_n now_o name_v sufegnia_n and_o end_v at_o the_o river_n tuska_n now_o call_v guadel_n barbar_n which_o region_n some_o now_o comprise_v under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o telensin_n or_o tremecen_n but_o some_o observe_v that_o ptolemy_n have_v not_o set_v forth_o in_o particular_a the_o proper_a bound_n of_o numidia_n though_o they_o may_v well_o say_v that_o he_o have_v conterminate_v this_o country_n with_o the_o river_n sufegmar_n and_o jadogh_n by_o the_o modern_n call_v ampsiaga_n and_o rubrikat_n near_o bona_n which_o territory_n contain_v part_n of_o constantine_n and_o a_o part_n of_o bugie_a but_o maginus_fw-la settle_v numidia_n otherwise_o that_o be_v between_o the_o river_n magior_n former_o know_v by_o audus_n where_o ptolemy_n fix_v his_o numidian-bay_n and_o the_o river_n megerada_n or_o magrada_n call_v bagrada_n near_o carthage_n under_o which_o also_o a_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tunis_n may_v be_v comprise_v the_o numidia_n which_o now_o we_o know_v be_v that_o part_n of_o africa_n numidia_n modern_a numidia_n which_o by_o some_o be_v place_v between_o lybia_n and_o the_o mountain_n atlas_n africanus_n leo_fw-la africanus_n and_o likely_a take_v in_o no_o little_a share_n of_o ptolomy_n ancient_a description_n for_o some_o endeavour_n to_o make_v out_o that_o its_o border_n extend_v far_o take_v in_o most_o part_n of_o bugie_a and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tunis_n and_o a_o good_a share_n of_o the_o caesarian_a mauritania_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o dara_n ¶_o the_o spacious_a dominion_n of_o this_o vast_a country_n numidia_n name_n name_n the_o arabian_n call_v biledulgerid_n from_o the_o chief_a province_n thereof_o or_o according_a to_o anani_n guaten-tamar_a both_o signify_v date-land_n so_o name_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o that_o fruit_n which_o that_o country_n produce_v more_o than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o africa_n ¶_o numidia_n take_v its_o beginning_n eastward_n at_o the_o city_n of_o elokar_n border_n border_n five_o and_o twenty_o spanish_a mile_n from_o egypt_n stretch_v westward_o to_o nun_n who_o utmost_a confine_n border_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n its_o northern_a boundary_n be_v the_o skirt_n of_o mount_n atlas_n the_o south_n the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n ¶_o the_o most_o eminent_a region_n which_o this_o world_n of_o ground_n contain_v territory_n territory_n be_v tesset_n dara_n tafilet_n segelmesse_n zeb_n and_o biledulgerid_n this_o last_o as_o we_o say_v give_v the_o denomination_n to_o all_o numidia_n but_o there_o be_v other_o country_n within_o this_o its_o spread_a circuit_n especial_o westward_o as_o shall_v appear_v hereafter_o ¶_o biledulgerid_n bigness_n bigness_n or_o numidia_n reckon_v in_o length_n six_o hundred_o mile_n in_o breadth_n where_o at_o wide_a three_o and_o fifty_o the_o chief_a people_n which_o now_o plant_v this_o large_a country_n on_o the_o west_n be_v according_a to_o marmol_n the_o musamades_n hilel_n zaragans_n and_o quicimas_n and_o the_o mean_a sort_n be_v call_v gemis_fw-la signify_v a_o masseline_n of_o several_a nation_n ¶_o
matgara_n matgara_n beyond_o the_o forementioned_a highway_n there_o be_v many_o handsome_a fort_n on_o the_o river_n fez_n the_o chief_a they_o call_v helet_n the_o residence_n of_o the_o governor_n who_o have_v enhance_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o merchandise_n yearly_a to_o thirty_o thousand_o ducat_n retell_v or_o arratama_n the_o dominion_n of_o retell_v border_n on_o matgara_n and_o reach_v southward_o along_o the_o river_n fez_n thirty_o mile_n distance_n from_o the_o river-countrey_n of_o sugulmesse_n on_o the_o east_n confine_v with_o a_o inhabit_a mountain_n and_o in_o the_o west_n on_o a_o sandy_a plain_n which_o the_o arabian_n make_v their_o rendezvouz_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o desert_n there_o be_v many_o fortify_v place_n or_o sconce_n retell_v have_v abundance_n of_o date_n yet_o covetous_a and_o narrow-hearted_n inhabitant_n who_o by_o the_o arabian_n under_o who_o they_o submit_v be_v handle_v like_o slave_n essuoihila_n humeledegi_n and_o ummelhesen_a not_o far_o from_o the_o territory_n of_o sugulmesse_n be_v three_o small_a fort_n or_o hold_n essuoihila_n essuoihila_n the_o one_o be_v call_v essuoihila_n or_o zuaihilla_n a_o small_a place_n about_o three_o mile_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o sugulmesse_n to_o the_o south_n in_o a_o desert_n close_o by_o which_o glide_v the_o river_n ziz_n from_o thence_o go_v on_o to_o the_o lybian_a wilderness_n the_o second_o fort_n humeledegi_n lie_v about_o five_o mile_n from_o sugulmesse_n humeledegi_fw-la humeledegi_fw-la also_o in_o the_o desert_n the_o three_o ummelhesen_a be_v a_o place_n of_o small_a convenience_n vmmel-hesen_a vmmel-hesen_a build_v by_o the_o arabian_n upon_o a_o very_a barren_a spot_n just_a in_o the_o way_n which_o lead_v from_o dara_n to_o sugulmesse_n the_o wall_n seem_v to_o be_v all_o of_o touch_n the_o stone_n be_v so_o black_a but_o round_o about_o the_o first_o castle_n be_v find_v neither_o garden_n nor_o orchard_n nor_o any_o ground_n that_o bear_v fruit_n and_o nothing_o in_o prospect_n but_o sand_n and_o black_a stone_n the_o field_n about_o humeledegi_n produce_v in_o great_a abundance_n a_o fruit_n which_o at_o first_o sight_n seem_v to_o be_v peach_n tebelbelt_v the_o country_n of_o tebelbelt_n or_o tabelbelt_v tebelbelt_v tebelbelt_v lie_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o desert_n about_o the_o mountain_n atlas_n and_o five_o and_o twenty_o from_o sugulmesse_n to_o the_o south_n this_o country_n have_v also_o three_o populous_a town_n and_o twelve_o village_n the_o chief_a city_n lie_v in_o three_o and_o twenty_o degree_n and_o ten_o minute_n longitude_n and_o twenty_o degree_n and_o thirty_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n there_o be_v many_o date_n food_n their_o food_n but_o they_o want_v water_n and_o have_v few_o cattle_n for_o the_o inhabitant_n supply_v their_o table_n with_o ostrich_n and_o store_n of_o red-deer_n they_o drive_v a_o poor_a trade_n of_o merchandise_n in_o negro-land_n and_o pay_v contribution_n to_o the_o arabian_n todga_n the_o small_a territory_n of_o todga_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o the_o river_n todga_n todga_n todga_n which_o confine_v it_o about_o ten_o mile_n westward_o of_o sugulmesse_n it_o have_v four_o town_n and_o ten_o village_n this_o country_n abound_v in_o date_n peach_n fig_n and_o grape_n likewise_o all_o sort_n of_o grain_n most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v husbandman_n and_o tanner_n farkala_n the_o country_n farkala_n or_o ferkala_n farkala_n farkala_n a_o small_a river_n also_o conterminate_v about_o five_o and_o twenty_o mile_n from_o the_o mountain_n atlas_n to_o the_o south_n and_o five_o and_o twenty_o mile_n from_o sugulmesse_n here_o be_v three_o small_a town_n and_o four_o village_n this_o country_n afford_v date_n and_o other_o fruit_n but_o little_a grain_n and_o that_o bad_a the_o inhabitant_n be_v poor_a and_o under_o subjection_n of_o the_o arabian_n tezerin_n tezerin_n tezerin_n tezerin_n which_o signify_v in_o the_o african_a tongue_n city_n yet_o show_v no_o more_o than_o six_o small_a town_n and_o fifteen_o village_n and_o scarce_o see_v two_o other_o long_o since_o demolish_v this_o border_n on_o a_o river_n fifteen_o mile_n from_o atlas_n and_o eight_o from_o farkala_n there_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o date_n beni-gumi_a the_o country_n of_o beni-gumi_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d skirt_a with_o the_o river_n ghir_n about_o thirty_o mile_n to_o the_o south_n from_o sugulmesse_n contain_v eight_o strong_a town_n and_o fifteen_o village_n this_o country_n also_o yield_v many_o date_n but_o have_v poor_a inhabitant_n who_o for_o wage_n undertake_v mean_a service_n at_o fez_n with_o the_o money_n they_o so_o earn_v they_o buy_v horse_n and_o put_v they_o off_o to_o the_o merchant_n which_o travel_v to_o negro-land_n the_o city_n mazalig_n and_o abuhinam_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n ghir_n thirteen_o mile_n from_o sugulmesse_n stand_v in_o a_o wilderness_n two_o small_a city_n call_v mazaligh_n and_o abuhinam_n mazaligh_n in_o the_o longitude_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o degree_n and_o ten_o minute_n and_o in_o the_o latitude_n of_o thirty_o degree_n and_o twenty_o minute_n the_o tract_n of_o land_n thereabouts_o produce_v no_o sort_n of_o grain_n and_o nothing_o but_o a_o few_o date_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o arabian_n kasayr_n there_o be_v also_o a_o small_a city_n find_v call_v kasayr_a kasayr_n kasayr_n which_o sanutus_n bring_v with_o the_o forego_n under_o sugulmesse_n and_o stand_v in_o a_o wild_a five_o mile_n from_o atlas_n it_o be_v tract_n of_o land_n have_v store_n of_o mine_n of_o lead_n and_o tinn_n by_o which_o metal_n the_o inhabitant_n carry_v great_a store_n of_o it_o to_o sell_v at_o fez_n maintain_v themselves_o benibesseri_a the_o country_n of_o benibesseri_a lie_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n atlas_n benibesseri_a benibesseri_a and_o have_v three_o fortify_v place_n and_o some_o village_n they_o have_v store_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o fruit_n except_o date_n they_o have_v a_o iron-mine_a wherein_o the_o inhabitant_n old_a and_o young_a do_v labour_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v under_o the_o lord_n of_o dubu_n and_o the_o arabian_n guachde_a the_o country_n of_o guachde_a lie_v one_o and_o twenty_o mile_n guachde_a guachde_a or_o thereabouts_o from_o sugulmesse_n in_o the_o west_n and_o contain_v three_o fair_a city_n near_o the_o river_n ghir_n and_o many_o village_n it_o abound_v in_o date_n but_o there_o be_v little_a corn._n the_o inhabitant_n traffic_v in_o the_o negro_n country_n and_o be_v tributary_n to_o the_o arabian_n fighie_n the_o country_n of_o fighie_n have_v three_o strong_a village_n or_o town_n fighie_n fighie_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o desert_n thirty_o mile_n eastward_n from_o sugulmesse_n date_n grow_v here_o in_o exceed_a plenty_n the_o people_n be_v ingenious_a inhabitant_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n some_o trade_n to_o negro-land_n other_o commence_v at_o the_o school_n in_o fez._n the_o woman_n make_v woollen_a and_o linnen-cloth_n as_o gramay_n affirm_v as_o fine_a as_o silk_n or_o lawn_n which_o they_o sell_v at_o fez_n and_o telensin_n and_o other_o place_n of_o barbary_n at_o great_a rate_n tesebit_fw-la or_o tesevin_n tebesit_fw-la lie_v in_o a_o desert_n tesebit_fw-la tesebit_fw-la sixty_o three_o mile_n on_o the_o east_n from_o sugulmesse_n and_o twenty_o five_o from_o atlas_n comprise_v four_o town_n and_o eight_o village_n which_o lie_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o lybia_n on_o the_o way_n which_o lead_v from_o fez_n and_o telensin_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o agadez_n here_o grow_v nothing_o but_o date_n and_o some_o barley_n the_o man_n be_v most_o of_o they_o blacks_n and_o the_o woman_n be_v well_o feature_v and_o comely_a but_o brown_a they_o be_v a_o poor_a people_n tegorarin_n tegorarin_n tegorarin_n tegorarin_n or_o taguriri_fw-la a_o great_a and_o spacious_a country_n lie_v amid_o the_o numidian_a desert_n about_o thirty_o mile_n from_o tesebit_fw-la to_o the_o east_n contain_v three_o and_o fifty_o fortress_n and_o above_o a_o hundred_o village_n the_o chief_a seat_n lie_v in_o eight_o and_o twenty_o degree_n longitude_n and_o in_o thirty_o degree_n northern_a latitude_n this_o country_n also_o abound_v exceed_o in_o the_o production_n of_o date_n barren_a the_o soil_n be_v barren_a and_o store_n of_o corn-ground_n which_o they_o water_n as_o we_o do_v our_o garden_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o drought_n and_o though_o a_o barren_a soil_n yet_o be_v much_o improve_v by_o husbandry_n and_o manure_a by_o which_o account_n stranger_n which_o come_v with_o store_n of_o horse_n and_o camel_n pay_v nothing_o for_o their_o lodging_n but_o only_o their_o dung_n which_o they_o leave_v there_o lay_v of_o it_o up_o with_o as_o great_a care_n as_o if_o a_o treasure_n nay_o they_o take_v it_o very_o ill_a if_o any_o of_o their_o guest_n happen_v to_o ease_v themselves_o without_o door_n by_o the_o scarcity_n of_o cattle_n flesh_n be_v very_o dear_a there_o for_o the_o ground_n be_v so_o dry_a that_o scarce_o any_o grass_n will_v grow_v
upon_o it_o yet_o they_o keep_v some_o goat_n only_o for_o the_o milk_n but_o all_o these_o want_n be_v ample_o supply_v with_o that_o which_o answer_v all_o thing_n gold_n find_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o tivar_n though_o other_o say_v that_o they_o be_v thus_o rich_o supply_v from_o negro-land_n ¶_o their_o usual_a food_n be_v milk_n and_o camel_n flesh_n food_n their_o food_n bring_v by_o the_o arabian_n to_o their_o market_n with_o salt-suit_n with_o which_o they_o dress_v and_o relish_v their_o dish_n it_o be_v bring_v thither_o out_o of_o fez_n and_o telensin_n ¶_o there_o dwell_v among_o they_o former_o very_o rich_a jew_n riches_n riches_n but_o the_o people_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o mahometan_a priest_n they_o be_v banish_v from_o thence_o and_o most_o of_o they_o in_o their_o departure_n slay_v by_o the_o vulgar_a in_o a_o tumultuous_a riot_n which_o happen_v about_o the_o same_o time_n when_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o spain_n and_o sicily_n by_o king_n ferdinand_n meszab_n meszab_n a_o country_n in_o the_o numidian_a desert_n messab_n messab_n about_o sixty_o mile_n eastward_o from_o tegorarin_n and_o a_o like_a distance_n from_o the_o midland-sea_n in_o two_o and_o thirty_o degree_n longitude_n and_o eight_o and_o twenty_o northern_a elevation_n contain_v six_o strong_a hold_n and_o many_o village_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v rich_a they_o drive_v a_o great_a and_o subtle_a trade_n with_o the_o black_n and_o be_v tributary_n to_o the_o arab_n the_o kingdom_n of_o tekort_n or_o tekurt_n the_o kingdom_n of_o tekort_n or_o tekurt_n according_a to_o gramay_n tekort_n the_o kingdom_n of_o tekort_n be_v that_o which_o they_o call_v tikarte_n account_v by_o the_o turk_n for_o a_o inland_n territory_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o algiers_n as_o also_o that_o of_o guerguela_fw-mi for_o another_o because_o they_o both_o pay_v tribute_n this_o province_n derive_v its_o name_n also_o as_o other_o from_o its_o head_n city_n which_o they_o say_v lie_v fifty_o or_o sixty_o mile_n from_o tegorarin_n and_o ninety_o from_o algiers_n in_o two_o and_o thirty_o degree_n and_o fifty_o minute_n longitude_n and_o in_o seven_o and_o twenty_o and_o ten_o minute_n latitude_n this_o city_n hold_v by_o some_o to_o be_v ptolomy_n ancient_a turafylum_n tekort_n the_o city_n tekort_n be_v build_v by_o the_o numidian_n near_o a_o hill_n at_o who_o foot_n run_v a_o river_n with_o a_o draw-bridge_n over_o the_o town_n be_v well_o fortify_v with_o loam-wall_n mix_v with_o stone_n except_o on_o that_o side_n where_o the_o cliffy_a rock_n and_o steep_a decliving_n of_o the_o hill_n make_v it_o inaccessible_a their_o house_n which_o be_v above_o two_o thousand_o be_v all_o of_o sun-baked_n brick_n except_o the_o mosque_n which_o be_v build_v more_o stately_a about_o this_o city_n be_v reckon_v up_o forty_o stronghold_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o village_n some_o of_o they_o at_o least_o four_o day_n journey_n off_o so_o that_o this_o site_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n of_o what_o be_v under_o its_o jurisdiction_n ¶_o this_o populous_a territory_n want_v corn_n be_v supply_v sufficient_o by_o the_o arabian_n from_o constantine_n country_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o country_n which_o they_o barter_n for_o date_n that_o grow_v here_o in_o abundance_n ¶_o the_o people_n be_v very_o civil_a inhabitant_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n affable_a and_o exceed_v hospitable_a to_o all_o rather_o bestow_v their_o daughter_n on_o they_o than_o the_o native_n nay_o they_o be_v so_o good-natured_a and_o generous_a that_o they_o many_o time_n present_v their_o new_a acquaintance_n with_o costly_a gift_n at_o their_o depart_n though_o they_o never_o expect_v to_o see_v they_o any_o more_o or_o receive_v a_o return_n from_o they_o they_o be_v a_o mix_a people_n of_o which_o the_o chief_a live_v like_o gentleman_n on_o their_o estate_n the_o other_o follow_v trade_n and_o 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