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mighty_a earthquake_n which_o continue_v seven_o week_n with_o little_a intermission_n in_o december_n and_o january_n be_v general_o the_o fair_a wether_n their_o great_a rain_n be_v in_o july_n and_o august_n the_o mousons_n or_o stormy_a season_n begin_v in_o october_n and_o continue_v till_o march_v which_o be_v call_v the_o northern_a the_o other_o or_o southern_a begin_v in_o may_n and_o hold_v till_o september_n against_o the_o north-east_n part_n of_o formosa_fw-la lie_v a_o rich_a golden_a mine_n surround_v by_o many_o rock_n from_o whence_o in_o august_n the_o rain_n wash_v down_o great_a store_n of_o gold_n oar_n not_o far_o from_o the_o fort_n kelang_n which_o the_o dutch_a have_v in_o possession_n taywan_n or_o tayovan_n upon_o the_o isle_n formosa_fw-la the_o utmost_a north-point_n be_v distant_a almost_o a_o league_n but_o the_o southermost_a point_n within_o a_o bow-shot_a of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v about_o two_o league_n and_o a_o half_a in_o length_n and_o a_o quarter_n in_o breadth_n on_o the_o north-side_n upon_o a_o sandhill_n stand_v the_o fort_n zelandia_n build_v by_o the_o dutch_a 1632_o under_o the_o castle_n westward_o lie_v another_o fort_n guard_v by_o two_o point_n of_o the_o sea_n a_o bow-shot_a distant_a lie_v a_o strong_a outwork_n be_v the_o key_n to_o the_o castle_n call_v utrecht_n eastward_o from_o which_o stand_v the_o town_n build_v by_o the_o dutch_a on_o the_o other_o side_n on_o the_o main_a of_o formosa_fw-la stand_v the_o fort_n and_o village_n sakkam_n well_o plant_v with_o cannon_n but_o in_o the_o year_n 1661._o coxinga_n and_o his_o associate_n be_v a_o crew_n of_o rebel_n chineses_n take_v both_o the_o island_n of_o formosa_fw-la and_o tayoven_fw-la from_o the_o dutch_a after_o a_o siege_n of_o ten_o month_n where_o coxinga_n find_v ten_o tun_n of_o gold_n forty_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n and_o other_o thing_n to_o a_o great_a value_n of_o japan_n japonae_fw-la ac_fw-la terrae_fw-la jessonis_n novissima_fw-la descriptio_fw-la robt._n morden_n the_o island_n of_o japan_n
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these_o ab●ssenes_n former_o inhabit_v arabia_n and_o be_v reckon_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o sabean_o or_o homerite_n so_o stephanus_n relate_v out_o of_o the_o arabick_n of_o vranius_n that_o they_o border_v upon_o the_o sabean_o the_o grecian_a writer_n call_v they_o axumite_n and_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n call_v they_o indian_n other_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o negus_n and_o some_o the_o kingdom_n of_o prester_n john._n the_o kingdom_n of_o ethiopia_n be_v various_o name_v by_o most_o author_n pavius_n jovius_n distinguish_v the_o empire_n into_o more_o than_o forty_o kingdom_n matthew_n the_o amenian_a first_o ambassador_n from_o the_o abassenes_n to_o portugal_n will_v needs_o have_v sixty_o tessa_n sionus_n affirm_v sixty_o two_o p._n nicolaus_n godignus_n from_o john_n sabriel_n a_o gortuguese_n colonel_n that_o have_v be_v many_o year_n there_o assert_n twenty_o six_o kingdom_n and_o fourteen_o province_n but_o job_n ludolphus_n in_o his_o history_n reckon_v these_o 1._o amhara_n the_o most_o noble_a where_o be_v those_o inaccessiable_a and_o fortify_v rock_n gelhen_o and_o amhacel_v where_o former_o the_o king_n son_n be_v secure_v 2._o angot_a 3._o bagemder_o in_o the_o old_a map_n bagamidri_n a_o large_a and_o fertile_a kingdom_n water_v with_o many_o river_n 4._o balli_n the_o first_o subdue_v by_o the_o gallant_n 5._o bizamo_n 6._o bugna_n 7._o gambata_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o be_v call_v hadea_n 8._o cont_n by_o the_o portugal_n call_v couch_n 9_o damot_n 10._o dawaro_n 11._o dembeja_n or_o dembea_n now_o famous_a for_o the_o royal_a camp_n continual_o pitch_v there_o 12._o enarea_n by_o the_o portugal_n narea_n and_o by_o gordinus_n nerea_n 13._o tatagar_fw-mi 14._o gafat_n 15._o gajghe_o 16._o begin_v 17._o ganz_n 18._o ghedm_n 19_o gojam_n goyame_n in_o the_o map_n famous_a for_o the_o fountain_n of_o nile_n therein_o now_o discover_v 20._o gombo_n 21._o gonga_fw-la 22._o guraghe_n 23._o ifat_n 24._o samen_fw-la by_o tellezius_n ceman_n 25._o set._n 26._o sewa_n or_o shewa_n by_o the_o portugal_n xoa_n or_o xaoa_n a_o very_a large_a and_o opulent_a kingdom_n 27._o shall_v by_o the_o portugal_n xat_fw-la 28._o tiger_n or_o tegra_n one_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o fertile_a kingdom_n where_o the_o former_a king_n keep_v their_o court_n at_o axuma_n 29._o be_v walaka_n by_o the_o portugal_n oleca_n or_o holeca_n the_o 30._o wed_v by_o the_o portugal_n ogge_n of_o all_o these_o the_o king_n of_o the_o abessine_n enjoy_v at_o present_a amhara_n bagemder_n cambata_n damot_n dembea_n enarea_n gojam_n samen_fw-la and_o sawa_n with_o the_o province_n of_o emfras_n mazaga_n tzagade_n wagara_n and_o walkayt_v to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o coast_n of_o abax_n ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr abexim_n who_o chief_a place_n be_v suaquem_fw-la ptolemais_n ferarum_fw-la of_o old_a ercoco_fw-it or_o arguico_n the_o aduliton_n plin._n adalis_fw-la steph._n adule_n ptol._n and_o zeita_n or_o auce_n gurele_n the_o avalite_n of_o the_o ancient_n the_o two_o first_o place_n belong_v to_o the_o turk_n the_o last_o to_o the_o king_n of_o adel._n the_o air_n be_v various_a in_o low_a and_o open_a place_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v intolerable_a as_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o red-sea_n and_o the_o island_n especial_o at_o suaquen_n it_o excoriate_v the_o skin_n melt_v hard_a indian_a wax_n in_o a_o cabinet_n and_o sear_v your_o shoe_n like_o a_o red_a hot_a iron_n but_o the_o high_a you_o ascend_v the_o mountain_n from_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o red-sea_n the_o more_o temperate_a you_o shall_v feel_v the_o air_n which_o be_v general_o healthy_a their_o thunder_n be_v dreadful_a rattle_v continual_o with_o lightning_n incessant_o flash_v their_o rain_n be_v violent_a pour_v from_o the_o cloud_n not_o by_o drop_n but_o by_o stream_n and_o the_o earth_n also_o open_v her_o mouth_n and_o vomit_n up_o water_n which_o render_v their_o winter_n for_o three_o month_n very_o unpleasant_a tedious_a and_o troublesome_a 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and_o january_n as_o in_o europe_n which_o sufficient_o convince_v what_o some_o geographer_n affirm_v that_o the_o p●●i●●●i_fw-mi or_o those_o that_o dwell_v under_o the_o same_o meridian_n have_v the_o same_o winter_n and_o summer_n abassia_n abound_v in_o gold_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o shallow_n of_o river_n in_o damota_n and_o enarca_n upon_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v the_o chief_a tribute_n which_o they_o pay_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o tigra_n and_o angora_n be_v natural_a mountain_n of_o salt_n in_o the_o mountain_n it_o be_v soft_a but_o in_o the_o air_n it_o harden_v from_o whence_o it_o be_v convey_v in_o caravan_n or_o cafilas_n and_o vend_v through_o all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o serve_v they_o instead_o of_o money_n to_o buy_v all_o thing_n not_o much_o desire_v g●ms_n and_o jewel_n be_v in_o ethiopia_n but_o black_a lead_v they_o more_o esteem_n of_o to_o black_a their_o eyebrow_n and_o for_o iron_n they_o find_v it_o in_o great_a 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