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anthios_n at_o this_o day_n day_n have_v a_o hundred_o gate_n gate_n belbais_n &_o belbin_n belbin_n 〈◊〉_d tiâ—â—t_fw-la tiâ—â—t_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nigr._fw-la nigr._fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acon_n or_o acre_n acre_n sue_v gâ—liâ—_n gâ—liâ—_n benich_n or_o berbuch_o of_o some_o caâ—â—_n or_o alcair_a alcair_a porto-rassa_a or_o berton_n berton_n or_o chaerecla_n chaerecla_n cairo_n or_o menchis_n menchis_n alexandrâ—na_fw-la curopot_n curopot_n alexander_n the_o great_a great_a pharos_n the_o iâ—â—â—_n now_o faâ—on_n or_o magrah_n magrah_n or_o beawkens_n beawkens_n a_o place_n contain_v 7._o stadia_fw-la or_o great_a furlong_n of_o ground_n win_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n sea_n publican_n or_o fermer_n of_o the_o custom_n custom_n the_o temple_n of_o serapis_n serapis_n bochir_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ground_n lie_v wâ—â—â—in_o it_o it_o â—koffing_v poet_n poet_n ter_n consul_n not_o ter_z consul_n for_o â—_o can_v find_v in_o the_o chronologie_n that_o saliustâ—s_n â—s_z be_v before_o this_o year_n consul_n with_o he_o and_o the_o very_a word_n follow_v imply_v no_o less_o less_o of_o judea_n judea_n for_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o title_n foelix_n be_v in_o his_o stile_n else_o it_o can_v not_o now_o be_v ominous_a ominous_a the_o 1._o day_n of_o janâ—ariâ—_n janâ—ariâ—_n the_o 5._o day_n oâ—_n march_n march_n merediâ—_n tostâ—ll_n tostâ—ll_n boâ—â—â—_n castald_v castald_v the_o 18._o day_n of_o march._n march._n or_o jieutenant_n general_a come_v come_v dux_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o come_v be_v a_o high_a dignity_n than_o dux_n contrary_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o day_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baldach_n castald_v bagda_n câ—ropalaâ—_n and_o according_a to_o divers_a language_n have_v sundry_a name_n name_n callinicum_n also_o oâ—tel_n oâ—tel_n dachia_n near_o unto_o the_o way_n appia_n and_o run_v into_o tiber_n tiber_n or_o lieutenant_n lieutenant_n the_o balisty_a himself_o if_o this_o description_n content_v you_o not_o see_v the_o figure_n of_o it_o and_o other_o in_o vegetâ—â—â—_n and_o notiâ—â—â—_n notiâ—â—â—_n serratoria_n machinae_fw-la machinae_fw-la or_o rock_n rock_n as_o namely_o bitumen_n and_o nuphta_n nuphta_n giulap_v giulap_v or_o buffon_n buffon_n the_o traitor_n traitor_n the_o young_a young_a theâ—_n day_n of_o april_n april_n for_o it_o allude_v to_o jupiter_n and_o to_o hiâ—_n that_o succee_v next_o in_o the_o empire_n empire_n celsarum_fw-la potestatum_fw-la as_o colonel_n sergeant_n major_n etc._n etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o lithuania_n or_o liâ—taw_n as_o willichius_n think_v think_v ghost_n ghost_n the_o ruin_n thereof_o be_v at_o this_o day_n calâ—ersack_n somewhat_o allude_v to_o the_o ancient_a name_n byrsa_n marmoliâ—s_n marmoliâ—s_n garray_v moralâ—_n moralâ—_n castel_n cubillo_o erythraâ—â—_n erythraâ—â—_n moâ—â—e_v fiascone_n fiascone_n martheâ—iano_fw-it or_o civiâ—a_n castellana_n castellana_n lostâ—etto_fw-it di_fw-it constantinopoli_n constantinopoli_n with_o alexander_n magnus_n magnus_n cabo_n lasquette_n ortel_n ortel_n cherman_n cherman_n balfero_fw-la ortel_n ortel_n a_o mountain_n mountain_n gangan_n castaâ—â—_n cantan_n mercaâ—â—â—_n gualgas_n theveto_fw-la theveto_fw-la adriuâ—a_fw-la nâ—gr_n and_o diverse_o name_v by_o sundry_a geographer_n geographer_n cus._n nigr._fw-la nigr._fw-la cordini_fw-la haithonâ—_n seruan_fw-mi castald_v castald_v farsi_fw-la mercator_fw-la pharsic_a theveto_fw-la theveto_fw-la arach_n mercator_fw-la mercator_fw-la cherman_n nâ—g_v or_o turquestan_n gitav_n gitav_n diargument_n mercator_fw-la hyrach_n erythrâ—â—_n erythrâ—â—_n jeselbas_n castald_v castald_v carassâ—n_n castald_v batter_v ramâ—sio_n ramâ—sio_n maurenhaâ—â—_n mercator_fw-la mercator_fw-la sas._n nigr._fw-la these_o three_o country_n last_o name_v marius_n niger_n comprise_v under_o tartary_n zagathea_n zagathea_n part_n of_o cathaia_n cathaia_n or_o emodus_n magbali_n castald_v castald_v cambalâ—_n girâ—â—_n girâ—â—_n sernere_fw-la merâ—â—t_fw-la merâ—â—t_fw-la turk_n as_o gaâ—_n a_o report_v out_o of_o gemistius_n pletho_n pletho_n segistan_n or_o segastan_n mercator_fw-la &_o nâ—gr_n nâ—gr_n chesimur_fw-la merc._n merc._n gest_n mercator_fw-la mercator_fw-la almasia_n castald_v genâ—ch_o theveto_fw-la â—occato_n alaluliâ—n_n â—incto_fw-la â—incto_fw-la botan_n castald_v castald_v or_o euphratesia_n euphratesia_n azar_n nigrâ—_n nigrâ—_n â—bro_fw-la â—bro_fw-la guadalquivir_fw-fr guadalquivir_fw-fr andalusia_n andalusia_n ninive_n otherwise_o call_v â—ussula_fw-la moss_n and_o mosal_n â—â—gr_n &_o leoâ—â—_n leoâ—â—_n tauris_n castald_v castald_v traxt_n rawolâ—â—o_o rawolâ—â—o_o ballera_fw-la ortelio_n ortelio_n baldach_n castald_v castald_v dakia_n beniam_fw-la tudeles_fw-la tudeles_fw-la other_o name_v he_o nicanor_n nicanor_n of_o choâ—â—a_n a_o city_n in_o lycâ—a_n where_o he_o be_v honour_v honour_v so_o call_v of_o the_o â—ill_n palatium_n in_o rome_n rome_n naar-malcha_a which_o he_o mention_v afterward_o signify_v as_o much_o much_o sustra_fw-la castald_v castald_v cordini_fw-la haithâ—nâ—_n haithâ—nâ—_n seruan_fw-mi castaldâ—_n castaldâ—_n it_o carry_v divers_a name_n according_a to_o the_o country_n that_o coast_n upon_o it_o it_o sirvan_n leunclâ—â—_n leunclâ—â—_n baâ—aâ—afi_n castald_v castald_v of_o wine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sirrah_n &_o of_o some_o siaphas_n siaphas_n sub_fw-la aquilone_fw-la or_o north_n if_o you_o expound_v it_o at_o large_a large_a jex_n theuâ—â—â—_v theuâ—â—â—_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sub_fw-la aquâ—lone_o take_v it_o strict_o strict_o or_o society_n society_n chiâ—ico_n sophiaâ—â—_n sophiaâ—â—_n geichon_n raâ—â—â—sio_n deistan_n nigr._fw-la nigr._fw-la as_o one_o will_v say_v stone-tower_n stone-tower_n here_o ptolâ—â—â—â—e_n place_v the_o anthropophagi_n â—_o feeder_n of_o man_n flesh_n flesh_n boreae_fw-la precise_o the_o northwest_o wind_n wind_n the_o region_n scrnere_fw-la mercator_fw-la turquestan_n pineto_fw-la pineto_fw-la indu_n castald_v hijnd_n nigâ—_n nigâ—_n gynâ—con_n liâ—en_o liâ—en_o witchcraft_n and_o sorcery_n sorcery_n haply_o in_o seâ—_n service_n service_n wherein_o anatha_n stand_v stand_v phylarchâ—â—_n phylarchâ—â—_n or_o tribuâ—â—_n tribuâ—â—_n or_o adiabene_n botan_n castaldo_n castaldo_n the_o mediterranean_a sea_n ortel_n the_o levant_n sea_n according_a to_o the_o spaniard_n spaniard_n otherwise_o call_v bithra_n in_o zoâ—iâ—â—â—_n zoâ—iâ—â—â—_n or_o raâ—â—n_o raâ—â—n_o it_o seem_v by_o poâ—ponâ—â—â—_n lâ—tâ—â—_n and_o by_o maâ—cellinâ—â—_n elsewhere_o that_o surena_n be_v no_o proper_a name_n but_o a_o title_n of_o the_o high_a dignity_n next_o unto_o the_o king_n king_n bachad_n nâ—gr_n nâ—gr_n near_o midright_a midright_a octogenis_fw-la this_o place_n no_o doub_v be_v corrupt_v read_v therefore_o octâ—ngentâ—_n that_o 15_o 800._o or_o else_o exposid_v octogenis_fw-la distribute_v veli_fw-la i_o 80_o apiece_o apiece_o rhosne_n rhosne_n the_o vanguard_n and_o rearward_n rearward_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d julian._n julian._n midland_n midland_n 16._o day_n of_o juâ—â—_n juâ—â—_n or_o half_a moon_n moon_n or_o lieutenant_n or_o captain_n captain_n 〈◊〉_d or_o such_o like_a 〈◊〉_d as_o â—â—_o hasty_a 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregano_fw-mi gregano_fw-mi or_o meteore_n meteore_n the_o main_a battle_n battle_n canâ—idaâ—â—_n canâ—idaâ—â—_n mandigna_fw-es or_o mandi_n lâ—unâ—l_n lâ—unâ—l_n or_o immortality_n immortality_n alterâ—â—t_a tricesimâ—_n tricesimâ—_n or_o greedy_o greedy_o vitam_fw-la for_o so_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d otherwhiles_o signify_v in_o greek_a greek_a lentior_fw-la be_v ingenâ—â—_n and_o therefore_o haply_o so_o studious_a unless_o you_o expound_v it_o stubborn_a natural_o such_o as_o tiberiâ—â—_n caesar_n be_v who_o nature_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lentâ—_n in_o sâ—eton_n sâ—eton_n the_o gentile_a professor_n ne_fw-la transiret_fw-la à _fw-la numinum_fw-la cultu_fw-la cultu_fw-la to_o be_v devotion_n or_o curialâ—s_n and_o senator_n in_o theiâ—_n town_n and_o city_n city_n how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o in_o the_o 22._o book_n the_o antiochian_o skoff_v at_o he_o as_o one_o humeros_fw-la extentans_fw-la angustos_fw-la un'esse_n you_o admit_v there_o the_o figure_n anâ—phrasis_n i._o to_o speak_v by_o the_o contrary_n contrary_n pâ—â—thicus_fw-la pâ—â—thicus_fw-la 17._o day_n of_o june_n june_n footman_n and_o horseman_n horseman_n i_o pensioner_n of_o the_o guard_n in_o ordinary_a ordinary_a graâ—â—is_fw-la quidâ—â—â—_n aquitatis_fw-la pravaâ—â—â—â—tor_fw-la i_o suppose_v here_o be_v a_o manifest_a catachresis_fw-la no_o strange_a thing_n in_o this_o our_o author_n author_n the_o first_o day_n day_n 4_o mile_n for_o 7_o stadia_n and_o a_o half_a make_v a_o mile_n mile_n a_o name_n of_o dignity_n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o king_n king_n â—_o the_o emperor_n emperor_n a_o city_n choir_n â—ouâ—â—_n â—ouâ—â—_n or_o secretary_n secretary_n â—_o horse_n horse_n so_o feeble_a they_o be_v that_o they_o
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devotion_n and_o the_o society_n alliance_n of_o their_o name_n govern_v in_o ancient_a time_n by_o king_n dreadful_a even_o to_o arsaces_n the_o most_o part_n of_o this_o country_n like_v as_o margiana_n be_v far_o remote_a from_o the_o sea_n coast_n but_o plenteous_a of_o such_o thing_n as_o breed_v &_o grow_v upon_o the_o ground_n the_o cattle_n also_o in_o the_o champain_n place_n and_o the_o mountain_n be_v big_a lim_a compact_v and_o strong_a make_v as_o the_o camel_n well_o show_v bring_v from_o thence_o by_o mithridates_n and_o which_o the_o roman_n see_v the_o first_o time_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o sophiaâ—â—_n cyzicum_n to_o these_o bactrian_n many_a nation_n yield_v obedience_n which_o till_o the_o plain_n and_o level_v field_n and_o the_o same_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o italy_n be_v overflow_v with_o many_o river_n of_o which_o artamis_n and_o zariaspes_n that_o meet_v in_o one_o confluence_n before_o likewise_o ochus_n and_o orgomanes_n with_o their_o stream_n concur_v together_o and_o join_v in_o one_o channel_n wonderful_o increase_v the_o river_n nigr._fw-la oxus_n there_o be_v city_n also_o here_o which_o divers_a river_n run_v just_a by_o give_v place_n to_o these_o as_o their_o better_n namely_o cathra_n chart_fw-la alicodra_n astacia_n menapila_n and_o bactra_n itself_o of_o which_o the_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n take_v the_o name_n first_o scituat_fw-la at_o the_o very_a bottom_n and_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n which_o they_o call_v sogdij_fw-la among_o which_o river_n there_o pass_v two_o very_a capable_a of_o ship_n and_o navigable_a araxates_n and_o dymas_n which_o by_o hill_n and_o valley_n run_v headlong_o with_o a_o great_a downfall_n into_o the_o champain_n plain_n make_v the_o marish_a name_v oxia_n spread_v far_o in_o length_n and_o breadth_n and_o here_o among_o other_o town_n alexandria_n tribatra_n and_o drepsa_n the_o mother_n city_n be_v famous_a upon_o these_o join_v the_o sacae_n a_o savage_a nation_n inhabit_v foul_a and_o over_o grow_v place_n commodious_a only_o for_o cattle_n and_o therefore_o not_o plant_v with_o city_n over_o who_o stand_v aloft_o the_o mountain_n ascanimia_n and_o comedus_n near_o to_o the_o foot_n whereof_o and_o a_o town_n which_o they_o call_v stone-tower_n lithinos-pyrgos_a there_o lie_v a_o very_a long_a and_o open_a way_n passable_a for_o merchant_n that_o otherwhiles_o go_v to_o trade_n and_o traffic_v with_o the_o seres_z about_o the_o breach_n and_o edge_n of_o the_o mountain_n which_o they_o term_n immavi_n and_o tapurij_fw-la be_v the_o scythian_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o persia_n confine_v with_o the_o sarmatae_n of_o asia_n and_o reach_v to_o the_o utmost_a side_n of_o the_o alani_n who_o live_v as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o â—ooke_n and_o by-place_n and_o breed_v up_o in_o a_o solitary_a life_n be_v disperse_v a_o great_a way_n a_o sunder_o use_v to_o live_v upon_o homely_a and_o poor_a food_n and_o very_o there_o be_v sundry_a nation_n that_o in_o habit_n these_o 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