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merchant_n or_o roman_a negotiator_n who_o they_o ever_o confirm_v in_o their_o faith_n and_o by_o permission_n royal_a they_o build_v a_o kind_n of_o church_n or_o oratory_n to_o meet_v and_o make_v their_o prayer_n in_o notwithstanding_o want_v such_o freedom_n as_o they_o desire_v and_o incline_v to_o their_o natural_a country_n the_o young_a king_n be_v now_o of_o age_n to_o reign_v they_o request_v his_o licence_n and_o whatsoever_o the_o king_n or_o his_o mother_n can_v say_v to_o dissuade_v they_o they_o can_v not_o prevail_v they_o aim_v to_o carry_v neither_o gold_n silver_z nor_o other_o wealth_n with_o they_o so_o they_o both_o come_v back_o into_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o the_o aedesius_n retire_v to_o tyre_n his_o native_a country_n where_o he_o become_v priest_n we_o stay_v some_o time_n at_o casubi_n to_o sell_v and_o truch_n our_o merchandise_n where_o we_o make_v good_a profit_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n of_o some_o safron_n we_o have_v of_o which_o they_o 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corpse_n again_o that_o nothing_o as_o they_o say_v may_v be_v want_v at_o the_o day_n of_o resurrection_n for_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v six_o man_n engage_v who_o buy_v their_o office_n of_o the_o king_n and_o whosoever_o will_v cut_v a_o tomb_n there_o must_v pay_v great_a rate_n to_o the_o king_n their_o burial_n be_v so_o considerable_a to_o they_o that_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v marrry_v they_o provide_v for_o it_o divorce_n by_o the_o way_n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o they_o be_v much_o incline_v to_o divorce_n which_o they_o may_v make_v three_o several_a time_n and_o accept_v again_o but_o not_o the_o four_o time_n for_o he_o must_v stay_v till_o the_o wife_n be_v marry_v to_o another_o and_o after_o divorce_n she_o may_v marry_v with_o her_o first_o husband_n and_o the_o child_n stay_v with_o the_o father_n as_o to_o the_o dead_a body_n they_o who_o order_v they_o cleanse_v they_o exceed_o careful_o put_v within_o they_o a_o perfume_n like_o mastic_n than_o the_o ash_n put_v in_o again_o as_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o nubis_fw-la priest_n or_o priest_n in_o their_o ceremony_n recommend_v they_o to_o their_o god_n with_o several_a prayer_n and_o have_v dine_v with_o their_o kindered_a six_o woman_n approach_v the_o corpse_n with_o loud_a cry_n and_o lamentation_n which_o last_o till_o evening_n meanwhile_o six_o swear_a man_n put_v the_o body_n in_o a_o sheet_n of_o chantli_n or_o cotton_n the_o better_a sort_n have_v taffata_n with_o cotton_n under_o or_o over_o so_o dispose_v the_o hand_n that_o one_o lie_v on_o the_o ear_n the_o other_o stretch_v down_o by_o the_o thigh_n then_o have_v watch_v by_o it_o all_o night_n they_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o kindred_n to_o be_v lay_v in_o a_o coffin_n and_o thence_o to_o be_v bear_v to_o a_o tomb_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n where_o they_o remain_v incorruptible_a as_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o dry_a wind_n as_o a_o composition_n they_o apply_v there_o be_v abundance_n of_o they_o in_o 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page_n 9_o book_n of_o the_o life_n and_o sect_n of_o mahomet_n successor_n page_n 13_o benjamin_n page_n 19_o biharen_n page_n 30_o benmir_n page_n 32_o babylon_n ibid._n bagded_a page_n 32_o 33._o balsora_n ibid._n bacchat_n page_n 35_o besoart_n stone_n page_n 36_o barcas_fw-la page_n 40_o batinisar_n and_o her_o carpet_n page_n 44_o baticola_n page_n 54_o bisnegar_n page_n 72.74_o a_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bisnegar_n page_n 73_o brahmin_n high_a priest_n page_n 75_o barrs_n of_o gold_n page_n 94_o ball-play_a page_n 99.155_o betell_v a_o tree_n page_n 101_o bird_n of_o paradise_n page_n 115_o beast_n train_v up_o to_o hunt_v page_n 166_o a_o bloody_a battle_n page_n 178_o bird_n of_o strange_a nature_n ibid._n belugara_n a_o town_n in_o monopotapa_n page_n 186_o butua_n a_o province_n page_n 198_o bagamidri_n a_o town_n in_o ethiopia_n page_n 218._o bagamidri_n call_v imperial_a and_o why_o ibid._n bagamidri_fw-la a_o kingdom_n ibid._n bagamadri_n how_o bound_v ibid._n barua_n a_o town_n page_n 241.227_o biguen_o a_o strong_a town_n page_n 235_o bridge_n of_o straw_n page_n 236_o baza_n a_o pleasant_a town_n page_n 256_o beniermi_n a_o desert_n page_n 271_o bazuelle_n a_o fair_a town_n page_n 273_o natural_a balsam_n and_o how_o it_o grow_v page_n 275_o barua_n a_o isle_n page_n 321_o bracala_n a_o country_n page_n 322_o baris_n a_o ape_n very_o serviceable_a page_n 325_o bread_n make_v of_o fish_n page_n 333_o beseé_v espada_fw-es a_o dangerous_a fish_n page_n 336_o a_o history_n of_o bibical_a page_n 338_o breeze_n wind_n page_n 341_o bacaltos_n why_o so_o call_v a_o coast_n annoy_v with_o fish_n page_n 347_o bacalto_n discover_v by_o a_o english_a man_n page_n 348_o strange_a beast_n page_n 380_o bird_n of_o prodigious_a greatness_n ib._n a_o good_a bargain_n page_n 380_o brasile_v describe_v page_n 395_o brasile_v a_o fruitful_a and_o for_o pleasure_v a_o miraculous_a country_n ibid._n strange_a beast_n in_o brasile_n page_n 397_o brasile_v divide_v ibid._n brasile_v by_o who_o discoverrd_v ibid._n brasilian_n their_o nature_n their_o wear_n and_o ornament_n page_n 397_o brasilian_n religion_n page_n 398_o brasilian_n ceremony_n at_o marriage_n ibid._n the_o brasilian_n custom_n page_n 399_o the_o brasilian_n way_n of_o traffic_n ibid._n brasilian_n man-eater_n page_n 400_o brasilian_n their_o arm_n and_o war_n ibid._n brasilian_n usage_n of_o prisoner_n at_o war_n ibid._n brasilian_n kind_a to_o stranger_n page_n 402_o brasilian_n give_v to_o divination_n and_o superstition_n ibid._n c._n caire_n page_n 2_o candia_n ibid._n chrysorrhas_n page_z 4_o caravane_n page_z 9_o a_o cheat_n page_n 12_o cassia_n page_n 19_o cinnamon_n ibid._n a_o cutler_n page_z 5_o cassis_n deceive_v his_o brother_n page_z 13_o caravans_n from_o aleppo_n damas_n and_o the_o grand_a cair_n ibid._n cassis_n his_o treachery_n page_n 17_o chicali_n page_n 19_o cosan_n or_o cosara_n a_o river_n page_n 20_o camaran_n a_o island_n page_n 23_o camara_n page_n 25_o camelots_n page_n 26_o caymans_n or_o crocodile_n ibid._n ceyfadin_n page_n 29_o cimite_n of_o persia_n page_n 31_o a_o marseillan_n courtesan_n page_n 35_o casbin_n page_n 36_o cusa_n page_n 39_o calandre_n ibid._n caidsidibir_n page_n 40_o cassandera_fw-la ibid._n christianisme_n in_o the_o indies_n page_n 42_o cambaye_n a_o town_n page_n 45_o 46._o child_n sell_v by_o parent_n page_n 47.85_o calicut_n page_n 57_o cochin_n situation_n page_n 62_o cinnamon_n page_n 67_o circle_n of_o poison_a iron_n page_n 75_o christian_a faith_n preach_v in_o the_o indian_n and_o by_o who_o page_n 76_o ceremony_n page_n 89_o cruelty_n of_o the_o javan_n page_n 98_o chiamay_n a_o famous_a lake_n page_n 105_o castigay_n a_o idol_n page_n 107_o chaubanoy_n disaster_n page_n 108_o caipomo_n a_o river_n page_n 112_o confession_n among_o idolater_n page_n 124_o communion_n extravagant_a page_n 129_o cannon_n in_o the_o indies_n from_o all_o antiquity_n page_n 132_o cock-fights_a page_n 138_o ceremony_n page_n 143_o casubi_n a_o kingdom_n page_n 154_o casubi_n a_o town_n page_n 155_o cocos_fw-la and_o the_o benefit_n page_n 156_o the_o cape_n of_o palm_n page_n 180_o cape_n of_o natall_a page_n 183_o where_o christianity_n first_o plant_v in_o africa_n ibid._n crocodile_n and_o how_o take_v page_n 185_o christian_n in_o belugara_n page_n 187_o courtesy_n of_o savage_n page_n 195_o courtesy_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o belugara_n ibid._n suguelane_n a_o town_n and_o the_o entertainment_n of_o that_o town_n with_o their_o custom_n page_n 197_o the_o court_n of_o abissina_n under_o tent_n in_o the_o field_n page_n 215_o combat_n of_o savage_a beast_n page_n 222_o couzan_n a_o kingdom_n page_n 238_o ceremony_n at_o matrimony_n ibid._n crown_n revenue_n of_o the_o grand_a negus_n page_n 243_o church_n and_o church-service_n in_o ethiopia_n page_n 244_o candace_n queen_n page_n 252_o caraman_n a_o town_n page_n 254_o a_o church_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o natural_a rock_n found_v by_o candaces_n eunuch_n ibid._n the_o chair_n of_o saint_n john_n babtist_n ibid._n the_o celebrate_a cataract_n page_n 261_o christian_n deliver_v from_o infidel_n by_o miracle_n page_n 272_o cairo_n build_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n and_o memphis_n page_n 274_o crocodile_n and_o their_o nature_n page_n 277_o constantina_n a_o town_n in_o morocca_n page_n 298_o constantinople_n the_o situation_n and_o founder_n page_n 306_o a_o stupendous_a rock_n of_o crystal_n page_n 325_o canary_n why_o so_o call_v page_n 331_o a_o cave_n in_o a_o rock_n once_o a_o church_n page_n 332_o cuba_n the_o most_o fruitful_a island_n of_o america_n page_n 336_o crocodile_n good_a meat_n page_n 337_o cannibal_n hunt_v man_n and_o why_o page_n 339_o cruelty_n of_o the_o spaniard_n page_n 340_o coast_n of_o mexico_n page_n 341_o canada_n or_o new-france_n by_o who_o discover_v page_n 349_o the_o king_n of_o canada_n whence_o extract_v page_n 350_o the_o canadans_n nature_n religion_n law_n habit_n and_o custom_n ibid._n a_o example_n of_o covetousness_n page_n 365_o cordilera_n vast_a extend_v mountain_n of_o wonderful_a situation_n page_n 372_o cosca_n a_o province_n ibid._n charcas_n a_o province_n in_o peru._n page_n 373_o the_o calandar_n of_o peru._n page_n 388_o cruelty_n revenge_v page_n 389_o chica_n a_o country_n page_n 392_o d._n damas_n page_z 5_o a_o deruis_fw-la page_n 6.39_o dan_n caerea_n page_z 7_o dalatia_n page_n 22_o dehir_n ibid._n dalascia_fw-la a_o town_n page_n 25_o a_o strange_a dispute_n page_n 27_o derbent_fw-la page_n 35_o delicacy_n page_n 38_o durmisar_n page_n 39_o diu_n assault_v by_o the_o turk_n page_n 44_o delidecan_n page_n 49_o dinari_fw-la page_n 50_o country_n dame_n page_n 74_o a_o declare_v of_o war_n page_n 75_o diamond_n mine_n page_n 83_o the_o devil_n adore_v page_n 99_o dead_a body_n eat_v page_n 104_o how_o drug_n be_v bring_v into_o europe_n page_n 133_o document_n for_o prince_n page_n 136_o the_o devil_n dance_n page_n 143_o a_o dance_n in_o arm_n page_n 164_o desert_n frightful_a page_n 174_o dumes_n a_o river_n page_n 191_o king_n david_n robe_n page_n 254_o dangala_n a_o town_n page_n 272_o delusion_n of_o a_o mahometan_a priest_n page_n 274_o desert_n of_o cairo_n and_o how_o travail_v page_n 279_o a_o difference_n ingenious_o reconcile_v page_n 319_o domingo_n a_o island_n page_n 332_o inhabitant_n of_o domingo_n their_o nature_n law_n custom_n and_o religion_n ibid._n discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n page_n 346_o the_o devil_n god_n ape_n page_n 361_o dancer_n on_o the_o rope_n in_o mexico_n page_n 365_o a_o discovery_n page_n 379_o dive_v man_n page_n 386_o f._n a_o fatal_a execution_n page_z 6_o erithreos_n a_o king_n page_n 23_o ecade_n page_n 40_o ebony_n page_n 56_o euate_v a_o precious_a wood_n page_n 81_o a_o story_n of_o a_o elephant_n page_n 117_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o keep_n page_n 118_o exorcism_n page_n 150_o number_n of_o elephant_n in_o pegu._n page_n 135_o extent_n of_o africa_n page_n 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