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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	call_v	river_n	soil_n	1,442	5	10.3487	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61855	The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys Through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Muscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts, and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and, III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships. To which are added 2 narrativs sent from Capt. D. Butler, relating to the taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs. Illustrated with divers curious plates, first designed and taken from the life by the author himself. Rendered out of Nether-dutch by John Morrison·; Reysen door Moscovien, Tartarijen, Oost-Indien. English	Struys, Jan Janszoon, d. 1694.; Morrison, John, 17th cent.; Butler, David, Captain.	1684 (1684)	Wing S6019; ESTC R216963	334,708	398

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persica_fw-la for_o they_o be_v very_o curious_a in_o preserve_v their_o ancient_a tongue_n without_o any_o innovation_n insomuch_o that_o the_o persian_n who_o speak_v the_o modern_a language_n can_v understand_v they_o as_o the_o english_a can_v understand_v the_o old_a british_a or_o welsh_a yet_o these_o can_v both_o understand_v and_o speak_v the_o present_a persian_a tongue_n they_o retain_v also_o the_o ancient_a character_n and_o adore_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o element_n for_o deïty_n perform_v monthly_a sacrifice_n beside_o the_o veneration_n they_o have_v for_o the_o sun_n they_o do_v worship_n to_o the_o star_n but_o have_v little_a or_o no_o judgement_n in_o the_o course_n of_o the_o same_o snake_n and_o all_o other_o venomous_a animal_n they_o hold_v for_o unclean_a so_o that_o whosoever_o touch_v any_o of_o those_o whether_o voluntary_o or_o by_o accident_n must_v not_o enter_v into_o their_o temple_n till_o he_o be_v purify_v their_o dead_a they_o do_v not_o burn_v as_o most_o pagan_n do_v but_o when_o any_o person_n die_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o infant_n or_o one_o come_v to_o full_a growth_n and_o maturity_n they_o wash_v the_o body_n very_o clean_o and_o carry_v it_o to_o a_o place_n far_o distant_a from_o any_o house_n and_o there_o set_v it_o upright_o against_o a_o post_n where_o they_o wait_v till_o the_o raven_n come_v and_o pick_v out_o the_o one_o eye_n which_o if_o it_o be_v the_o right_a eye_n they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o depart_v be_v in_o paradise_n and_o therefore_o inter_v he_o very_o decent_o but_o if_o the_o bird_n pull_v out_o his_o left_a eye_n first_o than_o they_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o sure_a token_n that_o he_o be_v damn_v and_o for_o his_o wicked_a life_n to_o suffer_v perpetual_a torment_n and_o therefore_o esteem_v he_o not_o worthy_a of_o such_o solemn_a exequy_n but_o cast_v he_o headlong_o into_o a_o deep_a pit_n without_o the_o city_n of_o ispahan_n be_v many_o fair_a garden_n and_o summer-house_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o divers_a great_a personage_n the_o most_o eminent_a of_o all_o these_o be_v the_o tzarbag_n not_o far_o from_o the_o great_a bridge_n be_v 4_o square_v and_o about_o 2_o english_a miles_n in_o circuit_n this_o as_o be_v say_v before_o be_v water_v with_o a_o aquaduct_n that_o be_v convey_v under_o ground_n by_o several_a small_a leaden_a pipe_n from_o the_o main_n and_o here_o and_o there_o vent_v by_o fountain_n which_o force_n the_o water_n sometime_o 36_o or_o 40_o foot_n high_a on_o each_o corner_n stand_v a_o noble_a summer_n house_n of_o a_o admirable_a rare_a fabric_n the_o garden_n its_o self_n have_v the_o most_o and_o great_a variety_n of_o fruit-tree_n and_o vegetable_n that_o ever_o i_o have_v see_v althô_o it_o be_v then_o winter_n when_o i_o be_v there_o and_o indeed_o the_o persian_n be_v great_a lover_n of_o plant_v garden_v and_o all_o manner_n of_o tillage_n so_o that_o there_o be_v hardly_o

283._o biloege_n the_o fish_n whereof_o caviar_n be_v make_v 199._o boam_o vista_n insul_n situation_n and_o description_n 5._o bocharen_n a_o place_n affoard_v great_a plenty_n of_o fur_n 223._o bochdan_n the_o ambassador_n for_o the_o king_n of_o poland_n his_o ill_a deportment_n at_o scamachi_n desire_v to_o become_v turk_n etc._n etc._n 244_o &_o seqq_n his_o churlishness_n to_o the_o author_n ibid._n ask_v his_o advice_n if_o he_o may_v go_v for_o holland_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o east-india_n company_n their_o director_n 246._o boghze_v dome_n a_o place_n appoint_v for_o burial_n of_o unsanctified_a russes_z 150._o boldea_n the_o haven_n of_o riga_n 115._o bologne_n a_o city_n in_o italy_n resemble_v a_o ship_n 72._o bonzi_n of_o syam_n their_o office_n habit_n etc._n etc._n 35._o bottarge_fw-fr a_o delicate_a dish_n prepare_v at_o corfu_n make_v of_o the_o roe_n of_o sturgeon_n 97._o also_o at_o xante_n 99_o bouchadde_a tenedos_n so_o call_v by_o the_o turk_n 91._o bouchourt_n see_v trachana_n boynak_n a_o town_n in_o tartary_n 108._o brak_n the_o author_n companion_n sell_v by_o the_o semkal-tartar_n for_o 3_o year_n and_o then_o by_o reversion_n to_o return_v to_o his_o first_o patron_n 234._o his_o wife_n ravish_v by_o the_o tartar_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o company_n 210._o she_o become_v the_o prince_n of_o scemkal_n concubine_n 234._o she_o hinder_v her_o husband_n for_o go_v away_o ibid._n he_o go_v away_o private_o and_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o since_o ibid._n butriato_fw-it a_o famous_a place_n for_o fish_v 97._o c._n caback_n vide_fw-la kaback_n cabo_n verdo_v island_n 5._o &_o seqq_fw-la caffer_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o sierra_n liones_n so_o call_v 9_o calmuc_fw-la tartar_n a_o ugly_a people_n 174._o describe_v ibid._n cambodiers_n several_a of_o they_o take_v in_o a_o junk_n freight_v with_o prohibit_v good_n and_o by_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o hollander_n turn_v adrift_n in_o a_o boat_n without_o rudder_n sail_n oar_n or_o provision_n be_v but_o 40._o dutch_a league_n from_o land_n 45._o the_o same_o junk_n perish_v upon_o the_o rock_n before_o the_o fort_n zelandia_n 55._o candia_n describe_v 100_o &_o seqq_fw-la caspian_a sea_n describe_v 122_o 224._o caswin_n a_o famous_a town_n former_o the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n 304._o caviar_n whereof_o make_v 199._o use_v in_o stead_n of_o butter_n during_o the_o fast_a in_o moscovia_n ibid._n casan_n a_o city_n and_o country_n in_o russia_n describe_v 177_o &_o seqq_n 166._o cephalonia_n insul_n 98._o cerigo_n a_o island_n lie_v about_o 13_o dutch_a league_n from_o candia_n 99_o 100_o chalse_n schuran_n or_o dip_v of_o the_o cross_n a_o ceremony_n use_v by_o the_o armenian_n 248._o child_n put_v to_o death_n at_o madagascar_n and_o why_o 19_o chioggio_n a_o city_n in_o italy_n opposite_a to_o venice_n famous_a for_o fish_v and_o garden_n 73._o chrysolodos_fw-es his_o tomb_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o pathmos_n 79._o church_n in_o the_o city_n moscou_n compute_v to_o be_v in_o number_n above_o 1700._o 135._o circas_fw-la tartar_n the_o bound_n of_o their_o country_n 204._o their_o person_n describe_v ibid._n the_o woman_n great_a beauty_n ibid._n go_v with_o naked_a breast_n 205._o their_o emulation_n in_o habit_n and_o freedom_n to_o converse_v with_o stranger_n ibid._n the_o religion_n of_o the_o circas_fw-la tartar_n and_o their_o idolatry_n ibid._n their_o funeral_n 206._o circumcision_n use_v at_o madagascar_n 21._o cochino_n former_o call_v ephestias_n and_o then_o the_o chief_a town_n of_o lemnos_n 91._o colomna_n a_o beautiful_a village_n in_o moscovia_n 125_o 158._o communion_n in_o the_o russian_a church_n how_o 154._o condea_n a_o town_n in_o lemnos_n 91._o congo_n a_o good_a corpse_n du_fw-fr garde_n and_o lantern_n for_o the_o christian_n to_o enter_v the_o archipelago_n 100_o corfu_n a_o island_n of_o great_a strength_n 96._o cosac_n krim_n a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n 173._o cosack_n their_o division_n and_o limit_n 183._o cothany_n a_o town_n in_o media_n 238._o crap_n a_o root_n use_v in_o die_v 222._o crim_n or_o cerem_fw-la tartar_n their_o custom_n nature_n and_o idolatry_n 163._o ceremony_n about_o the_o dead_a usual_a habit_n and_o marriage_n 164._o crocodile_n use_v for_o medicine_n at_o syam_n 29._o cusmademianski_n a_o city_n upon_o the_o wolga_n czar_n of_o moscovy_n send_v to_o amsterdam_n for_o seaman_n 114._o whence_o and_o why_o he_o be_v call_v czaar_n 155._o his_o power_n and_o sovereignty_n ibid._n his_o title_n ibid._n his_o revenue_n and_o strictness_n of_o justice_n 156._o d._n dagestan_n a_o country_n of_o the_o tartar_n subject_n to_o several_a prince_n and_o lord_n 210._o dagestan_a tartar_n why_o so_o call_v 2●7_n the_o nature_n form_n and_o way_n of_o live_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n ibid._n &_o seqq_n more_o merciful_a than_o the_o calmuc_n 234._o date-tree_n how_v procreate_v 341._o delos_n a_o island_n in_o the_o aegean_a sea_n famous_a for_o the_o many_o temple_n and_o relic_n of_o heathenish_a antiquity_n 110._o den_n duyvel_n van_fw-mi tayovan_n a_o animal_n in_o formosa_fw-la so_o call_v by_o the_o hollander_n 56._o derbent_v the_o key_n of_o persia_n on_o the_o hyrcan_a sea_n 225._o the_o ruin_n and_o relic_n of_o the_o wall_n thereof_o build_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a 226._o watch_v tower_n and_o great_a slave-market_n at_o derbent_n 227._o slave_n unkind_o use_v at_o derbent_n 228._o diana_n manans_fw-la a_o imagine_a deity_n among_o the_o madagascar_n dick_n kop_n a_o small_a fish_n of_o a_o wonderful_a strength_n 225._o don_n a_o river_n former_o tanais_n whence_o the_o don_n cosack_v run_v not_o into_o the_o wolga_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n 194._o dwino_n 136._o dydenof_n a_o town_n and_o wharf_n on_o the_o volga_n 158._o e._n earthquakes_a frequent_a at_o xante_n 99_o zantotini_n 107._o 2_o great_a earthquake_n at_o zantorini_fw-la ibid._n several_a earthquake_n at_o scamachi_n where_o by_o one_o 80000_o man_n be_v destroy_v mountain_n and_o village_n remove_v etc._n etc._n 240._o easter_n how_o celebrate_v by_o the_o moscovian_o 158._o elephant_n use_v for_o executioner_n at_o syam_n 47._o serve_v in_o gold_n 32._o war_n about_o the_o white_a elephant_n 33._o a_o merry_a passage_n about_o a_o elephant_n 63._o embro_n insul_n the_o english_a take_v saint_n helena_n 355._o and_o the_o ship_n europa_n a_o dutch_a east-india_n ship_n ibid._n also_o the_o admiral_n and_o vice-admiral_n 358._o enkurekan_n a_o venomous_a creature_n like_o a_o spider_n but_o big_a than_o a_o mouse_n 311._o epiphany_n celebrate_v by_o the_o armenian_a christian_n at_o ispahan_n 325._o ervan_fw-mi or_o urwan_n a_o city_n under_o mount_n ararat_n in_o armenia_n 213._o f._n fast_n four_o solemn_a fast_n in_o the_o year_n in_o russia_n and_o the_o great_a profaneness_n therein_o commit_v 154._o ferrara_n a_o town_n in_o italy_n 73._o firando_n in_o japon_n 59_o flax_n a_o great_a commodity_n in_o moscovia_n 135._o formosa_fw-la insul_n its_o situation_n clime_n and_o circumference_n 55._o fertility_n and_o product_n ibid._n form_n and_o complexion_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 56.57_o a_o man_n with_o a_o tail_n burn_v at_o formosa_fw-la ibid._n habit_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n there_o 58._o fur_n a_o great_a profit_n to_o the_o great_a duke_n of_o moscovia_n 138._o g._n gameron_n or_o bendar_n in_o persia_n describe_v 349._o garlic_n and_o onion_n much_o use_v in_o russia_n 137._o garrisenda_fw-la a_o tower_n in_o bologne_n build_v crooked_a for_o a_o proof_n of_o art_n 72._o genua_n describe_v 3._o gilan_n a_o eminent_a place_n for_o silk_n 223._o the_o bay_n of_o gilan_n its_o compass_n 224._o greece_n describe_v 92._o custom_n and_o usual_a attire_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 92_o 93._o grotta_n sibylla_n 70._o h._n hadzi_fw-fr biram_n aly_n a_o rich_a merchant_n in_o persia_n buy_v the_o author_n 229._o the_o author_n save_v he_o from_o drown_v ibid._n his_o great_a kindness_n to_o the_o author_n 230._o hardiness_n of_o the_o russian_n in_o extremity_n 137_o 138._o hare_n in_o great_a abundance_n about_o cothany_n 238_o st._n helena_n insul_n 63._o hemp_n a_o main_a product_n and_o the_o staple_n commodity_n in_o moscovia_n 301._o haet_a hup_n te_fw-mi gennip_n the_o ship_n on_o board_n of_o which_o the_o author_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n 66._o honey_n find_v in_o great_a plenty_n at_o milo_n 111._o and_o in_o moscovia_n 135._o hosleyn_n a_o persian_a saint_n and_o second_o son_n to_o aly_n a_o feast_n celebrate_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o he_o 263_o hunting_n a_o main_a exercise_n in_o formosa_fw-la 59_o i._o sy_n jage_n insul_n situation_n 6._o and_o description_n 7._o japoneeze_v their_o form_n nature_n habit_n and_o custom_n etc._n etc._n 62._o ilha_fw-it del_fw-it fuego_fw-it 7._o ilha_fw-mi de_fw-fr brava_n 8._o indrapoura_n insul_n 24._o ispahan_n describe_v 315._o judia_fw-la the_o chief_a city_n of_o syam_n describe_v 27._o k._n kabacks_n '_o alehouse_n or_o tavern_n in_o moscovia_n farm_a of_o the_o