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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	city_n	government_n	situation_n	1,767	5	11.4391	5	false

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A10231	Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832	2,067,390	1,140

kingdom_n king_n and_o city_n of_o morocco_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o seriffian_n family_n p._n 695_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o civil_a war_n in_o barbary_n and_o of_o some_o other_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n pag._n 697_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o arabian_n population_n and_o depopulation_n in_o africa_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a african_n and_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n in_o africa_n of_o the_o portugal_n force_n and_o exploit_n therein_o pag._n 701_o chap._n xiii_o of_o biledulgerid_n and_o sarra_n otherwise_o call_v numidia_n and_o libya_n pag._n 706_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n pag._n 709_o §_o i._o of_o the_o river_n niger_n gualata_n senaga_n and_o guinea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o those_o part_n out_o of_o cadamosta_n and_o other_o ancient_a navigator_n pag._n 712_o §_o iii_o other_o observation_n of_o late_a time_n by_o engglishman_n and_o other_o pag._n 715_o §_o four_o of_o the_o marriage_n manner_n religion_n funeral_n government_n and_o other_o rite_n of_o the_o guinean_o collect_v out_o of_o a_o late_a dutch_a author_n pag._n 717_o §_o v._o observation_n of_o the_o coast_n and_o inland_a country_n out_o of_o barrerius_fw-la and_o leo_fw-la and_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o negro_n blackness_n pag._n 721_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o the_o african_a island_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o aethiopia_n superior_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o pag._n 725_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n and_o division_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nation_n near_o the_o fall_v of_o nilus_n and_o of_o meroe_n pag._n 727_o chap._n ii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a antiquity_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n p._n 730_o chap._n iii_o of_o presbyter_n john_n and_o of_o the_o priest-iohn_n in_o asia_n whether_o that_o descend_v of_o these_o pag._n 734_o chap._n four_o relation_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a empire_n collect_v out_o of_o aluares_n bermudesius_n and_o other_o author_n pag_n 738_o chap._n v._o relation_n of_o aethiopian_a rarity_n collect_v out_o of_o friar_n lewis_n a_o spanish_a author_n pag._n 743_o §_o i._o of_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la ibid._n §_o ii_o his_o liberal_a report_n of_o the_o library_n and_o incredible_a treasure_n therein_o pag._n 744_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n there_o keep_v and_o of_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 745_o §_o four_o of_o their_o school_n and_o city_n pag._n 747_o chap._n vi_o relation_n of_o aethiopia_n by_o godignus_n and_o other_o author_n late_o publish_v seem_v more_o credible_a pag._n 749_o §_o i._o the_o several_a country_n of_o abassia_n their_o situation_n inhabitant_n river_n and_o lake_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o soil_n fruit_n creature_n season_n and_o climate_n pag._n 750_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o custom_n in_o private_a life_n and_o public_a government_n and_o their_o late_a misery_n pag._n 751_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sabaean_o and_o their_o queen_n which_o visit_v solomon_n pag._n 753_o chap._n vii_o of_o other_o country_n between_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o benomotapa_n pag._n 754_o §_o i._o of_o adel_n adea_n zanzibar_n &_o melinde_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o portugal_n exploit_n in_o mombaza_n and_o of_o the_o imbius_n pag._n 755_o §_o iii_o of_o quiloa_n sofala_n and_o ophir_n pag._n 756_o §_o four_o of_o monoemugi_n the_o moor_n baduine_n caphar_n in_o these_o part_n pag._n 757_o chap._n viii_o of_o benomotapa_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v pag._n 759_o §_o i._o of_o the_o empire_n of_o monomotapa_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o caphraria_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n and_o soldania_n pag._n 761_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n and_o the_o other_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n adjoin_v p._n 765_o §_o i._o of_o angola_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o congo_n pag._n 766_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o heathenish_a rite_n also_o of_o their_o strange_a tree_n and_o of_o the_o i_o will_v loanda_n pag._n 768_o chap._n x._o of_o loango_n the_o anzichi_n giachi_n and_o the_o great_a lake_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 770_o §_o i._o of_o loango_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o anzigue_n pag._n 772_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o giacchi_n or_o jag_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n in_o these_o part_n of_o africa_n pag._n 773_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o island_n about_o africa_n the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a observation_n navigation_n and_o discovery_n pag._n 775_o §_o i._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o chief_a town_n and_o island_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n pag._n 777_o §_o iii_o of_o socotora_n madagascar_n and_o other_o island_n on_o the_o eastern_a coast_n of_o africa_n pag._n 778_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o island_n of_o africa_n from_o the_o cape_n hitherward_o pag._n 781_o §_o i._o of_o saint_n helena_n thomee_n cape_n de_fw-fr verd_n and_o diverse_a other_o betwixt_o they_o and_o of_o the_o weed_n and_o calm_n of_o those_o sea_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o canary_n madera_n and_o porto_n santo_n pag._n 783_o §_o iii_o extract_v take_v out_o of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n edmund_n scory_n knight_n of_o the_o pike_n of_o tenariffe_n and_o other_o rarity_n which_o he_o observe_v there_o pag._n 784_o §_o four_o of_o malta_n and_o the_o navigation_n about_o africa_n pag._n 788_o america_n the_o eight_o book_n of_o new_a france_n virginia_n florida_n new_a spain_n with_o other_o region_n of_o america_n mexicana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o why_o it_o be_v name_v america_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n with_o certain_a general_a discourse_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n pag._n 791_o §_o i._o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o torrid_a zone_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o metal_n in_o general_a of_o gold_n silver_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o plenty_n and_o mine_n thereof_o in_o america_n pag._n 795_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o knowledge_n habitation_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o the_o rare_a creature_n therein_o find_v beast_n bird_n tree_n herb_n and_o seed_n pag._n 798_o §_o i._o whether_o the_o ancient_n have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o america_n and_o whence_o the_o inhabitant_n first_o come_v ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o christopher_n colon_n or_o columbus_n his_o first_o discovery_n and_o three_o other_o voyage_n pag._n 801_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o beast_n fowl_n and_o plant_n in_o america_n pag._n 804_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o towards_o the_o pole_n and_o of_o green_a land_n or_o new_a land_n groenland_n estotiland_n meta_fw-la incognita_fw-la and_o other_o place_n unto_o new_a france_n pag._n 807_o §_o i._o of_o the_o discovery_n make_v long_o since_o by_o nicolo_n and_o antonio_n zeni_n ibid._n §_o ii_o discovery_n make_v by_o sebastian_n cabot_n cortregalis_fw-la gomes_n with_o some_o note_n of_o groenland_n pag._n 809_o §_o iii_o discovery_n by_o sir_n martin_n frobisher_n pag_n 811_o §_o four_o discovery_n by_o john_n davis_n george_n weymouth_n and_o james_n hall_n to_o the_o northwest_n pag._n 813_o §_o v._o of_o king_n james_n his_o new-land_n alias_o greene-land_n and_o of_o the_o whale_n and_o whalefishing_a pag._n 814_o §_o vi_o of_o hudson_n discovery_n and_o death_n pag._n 817_o §_o vii_o of_o button_n and_o baffin_n late_a discovery_n pag._n 819_o chap._n four_o of_o newfoundland_n noua_fw-la francia_n arambec_n and_o other_o country_n of_o america_n extend_v to_o virginia_n pag._n 821_o §_o i._o english_a discovery_n and_o plantation_n in_o newfoundland_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o voyage_n and_o observation_n of_o jaques_n cartier_n in_o noua_fw-la francia_n pag._n 823_o §_o iii_o late_a plantation_n of_o new_a france_n and_o relation_n of_o the_o native_n pag._n 825_o chap._n v._o of_o virginia_n pag._n 828_o §_o i._o the_o preface_n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n plantation_n and_o the_o northern_a colony_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o southern_a plantation_n and_o colonies_n and_o many_o cause_n allege_v of_o the_o ill_a success_n thereof_o at_o the_o first_o pag._n 831_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o soil_n people_n beast_n commodity_n and_o other_o observation_n of_o virginia_n pag._n 834_o §_o four_o of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o virginia_n and_o the_o english_a there_o reside_v pag_n 836_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o religion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o virginian_n pag._n 838_o §_o i._o of_o the_o virginian_a rite_n relate_v by_o master_n hariot_n pag._n ibid._n §_o ii_o observation_n of_o their_o rite_n by_o captain_n smith_n and_o other_o pag._n 839_o §_o

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live_v long_o in_o the_o east_n indies_n employ_v first_o by_o his_o countryman_n afterward_o by_o the_o english_a have_v give_v we_o the_o late_a intelligence_n of_o these_o part_n when_o siam_n say_v he_o be_v tributary_n to_o pegu_n the_o two_o brother_n son_n to_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n bring_v up_o in_o the_o court_n of_o pegu_n make_v a_o escape_n home_o where_o the_o elder_a call_v in_o the_o malaya_n tongue_n raia_n api_n that_o be_v fiery_a king_n by_o other_o the_o black_a king_n have_v such_o success_n against_o pegu_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v and_o pegu_n fall_v raise_v himself_o to_o high_a fortune_n subiect_v the_o kingdom_n of_o camboia_n laniangh_n lugor_n patane_n tenesary_n and_o diverse_a other_o this_o victorious_a king_n decease_v ann._n 1605._o and_o die_v without_o issue_n leave_v the_o throne_n to_o his_o brother_n which_o be_v term_v the_o white_a king_n of_o peaceable_a and_o mild_a disposition_n he_o lie_v on_o his_o deathbed_n anno_fw-la 1610._o by_o the_o 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the_o siamite_n as_o mere_a spectator_n dare_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_n the_o king_n of_o siam_n send_v to_o the_o japanian_a emperor_n to_o complain_v of_o this_o insolence_n who_o promise_v to_o send_v these_o japanians_n to_o he_o there_o to_o receive_v their_o due_a punishment_n general_n saris_n then_o in_o japan_n see_v the_o man_n go_v to_o the_o court_n as_o he_o come_v from_o thence_o upon_o this_o news_n the_o kingdom_n of_o camboya_n and_o laniangh_n rebel_v and_o also_o one_o banga_n the_o laa_n a_o peguer_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1613._o revolt_v to_o the_o king_n of_o avarice_n and_o come_v to_o he_o with_o fifty_o thousand_o of_o his_o countryman_n before_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n the_o king_n of_o laniangh_n make_v also_o a_o expedition_n into_o siam_n within_o three_o day_n journey_n of_o oudija_n hope_v to_o find_v the_o country_n still_o entangle_v with_o the_o japonian_a slave_n but_o be_v meet_v by_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n and_o force_v to_o retire_v but_o the_o report_n be_v say_v he_o that_o the_o two_o king_n have_v combine_v in_o league_n against_o the_o siamite_n to_o dispossess_v he_o be_v then_o of_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n which_o yet_o without_o intestine_a rebellion_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o effect_v on_o august_n the_o four_o 1612._o the_o english_a arrive_v at_o siam_n the_o town_n be_v thirty_o league_n up_o the_o river_n septemb_n seventeen_o they_o have_v audience_n of_o the_o king_n who_o grant_v they_o free_a trade_n and_o a_o fair_a house_n the_o country_n at_o this_o time_n of_o rain_v be_v cover_v with_o water_n october_n the_o twenty_o six_o they_o have_v such_o a_o storm_n that_o old_a folk_n have_v not_o see_v the_o like_a which_o beside_o other_o harm_n blow_v down_o the_o king_n father_n fair_a monument_n their_o ship_n be_v near_o a_o wrack_n but_o by_o great_a care_n and_o pain_n be_v save_v five_o of_o the_o company_n be_v drown_v of_o which_o they_o suppose_v one_o to_o be_v devour_v of_o a_o whale_n the_o king_n in_o the_o indies_n be_v all_o merchant_n none_o at_o siam_n may_v buy_v any_o commodity_n till_o the_o king_n have_v first_o serve_v his_o own_o turn_n §._o iii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o malacca_n malacca_n be_v now_o subject_a to_o the_o portugal_n if_o not_o since_o our_o last_o intelligence_n take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o king_n of_o achin_n and_o jor_n who_o hold_v it_o in_o siege_n as_o the_o same_o go_v conquer_v by_o alphonsus_n albuquerke_n or_o orbis_fw-la albiecher_n so_o king_n emanuel_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o pope_n leo_n contain_v all_o this_o exploit_n term_v he_o who_o be_v their_o great_a conqueror_n in_o the_o indies_n subdue_a more_o to_o that_o sceptre_n then_o all_o before_o he_o or_o since_o john_n de_fw-fr barros_n relate_v at_o large_a the_o sound_n and_o proceed_v of_o this_o city_n 1._o who_o write_v that_o some_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n before_o the_o portugal_n arrival_n in_o the_o indies_n it_o be_v first_o found_v ancient_o cingapura_n be_v the_o chief_a place_n of_o trade_n &_o habitation_n in_o all_o that_o coast_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o most_o southerly_a point_n of_o all_o asia_n about_o half_a a_o degree_n north_n from_o the_o aequinoctial_a then_o resort_v to_o by_o the_o merchant_n of_o china_n camboia_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o continent_n &_o many_o island_n to_o the_o east_n and_o west_n which_o they_o call_v dibananguin_n and_o atazanguin_n that_o be_v levant_n and_o ponent_fw-la or_o under_o the_o wind_n west_n and_o beyond_o the_o wind_n east_n all_o the_o navigation_n in_o those_o part_n be_v by_o the_o monsoon_n or_o certain_a wind_n which_o observe_v their_o set_a season_n of_o the_o year_n in_o those_o time_n reign_v in_o cingapura_n one_o sangesinga_n and_o in_o the_o neighbour_a part_n of_o java_n one_o paraerisae_n who_o die_v leave_v to_o

epiphanius_n have_v write_v of_o the_o gnostike_n alone_o full_o and_o particular_o be_v consider_v all_o these_o ethnic_a and_o mahometan_a superstition_n will_v comparative_o be_v justify_v so_o true_a be_v that_o old_a say_n corruptio_fw-la optimi_fw-la pessima_fw-la and_o of_o the_o truth_n itself_o sodom_n and_o her_o daughter_n not_o comparable_a to_o jerusalem_n with_o she_o and_o of_o the_o just_a judge_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o those_o then_o these_o and_o what_o indeed_o do_v more_o set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n grace_n then_o in_o pardon_v his_o power_n then_o in_o reform_v his_o justice_n then_o in_o give_v man_n up_o to_o such_o delusion_n be_v not_o these_o the_o trophy_n and_o glorious_a victory_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n that_o have_v subvert_v the_o temple_n oracle_n sacrifice_n and_o service_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o may_v not_o thou_o see_v herein_o what_o man_n be_v and_o thou_o thyself_o may_v be_v if_o god_n leave_v thou_o to_o thyself_o read_v therefore_o with_o praise_n unto_o god_n the_o father_n of_o thy_o light_n and_o prayer_n for_o these_o heathen_n that_o god_n may_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n &_o that_o christ_n may_v be_v his_o salvation_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o let_v i_o also_o obtain_v thy_o prayer_n in_o this_o my_o pilgrimage_n to_o be_v therein_o direct_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o my_o country_n even_o so_o lord_n jesus_n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n and_o paragraph_n in_o these_o book_n ensve_v asia_n the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n and_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o region_n and_o religion_n of_o babylonia_n assyria_n syria_n phoenicia_n and_o palestina_n chap._n i._o of_o god_n one_o in_o nature_n three_o in_o person_n the_o father_z son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 5_o chap._n iii_o of_o man_n consider_v in_o his_o first_o state_n wherein_o he_o be_v create_v and_o of_o paradise_n the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n pag._n 13_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o word_n religion_n and_o of_o the_o religion_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n before_o the_o fall_n pag._n 17_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n and_o of_o original_a sin_n p._n 21_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o divine_a image_n after_o the_o fall_n whereby_o natural_o man_n addict_v themselves_o unto_o some_o religion_n and_o what_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n pag._n 25_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o come_n of_o the_o flood_n p._n 30_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o repeople_a of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o division_n of_o tongue_n and_o nation_n pag._n 34_o chap._n ix_o a_o geographical_a narration_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n in_o general_a and_o more_o particular_o of_o asia_n pag._n 39_o chap._n x._o of_o babylonia_n the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n and_o the_o chaldaean_n antiquity_n before_o the_o flood_n as_o berosus_n have_v report_v they_o p._n 44_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o babylon_n their_o sumptuous_a wall_n temple_n and_o image_n pag._n 47_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o priest_n sacrifice_n religious_a rite_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o babylonian_n pag._n 51_o chap._n xiii_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o assyrian_a chronicle_n or_o computation_n of_o time_n with_o their_o manifold_a alteration_n of_o religion_n and_o government_n in_o those_o part_n until_o our_o time_n pag._n 59_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o ninive_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n pag._n 65_o chap._n xv_n of_o syria_n and_o the_o ancient_a religion_n there_o of_o the_o syriàn_a goddess_n and_o her_o rite_n at_o hierapolis_n of_o the_o daphnaean_a and_o other_o syrian_a superstition_n pag._n 67_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o syrian_a king_n and_o alteration_n in_o government_n and_o religion_n in_o those_o country_n pag._n 73_o chap._n xvii_o of_o phoenicia_n and_o of_o the_o theology_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o ancient_a phoenician_n of_o their_o art_n and_o invention_n pag._n 76_o chap._n xviii_o of_o palaestina_n and_o the_o first_o inhabitant_n thereof_o the_o sodomite_n idumaean_n moabite_n ammonite_n and_o canaanite_n with_o other_o pag._n 83_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n and_o religion_n from_o the_o begin_n thereof_o to_o our_o time_n chap._n i._n the_o preface_n of_o this_o book_n and_o a_o description_n of_o the_o region_n of_o palaestina_n since_o call_v judaea_n and_o now_o terra_fw-la sancta_fw-la pag._n 89_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o hebrew_a patriarch_n and_o their_o religion_n before_o the_o law_n also_o of_o their_o law_n and_o polity_n pag._n 95_o §_o i._o of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o religion_n before_o the_o law_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o of_o proselyte_n pag._n 96_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o hebrew_n polity_n and_o civil_a government_n pag._n 97_o §_o four_o of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n pag._n 100_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o religious_a place_n among_o the_o israelite_n their_o tabernacle_n temple_n synagogue_n pag._n 101_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o jewish_a computation_n of_o time_n and_o of_o their_o festival_n day_n pag._n 105_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o festival_n day_n institute_v by_o god_n in_o the_o law_n pag._n 108_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o feast_n and_o fast_n which_o the_o jew_n institute_v to_o themselves_o with_o a_o calendar_n of_o their_o feast_n and_o fast_n through_o the_o year_n as_o they_o be_v now_o observe_v pag._n 113_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o ancient_a oblation_n gift_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o their_o tithe_n and_o of_o their_o priest_n and_o person_n ecclesiastical_a and_o religious_a pag._n 115_o §_o i._o of_o their_o oblation_n gift_n and_o sacrifice_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o tithe_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o tithing_n pag._n 116_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o personal_a offering_n and_o of_o their_o and_o our_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n pag._n 119_o §_o four_o of_o their_o firstborn_a priest_n levite_n and_o other_o religious_a person_n pag._n 121_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o diverse_a sect_n opinion_n and_o alteration_n of_o religion_n among_o the_o hebrew_n pag._n 123_o §_o i._o of_o their_o ancient_a division_n and_o idolatry_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o karraim_n and_o rabbinists_n and_o of_o hasidaei_n pag._n 125_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o pharisee_n pag._n 126_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sadducee_n pag._n 129_o §_o v._o of_o the_o hessee_n pag._n 130_o §_o vi_o of_o the_o scribe_n pag._n 132_o §_o vii_o of_o many_o other_o jewish_a sect_n and_o heresy_n pag._n 133_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o samaritan_o pag._n 136_o chap._n x._o the_o miserable_a destruction_n and_o dispersion_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n to_o this_o day_n p._n 140_o §_o i._o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o titus_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o adrian_n pag._n 141_o §_o iii_o of_o other_o their_o false_a christ_n and_o seduce_a prophet_n pag._n 143_o §_o four_o of_o the_o miserable_a dispersion_n of_o the_o jew_n pag._n 144_o §_o v._o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o disperse_a habitation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ben._n tudelensis_n pag._n 146_o §_o vi_o of_o some_o jew_n late_o find_v in_o china_n and_o of_o their_o late_a accident_n in_o germany_n pag._n 150_o §_o vii_o of_o the_o jew_n sometime_o live_v in_o england_n collect_v out_o of_o ancient_a record_n by_o master_n john_n selden_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n pag._n 151_o chap._n xi_o a_o chronology_n of_o the_o jewish_a history_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n brief_o collect_v pag._n 153_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o jewish_a talmud_n and_o the_o composition_n and_o estimation_n thereof_o also_o of_o the_o jewish_a learned_a man_n their_o succession_n their_o cabalist_n masorite_n their_o rabbin_n university_n student_n rabbinical_a creation_n their_o scripture_n and_o the_o translation_n of_o they_o pag._n 155_o §_o i._o of_o the_o talmud_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o ancient_a jewish_a author_n and_o their_o cabalist_n pag._n 161_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o rabbin_n the_o rite_n of_o their_o creation_n the_o jewish_a university_n and_o student_n pag._n 164_o §_o four_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o their_o interpretation_n pag._n 168_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o modern_a jew_n creed_n or_o the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n with_o their_o interpretation_n of_o the_o same_o and_o their_o affirmative_a and_o negative_a precept_n pag._n 170_o §_o i._o of_o their_o creed_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o negative_a precept_n expound_v by_o the_o rabbin_n pag._n 174_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o affirmative_a precept_n pag._n

iii_o of_o the_o sasquesahanocke_n with_o other_o and_o late_a observation_n of_o the_o virginian_a rite_n pag._n 842_o chap._n vii_o of_o florida_n pag._n 845_o §_o i._o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o spanish_a and_o french_a in_o florida_n and_o of_o the_o soil_n and_o city_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o custom_n manner_n and_o superstition_n pag._n 847_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o more_o inland_a part_n of_o florida_n discover_v by_o nunez_n pag._n 849_o §_o four_o other_o observation_n of_o florida_n pag._n 851_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o country_n situate_v westward_o from_o florida_n and_o virginia_n towards_o the_o south_n sea_n pag._n 853_o §_o i._o of_o cibola_n tigue_n quivira_n and_o nova-albion_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o new_a mexico_n and_o cinaloa_n pag._n 855_o §_o iii_o the_o discovery_n of_o ulloa_n and_o alarchon_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o south_n sea_n pag._n 856_o chap._n ix_o of_o new_a spain_n and_o the_o conquest_n thereof_o by_o hernando_n cortes_n pag._n 858_o §_o i._o of_o the_o first_o discovery_n by_o cortes_n and_o other_o ibid._n §_o ii_o cortes_n his_o expedition_n to_o mexico_n and_o entertainment_n by_o mutezuma_n pag._n 860_o §_o iii_o the_o conquest_n of_o mexico_n pag._n 862_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o new_a spain_n and_o the_o history_n of_o their_o king_n pag._n 864_o §_o i._o the_o mexican_n exodus_fw-la and_o first_o sound_v ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o history_n of_o eight_o of_o their_o first_o king_n pag._n 865_o §_o iii_o of_o motezuma_n and_o other_o rarity_n of_o the_o mexican_n story_n pag._n 867_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o idol_n and_o idolatrous_a sacrifice_n of_o new_a spain_n pag._n 869_o §_o i._o of_o their_o go_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o sacrifice_n of_o men._n pag._n 871_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o religious_a place_n and_o person_n in_o new_a spain_n wherein_o be_v also_o handle_v their_o penance_n marriage_n burial_n and_o other_o rite_n perform_v by_o their_o priest_n pag._n 873_o §_o i._o of_o their_o temple_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o nun_n friar_n and_o other_o votary_n pag._n 874_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o priest_n and_o the_o many_o rite_n belong_v to_o their_o function_n pag._n 876_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o supputation_n of_o time_n festival_n solemnity_n college_n school_n letter_n opinion_n and_o other_o remarkable_a thing_n in_o new_a spain_n pag._n 879_o §_o i._o their_o calendar_n and_o conceit_n of_o time_n and_o some_o of_o their_o feast_n ibid._n §_o ii_o their_o feast_n of_o transubstantiation_n lent_n bloody_a procession_n and_o other_o holy_a time_n p._n 880_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o school_n letter_n and_o other_o their_o opinion_n pag._n 883_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o other_o place_n betwixt_o new_a spain_n and_o the_o strait_n of_o dariene_n pag._n 885_o §_o i._o of_o jucatan_n acusamil_n guatimala_n and_o hondura_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o nicaragua_n their_o plenty_n and_o exceed_a superstition_n pag._n 887_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o strange_a creature_n in_o these_o part_n of_o nombre_fw-fr de_fw-fr dios_fw-es and_o the_o spanish_a misery_n at_o their_o first_o plantation_n pag._n 888_o the_o nine_o book_n of_o cumana_n guiana_n brasil_n chica_n chili_n peru_n and_o other_o region_n of_o america_n perwiana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o southern_a america_n and_o of_o the_o country_n on_o the_o sea_n coast_n betwixt_o dariene_n and_o cumana_n pag._n 891_o §_o i._o of_o the_o great_a river_n in_o these_o part_n and_o of_o dariene_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o uraba_n carthagena_n and_o the_o superstition_n of_o dabaiba_n pag._n 893_o §_o iii_o of_o tunia_n saint_n martha_n venezuela_n and_o curiana_n pag._n 894_o chap._n ii_o of_o cumana_n and_o paria_fw-la pag._n 896_o §_o i._o of_o the_o people_n and_o strange_a creature_n in_o cumana_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o vice_n and_o superstition_n pag._n 897_o §_o iii_o of_o trinidado_n and_o paria_fw-la pag._n 899_o chap._n iii_o of_o guiana_n and_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n on_o the_o coast_n and_o within_o the_o land_n p._n 900_o §_o i._o discovery_n of_o guiana_n by_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n ibid._n §_o ii_o relation_n and_o discovery_n thereof_o by_o other_o englishman_n pag._n 901_o §_o iii_o relation_n of_o these_o and_o the_o adjoin_v country_n by_o the_o spaniard_n pag._n 904_o chap._n four_o of_o brasill_n pag._n 906_o §_o i._o the_o discovery_n and_o relation_n thereof_o by_o maffaeus_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n §_o ii_o more_o full_a relation_n by_o stadius_n lerius_fw-la and_o peter_n carder_n pag._n 907_o §_o iii_o most_o ample_a relation_n of_o the_o brasilian_n nation_n and_o custom_n by_o master_n anthony_n knivet_n pag._n 909_o §_o four_o of_o the_o strange_a creature_n in_o brasill_n p._n 912_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o custom_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o brasilian_o pag._n 914_o §_o i._o of_o their_o war_n and_o man-eating_a and_o of_o the_o devil_n torture_v they_o ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o priest_n or_o magician_n pag._n 915_o §_o iii_o of_o other_o their_o rite_n and_o a_o new_a mongrel_n sect_n among_o they_o pag._n 917_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o country_n from_o the_o river_n of_o plate_n to_o the_o magellan_n strait_n pag._n 920_o §_o i._o the_o nation_n inhabit_v near_o the_o river_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o giant_n and_o other_o nation_n near_o the_o strait_n pag._n 922_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o magellan_n strait_n pag._n 923_o chap._n vii_o of_o terra_fw-la australis_fw-la and_o chili_n pag._n 924_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o conquest_n of_o peru_n by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o of_o their_o ingua_n or_o emperor_n p._n 927_o §_o i._o of_o pizarro_n his_o discovery_n and_o take_v the_o king_n of_o peru_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o huge_a treasure_n take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n pag._n 930_o §_o iii_o the_o king_n of_o peru_n their_o original_n proceed_n and_o treasure_n pag._n 931_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o country_n of_o peru_n natural_a economical_a and_o political_a observation_n pag._n 933_o §_o i._o of_o the_o scite_fw-la wind_n hill_n plain_n lake_n raines_n season_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o first_o inhabitant_n their_o quippos_n art_n marriage_n pag._n 934_o §_o iii_o the_o regal_a rite_n right_n work_n and_o of_o ruminagui_n and_o aluarado_n pag._n 936_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o many_o god_n of_o peru_n their_o opinion_n of_o the_o creation_n flood_n and_o end_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 938_o §_o i._o of_o their_o go_n ibid._n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o religious_a person_n and_o place_n confession_n and_o sacrifice_n in_o peru_n pag._n 940_o §_o i._o of_o their_o priest_n oracle_n and_o temple_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o nun_n sorcerer_n confession_n and_o penance_n pag._n 942_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o sacrifice_n pag._n 944_o chap._n xii_o of_o their_o fast_n sepulcher_n and_o other_o perwian_a superstition_n pag._n 945_o §_o i._o of_o the_o calendar_n and_o holy_a day_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o funeral_n in_o peru_n and_o the_o place_n adjoin_v and_o somewhat_o of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o those_o part_n pag._n 948_o §_o iii_o observation_n of_o american_n rite_n out_o of_o hieronymo_n roman_n pag._n 949_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o island_n adjoin_v to_o america_n pag._n 950_o §_o i._o of_o the_o ladrone_n margarita_n and_o cubagua_n and_o the_o sea_n betwixt_o they_o ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o canibal-iland_n the_o whale_n thresher_n swordfish_n shark_n and_o other_o fish_n and_o observation_n of_o those_o sea_n pag._n 952_o §_o iii_o of_o boriquen_n jamaica_n cuba_n and_o the_o lucayae_n pag._n 954_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o hispaniola_n and_o a_o touch_n homeward_o at_o bermuda_n pag._n 955_o §_o i._o the_o name_n natural_a rarity_n and_o creature_n thereof_o ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o idol_n song_n and_o dance_n priest_n oracle_n superstitious_a opinion_n and_o custom_n pag._n 957_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o bermuda_n or_o summer_n island_n pag._n 960_o chap._n xv_n of_o the_o spanish_a cruelty_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o of_o their_o perverse_a conversion_n of_o the_o indian_n unto_o christianity_n pag._n 962_o extract_n out_o of_o sir_n jerome_n horseys_n observation_n in_o seventeen_o year_n travel_n and_o experience_n in_o russia_n and_o other_o country_n adjoin_v pag._n 973_o relation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o golchonda_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n within_o the_o gulf_n of_o bengala_n arreccan_n pegu_n tannassery_n etc_n etc_n pag._n 993_o the_o catalogve_n of_o the_o author_n i_o have_v here_o muster_v in_o thy_o view_n courteous_a reader_n those_o author_n which_o from_o my_o own_o sight_n i_o have_v mention_v in_o this_o work_n some_o of_o they_o i_o confess_v be_v of_o no_o great_a note_n and_o some_o be_v note_v for_o notorious_a counterfeit_n but_o all_o be_v of_o some_o use_n and_o meet_v to_o be_v here_o place_v that_o they_o may_v have_v their_o due_n

life_n which_o without_o such_o stay_n shall_v have_v be_v immortal_a the_o use_n whereof_o be_v after_o grant_v rather_o to_o supply_v necessity_n when_o the_o flood_n have_v weaken_v the_o earth_n then_o to_o minister_v a_o great_a abundance_n then_o before_o it_o have_v and_o least_o of_o all_o to_o satisfy_v the_o greedy_a and_o curious_a appetite_n of_o more_o than_o beastly_a man_n liberal_a and_o bountiful_a be_v god_n allowance_n which_o yet_o as_o man_n abuse_v in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n so_o whether_o any_o sinful_a man_n do_v transgress_v by_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n as_o iniquity_n increase_v it_o be_v uncertain_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o when_o the_o earth_n be_v 6.11_o fill_v with_o cruelty_n as_o man_n escape_v not_o beastly_a butchery_n so_o beast_n escape_v not_o butcherly_a inhumanity_n and_o man_n that_o stay_v not_o now_o for_o commission_n to_o eat_v man_n flesh_n will_v then_o much_o less_o ask_v leave_n to_o feed_v on_o beast_n then_o do_v the_o godly_a patriarch_n live_v many_o hundred_o year_n genes_n without_o such_o food_n whereas_o now_o we_o reach_v not_o to_o one_o with_o this_o help_n that_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o those_o which_o by_o abuse_n hereof_o be_v as_o cruel_a to_o themselves_o in_o shorten_v their_o day_n by_o surfeit_n as_o to_o the_o creature_n make_v their_o belly_n to_o become_v warren_n fishpool_n shambles_n and_o what_o not_o save_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v have_v not_o man_n be_v devilish_a in_o sin_v he_o have_v not_o be_v beastly_a in_o feed_v nay_o the_o beast_n have_v abhor_v that_o which_o now_o they_o practise_v both_o against_o their_o lord_n and_o their_o fellow-servant_n 11.6_o the_o wolf_n shall_v have_v dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n the_o leopard_n shall_v have_v lion_n with_o the_o kid_n and_o the_o calf_n and_o the_o lion_n and_o the_o fat_a beast_n together_o and_o a_o little_a child_n may_v lead_v they_o and_o this_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n appear_v when_o all_o 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326._o 327_o amanus_n a_o god_n of_o the_o persian_n 374_o amanus_n a_o mount_n or_o hill_n 37._o 67_o 223_o amasis_n king_n of_o egypt_n 584_o amazon_n 37._o 327._o 399._o river_n of_o amazon_n 327._o island_n of_o amazon_n 578_o amara_fw-la the_o admirable_a hill_n in_o aethiopia_n 743._o the_o history_n and_o description_n thereof_o 743._o 744._o the_o temple_n monastery_n library_n ibidem_fw-la the_o inestimable_a treasure_n and_o incomparable_a jewel_n and_o the_o prince_n keep_v there_o as_o lewis_n say_v 745._o 746_o amber_n what_o it_o be_v 532_o ambition_n the_o nature_n thereof_o 74_o ambize_n or_o hog-fish_n in_o congo_n 767._o 668_o amboino_n island_n 578._o the_o commodity_n of_o amboina_fw-la 606_o americus_n vesputius_n 791_o america_n why_o so_o call_v 791._o the_o nature_n of_o heat_n raines_n wind_n there_o 792._o 793._o of_o metal_n 795._o 796._o how_o rich_a it_o be_v to_o the_o spaniard_n 796._o whether_o know_v to_o the_o ancient_n 798._o how_o man_n come_v 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283_o amurath_n the_o second_o 283._o &_o seq_fw-la amurath_n the_o three_o 285._o 286_o anacharsis_n his_o travel_n and_o death_n 398_o anaitis_n a_o goddess_n 345_o anakim_n 85_o ananas_n a_o indian_a fruit_n describe_v 567_o anathema_n a_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n or_o curse_n 101._o 137_o anatomy_n of_o jew_n 178_o anastasius_n the_o patriarch_n cruel_o murder_v 215_o ananas_n be_v indian_n fruit_n 563_o anchiale_n build_v by_o sardanapalus_n 62_o anchoret_n in_o china_n 466_o andromeda_n free_v by_o perseus_n 81_o angel_n why_o not_o mention_v in_o the_o creation_n 6._o why_o with_o fix_v wing_n 3._o dream_n of_o angel_n 31._o 177._o 179._o 188._o 189._o 191._o 196._o 197._o 224._o 225._o &_o sequitur_fw-la name_n observe_v by_o the_o essee_n 131._o by_o jew_n and_o christian_n 161._o their_o order_n ibid._n their_o kind_n 369._o mahometicall_a fancy_n of_o angel_n 224._o 225._o 226._o 259._o 260._o 261._o 302_o angel_n of_o death_n 207._o 210._o mahometicall_a dream_n of_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n 242._o 243._o

926_o chederles_n the_o turkish_a conceit_n of_o he_o 318._o relic_n of_o his_o horse_n shoe_n use_v against_o disease_n ibid._n chemmis_n so_o call_v of_o cham_n 37_o 631_o chemosh_n a_o idol_n 85_o cherry_n island_n 816._o 817_o chia_n a_o drink_n 263_o chica_n a_o country_n 468._o a_o drink_n 947_o child_n which_o suck_n 12._o year_n 318._o sale_n and_o murder_n of_o child_n 469_o childbirth_n strange_a rite_n observe_v by_o the_o tibareni_n 400._o a_o order_n in_o brasill_n for_o the_o man_n to_o lie_v in_o when_o his_o wife_n be_v deliver_v 918_o 919._o childbirth_n rite_n in_o cardandan_n 430._o other_o rite_n in_o india_n 482._o in_o guinea_n 717._o rite_n of_o the_o jag_n 772._o in_o guiana_n 900_o chili_n whence_o so_o call_v 926._o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n chimia_fw-it limia_n simia_fw-la three_o science_n in_o tanguth_n 428._o 429_o china_n whither_o cathaia_n 409._o 410_o 411._o ben._n go_v his_o long_a and_o dangerous_a journey_n from_o lahor_n to_o china_n 413._o 414._o the_o name_n of_o china_n 435._o the_o name_n which_o they_o give_v it_o themselves_o 436_o the_o province_n city_n shire_n town_n hamlet_n castle_n and_o situation_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o number_n of_o tributary_n ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n and_o natural_a commodity_n 436._o 437._o map_n of_o china_n ibid._n the_o commodiousness_n and_o store_n of_o ship_n and_o river_n 437._o 438._o the_o beauty_n and_o form_n of_o their_o city_n 439_o of_o canton_n nanquin_n pequin_n city_n of_o china_n ibid._n of_o sucen_n and_o hamceu_fw-fr most_o admirable_a 440._o a_o discourse_n of_o quinsay_n the_o most_o admirable_a of_o the_o world_n 441._o 442._o season_n there_o ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o china_n their_o person_n attire_n name_n and_o surname_n 443._o 444._o their_o seal_n game_n complemental_a salutation_n and_o entertainment_n ibidem_fw-la their_o building_n print_v porcelain_n paint_v music_n ink_n fan_n and_o use_v of_o they_o 445_o 446._o their_o language_n all_o monosyllable_n language_n two_o fold_n and_o equivocation_n 446._o 467_o their_o manner_n of_o writing_n and_o philosophy_n 447._o their_o want_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n ibidem_fw-la their_o astrology_n and_o physic_n 447._o 448._o their_o ethic_n and_o politics_n 449._o their_o degree_n in_o school_n &_o manner_n of_o attain_v they_o 449._o 450._o military_a degree_n 450._o 451._o the_o kingdom_n found_v by_o humuu_n 451._o his_o constitution_n their_o king_n revenue_n ibid._n the_o king_n his_o retiredness_n marriage_n arm_n court_n colour_n posterity_n ibid._n &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o manner_n of_o petition_v 452._o of_o pay_v his_o revenue_n eunuch_n and_o palace_n 452._o 453._o their_o court_n or_o tribunal_n 454._o the_o diversity_n of_o magistrate_n 454._o 455_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v at_o their_o royal_a city_n and_o in_o the_o province_n 455._o 456._o nine_o order_n of_o their_o magistrate_n and_o their_o stipend_n ibidem_fw-la their_o habit_n and_o ensign_n 457._o their_o military_a man_n and_o weapon_n 456._o the_o king_n can_v alter_v the_o custom_n nor_o any_o bear_v one_o office_n above_o three_o year_n or_o at_o all_o in_o his_o own_o country_n ibidem_fw-la what_o nobility_n in_o china_n 458._o extraordinary_a commission_n ibid._n ordinary_a compliment_n of_o refuse_v and_o inordinate_a tyranny_n 458._o 459._o their_o cave_n prison_n punishment_n of_o thief_n ibid._n inundation_n and_o earthquake_n ibid._n a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o king_n 459._o 460._o vanlia_n the_o present_a king_n ibidem_fw-la of_o king_n farfur_n ibidem_fw-la strange_a story_n of_o beast_n in_o a_o monastery_n 460._o worship_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o their_o other_o god_n 461_o 462._o their_o three_o sect_n 462._o opinion_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o confutian_a sect_n 462._o 463._o opinion_n &_o rite_n of_o the_o sect_n sciequia_fw-la 463_o 464._o of_o the_o sect_n lausu_n 464_o 465._o their_o priest_n secular_a and_o religious_a and_o nun_n 456._o 466_o their_o almanac_n and_o manifold_a divination_n 466._o 467._o their_o lot_n and_o god-bearing_a 467._o their_o curious_a art_n of_o alchemy_n and_o procure_v long_a life_n ibid._n their_o respect_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o eclipse_n 468._o their_o marriage_n with_o who_o and_o how_o solemnize_v 468_o 469._o sale_n and_o murder_n of_o their_o child_n ibidem_fw-la their_o gelding_n their_o infant_n contempt_n of_o stranger_n pride_n and_o other_o vice_n 469_o 470._o erroneous_a opinion_n ibidem_fw-la their_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o man_n and_o idol_n with_o the_o rite_n thereof_o 470._o 471._o monastery_n ibid._n their_o funeral_n ceremony_n 472_o 473._o their_o monument_n epitaph_n and_o curiosity_n 474._o 475_o religious_a time_n and_o firework_n solemnity_n ibid._n stranger_n and_o foreign_a religion_n in_o china_n 475_o 476._o scruple_n about_o their_o ingress_n and_o egress_n ibidem_fw-la how_o the_o jesuit_n enter_v 475._o jew_n mahometans_n and_o christian_n there_o ibid._n chinois_n how_o hate_v in_o japon_n 476_o chinkius_n can_n founder_n of_o the_o great_a empire_n under_o the_o sun_n 379_o choaspes_n a_o river_n chobat_fw-la of_o the_o arabian_n 264_o chocanada_n a_o idol_n 560_o chosroes_n his_o act_n 215._o his_o death_n ibid._n christ_n very_a god_n 3._o manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n 4._o not_o by_o generation_n 26._o the_o second_o adam_n 27_o when_o he_o suffer_v 106._o his_o paschall_n rite_n 110._o 111._o false_a christ_n and_o seduce_a prophet_n 143._o 144._o the_o history_n of_o christ_n prove_v by_o the_o jewish_a author_n 163._o his_o miracle_n disgrace_v 164._o the_o mahometan_a opinion_n of_o he_o 251._o 252_o christ_n and_o christian_n odious_a name_n to_o the_o indian_n by_o spanish_a insolence_n 962._o 963_o christian_a religion_n what_o proportion_n it_o hold_v with_o other_o religion_n 964._o saint_n thomas_n christian_n 736._o 737_o christian_n in_o palaestina_n 214._o chase_v thence_o by_o saracen_n 215._o 216_o their_o recover_n 217._o their_o unchristian_a course_n there_o 222_o the_o misery_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o turk_n 322._o 323._o &_o seq_n in_o egypt_n 658._o 659_o chronology_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n 59_o 60._o &_o sequitur_fw-la of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n 51._o 52._o 53._o of_o the_o jew_n 138._o 139._o &_o seq_n mahometans_n 273._o persian_n 367._o of_o the_o tartar_n 407._o of_o the_o chinois_n 452._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 660._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o the_o mexican_n 879_o chubar_fw-la chobar_n or_o chabar_fw-la 166_o church_n true_o catholic_a in_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth_n 29_o chusor_n a_o great_a magician_n 77_o cidambaran_n why_o so_o call_v 561_o cilicia_n how_o situate_a and_o the_o present_a state_n thereof_o 341._o subdue_v to_o the_o turk_n 343._o their_o ancient_a rite_n 342._o 343_o cimmerian_a darkness_n 576._o whence_o this_o proverb_n ibid._n cimmerij_fw-la or_o cimbri_n 576_o cingis_n chan_n first_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n 402._o his_o generation_n and_o first_o proceed_n 403._o his_o four_o son_n 403._o 404_o 405_o cinaloa_n the_o description_n thereof_o 855._o their_o marriage_n rite_n knighthood_n adoption_n dice_v funeral_n 856_o cinchiamfu_n a_o city_n of_o china_n 440_o cinnamon_n how_o grow_v 569_o cinnamon_n in_o arabia_n 226._o 227_o circassian_n and_o circassian_n country_n 348_o circumcision_n of_o moabite_n 86._o ammonite_n ibid._n proselyte_n 97._o jew_n 179._o 180._o 181._o arabian_n 227._o 228._o trogloditae_n 667._o at_o what_o age_n circumcise_v ibid._n circumcision_n of_o turk_n 311._o in_o china_n 475._o in_o guinea_n 716_o cittim_n a_o part_n of_o cilicia_n 37_o citor_n destroy_v 260_o civet_n 570_o cleobian_o and_o theobulian_n sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o clove_n how_o grow_v 569._o 605_o coava_fw-la a_o great_a river_n in_o africa_n 774_o cobtini_n a_o mahometicall_a sect_n 275_o columbus_n discoverer_n of_o america_n 801._o his_o history_n 802._o 803_o his_o error_n coloss_n at_o rhodes_n 584_o coloss_n of_o semiramis_n 45._o in_o pegu_n 530._o zeilan_n 616._o in_o egypt_n 634_o colchis_n or_o mengrelia_n how_o situate_a 347._o their_o custom_n and_o present_a manner_n of_o live_v 347._o 348_o colombo_n a_o fortress_n of_o the_o portugal_n 618_o collen_n his_o great_a posterity_n 419_o cold_a and_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o it_o 794_o college_n of_o the_o jew_n 99_o colophon_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 338_o colpia_n what_o it_o signify_v 77_o sir_n william_n cokayne_n 990_o cock_n crow_v the_o cause_n 157_o white_a and_o red_a cock_n jewish_a ceremony_n 197._o 198_o cock_n sacrifice_n in_o calcutta_n 550_o cock_n worship_v by_o the_o persian_n 136_o comana_n a_o city_n 327_o comania_n turcomania_n 334._o 335_o comori_fw-la cape_n in_o india_n 480_o combabus_fw-la his_fw-la device_n 68_o his_o statue_n ibid._n compass_n invent_v 44._o use_v in_o land_n travel_n 207._o 681_o con_n the_o conceit_n of_o he_o in_o peru_n 938_o conjugal_a duty_n observe_v by_o the_o jew_n 203_o conscience_n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o 26_o condore_n great_a fowl_n 564_o confession_n of_o jew_n 197._o 198_o confession_n of_o crime_n 597_o

to_o africa_n 626._o 671_o 704._o to_o america_n 950._o 951._o &_o seq_n island_n deal_v moro_n and_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 578_o ilium_n or_o troy_n the_o situation_n and_o founder_n thereof_o 332_o image_n of_o god_n 14._o 15._o how_o far_o lose_v 22_o image_n how_o come_v to_o be_v worship_v 45._o 46_o image_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o belus_n 49_o image_n erect_v by_o nebuchadonoser_n 50._o of_o senacherib_n 62_o image_n in_o the_o temple_n at_o hierapolis_n 68_o 69._o of_o apollo_n at_o daphne_n 71_o image_n in_o nebuchadnezar_n dream_n 71._o of_o victoria_n take_v away_o with_o a_o scoff_n 73._o of_o man_n mad_v god_n 75._o of_o moloch_n 86_o jewish_a hatred_n of_o image_n 213_o turkish_a hatred_n of_o they_o 301_o dream_n of_o a_o image_n at_o rome_n 205._o of_o venus_n 56._o 59_o turkish_a nicety_n for_o image_n 300._o 301_o image_n of_o mars_n and_o saturn_n at_o mecca_n 255._o 268._o persian_a image_n and_o the_o sacrifice_a to_o they_o 374._o 375._o 976_o image_n of_o the_o tartar_n 423._o in_o tanguth_n 428._o 429._o in_o cathay_n 405._o 415._o 416._o 426._o of_o the_o samoed_n 432._o 433._o chinois_n 470._o 471._o &_o seq_n siamite_n 490_o 491._o in_o pegu_n 505._o 506._o in_o bengala_n 508._o 509._o in_o salsette_n 545_o calicut_n 550._o negapatun_n 557_o 558._o in_o japon_n 597._o 598._o of_o adam_n in_o zellan_n 616._o 617._o in_o egypt_n 635._o 636._o in_o mexico_n 870._o 873._o &_o seq_n at_o acusamil_n 885._o in_o guiana_n 901._o &_o seq_fw-la in_o peru_n 940._o 941_o imbius_n a_o barbarous_a nation_n 755_o imemia_n a_o sect_n embrace_v of_o the_o persian_n and_o other_o 275._o 276_o impropriation_n popish_a 119._o how_o many_o and_o how_o wicked_a 119._o 120_o incest_n of_o the_o dogzijn_n father_n pollute_v their_o own_o daughter_n etc_n etc_n 220._o mother_n with_o the_o son_n ibid._n india_n what_o country_n so_o call_v 477_o india_n minor_n and_o maior_n 735._o the_o name_n india_n how_o use_v 477_o india_n how_o divide_v 477._o indian_a rite_n before_o and_o after_o bacchus_n 481._o 482_o indian_n of_o seven_o sort_n 478_o opinion_n and_o life_n of_o their_o brahmin_n 478_o 479._o diverse_a order_n of_o they_o ibid._n their_o rite_n in_o burn_a themselves_o 480_o indian_a god_n monster_n dance_n and_o other_o rite_n 481._o 482_o indian_a woman_n 482._o fruit_n plant_n spice_n beast_n &c_n &c_n 563._o &_o seq_fw-la portugal_n and_o dutch_n trade_v in_o india_n 483._o of_o the_o english_a trade_n there_o and_o many_o argument_n in_o defence_n of_o it_o 484_o 485._o &_o seq_fw-la indian_a society_n commend_v ibid._n indigo_n how_o and_o where_o it_o grow_v 570._o 1003_o indus_n river_n worship_v 478_o 479_o describe_v ibid._n inguas_n title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o peru_n 931_o intelligent_n a_o sect_n of_o moor_n 275_o inundation_n in_o china_n 458_o job_n story_n say_v to_o be_v feign_v 164_o ioghi_n indian_a votary_n and_o catharist_n 574._o their_o opinion_n ibid._n furious_a zeal_n self-rigor_n 575_o john_n king_n of_o england_n his_o embassage_n 702_o jonia_n how_o situate_a 336._o whence_o so_o call_v and_o the_o principal_a city_n thereof_o ibid._n jonithus_fw-la a_o suppose_a son_n of_o noah_n 36_o jonas_n send_v to_o ninive_n 66_o jonadab_n father_n of_o the_o rechabite_n 125_o jonathas_n son_n of_o usiel_n 161_o jonathan_n author_n of_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n 165._o the_o opinion_n of_o he_o and_o his_o sect_n ibid._n jonike_n letter_n 81_o joppe_n when_o build_v 83_o jor_n a_o kingdom_n 496_o jordan_n river_n describe_v 92_o josephus_n not_o skilful_a in_o hebrew_a 94_o ben_n gorion_n counterfeit_v 129._o his_o testimony_n of_o christ_n 163_o irak_n a_o kingdom_n 220_o isabel_n island_n 904_o be_v a_o city_n so_o call_v 50_o isis_n the_o story_n thereof_o 78._o 80._o 83._o 635._o 636_o isdigerte_n 353_o island_n and_o iscaria_fw-la 831_o &_o seq_n isman_n a_o drusian_a prophet_n 220._o 221_o ishmael_n 92_o ismaelite_n a_o sect_n 132_o ishmael_n sophi_n 381._o 382._o the_o second_o 815_o israel_n who_o call_v 90._o their_o numb_a 92._o how_o govern_v before_o and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n 68_o how_o how_o after_o 98_o 99_o carry_v captive_a 121._o when_o they_o depart_v egypt_n 675._o some_o remnant_n in_o china_n 475_o isidones_n their_o rite_n 397_o italy_n wherein_o happy_a and_o unhappy_a 828_o juan_n vasiliwich_n emperor_n of_o russia_n his_o cruelty_n and_o history_n at_o large_a by_o sir_n jerom_n horsey_n 973_o &_o seq_n juba_n a_o king_n and_o writer_n 678_o jubilee_n 112._o the_o nine_o and_o forty_o year_n 113._o the_o popish_a jubilee_n ibid._n jubilee_n of_o the_o mexican_n 881_o jucatan_n and_o the_o rite_n there_o 885_o juchri_fw-la juchria_n jurchi_n 341_o judah_n 124_o jude_n his_o cite_n of_o a_o testimony_n of_o henoch_n 30_o judaea_n 92._o when_o first_o so_o call_v 93_o vid._n jerusalem_n and_o jew_n judgement-day_n turkish_a opinion_n thereof_o 313_o jugure_n 404._o the_o sect_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o jugure_n 431_o julian_n apostata_fw-la 72_o julian_n the_o spanish_a traitor_n 229._o juno_n olympia_n 78._o 81_o jupiter_n of_o the_o plough_n 77._o of_o the_o dunghill_n 80._o beelsaman_n and_o olympius_n 77._o 81._o triphylius_fw-la 201._o bellipotens_fw-la 311._o hercaeus_fw-la and_o fulminator_fw-la 318._o descensor_n 319._o larisseus_fw-la 321_o jupitur_fw-la sagus_n 328._o jupiter_n of_o the_o persian_n 396_o jupiter_n graecanicus_fw-la 137._o the_o oracle_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n 665_o isates_n king_n of_o adiabena_n 63_o k_o kabala_n what_o it_o be_v 161_o &_o seq_fw-la how_o differ_v from_o the_o talmud_n 161._o 162._o three_o kind_n ibid._n kabala_n of_o the_o mahometans_n 276_o 277_o kain_n his_o sacrifice_n 28._o his_o punishment_n ibid._n his_o remove_n to_o nod_n and_o his_o posterity_n 29_o kain_n commend_v by_o the_o caiani_n 135_o calendar_n of_o jewish_a fast_n and_o feast_n 113._o 114._o of_o the_o samaritan_o 137._o 138._o of_o the_o saracen_n 229_o 230._o of_o the_o peruan_n 945._o 946_o kara_n karraim_n or_o koraim_n scripture_n jew_n 125_o 129._o ancient_a and_o modern_a differ_v 129_o karda_n mountain_n 35_o karthada_n 82_o kedar_n a_o country_n abound_v with_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o goat_n 85_o kergis_fw-la 405_o kiddish_n a_o jewish_a prayer_n 186_o kine_n worship_v by_o the_o indian_n and_o why_o 50._o how_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n his_o prerogative_n 89_o kiou_n chief_a city_n of_o russia_n 297_o kirgessen_n tartar_n 421_o kithaya_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 404._o their_o rite_n 405._o their_o faith_n and_o manner_n of_o writing_n ibid._n with_fw-mi cathaya_n kiugin_n a_o degree_n of_o the_o chinois_n 449_o knight_n of_o rhodes_n 584_o knighthood_n in_o civaloa_n 855._o 856._o in_o mexico_n 866._o 867._o in_o brasil_n 914._o goa_n 544._o master_n knivet_n most_o strange_a adventure_n in_o brasill_n and_o other_o part_n 909_o 910._o 911_o koptus_fw-la a_o city_n that_o give_v name_n to_o egypt_n 626_o kumero_fw-la kumeri_fw-la kumerae_n kumeraeg_n 37_o kyrke_n whence_o so_o call_v 120_o kitayans_n and_o their_o religion_n 404_o m_n laban_n idol_n 98_o laborosoarchadus_n 62_o he_o be_v that_o baltasar_n mention_v by_o daniel_n 63_o labyrinth_n in_o egypt_n 633._o 634_o lac_n a_o indian_a drug_n 569_o ladrone_n island_n the_o description_n thereof_o 950._o the_o rite_n and_o custom_n there_o 951_o lake_n at_o hierapolis_n 69._o ascalon_n 81._o sodom_n 84_o 85._o call_v asphaltites_n 92._o thonitis_n 65_o genesareth_n and_o samachonitis_n 92._o arethusa_n 318._o at_o hamceu_n in_o china_n 441._o at_o quinsay_n ibid._n the_o lake_n of_o maeris_n 634._o gale_n goiame_n magnice_n and_o other_o lake_n in_o africa_n 773_o 774._o 775_o lamech_n jewish_a dream_n of_o he_o 30_o lamb_n paschall_n vide_fw-la paschall_n a_o lamb_n the_o daily_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o hasidim_n 125._o 126_o labour_n 413_o lamp_n nine_o hundred_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o fez_n and_o as_o many_o arch_n 683._o a_o lamp_n perpetual_o burn_v 147_o lamp_n a_o stone_n so_o call_v of_o strange_a effect_n 69_o language_n confound_v 38._o 40_o restore_v ibid._n which_o be_v the_o first_o language_n 38._o 39_o 264._o reckon_v by_o some_o 40._o 264_o language_n which_o the_o most_o general_a 265._o strange_a language_n use_v in_o holy_a thing_n in_o peru_n 938._o 940_o in_o bisnagar_n 572._o in_o siam_n for_o other_o science_n 491._o 492_o last_v caliph_n in_o bagdad_n and_o egypt_n 1044_o laodicea_n 70._o &_o seq_fw-la six_o of_o that_o name_n 71_o laos_n or_o laios_n a_o indian_a people_n their_o habitation_n and_o rite_n 489._o 490_o lar_n and_o cailon_n 580_o lausu_n a_o philosopher_n of_o china_n 464_o his_o sect_n and_o the_o rite_n thereof_o 465._o 466_o law_n write_v in_o man_n heart_n 19_o differ_v from_o ceremonial_a ibid._n law_n divide_v into_o ceremonial_a moral_a judicial_a 96._o their_o difference_n ibid._n write_a and_o unwritten_a 121._o dream_n of_o unwritten_a 156._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o

they_o have_v new_a husband_n if_o the_o former_a be_v absent_a twenty_o day_n 369._o in_o thebet_n 430._o in_o china_n 468._o 469._o in_o pegu_n 502_o 503._o of_o bengalan_n 508._o 509_o indian_n 678._o about_o goa_n 544_o 545._o of_o bramanes_n 547._o 548_o in_o calcutta_n 549._o of_o brasilian_o 919._o in_o peru_n 935._o in_o golchonda_n 1000_o marriage_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n 64._o jew_n more_o christian_n then_o the_o papist_n in_o prefer_v marriage_n before_o the_o seeming-ho_o vow_v of_o virginity_n 214_o malebar_n vide_fw-la malabar_n maranatha_n a_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n of_o the_o jew_n 100_o what_o it_o signify_v 101_o mars_n how_o worship_v in_o scythia_n 396._o 397_o marsyas_n flay_v quick_a 330_o marthus_fw-la and_o marthana_n 134_o martyr_n in_o all_o religion_n 28._o of_o the_o turk_n 315._o 316._o 317._o 318_o maruthas_n bishop_n 362_o masbothaei_n or_o masbothenai_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o masorite_n 165_o masore_v 169._o 170_o massalian_o 134_o massagerae_n their_o religion_n and_o rite_n 399_o mathematical_a instrument_n in_o china_n 468._o their_o skill_n in_o the_o mathematics_n ibid._n jesuit_n get_v credit_v there_o by_o they_o 469_o marstach_n a_o herb_n which_o make_v mad_a 316_o matin_n of_o the_o jew_n 185._o 186._o &_o seq_n maviitania_n caesariensis_n mauri_n &_o maurusij_n 675._o 676._o their_o miserable_a life_n ibid._n woman_n prophetess_n ibid._n mauritius_n the_o emperor_n 380._o &_o seq_fw-la mausolus_n his_o tomb_n 335_o max_n their_o rite_n 667_o maximinus_n his_o huge_a stature_n 32_o maize_n 806_o mazalcob_n mazal_n and_o mazaloth_n 70_o meaco_n a_o city_n in_o japon_n 595._o 596_o measure_n invent_v by_o cain_n 29_o meat_n prohibit_v to_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n 642._o 643_o meat_n forbid_v in_o loango_n 770_o by_o the_o mahometans_n 257_o mecca_n take_v and_o convert_v to_o islamisme_n 1015._o the_o pilgrimage_n thither_o 255._o 267._o 268._o 269._o &_o seq_n description_n of_o mecca_n 267_o 273._o the_o description_n of_o the_o mosquita_n there_o 269_o mecca_n spoil_v of_o the_o black-stone_n 1035_o mede_n 37._o the_o story_n of_o the_o mede_n 349._o 350._o &_o seq_n media_n whence_o so_o call_v 349._o the_o description_n thereof_o 350._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o division_n thereof_o 351._o 352_o medina_n describe_v 271._o convert_v to_o islamisene_n 1014_o mediterranean_a sea_n 575_o medan_n and_o merou_n 728_o medina_n and_o mecca_n spoil_v 1022_o megalobyzi_n certain_a priest_n so_o call_v 337_o megasthene_n his_o testimony_n of_o nebuchodonosor_n 49._o of_o darius_n medus_n 61_o megavares_n their_o rite_n 667_o mehokekim_n who_o so_o call_v 99_o meletius_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n 659_o melici_n or_o melchia_n sect_n 704_o melinde_n 754_o memphis_n or_o noph_n 631_o memnon_n 79._o his_o speak_a image_n ibid._n menas_z king_n of_o egypt_n 631._o 632_o mendao_n a_o great_a city_n 812_o mengrelia_n the_o savation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 347._o the_o state_n of_o the_o present_a mengrelian_o 347_o menon_n husband_n of_o semiramis_n 66_o menudde_n and_o menudim_n 98_o mereury_n 77_o mercuries_n certain_a planet_n so_o call_v 51_o meroe_n island_n describe_v 727._o 728_o their_o rite_n ibid._n their_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n 728._o 729_o merist_n or_o merissaeans_n 135_o merwan_n the_o 11._o chalifa_n poison_v by_o his_o wife_n 1022_o meshech_n mesehini_n and_o mazaca_n 37_o melchisedech_n 121_o merdin_n a_o city_n and_o patriarchal_a see_v 67_o mermaid_n 626_o merwan_n the_o 21._o chalifa_n his_o gluttony_n 1026_o mescuite_n or_o mosque_n and_o the_o ceremony_n in_o they_o 266_o 999_o mesopotamia_n why_o so_o call_v and_o how_o situate_a 65._o mesopotamian_n city_n 64_o messa_n and_o tale_n thereof_o 165_o messiah_n of_o the_o jew_n 142._o 207._o &_o seq_n counterfeit_n messiah_n 143_o 144._o dream_n of_o a_o earthly_a messiah_n 162._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o jew_n messiah_n 207._o 208._o &_o seq_n two_o messiasses_n expect_v ibid._n jewish_a messiah_n his_o feast_n 201_o meta_fw-la incognica_fw-la discover_v and_o describe_v 811._o 812_o metasthenes_n 62_o metempsychosis_n 471._o 469_o menis_n island_n 941_o master_n metholdsvoyage_n and_o observation_n 993._o &_o seq_fw-la methra_n and_o mithra_n 57_o 372_o metsr_n the_o name_n of_o cairo_n and_o all_o egypt_n 655_o mexico_n why_o so_o call_v 862._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o foundation_n thereof_o and_o strange_a expedition_n thither_o ibid._n mexico_n enter_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 862._o besiege_a take_v and_o rebuilt_a 863._o their_o several_a people_n 864._o the_o history_n of_o their_o king_n 865._o 866._o their_o oration_n 866_o coronation_n ibidem_fw-la ominous_a prodigy_n and_o ancient_a tribute_n 867._o the_o present_a state_n thereof_o 868._o 869._o their_o god_n goddess_n and_o worship_n in_o mexico_n 869_o 870._o their_o horrible_a sacrifice_n 871._o their_o priest_n 871._o 872_o their_o temple_n 873._o 874._o their_o monastery_n 874._o 875._o their_o rite_n and_o opinion_n 876._o 877_o their_o bloody_a procession_n ibid._n their_o baptism_n and_o education_n of_o their_o child_n 877._o their_o punishment_n marriage_n funeral_n 878._o supputation_n of_o time_n 879_o their_o opinion_n of_o five_o sun_n ibid._n their_o feast_n and_o festival_n rite_n 880._o 881._o of_o transubstantiation_n ibid._n their_o jubilee_n relic_n lent_n procession_n 881_o other_o rite_n 882._o their_o school_n theatre_n write_n hieroglyphic_n book_n whistle_v 883_o their_o manner_n of_o number_v ibid._n their_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n ibid._n michael_n bear_v a_o jewish_a miracle_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n 209._o 210_o midas_n his_o story_n 231_o middleton_n viz._n sir_n henry_n middleton_n his_o story_n 582._o 583._o &_o seq_n his_o death_n 610_o mina_n a_o superstitious_a place_n 247._o a_o castle_n so_o call_v 306._o a_o sum_n 119_o mindanao_n island_n her_o extent_n and_o city_n 578_o minaei_n or_o minim_n 129_o mine_n how_o deadly_a 760._o in_o barren_a soil_n ibid._n mine_n of_o sofala_n 759._o of_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o what_o thoy_z cause_n man_n to_o do_v 483._o 781_o mine_n of_o diamond_n 1002_o miracle_n report_v of_o the_o sytian_a goddess_n 67._o 68_o of_o beelzebub_n why_o apply_v to_o christ_n 81._o the_o popish_a miracle_n ibid._n jewish_a dream_n of_o miracle_n 164._o 165_o 208._o 209_o miracle_n of_o the_o arabian_n 228._o of_o mahomet_n 243._o disclaim_v by_o he_o 244._o false_a ibid._n of_o turk_n 315._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o tartar_n 406_o 407._o &_o seq_fw-la in_o china_n 447._o 448_o &_o seq_fw-la among_o the_o brahmin_n 478_o 479._o as_o ganges_n 509_o 510._o of_o the_o mogul_n 520._o of_o the_o bramenes_n 547._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o zeiland_n 616._o 617._o at_o cyprus_n 584._o at_o golchonda_n 999_o miralmumim_n his_o building_n morocco_n and_o other_o his_o act_n 234._o the_o prince_n of_o believer_n ibid._n miriam_n fountain_n 193_o mislate_v king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 361_o mithres_n and_o mithra_n 57_o 372._o the_o sun_n and_o fire_n ibid._n mithridates_n 329._o from_o he_o the_o antidote_n mithridate_n so_o call_v ibid._n his_o cruel_a edict_n 335_o mizraim_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37._o the_o name_n of_o cairo_n 652_o moabite_n 85_o mogores_n 512_o mogor_n or_o mogol_n why_o so_o call_v 515_o mogul_n tartar_n 426._o 427._o the_o great_a mogor_n his_o large_a dominion_n 515._o the_o disposition_n and_o course_n of_o echeber_n 516._o his_o religion_n and_o his_o new_a sect_n ibid._n his_o conquest_n in_o decan_n 517._o 518_o his_o huge_a present_n 517._o other_o conquest_n 518._o his_o death_n 519_o the_o succession_n and_o title_n of_o selim_n 519._o 520._o the_o mogor_n religion_n ibid._n the_o story_n of_o that_o state_n by_o captain_n hawkins_n 520._o 521._o the_o mogor_n his_o great_a riches_n revinue_n feodary_n jewel_n etc_n etc_n 521._o 522._o the_o mean_n of_o his_o riches_n ibid._n his_o elephant_n and_o other_o beast_n 522._o 523._o his_o progress_n and_o enemy_n 523._o his_o devotion_n and_o daily_a course_n of_o life_n 523_o 524._o his_o sit_v in_o justice_n and_o feast_n 524._o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n ibid._n the_o settle_n of_o the_o english_a trade_n and_o of_o the_o two_o sea-fight_n betwixt_o the_o english_a and_o portugal_n 524_o 525._o travel_n of_o english_a through_o the_o mogor_n dominion_n 526._o 528_o 529._o diverse_a superstition_n of_o the_o mogor_n 530._o 531._o &_o seq_n of_o the_o people_n subject_n to_o the_o mogul_n and_o of_o their_o country_n religion_n and_o rite_n 534_o 535_o 536_o moha_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n 583._o the_o journey_n of_o sir_n henry_n middleton_n thence_o to_o zenan_n and_o back_n again_o 583._o 584._o 585._o the_o description_n and_o situation_n of_o moha_n 584_o mohel_n a_o jewish_a circumciser_n 180._o molucca_n island_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 578._o 604._o 605_o moloch_n and_o melchom_n idol_n 86_o mombaza_n 755_o mongol_n a_o country_n of_o tartar_n 401_o monk_n pay_v tribute_n 1023_o monster_n

number_n special_o observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n 404._o 419_o nisibis_fw-la people_v by_o the_o jew_n 64_o nisroch_n a_o assyrian_a idol_n 66_o nitocris_n not_o inferior_a to_o semiramis_n 49_o noah_n his_o wife_n 29._o his_o sacrifice_n 33._o 35._o his_o posterity_n 36._o the_o name_n give_v he_o by_o heathen_n 44._o zabij_n their_o conceit_n of_o he_o 49._o worship_v by_o the_o armenian_n 344_o nomades_n vide_fw-la tartar_n scythian_n arabian_n turk_n north-east_n discovery_n 792_o north_n and_o northwest_o 801._o 828_o nose_n flat_a a_o great_a beauty_n with_o tartar_n 420._o with_o chinois_n 436._o in_o brasill_n 906._o people_z that_o have_v no_o nose_n 149._o short_a nose_n esteem_v beauty_n 518_o noua_fw-la albion_n 853._o 854_o noua_fw-la zimla_n 856._o hollander_n winter_v there_o and_o their_o long_a night_n ibid._n noyra_n a_o indian_a fowl_n 564_o nubae_n and_o nubia_n 723._o 1026_o numas_fw-la temple_n of_o vesta_n 9_o fable_n of_o aegeria_n 27_o numidia_n describe_v 706._o 707._o &_o seq_n nun_n of_o mithra_n 57_o nun_n in_o china_n 465._o 466._o in_o comar_n 478_o among_o the_o indian_n 479._o in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o mexico_n 896_o nun_n wile_n to_o preserve_v her_o chastity_n 1027_o nutmeg_n how_o grow_v 569_o nymphaeum_n 68_o nymph_n 87_o o_o oannes_n a_o strange_a monster_n 47._o 80_o ob_fw-la river_n 432_o obedience_n of_o self-killing_a upon_o command_n 1041_o obeliske_n of_o semiramis_n at_o babylon_n 49_o obeliske_n in_o egypt_n 633._o in_o aethiopia_n 726_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n 115._o gift_n or_o sacrifice_n 115._o 116_o ocaca_fw-la rock_n and_o the_o confess_v there_o 596._o 597_o occada_n the_o tartarian_a emperor_n his_o reign_n 405._o 406_o ochon_n his_o act_n 235_o ochus_n the_o persian_a 647_o odia_fw-la a_o great_a city_n 782_o offering_n 115._o burn_a offering_n 116._o meat_n offering_n and_o peace_n offering_n ibid._n personal_a offering_n 119._o 120_o ogge_n the_o giant_n his_o huge_a bone_n 210_o ogige_n his_o flood_n 34_o ogoshasama_n his_o act_n 591_o oyster_n wonderful_a great_a 513_o oyster_n with_o pearl_n 566_o old_a man_n of_o the_o mountain_n 218_o 219_o omar_n and_o his_o act_n 215_o omar_n son_n of_o alchittab_n succeed_v abubecr_n in_o the_o califate_n 1018._o he_o conquer_v persia_n syria_n egypt_n and_o palaestina_n 1019_o his_o privilege_n grant_v to_o jerusalem_n ibid._n he_o be_v kill_v ibid._n omar_n son_n of_o abdulacis_fw-la the_o fifteen_o chalifa_n 1025._o he_o be_v just_o devout_a religious_a ibid._n omarca_n or_o omorka_n 47_o onias_n build_v a_o temple_n in_o egypt_n 104._o 651._o his_o city_n onion_n ibid._n onion_n worship_v of_o the_o chaldee_n 52._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 634_o how_o use_v at_o fez_n ophir_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 756._o suppose_a sofala_n ibid._n ophitae_n a_o sect_n of_o jew_n 135_o opium_n much_o eat_v by_o turk_n 303._o where_o it_o grow_v 570_o oracle_n at_o hierapolis_n at_o delphos_n and_o daphne_n 70._o 356._o 357._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 643._o 644._o of_o jupiter_n ammon_n 665._o 666_o orb_n how_o many_o suppose_a 8._o but_o suppose_v ibid._n oram_n or_o oran_n 678_o ordnance_n by_o who_o invent_v 527_o call_v metal-devil_n fire-breathing_a bull_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n orenoque_n river_n 898_o orion_n or_o otus_n a_o giant_n 32_o orimazes_n and_o arimanius_n 367_o orissa_n or_o orixa_n how_o situate_a 511_o 512_o orite_n certain_a people_n of_o india_n 37_o orontes_n a_o river_n 72_o orodes_n or_o herodes_n 353_o ormisda_n king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 363_o ormuz_n late_o take_v by_o the_o persian_n 580_o orpha_n a_o town_n in_o the_o way_n from_o byr_n to_o babylon_n 64_o osel_n or_o osell_n a_o island_n in_o the_o baltic_a sea_n 981_o osiris_n 78._o his_o legend_n 635._o 636_o feast_n of_o seek_v osiris_n 114_o ossen_n 133_o ostrige_n 625_o oath_n of_o the_o hasidee_n 125._o of_o the_o pharisee_n 128._o of_o the_o mahometans_n 256_o otoman_a family_n of_o the_o turk_n 281._o 282_o otoman_n or_o osman_n his_o exploit_n 282._o 283._o &_o seq_n his_o murder_n 294._o 295_o otsman_n the_o four_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1020._o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o kill_v ibid._n owl_n observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n and_o have_v in_o great_a reverence_n 403_o ox_n of_o huge_a greatness_n 210._o 853_o vide_fw-la behemoth_n ox-fish_n 913._o 914_o oxus_n a_o river_n run_v under_o ground_n 402_o oil-fountain_n 395_o oziman_n or_o odman_n 275_o p_o pachacamac_n 935_o pacorus_n his_o exploit_n 354_o pagod_n and_o varelle_n in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o bengala_n 509._o in_o goa_n 545_o palace_n of_o benhadad_n 233._o of_o golchonda_n 995_o palaestina_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 83._o 84._o 91._o the_o last_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 213_o palicat_fw-la a_o dutch_a fort_n in_o east_n india_n 964_o palm-wine_n 564_o palmita_n 563._o call_v taddye_a ibid._n palladius_n his_o horsemanship_n 342_o pantogia_n his_o chinian_a journey_n 414_o his_o opinion_n of_o china_n ibid._n paphlagonia_n how_o situate_a 330_o whence_o so_o call_v ibid._n paquin_n chief_a city_n of_o china_n whither_o cambalu_n 439._o 440._o the_o description_n thereof_o 440_o paradise_n the_o differ_a opinion_n concern_v it_o 15._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o river_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o 15._o 16_o 17._o mercator_n map_n thereof_o 16._o two_o paradise_n 161._o golden_a tree_n in_o paradise_n 263_o paradise_n of_o aladeules_n 64._o 380._o of_o the_o jew_n 206._o of_o mahomet_n 253._o 254._o 263._o of_o turk_n 313_o of_o the_o siamite_n parent_n how_o to_o be_v esteem_v 516_o paria_fw-la the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 899_o parchment_n why_o so_o call_v 318_o pariacaca_fw-la hill_n in_o peru_n of_o strange_a quality_n 934_o parthian_n their_o history_n 62_o parasceve_fw-la 110_o parrot_n and_o the_o several_a kind_n 565_o troublesome_a to_o some_o country_n as_o crow_n here_o 816_o parthia_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 352._o 353_o paschall_n feast_n 110._o how_o observe_v ibid._n &_o seq_n paschall_n lamb_n how_o many_o in_o one_o feast_n and_o how_o use_v ibid._n how_o the_o modern_a jew_n prepare_v to_o it_o and_o observe_v it_o 194._o 195_o passarans_n a_o kind_n of_o indian_a essee_n 610_o paste-god_n of_o the_o mexican_n or_o transubstantiation_n 881_o patricius_n his_o chain_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o moon_n 16._o of_o zoroaster_n opinion_n 142_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n 324._o the_o other_o patriarch_n and_o eastern_a bishop_n 325._o the_o patriarch_n of_o aleandria_n 659._o patriarch_n of_o aethiopia_n 752_o patane_n a_o city_n and_o kingdom_n 495._o 511._o the_o description_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o neighbour_a petty_a kingdom_n 495._o 496_o 497_o patenaw_n a_o kingdom_n 511._o 512_o paulina_n abuse_v by_o mundus_n in_o isis_n temple_n 635_o peace-offering_n of_o the_o jew_n 116_o pearl_n how_o fish_v for_o 566._o where_o the_o best_a ibid._n how_o engender_v ibid._n peacock_n have_v in_o high_a account_n 412_o pegu_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 498._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n 498._o 499._o the_o commodity_n of_o pegu_n and_o the_o kingdom_n adjoin_v thereunto_o ibidem_fw-la the_o destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o pegu_n 500_o 501._o 502._o the_o elephant_n there_o white_a ibid._n 503._o the_o peguan_a rite_n &_o custom_n 502_o 503._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o dwell_n in_o boat_n 504._o temple_n image_n priest_n 505._o 506._o their_o opinion_n of_o god_n the_o world_n the_o state_n after_o death_n their_o original_n 507_o devotion_n to_o the_o devil_n monday_n sabbath_n wash_n feast_n ibid._n their_o opinion_n of_o crocodile_n and_o ape_n and_o their_o funeral_n 507._o 508._o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n his_o entertainment_n to_o the_o english_a 1006_o pehor_n and_o baal_n pehor_n 85_o peleg_n why_o so_o call_v 95_o pentecost_n 195_o penguin_n a_o kind_n of_o fowl_n where_o find_v and_o the_o description_n of_o they_o 716_o pepper_n how_o it_o grow_v 569_o pella_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 132._o 133_o penance_n vide_fw-la punishment_n pergamus_n and_o pergamenae_fw-la 335_o perimal_a king_n of_o malabar_n 550_o 617._o the_o sign_n of_o perimal_n erect_v 553._o 617._o his_o generation_n 560_o permack_n their_o religion_n and_o rite_n 432_o permian_o 431._o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o ruff_n their_o manner_n of_o live_v 431._o 432_o persis_n 141._o 142_o persecution_n of_o christian_n 1024_o persia_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 356_o the_o persian_n whence_o descend_v ibidem_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n by_o cyrus_n 356._o 357_o the_o succession_n of_o cyrus_n and_o cambyses_n 358._o the_o succeed_a persian_a monarch_n until_o alexander_n conquest_n 359._o 360._o the_o persian_a chronology_n 360._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o king_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o dynasty_a 360._o 361_o 362._o &_o sequitur_fw-la persian_a magnificence_n and_o other_o their_o antiquity_n 365._o 366._o their_o riches_n epicurism_n excess_n in_o apparel_n diet_n

ovid._n ovid._n ios._o ant._n l._n 8._o cap._n 2._o 2._o the_o library_n of_o the_o prete_n prete_n zonar_n an._n lib._n 3._o 3._o gell._n l._n 6._o c._n 17._o 17._o fr._n lewis_n have_v a_o very_a large_a catalogue_n of_o they_o l._n 1._o c._n 9_o take_v out_o as_o he_o say_v of_o a_o index_n which_o anthony_n gricui_fw-la and_o l._n cremones_n make_v of_o they_o be_v send_v thither_o by_o the_o pope_n gregory_n 13._o at_o the_o instance_n of_o cardinal_n garlet_n which_o see_v and_o admire_v the_o variety_n of_o they_o as_o do_v many_o other_o then_o in_o their_o company_n company_n litterae_fw-la david_n david_n span_n span_n the_o treasury_n of_o the_o prete_n prete_n span_n span_n barros_n dec._o y_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o 1._o f._n lewis_n de_fw-fr ur●●t_n hist_o aethiop_n aethiop_n when_o be_v the_o arrian_n of_o such_o power_n in_o arabia_n but_o especial_o in_o persia_n persia_n cic._n orat._n pro_fw-la s._n roscio_n roscio_n g._n bot._n part_n 3._o lib._n 2._o maff._n hist_o ind._n l._n 10._o eman._n acosta_n acosta_n cic._n pro_fw-la milone_n milone_n deut._n 23.18_o 23.18_o make_v of_o mummy_n mummy_n of_o this_o chaldee_n see_v sup_v c._n 1._o 1._o joan._n gabriel_n ap_fw-mi nic._n godig_n de_fw-fr abassinerum_fw-la rebus_fw-la l._n 1._o c_o 4_o &_o p._n jarric_n thes._o rer._n jud._n l._n 5._o c._n 31_o &_o seq_n this_o gabriel_n be_v bear_v in_o abassia_n the_o issue_n as_o be_v his_o follower_n of_o the_o portugal_n which_o have_v assist_v under_o christopher_n gama_n claudius_n the_o emperor_n against_o gradigna_fw-es the_o moor_n who_o he_o slay_v and_o be_v slay_v himself_o by_o those_o moor_n an._n 1542._o 1542._o ant._n fernand._n soc._n jesus_n cantlopardalis_fw-la hippopotami_n torpedo_n nilus_n the_o ethnic_n near_o dwelllng_v offer_n sacrifice_n to_o this_o spring_n out_o of_o which_o always_o issue_v a_o gross_a vapour_n there_o be_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o bone_n by_o reason_n of_o these_o sacrifice_a beast_n n._n godig_n l._n 1._o c._n 12._o see_v the_o copy_n of_o this_o bull_n &_o ouiedos_n answer_v god_n l._n 3._o c._n 12._o jarric_n l._n 5._o c._n 31._o pet._n paez_n lit_fw-fr jul._n 24._o 1603._o 1603._o this_o seem_v a_o common_a appellation_n to_o their_o king_n paez_n lit_fw-fr jul._n 1605._o 1605._o sup_v lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o 1._o ios._o scal._n e.t._n pag._n 638_o ed._n ult._n brerewood_n c._n 23._o enquirie_n of_o rel._n rel._n to._n 4._o ed._n 1576._o paul_n a_o princip_n virtus_fw-la ☓_o benedictia_n ☓_o &_o sanctificatio_fw-la ♣_o s_o trinitatis_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la s.n._n de_fw-fr sceva_n etc_n etc_n ptol._n l._n 4._o c._n 8._o in_o 65._o 30._o &_o 11._o 11._o perip_n marry_o erythraei_n erythraei_n procop._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la pers_n l._n 1._o 1._o with_fw-mi ramus_n ramus_n vid._n aluarez_n c._n 38._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o their_o huge_a fabric_n above_o and_o beneath_o ground_n ground_n paul_n aemil._n cl._n d._n 1._o 1._o sup._n cap._n 2._o 2._o credimus_fw-la a_o qui_fw-fr amant_fw-fr ipsi_fw-la sibi_fw-la somnia_fw-la fiugunt_fw-la virg._n virg._n g._n bot._n ben._n part_n 1._o lib._n 2._o maginus_fw-la pory_n before_o leo._n leo._n ptol._n l._n 4._o c._n 7._o 7._o andrea_n corsali_fw-la adea_n adea_n lud._n romanus_n lib._n 7._o zanguebar_n zanguebar_n io._n di_o barros_n dec._n 1._o lib._n 4._o c._n 6._o say_v at_o melin_n de_fw-fr gamma_n receive_v kind_a entertainment_n and_o pilot_n to_o convey_v he_o to_o india_n when_o it_o be_v first_o discover_v by_o the_o portugal_n marmol_n l._n 10._o c._n 1._o &_o seq_n describe_v these_o city_n and_o country_n large_o large_o vascus_n gamma_n 1500._o subdue_v mombaza_n and_o almeida_n five_o year_n after_o and_o after_o nonnius_n acuna_n osor_n de_fw-mi reb._o eman_n jarric_n thes._o ind._n l._n 3._o c._n 13._o imbius_n a_o barbarous_a nation_n nation_n see_v in_o his_o c._n 1●_n mombaza_n mombaza_n stuckius_n ad_fw-la ar._n ortel_n map_n thereof_o thereof_o maff._n hist_o judic_fw-la lib._n 2._o arthus_n hist_o ind._n cap._n 20._o 20._o marmol_n l._n 9_o c._n 39_o &_o 40._o 40._o see_v linschot_n l_o 1_o c._n 4._o paludanus_n ibid._n ibid._n l._n romanus_n lib._n 7._o sofala_n sofala_n ort._n thesaur_n thesaur_n 1._o reg._n 9.28_o 2._o chron._n 9.21_o 9.21_o joseph_n antiq._n antiq._n euseb_n de_fw-fr praep._o l._n 9_o c._n 4._o 4._o niger_n geog._n tremel_n &_o jun._n annot._n annot._n gaspar_n var._o de_fw-fr ophyra_n ophyra_n vat._n in_o 1._o re._n 9_o p._n mar._n dec._o 1._o l._n 3_o 3_o ar._n mont._n morn_n de_fw-fr verit_fw-la postellus_fw-la gorop_n hispania_n hispania_n ios._o acosta_n l._n 1._o cap._n 14._o 14._o jo._n di_o barros_n dec._n 1._o l._n 10._o c._n 1._o 1._o navigationi_fw-la di_fw-it some_fw-mi lopez_n ap_fw-mi ramusiam_n ramusiam_n cap._n sup_v sup_v th._n lopez_n lopez_n monoemugi_fw-la monoemugi_fw-la od._n lopez_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o io_o di_fw-mi bar_n dic._n 1._o l._n 8._o c._n 4._o baduini_fw-la baduini_fw-la botero_n botero_n in_o a_o great_a write_v book_n give_v by_o sir_n w_n ral._n to_o m._n hak._n hak._n linschot_n c._n 41._o 41._o l._n marmol_n l._n 9_o c._n 31._o 31._o ptol._n georg._n l._n 4._o c._n 9_o 9_o io_o di_fw-it barros_n dec._n 1._o l._n 10._o c._n 1._o with_fw-mi marmol_n l._n 9_o c._n 32._o &_o seq_n see_v sup_v c._n 7._o 7._o as_o the_o portugal_n have_v their_o castle_n of_o mina_n sofala_n etc_n etc_n so_o some_o prince_n master_n sometime_o of_o those_o mine_n mine_n porta_n vna_fw-la due_a zagait_n boterus_n say_v vna_fw-la zapea_n due_a dardi_fw-it a_o mattocke_n and_o two_o dart_n dart_n of_o such_o like_a water_n see_v the_o ten_o chapter_n chapter_n odd_a lopes_n congo_n hist._o lib._n cap._n 9_o arthus_n hist_o ind._n orient._o cap._n 19_o 19_o g_o bot._n ben._n pag._n 1._o 1._o shmidel_n historia_fw-la navigate_fw-la in_o am._n c_o 37._o 37._o a._n battle_n which_o live_v near_o those_o part_n part_n eman._n acosta_n rerum_fw-la in_o oriente_fw-la gest_n come_v jarric_n l_o 3_o c._n 9_o 9_o botero_n part_n 2._o lib._n 3._o 3._o a._n jenkinson_n in_o hak._n tom_n 1._o p._n 327._o 327._o pory_n before_o leo._n leo._n osor_n de_fw-mi reb._o eman._n l._n 1._o this_o be_v an._n 1487._o the_o discovery_n thereof_o be_v large_o relate_v by_o io._n di_fw-it barro_n in_o his_o first_o decad_n of_o asia_n l._n 3._o 3._o bartholomeo_n dias_n who_o first_o discover_v this_o cape_n call_v it_o ca._n tormentoso_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o trouble_n and_o danger_n he_o there_o sustain_v call_v say_v s._n ed._n m._n the_o lion_n of_o the_o sea_n where_o they_o find_v great_a storm_n storm_n lins_n l._n 1._o c._n 93._o navig_n verbuf_fw-fr verbuf_fw-fr they_o find_v it_o there_o in_o april_n as_o cold_a as_o with_o we_o in_o winter_n when_o it_o freeze_v not_o and_o yet_o the_o people_n be_v blackish_a blackish_a sir_n james_n lancaster_n hak._n to_o 2._o part_n 2._o 1600._o 1600._o soldania_n be_v a_o bay_n in_o 34_o lar._n long._n 51._o of_o which_o see_v the_o east_n indian_a voyage_n which_o we_o new_a sot_v out_o in_o the_o journals_n of_o sir_n t._n roe_n john_n tatton_n downton_n etc_n etc_n etc_n sir_n ed_n mich._n 1604_o david_n middleton_v say_o say_v the_o like_a 1606._o 1606._o tho._n clayborne_n clayborne_n 1503._o 1503._o for_o money_n both_o portugal_n &_o other_o have_v find_v that_o the_o indian_n more_o esteem_v it_o far_o then_o merchandise_n vid._n lit._n fr._n de_fw-fr sagitta_n in_o n._n orbe_n and_o man_n die_v much_o by_o the_o change_n and_o unwholesomeness_n of_o the_o climate_n &_o diet_n their_o own_o intemperance_n with_o woman_n and_o fruit_n in_o the_o country_n calmes_n scorbute_n etc_n etc_n see_v l._n 5._o c_o 2._o 2._o botero_n botero_n maffaeno_n hist_o ind._n l._n 11._o 1535._o 1535._o de_fw-fr bry_n ind._n or._n part_n 3._o 3._o cap._n rob._n covert_a covert_a prou._n 13.10_o patt_n copland_n in_o the_o dragon_n 1611._o 1611._o samuel_n castleton_n say_v that_o copper_n be_v in_o request_n with_o they_o and_o not_o brass_n brass_n it_o 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