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every_o one_o bring_v with_o he_o also_o his_o seraf_n who_o manage_n his_o money_n as_o for_o the_o seraf_n bassa_n who_o be_v another_o jew_n take_v at_o cairo_n he_o take_v care_n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n revenue_n then_o there_o be_v at_o cairo_n the_o cadilesquer_n or_o chief_a judge_n who_o be_v at_o cairo_n what_o the_o mufti_n be_v at_o constantinople_n and_o be_v independent_a of_o the_o bassa_n be_v send_v or_o recall_v immediate_o by_o the_o grand_a signior_n after_o they_o egypt_n sangiack_a bey_n of_o egypt_n charkish_a bey_n of_o egypt_n there_o be_v in_o egypt_n twenty_o four_o sangiack_a bey_n and_o of_o those_o who_o be_v call_v charkish_a bey_n there_o be_v above_o forty_o the_o charkish_a bey_n be_v institute_v before_o the_o sangiack_n and_o their_o care_n be_v to_o guard_v the_o city_n yet_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o sangiack_a bey_n who_o province_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o country_n each_o bey_n have_v a_o purse_n a_o month_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o 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our_o lord_n supper_n a_o roast_a cock_n be_v serve_v up_o and_o that_o then_o judas_n be_v go_v out_o to_o sell_v and_o betray_v our_o lord_n he_o command_v the_o roast_a cock_n to_o rise_v and_o go_v after_o judas_n which_o the_o cock_n do_v and_o afterward_o bring_v back_o word_n to_o our_o lord_n that_o judas_n have_v sell_v he_o and_o that_o therefore_o that_o cock_n be_v admit_v into_o paradise_n they_o say_v mass_n in_o the_o cophtick_n and_o arabic_a tongue_n and_o when_o they_o sing_v the_o passion_n and_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o judas_n betray_v our_o lord_n all_o the_o people_n cry_v arsat_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v horned_a beast_n cuckold_n in_o this_o manner_n avenge_a our_o lord_n by_o revile_v of_o judas_n and_o when_o they_o read_v that_o st._n peter_n cut_v off_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o high-priest_n servant_n all_o the_o people_n cry_v asia_n boutros_n that_o be_v to_o say_v well_o fair_a you_o for_o that_o peter_z as_o if_o they_o 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