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lay_v with_o mortar_n then_o shall_v they_o break_v those_o gate_n and_o they_o shall_v find_v the_o way_n forth_o chap._n lxxxv_o of_o the_o land_n of_o bactrie_n and_o of_o many_o griffon_n and_o other_o beast_n from_o this_o land_n man_n shall_v go_v unto_o the_o land_n of_o bactrie_n where_o be_v many_o wicked_a man_n and_o cruel_a in_o this_o land_n be_v tree_n that_o bear_v wool_n as_o it_o be_v sheep_n of_o which_o they_o make_v cloth_n in_o this_o land_n be_v ypotain_n that_o dwell_v sometime_o on_o land_n and_o sometime_o on_o water_n and_o be_v half_a a_o man_n and_o half_a a_o horse_n and_o they_o feed_v on_o man_n when_o they_o may_v get_v they_o in_o
duke_z nor_o earl_n and_o from_o this_o place_n man_n go_v ten_o day_n journey_n through_o the_o land_n of_o the_o great_a caane_n which_o be_v a_o very_a good_a isle_n and_o a_o great_a kingdom_n and_o the_o king_n be_v very_o mighty_a and_o in_o this_o isle_n be_v a_o rich_a man_n which_o be_v neither_o king_n prince_z duke_z nor_o earl_n but_o he_o have_v each_o year_n four_o thousand_o horse_n charge_v with_o rice_n and_o corn_n and_o he_o live_v noble_o and_o rich_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n for_o he_o have_v fifty_o damsel_n that_o serve_v he_o every_o day_n at_o his_o meat_n and_o bed_n and_o do_v what_o he_o will_n and_o when_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o table_n they_o bring_v he_o meat_n and_o at_o each_o time_n five_o mess_n together_o and_o they_o sing_v in_o the_o bring_n in_o a_o song_n and_o they_o cut_v his_o meat_n and_o put_v it_o into_o his_o mouth_n and_o he_o have_v very_o long_a nail_n on_o his_o hand_n for_o that_o be_v great_a nobility_n in_o that_o country_n and_o therefore_o they_o let_v their_o nail_n grow_v as_o long_o as_o they_o may_v and_o some_o let_v they_o grow_v so_o long_o that_o they_o come_v about_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o be_v great_a honour_n and_o gentry_n and_o the_o gentry_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v to_o have_v small_a foot_n and_o therefore_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o bound_v their_o foot_n so_o straight_o that_o they_o can_v wax_v half_a as_o they_o shall_v and_o he_o have_v a_o very_a fair_a palace_n and_o rich_a where_o he_o dwell_v of_o which_o the_o wall_n be_v two_o mile_n about_o and_o therein_o be_v many_o fair_a garden_n and_o all_o the_o pavement_n of_o the_o hall_n and_o chamber_n be_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o one_o of_o his_o garden_n be_v a_o little_a hill_n whereon_o be_v a_o place_n make_v with_o tower_n and_o pinnacle_n all_o of_o gold_n and_o there_o he_o will_v sit_v often_o to_o take_v the_o air_n and_o disport_n for_o it_o be_v make_v for_o nothing_o else_o from_o this_o land_n man_n may_v go_v to_o the_o land_n of_o caane_n chap._n cvii_o how_o all_o the_o land_n isle_n and_o kingdom_n before_o rehearse_v have_v some_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o all_o these_o man_n and_o folk_n that_o have_v reason_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o have_v some_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o though_o they_o be_v of_o divers_a law_n and_o belief_n yet_o they_o have_v some_o good_a point_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o they_o believe_v in_o god_n as_o the_o prophecy_n say_v et_fw-la meruent_a eum_fw-la omnes_fw-la fine_n terrae_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v and_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v fear_v he_o and_o in_o another_o place_n omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la seruient_fw-fr ei_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o but_o they_o can_v speak_v perfect_o but_o as_o their_o natural_a wit_n teach_v they_o netther_o of_o the_o son_n nor_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o they_o can_v well_o speak_v of_o the_o bible_n and_o especial_o of_o genesis_n and_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o they_o say_v that_o those_o creature_n which_o they_o worship_v be_v no_o god_n but_o they_o worship_v they_o for_o the_o great_a virtue_n that_o be_v in_o they_o which_o may_v not_o be_v without_o the_o special_a grace_n of_o god_n and_o of_o simulacre_n and_o idol_n they_o say_v that_o all_o man_n have_v simulacre_n whereby_o they_o mean_v the_o papist_n who_o have_v image_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o other_o but_o they_o think_v that_o they_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o stone_n and_o of_o wood_n and_o not_o the_o saint_n who_o they_o do_v represent_v for_o as_o the_o letter_n teach_v clerk_n how_o they_o shall_v believe_v so_o image_n and_o picture_n teach_v layman_n they_o say_v also_o that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o their_o idol_n and_o do_v miracle_n and_o they_o say_v thus_o but_o it_o be_v the_o evil_a angel_n that_o do_v miracle_n to_o maintain_v they_o in_o their_o idolatry_n chap._n cviii_o how_o sir_n john_n mandevile_n leave_v many_o marvellous_a unwritten_a and_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o there_o be_v many_o other_o country_n where_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v nor_o see_v and_o therefore_o i_o can_v speak_v proper_o of_o they_o also_o in_o country_n where_o i_o have_v be_v be_v many_o marvel_n that_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o for_o it_o be_v to_o long_o a_o tale_n and_o therefore_o hold_v you_o pay_v at_o this_o time_n with_o that_o i_o have_v say_v for_o i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o of_o marvel_n that_o be_v there_o so_o that_o other_o man_n that_o go_v thither_o may_v find_v enough_o for_o to_o say_v that_o i_o have_v not_o tell_v chap._n cix_o what_o time_n sir_n john_n mandevile_n depart_v out_o of_o engeland_n and_o i_o john_n mandevile_n knight_n be_v bear_v in_o england_n in_o the_o town_n of_o saint_n alban_n go_v out_o of_o my_o country_n and_o pass_v the_o sea_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1332_o on_o st._n michael_n day_n and_o have_v pass_v through_o many_o land_n isle_n and_o country_n and_o now_o come_v to_o rest_n i_o have_v compile_v this_o book_n and_o write_v it_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1364_o thirty_o two_o year_n after_o my_o depart_n from_o my_o country_n the_o rather_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o all_o such_o as_o delight_v to_o read_v the_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a marvel_n of_o other_o foreign_a country_n as_o also_o for_o a_o direction_n to_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v desire_v to_o see_v either_o all_o or_o some_o of_o these_o country_n herein_o specify_v and_o because_o some_o thing_n herein_o speak_v of_o may_v seem_v strange_a and_o scarce_o credible_a therefore_o i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o make_v know_v unto_o all_o that_o will_v see_v more_o proof_n hereof_o in_o the_o book_n call_v mappa_fw-la mundi_fw-la there_o they_o shall_v find_v the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o same_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v and_o i_o pray_v all_o that_o shall_v read_v this_o book_n and_o look_v for_o no_o further_a proof_n to_o judge_v favourable_a thereof_o since_o they_o shall_v in_o conceit_n see_v as_o much_o at_o home_n without_o much_o pain_n as_o i_o do_v after_o many_o weary_a and_o dangerous_a step_n pass_v and_o i_o pray_v to_o god_n of_o who_o all_o grace_n come_v that_o he_o will_v fullfil_v with_o his_o grace_n the_o reader_n and_o hearer_n hereof_o and_o save_v they_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o his_o joy_n that_o ever_o shall_v last_v amen_o finis_fw-la the_o table_n the_o way_n towards_o to_o jerusalem_n on_o horse_n on_o foot_n or_o by_o sea_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o land_n of_o greece_n chap._n 2._o to_o come_v again_o to_o constantinople_n to_o go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n ch._n 3._o of_o a_o terrible_a dragon_n chap._n 4._o of_o a_o young_a man_n and_o his_o leman_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o hunt_v in_o cypress_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o haven_n name_v jaffe_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o haven_n tyre_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o hill_n of_o carme_n chap._n 9_o how_o samson_n slay_v the_o king_n and_o his_o enemy_n chap._n 10._o the_o way_n to_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v chap._n 11._o yet_o here_o follow_v of_o the_o sultan_n and_o kingdom_n that_o he_o have_v conquer_v which_o he_o hold_v strong_o by_o force_n chap._n 12._o for_o to_o return_v from_o sinai_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n 13._o as_o man_n be_v pass_v the_o wilderness_n again_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n chap._n 14._o here_o follow_v a_o little_a of_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o other_o thing_n chap._n 15._o of_o the_o dry_a tree_n chap._n 16._o from_o ebron_n to_o bethlem_n chap._n 17._o of_o a_o fair_a maiden_n that_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n wrongful_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n chap._n 19_o yet_o of_o the_o holy_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o old_a sepulchre_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n chap._n 22._o yet_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n chap._n 23._o of_o king_n herod_n chap._n 24._o of_o saint_n salvatorâ—_n church_n chap._n 25._o the_o field_n of_o acheldemack_n which_o be_v buy_v with_o the_o thirty_o penny_n chap._n 26._o of_o the_o mount_n jou._n chap._n 27._o of_o the_o castle_n of_o bethania_n chap._n 28._o of_o jericho_n and_o of_o other_o thing_n chap._n 29._o of_o the_o holy_a place_n between_o bethania_n and_o the_o river_n jordan_n with_o other_o thing_n chap._n 30._o of_o abraham_n and_o his_o generation_n chap._n 31._o of_o the_o river_n jordan_n chap._n 32._o of_o many_o other_o marvel_n chap._n 33._o of_o the_o samaritan_n chap._n 34._o of_o galilee_n chap._n 35._o of_o
the_o voyage_n &_o travel_n of_o sir_n john_n mandevile_n knight_n wherein_o be_v set_v down_o the_o way_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o to_o jerusalem_n as_o also_o to_o the_o land_n of_o the_o great_a khan_n and_o of_o prestor_n john_n to_o ind_n and_o divers_a other_o country_n together_o with_o many_o and_o strange_a marvel_n therein_o london_n print_v for_o r._n scott_n t._n basset_n j._n wright_n and_o r._n chiswel_o 1677._o the_o preface_n here_o begin_v a_o short_a treatise_n of_o sir_n john_n mandevile_n knight_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o england_n in_o the_o town_n of_o saint_n alban_n that_o speak_v of_o the_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o ind_n and_o to_o the_o great_a khan_n and_o prestor_n john_n land_n and_o to_o many_o other_o country_n and_o also_o of_o many_o marvel_n that_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a land_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o land_n beyond_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v the_o holy_a land_n which_o some_o call_v the_o land_n of_o behest_n or_o promise_v among_o all_o other_o land_n be_v most_o worthy_a in_o that_o land_n it_o please_v our_o lord_n to_o take_v flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o to_o traverse_v that_o land_n with_o his_o own_o foot_n and_o there_o he_o do_v many_o miracle_n preach_v and_o teach_v the_o faith_n and_o the_o law_n of_o christian_a man_n as_o unto_o his_o child_n and_o there_o do_v suffer_v many_o reproof_n and_o scorn_n for_o we_o and_o he_o that_o be_v king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o will_v only_o be_v call_v king_n of_o that_o land_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v the_o land_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o land_n he_o choose_v before_o all_o other_o land_n as_o the_o most_o worthy_a part_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v virtus_fw-la rerum_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la consistet_fw-la that_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n in_o that_o land_n he_o lead_v his_o life_n and_o suffer_v death_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o we_o to_o save_v and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n and_o from_o death_n without_o end_n the_o which_o be_v ordain_v to_o we_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o father_n adam_n and_o our_o own_o sin_n also_o for_o he_o that_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o have_v it_o know_v open_o will_v proclaim_v it_o in_o the_o middle_a place_n of_o a_o town_n or_o city_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o all_o party_n of_o the_o city_n so_o he_o that_o be_v king_n of_o glory_n and_o of_o all_o the_o world_n will_v suffer_v death_n for_o we_o at_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n how_o dear_a he_o buy_v man_n ah_o dear_a god_n what_o love_n have_v he_o to_o his_o subject_n that_o when_o he_o have_v do_v no_o trespass_n will_v for_o his_o trespassor_n suffer_v death_n right_o well_o ought_v man_n to_o love_n worship_n 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there_o near_o be_v the_o fosse_n of_o minor_n all_o round_a that_o be_v a_o hundred_o cubit_n or_o shastment_n broad_a and_o it_o be_v all_o full_a of_o gravel_n clear_a shine_v whereof_o man_n make_v clear_a white_a glass_n and_o man_n come_v from_o far_a country_n by_o ship_n and_o by_o land_n with_o cart_n to_o take_v of_o the_o gravel_n and_o if_o there_o be_v never_o so_o much_o take_v thereof_o one_o day_n on_o the_o morrow_n it_o be_v as_o full_a again_o as_o ever_o it_o be_v which_o be_v as_o great_a marvel_n and_o there_o be_v always_o a_o wind_n in_o the_o josse_n that_o stir_v up_o the_o gravel_n and_o if_o a_o man_n put_v therein_o in_o any_o metal_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v therein_o it_o ware_v glass_n the_o glass_n that_o be_v make_v of_o this_o gravel_n if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o gravel_n turn_v again_o into_o gravel_n as_o it_o be_v before_o some_o say_v it_o be_v a_o gulf_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o gravel_n chap._n x._o how_o sampson_n slay_v the_o king_n and_o his_o enemy_n also_o from_o acon_n before-said_a man_n go_v three_o day_n journey_n to_o the_o city_n of_o philistin_n that_o now_o be_v call_v gaza_n which_o be_v a_o rich_a city_n fair_a and_o full_a of_o folk_n and_o it_o be_v a_o little_a from_o the_o sea_n and_o from_o that_o city_n bring_v the_o strong_a samson_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n to_o a_o high_a hill_n and_o be_v take_v in_o the_o say_a city_n and_o there_o he_o slay_v the_o king_n in_o his_o seat_n and_o many_o thousand_o more_o with_o he_o for_o he_o make_v a_o house_n to_o fall_v on_o they_o from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o the_o city_n of_o cesarien_n and_o
so_o by_o the_o bastle_n of_o pallerin_n then_o to_o askalon_n and_o to_o japhet_n and_o so_o to_o the_o holy_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n chap._n xi_o the_o way_n by_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v and_o whoso_o will_v go_v through_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v he_o may_v go_v more_o secure_o through_o these_o country_n but_o must_v go_v up_o to_o mount_n sinai_n before_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o return_v by_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o by_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o shall_v go_v from_o gaza_n to_o the_o castle_n dayre_a and_o after_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o sury_n and_o go_v on_o the_o way_n be_v very_o sandy_a and_o the_o wilderness_n last_v eight_o day_n journey_n wherefore_o man_n must_v provide_v they_o of_o necessary_a victual_n and_o that_o wilderness_n be_v call_v archellek_n when_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o this_o desert_n he_o enter_v into_o egypt_n and_o they_o call_v eygpt_n canopat_o and_o in_o another_o language_n man_n call_v it_o mersine_n and_o the_o first_o good_a town_n that_o man_n come_v to_o be_v call_v bele_v which_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alap_n and_o from_o thence_o man_n come_v to_o babylon_n and_o to_o kayre_v and_o in_o kayre_n be_v a_o fair_a church_n of_o our_o lady_n where_o she_o dwell_v seven_o year_n when_o she_o be_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o dread_a of_o king_n herod_n and_o there_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n babara_n virgin_n and_o there_o dwell_v joseph_n when_o he_o be_v sell_v of_o his_o brethren_n and_o in_o babylon_n nebuchodonosor_n put_v the_o child_n into_o the_o fire_n because_o they_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n these_o child_n be_v call_v ananias_n azarias_n and_o misael_n as_o the_o psalm_n of_o benedicite_fw-la say_v but_o nebuchodonosor_n call_v they_o thus_o sadrak_fw-mi misak_n and_o abednego_n that_o be_v god_n glorious_a and_o victorious_a god_n over_o all_o kingdom_n and_o that_o be_v for_o miracle_n that_o he_o make_v god_n son_n as_o he_o say_v go_v with_o those_o child_n through_o the_o fire_n there_o dwell_v the_o sultan_n for_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a city_n and_o a_o strong_a castle_n which_o stand_v upon_o a_o rock_n in_o that_o castle_n be_v always_o dwell_v to_o keep_v the_o castle_n and_o to_o serve_v the_o sultan_n above_o eight_o thousand_o person_n that_o take_v all_o their_o provision_n at_o the_o sultan_n court._n this_o i_o well_o know_v for_o i_o dwell_v with_o he_o a_o great_a while_n a_o soldier_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o bedian_n or_o arabins_n and_o he_o will_v have_v marry_v i_o unto_o a_o great_a princess_n if_o i_o will_v have_v forsake_v my_o faith_n chap._n xii_o here_o follow_v of_o the_o sultan_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o he_o have_v conquer_a which_o he_o hold_v still_o by_o force_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o sultan_n be_v lord_n of_o seven_o kingdom_n which_o he_o have_v conquer_a and_o get_v to_o he_o by_o strength_n and_o these_o be_v they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o canopat_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n whereof_o david_n and_o solomon_n be_v king_n the_o kingdom_n of_o sury_n who_o chief_a city_n be_v damasse_n or_o damascus_n the_o kingdom_n of_o alape_n in_o the_o land_n of_o dameth_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o arabia_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o king_n that_o make_v offer_v to_o our_o lord_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v many_o other_o isle_n he_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o hold_v calupgas_n that_o be_v a_o great_a benefit_n unto_o he_o be_v among_o they_o of_o royes_n isle_n and_o that_o vale_n be_v cold_a and_o then_o man_n go_v up_o to_o the_o mount_n of_o st._n katherine_n and_o that_o be_v much_o high_a than_o the_o mount_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o st._n katherine_n have_v no_o image_n in_o any_o church_n or_o castle_n nor_o other_o dwell_a place_n but_o there_o be_v a_o hill_n of_o stone_n gather_v together_o about_o the_o place_n where_o she_o be_v bury_v there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v a_o chapel_n which_o now_o be_v whole_o cast_v down_o but_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o stone_n be_v there_o leave_v and_o under_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n sinai_n be_v a_o monastery_n of_o monk_n and_o there_o be_v the_o church_n of_o saint_n katherine_n wherein_o be_v many_o lamp_n burn_v and_o they_o have_v oyle-olive_n enough_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o burn_v and_o that_o they_o have_v by_o miracle_n for_o they_o say_v there_o come_v certain_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o bird_n every_o year_n once_o like_a pilgrim_n and_o each_o of_o they_o bring_v a_o branch_n of_o olive_n in_o token_n of_o offering_n whereof_o they_o make_v much_o oil_n chap._n xiii_o for_o to_o return_v from_o sinai_n to_o jerusalem_n now_o when_o a_o man_n have_v visit_v the_o holy_a place_n of_o st._n katherine_n and_o he_o will_v turn_v to_o jerusalem_n if_o he_o shall_v first_o take_v leave_n of_o the_o monk_n and_o recommend_v he_o especial_o to_o their_o prayer_n than_o 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it_o be_v those_o that_o dwell_v near_o a_o good_a town_n and_o they_o roast_v their_o fish_n and_o flesh_n upon_o hot_a stone_n against_o the_o sun_n and_o they_o be_v strong_a man_n and_o warlike_a but_o they_o do_v little_a but_o hunt_v wild_a beast_n for_o their_o sustenance_n and_o they_o set_v not_o by_o their_o life_n therefore_o they_o dread_v not_o the_o sultan_n nor_o any_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n and_o they_o have_v great_a war_n with_o the_o sultan_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o i_o be_v with_o the_o sultan_n they_o bear_v but_o a_o shield_n and_o a_o spear_n to_o defend_v they_o with_o and_o they_o use_v no_o other_o armour_n but_o they_o wind_v their_o head_n with_o a_o linen_n cloth_n chap._n fourteen_o when_o man_n be_v pass_v this_o wilderness_n then_o to_o come_v again_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o when_o man_n have_v pass_v this_o wilderness_n to_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n they_o pass_v by_o bersheba_n that_o be_v sometime_o a_o fair_a and_o a_o rich_a town_n of_o christian_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o some_o of_o the_o church_n leave_v and_o in_o that_o town_n dwell_v abraham_n the_o patriarch_n this_o town_n of_o bersheba_n be_v found_v by_o urias_n on_o who_o wife_n david_n beget_v solomon_n the_o wise_a that_o be_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o reign_v forty_o year_n and_o from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o the_o vale_n of_o ebron_n that_o be_v from_o thence_o near_o twelve_o mile_n and_o some_o call_v it_o the_o vale_n of_o mambre_n and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o vale_n of_o tear_n forasmuch_o as_o adam_n in_o that_o vale_n bewail_v a_o hundred_o year_n the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n abel_n who_o cain_n slay_v and_o this_o ebron_n be_v sometime_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o philistines_n and_o there_o dwell_v byant_n and_o it_o be_v free_a so_o that_o all_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a in_o other_o place_n be_v there_o save_v in_o ebron_n joshua_n and_o caleb_n and_o their_o company_n 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she_o to_o constantinople_n in_o this_o church_n be_v a_o well_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o cistern_n that_o be_v call_v probatica_fw-la piscina_fw-la that_o have_v five_o entering_n and_o into_o that_o cistern_n a_o angel_n be_v wont_a to_o descend_v and_o stir_v the_o water_n and_o what_o man_n have_v bathe_v first_o therein_o after_o the_o stir_a be_v make_v whole_a what_o disease_n soever_o he_o have_v there_o be_v the_o man_n of_o the_o palsy_n make_v whole_a who_o have_v be_v sick_a eight_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o there_o beside_o be_v the_o house_n of_o pilate_n and_o a_o little_a from_o that_o the_o house_n of_o king_n herod_n who_o slay_v the_o innocent_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o herod_n the_o king_n this_o king_n herod_n be_v a_o very_a wicked_a man_n and_o a_o tyrant_n for_o he_o do_v first_o and_o foremost_a slay_v his_o wife_n who_o he_o love_v full_a well_o and_o for_o the_o great_a love_n of_o she_o he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n and_o so_o be_v he_o a_o long_a time_n and_o afterward_o he_o come_v again_o to_o himself_o and_o after_o he_o slay_v his_o own_o child_n that_o he_o have_v get_v of_o the_o say_a wife_n and_o command_v likewise_o his_o second_o wife_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o a_o son_n that_o he_o have_v beget_v of_o she_o and_o after_o that_o he_o slay_v his_o own_o mother_n and_o he_o will_v also_o have_v slay_v his_o own_o brother_n but_o his_o brother_n die_v sudden_o and_o thus_o he_o do_v all_o the_o ill_a that_o he_o may_v and_o then_o he_o fall_v sick_a and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v he_o send_v for_o his_o sister_n and_o all_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o the_o country_n and_o when_o they_o be_v there_o he_o do_v put_v all_o the_o lord_n into_o a_o tower_n and_o say_v to_o his_o sister_n he_o wist_v well_o that_o the_o man_n of_o the_o country_n will_v make_v no_o sorrow_n for_o he_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o therefore_o he_o make_v she_o to_o swear_v unto_o he_o that_o she_o will_v smite_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o one_o after_o his_o death_n and_o then_o will_v man_n of_o the_o country_n make_v sorrow_n for_o his_o death_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o noble_a man_n death_n and_o then_o he_o make_v his_o last_o testament_n but_o his_o sister_n fulfil_v it_o not_o as_o pertain_v unto_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v dead_a she_o deliver_v the_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o tower_n and_o send_v every_o one_o home_n to_o their_o house_n and_o tell_v they_o what_o her_o brother_n command_v she_o to_o do_v unto_o they_o and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o in_o that_o time_n be_v three_o herod_n of_o great_a name_n this_o of_o who_o i_o speak_v be_v call_v herod_n ascolonite_n and_o he_o that_o do_v smite_v off_o st._n john_n baptist_n head_n be_v call_v herod_n antipa_n and_o the_o three_o be_v call_v herod_n agrippa_n and_o he_o do_v slay_v st._n james_n and_o put_v st._n peter_n in_o prison_n chap._n xxv_o of_o saint_n salvator_n church_n a_o little_a within_o the_o city_n be_v st._n salvator_n church_n and_o therein_o be_v saint_n john_n chrysostom_n arm_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o saint_n stephens_n head_n and_o at_o the_o enter_n of_o mount_n zion_n be_v a_o chapel_n and_o in_o that_o chapel_n be_v that_o great_a and_o large_a stone_n with_o which_o the_o sepulchre_n be_v cover_v when_o christ_n be_v lay_v therein_o the_o which_o stone_n as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o three_o mary_fw-mi see_v turn_v upward_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o they_o find_v a_o angel_n that_o tell_v they_o that_o christ_n be_v rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o there_o be_v a_o
and_o sometime_o there_o be_v a_o church_n but_o it_o be_v all_o waste_v and_o it_o be_v a_o fair_a vale_n and_o plenteous_a and_o there_o be_v a_o good_a city_n that_o man_n call_v neople_n and_o so_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v a_o day_n journey_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o be_v the_o well_o where_o our_o lord_n speak_v to_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n and_o sychem_n be_v ten_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o be_v call_v neople_n that_o be_v the_o new_a town_n and_o there_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o joseph_n jacob_n son_n that_o govern_v egypt_n from_o thence_o be_v his_o bone_n bring_v and_o lay_v in_o the_o tomb_n and_o thither_o come_v jew_n often_o in_o pilgrimage_n with_o great_a devotion_n and_o in_o that_o city_n be_v dinah_n jacob_n daughter_n ravish_v for_o who_o her_o brethren_n slay_v many_o man_n and_o thereby_o be_v the_o city_n of_o corasin_n where_o the_o samaritan_n make_v their_o sacrifice_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o samaritan_n from_o sabasten_v or_o samary_a to_o jerusalem_n be_v twelve_o mile_n and_o among_o the_o hill_n of_o this_o country_n be_v a_o well_o that_o man_n call_v fons_n jacob_n that_o be_v jacob_n well_o that_o change_v his_o colour_n four_o time_n in_o a_o year_n for_o sometime_o it_o be_v red_a sometime_o cléer_o sometime_o green_a and_o sometime_o thick_a and_o the_o man_n that_o dwell_v there_o be_v call_v samaritan_n and_o they_o be_v convert_v by_o the_o apostle_n yet_o their_o law_n vari_v from_o the_o law_n of_o christian_n as_o also_o from_o jew_n and_o paynim_n they_o believe_v well_o in_o one_o god_n that_o shall_v judge_v all_o and_o believe_v the_o bible_n after_o the_o letter_n and_o they_o lay_v their_o head_n in_o red_a linen_n cloth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v know_v from_o other_o for_o saracen_n wrap_v their_o head_n in_o white_a cloth_n the_o christian_n that_o dwell_v there_o in_o blue_n and_o the_o jew_n in_o yellow_a and_o in_o this_o country_n dwell_v many_o jew_n pay_v tribute_n as_o christian_n do_v and_o if_o you_o will_v know_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o be_v these_o follow_v and_o be_v thus_o call_v aleph_fw-la beth_fw-mi gimel_fw-la dale_v he_o vau_o zain_n h_v t_v jod_a caph_n lame_v man_n nun_n samech_v ain_o pe_fw-es zade_fw-mi koph_o resh_a schin_n tau_n chap._n xxxv_o of_o galilee_n from_o this_o country_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o man_n go_v to_o the_o plain_a of_o galilee_n and_o leave_v the_o hill_n on_o the_o one_o side_n for_o galilee_n be_v a_o province_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o in_o that_o province_n be_v the_o city_n of_o naim_n of_o capernaum_n and_o bethsaida_n where_o saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n andrew_n be_v bear_v some_o man_n say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v bear_v at_o corasim_n and_o nourish_v at_o bethsaida_n but_o he_o shall_v reign_v at_o corasim_n therefore_o say_v holy_a writ_n vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la corasim_n vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la bethsaida_n that_o be_v woe_n be_v to_o thou_o corasim_n woe_n be_v to_o thou_o bethsaida_n but_o other_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o babylon_n therefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n de_fw-fr babylonia_n coluber_fw-la exit_fw-la qui_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la devorabit_fw-la that_o be_v out_o of_o babylon_n shall_v come_v a_o serpent_n that_o shall_v devour_v all_o the_o world_n cana_n a_o chief_a city_n of_o galilee_n be_v four_o mile_n from_o nazareth_n of_o which_o city_n be_v the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n of_o who_o the_o gospel_n speak_v and_o there_o our_o lord_n do_v his_o first_o miracle_n when_o at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o architriâ—line_n he_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o nazareth_n which_o have_v be_v a_o great_a city_n but_o now_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a town_n and_o that_o unwall_v there_o be_v our_o lady_n bear_v and_o of_o this_o city_n our_o lord_n take_v his_o name_n at_o nazareth_n also_o joseph_n take_v our_o lady_n to_o wife_n when_o she_o be_v fourtéen_v year_n of_o age_n there_o the_o angel_n salute_v she_o say_v ave_fw-la gratia_fw-la plena_fw-la dominus_fw-la tecum_fw-la that_o be_v hail_o full_a of_o grace_n the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o great_a church_n but_o now_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a room_n to_o receive_v the_o offering_n of_o pilgrim_n there_o be_v the_o well_o of_o gabriel_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v wont_a to_o bathe_v he_o when_o he_o be_v little_a at_o nazareth_n be_v our_o lord_n nourish_v and_o nazareth_n be_v call_v the_o flower_n of_o garden_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v so_o call_v for_o there_o be_v nourish_v the_o flower_n of_o life_n even_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n about_o half_a a_o mile_n from_o nazareth_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n for_o the_o jew_n lead_v he_o upon_o a_o high_a rock_n to_o cast_v he_o down_o and_o slay_v he_o but_o jesus_n escape_v they_o and_o leap_v to_o another_o rock_n where_o step_n be_v yet_o see_v which_o they_o say_v be_v the_o step_n of_o our_o lord_n therefore_o some_o when_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o thief_n or_o enemy_n say_v thus_o jesus_n autem_fw-la transiens_fw-la per_fw-la medium_n illorum_fw-la ibat_fw-la and_o they_o say_v these_o verse_n of_o the_o psalter_n three_o time_n irruat_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la formido_fw-la &_o pavor_fw-la in_o magnitudine_fw-la brachii_fw-la domine_fw-la fiant_fw-la immobiles_fw-la quasi_fw-la lapis_fw-la donec_fw-la pertranseat_fw-la populus_fw-la tuus_fw-la domine_fw-la &_o populus_fw-la iste_fw-la quem_fw-la redimisti_fw-la and_o so_o when_o this_o be_v say_v a_o man_n may_v go_v without_o any_o let_n you_o shall_v understand_v and_o know_v that_o our_o bless_a lady_n bare_a her_o child_n when_o she_o be_v fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o she_o live_v with_o he_o thirty_o three_o year_n and_o three_o month_n and_o after_o his_o passion_n she_o live_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n chap._n xxxvi_o the_o way_n from_o nazareth_n to_o the_o mount_n or_o hill_n of_o tabor_n and_o from_o nazareth_n the_o mount_n tabor_n be_v three_o mile_n and_o there_o our_o lord_n be_v transfigure_v before_o saint_n peter_n saint_z john_n and_o saint_n james_n and_o there_o they_o see_v spiritual_o our_o lord_n moses_n and_o elias_n the_o prophet_n for_o which_o cause_n saint_n peter_n say_v bonum_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la hic_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o let_v we_o make_v three_o tabernacle_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n bid_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v tell_v no_o man_n until_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n from_o mount_n tabor_n a_o mile_n distance_n be_v mount_n hermon_n and_o there_o be_v the_o city_n of_o naim_n before_o the_o gate_n of_o this_o city_n our_o lord_n raise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o widow_n that_o have_v no_o more_o child_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n and_o from_o thence_o man_n go_v to_o a_o city_n that_o be_v call_v tiberias_n that_o but_v on_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n and_o though_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o be_v no_o sea_n nor_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o stream_n of_o fresh_a water_n and_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o hundred_o furlong_n long_o and_o fifty_o broad_a and_o therein_o be_v many_o good_a fish_n and_o by_o that_o same_o sea_n stand_v many_o good_a city_n therefore_o this_o sea_n change_v often_o his_o name_n after_o the_o city_n that_o stand_v thereupon_o but_o it_o be_v all_o one_o water_n or_o sea_n and_o upon_o this_o sea_n our_o lord_n walk_v and_o say_v to_o peter_n when_o he_o come_v on_o the_o water_n and_o be_v near_o drown_v o_o exigua_fw-la fide_fw-la predite_n quid_fw-la qubitasti_fw-la that_o be_v o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n why_o do_v thou_o doubt_v chap._n xxxviii_o of_o the_o table_n whereon_o christ_n eat_v after_o his_o resurrection_n in_o this_o city_n of_o tiberias_n be_v the_o table_n that_o christ_n eat_v on_o with_o his_o 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under_o the_o hill_n of_o lybany_n and_o there_o begin_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o it_o last_v unto_o bersebe_n of_o length_n and_o from_o the_o north_n part_n to_o the_o south_n be_v ninescore_o mile_n and_o of_o breadth_n from_o jericho_n to_o jaffe_n it_o be_v forty_o mile_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n begin_v at_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sury_n and_o last_v unto_o the_o wilderness_n of_o araby_n chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o strange_a manner_n and_o divers_a for_o there_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v grievous_a to_o one_o man_n than_o it_o be_v to_o another_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o a_o man_n know_v and_o understand_v the_o kind_n of_o sin_n and_o there_o be_v also_o other_o man_n that_o be_v call_v surreyens_n and_o they_o hold_v half_a our_o faith_n and_o half_a the_o faith_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o they_o have_v long_a beard_n as_o the_o greek_n have_v chap._n xl._n for_o to_o return_v again_o on_o 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but_o little_a thence_o and_o it_o be_v a_o fair_a city_n and_o beside_o ramos_n be_v a_o fair_a church_n of_o our_o lady_n where_o our_o lord_n show_v himself_o unto_o she_o in_o three_o shadow_n betoken_v the_o trinity_n and_o there_o near_o be_v a_o church_n of_o s._n george_n where_o his_o head_n be_v smite_v off_o and_o then_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o emaus_n and_o then_o to_o the_o mount_n joy_n and_o from_o thence_o pilgrim_n see_v jerusalem_n and_o then_o to_o mount_n modin_n and_o then_o to_o jerusalem_n at_o mount_n modin_n lie_v the_o prophet_n malachy_n and_o over_o against_o ramatha_n be_v the_o town_n of_o duck_n whereof_o the_o prophet_n amos_n be_v chap._n xlii_o of_o other_o way_n for_o to_o go_v by_o land_n to_o jerusalem_n forasmuch_o as_o many_o man_n can_v endure_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o go_v by_o land_n although_o it_o be_v more_o pain_n then_o a_o man_n shall_v go_v to_o one_o of_o the_o havens_n of_o lombary_n as_o 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go_v another_o way_n he_o go_v by_o the_o roman_a cease_v and_o the_o roman_a sea_n on_o that_o cease_v be_v a_o fair_a castle_n that_o be_v call_v florage_n and_o when_o a_o man_n have_v pass_v the_o hill_n he_o come_v to_o the_o city_n of_o moriach_n and_o to_o artose_n where_o be_v a_o great_a bridge_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o ferne_n that_o man_n call_v fassor_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a river_n bear_v ship_n and_o beside_o the_o city_n of_o dimas_n be_v a_o river_n that_o come_v from_o the_o mount_n of_o libany_n which_o be_v call_v alban_n at_o the_o passage_n of_o this_o river_n saint_n eustace_n lose_v his_o two_o son_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o wife_n and_o it_o run_v through_o the_o plain_a of_o chalcides_n and_o to_o the_o great_a sea_n then_o man_n go_v to_o the_o city_n of_o fermine_n and_o so_o to_o the_o city_n of_o ferne_n and_o then_o to_o antioch_n and_o that_o be_v a_o fair_a city_n and_o well_o wall_v and_o it_o be_v two_o mile_n long_o and_o there_o be_v a_o bridge_n over_o the_o river_n that_o have_v at_o each_o pillar_n a_o good_a tower_n and_o it_o be_v the_o best_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sury_n from_o antioch_n man_n go_v to_o the_o city_n of_o locuth_n and_o so_o to_o geble_v and_o to_o tortouse_n and_o thereby_o be_v the_o land_n of_o lambre_n and_o a_o strong_a castle_n that_o man_n call_v mambeke_v and_o from_o tortouse_n man_n go_v to_o tripoli_n on_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o this_o sea_n man_n go_v to_o dicre_n and_o there_o be_v two_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o way_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n man_n come_v first_o unto_o damas_n by_o
the_o river_n of_o jordan_n and_o on_o the_o right_a side_n man_n go_v through_o the_o land_n of_o flagme_n and_o so_o to_o the_o city_n caiaphas_n in_o which_o city_n caiphas_n be_v lord_n and_o some_o call_v it_o the_o castle_n pellerius_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v four_o day_n journey_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o go_v through_o cesary_a philippi_n jaffe_n ramas_n and_o emaus_n and_o so_o to_o jerusalem_n chap._n xliii_o yet_o another_o way_n by_o land_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n now_o have_v i_o tell_v you_o some_o way_n by_o land_n and_o by_o water_n how_o man_n may_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o be_v many_o other_o way_n that_o man_n go_v by_o after_o the_o country_n that_o they_o come_v from_o nevertheless_o they_o come_v all_o to_o one_o end_n yet_o be_v there_o a_o way_n all_o by_o land_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o pass_v no_o sea_n but_o to_o france_n or_o flanders_n but_o that_o way_n be_v very_o long_a and_o perilous_a and_o of_o great_a travel_n 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into_o another_o world_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v without_o a_o house_n nor_o horse_n nor_o silver_n nor_o gold_n and_o the_o mare_n shall_v give_v he_o milk_n and_o bring_v forth_o more_o horse_n till_o he_o be_v well_o slore_v in_o another_o world_n and_o one_o of_o his_o chamberlain_n or_o servant_n be_v put_v with_o he_o in_o the_o earth_n for_o to_o do_v he_o service_n in_o the_o other_o world_n for_o they_o believe_v that_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o shall_v go_v to_o another_o world_n and_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n there_o then_o here_o and_o when_o he_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o earth_n no_o man_n may_v be_v so_o hardy_a for_o to_o speak_v of_o he_o before_o his_o friend_n chap._n lxxviii_o when_o the_o emperor_n be_v dead_a how_o they_o choose_v and_o make_v another_o and_o when_o the_o emperor_n be_v dead_a seven_o of_o the_o kindred_n gather_v they_o together_o and_o they_o touth_n his_o son_n or_o the_o next_o of_o his_o blood_n and_o they_o say_v thus_o we_o will_v and_o we_o 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city_n and_o through_o the_o kingdom_n of_o abachare_n and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o all_o these_o kingdom_n and_o lordship_n unto_o persia_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o caane_n and_o many_o other_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n of_o man_n and_o of_o land_n chap._n lxxx_o of_o other_o way_n come_v from_o cathay_n towards_o the_o greek_a sea_n and_o of_o the_o emperor_n of_o persia._n now_o that_o i_o have_v show_v you_o the_o land_n towards_o the_o north_n to_o come_v from_o the_o land_n of_o cathay_n to_o the_o land_n of_o prusie_n and_o russie_n where_o christian_a man_n dwell_v now_o shall_v i_o show_v unto_o you_o of_o other_o land_n and_o kingdom_n in_o come_v down_o from_o cathay_n to_o the_o greek_a sea_n where_o christian_a man_n dwell_v and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o next_o the_o great_a caane_n of_o cathay_n the_o emperor_n of_o persia_n be_v the_o great_a lord_n therefore_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o he_o have_v 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this_o land_n be_v many_o griffon_n more_o than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o some_o say_v they_o have_v the_o body_n before_o as_o a_o eagle_n and_o behind_o as_o a_o lion_n and_o it_o be_v true_a for_o they_o be_v make_v so_o but_o the_o griffon_n have_v a_o body_n great_a than_o 8_o lion_n and_o strong_a than_o 100_o eagle_n for_o certain_o he_o will_v bear_v to_o his_o nest_n fly_v a_o horse_n and_o a_o man_n upon_o his_o back_n or_o two_o ox_n yoke_v together_o as_o they_o go_v to_o plough_n for_o he_o have_v long_a nail_n on_o his_o foot_n as_o great_a as_o it_o be_v horn_n of_o ox_n and_o of_o those_o they_o make_v cup_n there_o to_o drink_v with_o and_o of_o his_o rib_n they_o make_v bow_n to_o shoot_v with_o chap._n lxxxvi_o of_o the_o way_n to_o go_v to_o prester_n john_n land_n which_o be_v emperor_n of_o ind_n from_o this_o land_n of_o badile_n man_n go_v in_o many_o day_n journey_n to_o the_o land_n of_o prester_n john_n that_o be_v a_o great_a emperor_n of_o ind_n and_o man_n call_v his_o land_n the_o isle_n of_o pantrore_v this_o emperor_n prester_n john_n hold_v a_o great_a land_n and_o many_o good_a city_n and_o good_a to_n in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v many_o good_a isle_n and_o large_a for_o the_o land_n of_o ind_n be_v part_v into_o isle_n because_o of_o great_a river_n that_o come_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o also_o in_o the_o sea_n be_v many_o great_a isle_n the_o best_a city_n that_o be_v the_o isle_n of_o pantrore_v be_v call_v nile_n that_o be_v a_o noble_a city_n end_v a_o rich_a prester_n john_n have_v under_o he_o many_o king_n and_o divers_a lord_n and_o his_o land_n be_v good_a and_o rich_a but_o not_o so_o rich_a as_o the_o land_n of_o the_o great_a caane_n for_o merchant_n come_v not_o so_o much_o thither_o as_o they_o do_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o great_a caane_n for_o it_o be_v too_o long_a a_o journey_n and_o also_o they_o find_v in_o that_o isle_n of_o cathay_n all_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o as_o spicery_n 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the_o bird_n of_o the_o country_n come_v thither_o for_o they_o know_v well_o the_o custom_n and_o they_o fly_v about_o they_o as_o the_o eagle_n and_o other_o bird_n that_o eat_v flesh_n and_o the_o priest_n cast_v the_o piece_n unto_o they_o and_o they_o bear_v it_o away_o a_o little_a from_o thence_o and_o then_o they_o eat_v it_o and_o as_o the_o priest_n be_v wont_a to_o sing_v for_o soul_n subvenite_fw-la sancti_fw-la dei_fw-la so_o those_o priest_n there_o sing_v with_o high_a voice_n in_o their_o language_n in_o this_o manner_n wise_a see_v and_o behold_v how_o good_a and_o gracious_a a_o man_n this_o be_v that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n come_v for_o to_o fetch_v he_o and_o bear_v he_o into_o paradise_n and_o then_o think_v the_o son_n of_o his_o father_n that_o he_o be_v great_o worship_v when_o bird_n have_v eat_v he_o and_o when_o there_o be_v most_o plenty_n of_o bird_n there_o be_v most_o worship_n and_o then_o come_v the_o son_n home_o with_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o make_v they_o a_o great_a feast_n then_o make_v he_o clean_a his_o father_n scalp_n and_o give_v they_o drink_v therein_o and_o the_o flesh_n of_o his_o father_n head_n he_o cut_v off_o and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o most_o special_a friend_n some_o a_o little_a and_o some_o a_o little_a for_o dainty_a and_o in_o remembrance_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n that_o the_o bird_n have_v eat_v the_o son_n keep_v his_o scalp_n for_o a_o cup_n and_o therein_o drink_v he_o all_o his_o life_n in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o father_n chap._n cvi_o of_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v neither_o king_n prince_z
the_o way_n of_o nazareth_n to_o the_o mount_n or_o hill_n tabor_n chap._n 36._o of_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n chap._n 37._o of_o the_o table_n whereon_o christ_n eat_v after_o his_o resurrection_n cha._n 38._o of_o strange_a manner_n and_o divers_a chap._n 39_o for_o to_o turn_v again_o on_o the_o side_n of_o galilee_n chap._n 40._o how_o a_o man_n may_v go_v the_o short_a way_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n 41._o of_o other_o way_n for_o to_o go_v by_o land_n unto_o jerusalem_n chap._n 42._o yet_o of_o another_o way_n by_o land_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n chap._n 43._o of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o saracen_n and_o of_o the_o book_n of_o their_o law_n name_v alcoran_n chap._n 44._o yet_o it_o teach_v more_o of_o mahomet_n chap._n 45._o of_o the_o birth_n of_o mahomet_n chap._n 46._o of_o divers_a isle_n and_o manner_n of_o people_n and_o of_o marvellous_a beast_n chap._n 47._o of_o the_o haven_n of_o go_v for_o to_o go_v by_o sea_n into_o divers_a country_n chap._n 48._o of_o the_o country_n of_o job_n &_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o chalde_a chap._n 49._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o amazonie_n where_o dwell_v none_o but_o woman_n chap._n 50._o of_o the_o land_n of_o ethiope_n chap._n 51._o of_o ind_n the_o more_o and_o less_o of_o diamond_n and_o of_o their_o great_a virtue_n chap._n 52._o of_o divers_a isle_n and_o kingdom_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o ind_n of_o people_n that_o be_v of_o yellow_a and_o green_a colour_n and_o of_o many_o strange_a thing_n chap._n 53._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mabaron_n chap._n 54._o of_o a_o great_a country_n call_v lamory_n where_o the_o people_n go_v all_o naked_a chap._n 55._o of_o the_o country_n and_o isle_n name_v jaza_n which_o be_v a_o mighty_a land_n chap._n 56._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pathen_a or_o salmas_n which_o be_v a_o goodly_a chap._n 57_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o talonach_n the_o king_n whereof_o have_v many_o wife_n chap._n 58._o of_o the_o island_n call_v raso_n where_o man_n be_v hang_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v sick_a chap._n 59_o of_o the_o land_n of_o melks_n wherein_o dwell_v evil_a people_n chap._n 60._o of_o the_o island_n name_v macumeran_n whereas_o the_o people_n have_v head_n like_o hound_n chap._n 61._o of_o a_o great_a island_n call_v dodin_n where_o be_v many_o man_n of_o evil_a condition_n chap._n 62._o of_o the_o kingdom_n name_v mancy_n the_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 63._o of_o the_o land_n of_o pigmy_n the_o people_n whereof_o be_v but_o three_o span_n long_o chap._n 64._o of_o the_o city_n menk_n where_o a_o great_a navy_n be_v keep_v chap._n 65._o of_o the_o land_n name_v cathay_n and_o of_o the_o great_a riches_n thereof_o chap._n 66._o of_o the_o great_a city_n name_v cadon_n wherein_o be_v the_o great_a caane_n palace_n chap._n 67._o wherefore_o the_o emperor_n of_o cathay_n be_v call_v the_o great_a caane_n chap._n 68_o how_o the_o great_a caane_n be_v hide_v under_o a_o tree_n and_o so_o escape_v his_o enemy_n by_o a_o bird._n chap._n 69._o of_o the_o great_a caane_n letter_n and_o write_v about_o the_o seal_n chap._n 70._o of_o the_o governance_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o great_a caane_n chap._n 71._o of_o the_o great_a riches_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o of_o his_o pedigree_n chap._n 72._o of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o emperor_n when_o he_o ride_v from_o one_o country_n to_o another_o to_o war._n chap._n 73._o how_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o great_a caane_n be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o province_n and_o how_o that_o they_o do_v cast_v incense_n in_o the_o fire_n where_o the_o great_a caane_n pass_v through_o the_o city_n and_o town_n in_o worship_n of_o the_o emperor_n chap._n 74._o how_o the_o great_a caane_n be_v the_o mighty_a lord_n of_o all_o the_o world_n chap._n 75._o yet_o of_o other_o manner_n of_o his_o country_n chap._n 76._o how_o the_o emperor_n be_v bring_v into_o his_o grave_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a chap._n 77._o when_o the_o emperor_n be_v dead_a how_o they_o choose_v and_o make_v another_o chap._n 78._o what_o country_n and_o kingdom_n lie_v next_o the_o land_n of_o cathay_n and_o the_o front_n thereof_o chap._n 79._o of_o other_o way_n come_v from_o cathay_n towards_o the_o greek_a sea_n and_o of_o the_o emperor_n of_o persia._n chap._n 80._o of_o the_o land_n of_o armony_n which_o be_v a_o good_a land_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o middy_a chap._n 81._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o georgy_n and_o abcan_n and_o many_o marvel_n chap._n 82._o of_o the_o land_n of_o turkey_n and_o divers_a other_o country_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o mesopotamia_n chap._n 83._o of_o divers_a country_n kingdom_n isle_n and_o other_o marvel_n beyond_o the_o land_n of_o cathay_n chap._n 84._o of_o the_o land_n of_o bactry_n and_o of_o many_o griffon_n and_o other_o beast_n chap._n 85._o of_o the_o way_n for_o to_o go_v to_o prester_n john_n land_n which_o be_v the_o emperor_n of_o ind_n chap._n 86._o of_o the_o faith_n and_o belief_n of_o prester_n john_n but_o he_o have_v not_o all_o the_o full_a belief_n as_o we_o have_v chap._n 87._o of_o another_o island_n which_o be_v call_v synople_n wherein_o dwell_v good_a people_n chap._n 88_o of_o two_o other_o isle_n the_o one_o be_v call_v pitan_n wherein_o be_v little_a man_n that_o can_v eat_v no_o meat_n and_o in_o the_o other_o isle_n the_o man_n be_v full_a of_o feather_n chap._n 89._o of_o a_o rich_a man_n in_o prester_n john_n land_n name_v catalonapes_n and_o of_o his_o garden_n chap._n 90._o of_o a_o marvellous_a valley_n that_o be_v beside_o the_o river_n pison_n chap._n 91._o of_o a_o island_n wherein_o dwell_v people_n as_o great_a as_o giant_n of_o nine_o and_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o foot_n of_o length_n and_o of_o other_o thing_n chap._n 92._o of_o woman_n which_o make_v great_a sorrow_n when_o as_o their_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o great_a joy_n when_o they_o die_v chap._n 93._o of_o a_o island_n where_o man_n wed_v their_o own_o daughter_n and_o kinswoman_n chap._n 94._o of_o another_o island_n wherein_o dwell_v good_a people_n &_o true_a chap_n 95._o how_o king_n alexander_n send_v his_o man_n thither_o for_o to_o win_v the_o land_n chap._n 96._o how_o the_o emperor_n prester_n john_n when_o he_o go_v to_o battle_n have_v three_o cross_n of_o find_v gold_n bear_v before_o he_o chap._n 97._o of_o the_o most_o resident_a place_n of_o prester_n john_n which_o be_v in_o a_o city_n call_v suse_v chap._n 98._o of_o the_o wilderness_n wherein_o grow_v tree_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n chap._n 99_o of_o the_o great_a island_n and_o kingdom_n call_v taprobane_n chap._n 100_o of_o two_o other_o isle_n on_o be_v call_v oriel_n and_o the_o other_o argete_n wherein_o be_v many_o gold_n mines_n chap._n 101._o of_o the_o dark_a country_n and_o hill_n and_o rock_n of_o stone_n nigh_o to_o paradise_n chap._n 102._o a_o little_a of_o paradise_n terrestre_n chap._n 103._o how_o prester_n john_n land_n lie_v foot_n against_o foot_n to_o england_n chap._n 104._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ryboth_n chap._n 105._o of_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v neither_o king_n prince_z duke_z nor_o earl_n chap._n 106._o how_o all_o the_o island_n isle_n and_o kingdom_n before_o rehearse_v have_v some_o of_o the_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n chap._n 107._o how_o sir_n john_n mandevile_n leave_v many_o marvellous_a unwritten_a and_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o chap._n 108._o what_o time_n sir_n john_n mandevile_n depart_v out_o of_o england_n chap._n 109._o finis_fw-la