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A02495 The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation. 1599 (1599) STC 12626A; ESTC S106753 3,713,189 2,072

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therefore_o and_o his_o company_n see_v that_o they_o prevail_v not_o but_o continual_o lose_v some_o of_o their_o number_n flee_v and_o depart_v out_o of_o that_o land_n but_o the_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n aforesaid_a they_o carry_v along_o with_o they_o who_o all_o their_o life_n time_n continue_v in_o the_o tartar_n country_n be_v demand_v why_o the_o man_n of_o their_o country_n do_v inhabit_v under_o the_o ground_n they_o say_v that_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o year_n when_o the_o sun_n rise_v there_o be_v such_o a_o huge_a noise_n that_o the_o people_n can_v endure_v it_o moreover_o they_o use_v to_o play_v upon_o cymbal_n drum_n and_o other_o musical_a instrument_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v not_o hear_v that_o sound_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o chingis_n cham_n of_o his_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o his_o duke_n chap._n 13._o but_o as_o chingis_n i_o be_o return_v out_o of_o that_o country_n his_o people_n want_v victual_n &_o suffer_v extreme_a famine_n then_o by_o chance_n they_o find_v y_o e_o fresh_a entrail_n of_o a_o beast_n which_o they_o take_v &_o cast_v away_o the_o dung_n thereof_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v sodden_a bring_v it_o before_o chingis_n cham_n &_o do_v eat_v thereof_o chingis_n and_o hereupon_o chingis_fw-la cham_fw-mi enact_v that_o neither_o the_o blood_n nor_o the_o entrail_n nor_o any_o other_o part_n of_o a_o beast_n which_o may_v be_v eat_v shall_v be_v cast_v away_o save_v only_o the_o dung_n wherefore_o he_o return_v thence_o into_o his_o own_o land_n and_o there_o he_o ordain_v law_n and_o statute_n chingis_n which_o the_o tartar_n do_v most_o strict_o and_o inviolable_o observe_v of_o the_o which_o we_o have_v before_o speak_v he_o be_v afterward_o slay_v by_o a_o thunder_n clap_v he_o have_v four_o son_n son_n the_o first_o be_v call_v occoday_o the_o second_o thossut_o can_v the_o three_o thiaday_o the_o name_n of_o the_o four_o be_v unknowen_a from_o these_o four_o descend_v all_o the_o duke_n of_o the_o mongal_n graundchildren_n the_o first_o son_n of_o occoday_o be_v cuyne_n who_o be_v now_o emperor_n his_o brother_n be_v cocten_n and_o chyrinen_n the_o son_n of_o thossut_o can_v be_v bathy_n ordu_fw-fr siba_n and_o bora._n bathy_n next_o unto_o the_o emperor_n be_v rich_a and_o mighty_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o ordu_fw-fr be_v the_o signior_n of_o all_o the_o duke_n the_o son_n of_o thiaday_n be_v hurin_n and_o cadan_n the_o son_n of_o chingis_n cham_n his_o other_o son_n who_o name_n be_v unknowen_a be_v mengu_n bithar_n and_o certain_a other_o the_o mother_n of_o mengu_n be_v name_v seroctan_n and_o of_o all_o other_o most_o honour_a among_o the_o tartar_n duke_n except_o the_o emperor_n mother_n and_o mighty_a than_o any_o subject_n except_o bathy_n these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o duke_n ordu_fw-fr who_o be_v in_o poland_n and_o in_o hungary_n bathy_n also_o &_o hurin_n &_o cadan_n and_o siban_n and_o ouygat_v all_o which_o be_v in_o hungary_n in_o like_a manner_n cyrpodan_n who_o be_v as_o yet_o beyond_o the_o sea_n make_v war_n against_o certain_a sultan_n of_o the_o saracen_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n of_o far_a country_n other_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n as_o namely_o mengu_n chyrinen_n hubilai_n sinocur_n cara_fw-it gay_a sybedey_n bora_n berca_n corrensa_fw-la there_o be_v many_o other_o of_o their_o duke_n who_o name_n be_v unknowen_a unto_o us._n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o of_o his_o duke_n chap._n 14._o subject_n moreover_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n have_v a_o wonderful_a dominion_n over_o all_o his_o subject_n for_o no_o man_n dare_v abide_v in_o any_o place_n unless_o he_o have_v assign_v he_o to_o be_v there_o also_o he_o himself_o appoint_v to_o his_o duke_n where_o they_o shall_v inhabit_v likewise_o the_o duke_n assign_v place_n unto_o every_o millenarie_a or_o conductor_n of_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n the_o millenaries_n unto_o each_o captain_n of_o a_o 100_o the_o captain_n unto_o every_o corporal_a of_o ten_o whatsoever_o be_v give_v they_o in_o charge_n whensoever_o or_o wheresoever_o be_v it_o to_o fight_v or_o to_o lose_v their_o life_n or_o howsoever_o it_o be_v they_o obey_v without_o any_o gainsay_n for_o if_o he_o demand_v any_o man_n daughter_n or_o sister_n be_v a_o virgin_n they_o present_o deliver_v she_o unto_o he_o without_o all_o contradiction_n yea_o oftentimes_o he_o make_v a_o collection_n of_o virgin_n throughout_o all_o the_o tartar_n dominion_n and_o those_o who_o he_o mean_v to_o keep_v he_o retain_v unto_o himself_o other_o he_o bestow_v upon_o his_o man_n also_o whatsoever_o messenger_n he_o send_v or_o whithersoever_o his_o subject_n must_v without_o delay_n find_v they_o horse_n and_o other_o necessary_n in_o like_a sort_n from_o what_o country_n soever_o tribute_n payer_n or_o ambassador_n come_v unto_o
he_o they_o must_v have_v horse_n carriage_n and_o expense_n allow_v they_o notwithstanding_o ambassador_n come_v from_o other_o place_n do_v suffer_v great_a misery_n and_o be_v in_o much_o want_n both_o of_o victual_n and_o of_o apparel_n especial_o when_o they_o come_v to_o any_o of_o the_o duke_n and_o there_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v some_o linger_a abode_n then_o ten_o man_n be_v allow_v so_o little_a sustenance_n that_o scarce_o two_o can_v live_v thereof_o ambassador_n likewise_o if_o any_o injury_n be_v offer_v they_o they_o can_v without_o danger_n make_v complaint_n many_o gift_n also_o be_v demand_v of_o they_o both_o by_o duke_n and_o other_o which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o bestow_v they_o be_v base_o esteem_v and_o set_v at_o nought_o and_o hereupon_o we_o be_v of_o necessity_n enforce_v to_o bestow_v in_o gift_n a_o great_a part_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v give_v we_o by_o well_o dispose_v people_n to_o defray_v our_o charge_n to_o be_v short_a all_o 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the_o tartar_n invade_v their_o country_n fight_v with_o they_o and_o subdue_v they_o in_o battle_n barchin_v but_o a_o certain_a city_n call_v barchin_v resist_v they_o a_o long_a time_n for_o the_o citizen_n have_v cast_v up_o many_o ditch_n and_o trench_n about_o their_o city_n in_o regard_n whereof_o the_o tartar_n can_v not_o take_v it_o till_o they_o have_v fill_v the_o say_v ditch_n but_o the_o citizen_n of_o sarguit_fw-la hear_v this_o come_v forth_o to_o meet_v they_o yield_v themselves_o unto_o they_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n whereupon_o their_o city_n be_v not_o destroy_v but_o they_o slay_v many_o of_o they_o and_o other_o they_o carry_v away_o captive_a and_o take_v spoil_n they_o fill_v the_o city_n with_o other_o inhabitant_n and_o so_o march_v forth_o against_o the_o city_n of_o orna_fw-la orna_fw-la this_o town_n be_v very_o populous_a and_o exceed_o rich_a for_o there_o be_v many_o christian_n therein_o as_o namely_o gasarians_n russian_n and_o alanian_o with_o 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city_n but_o it_o be_v now_o in_o a_o manner_n bring_v to_o nothing_o for_o there_o do_v scarce_o remain_v 200._o house_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o be_v keep_v in_o extreme_a bondage_n moreover_o out_o of_o russia_n and_o comania_n they_o proceed_v forward_o against_o the_o hungarian_n and_o the_o polonian_n and_o there_o many_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a and_o have_v the_o hungarian_n manful_o withstand_v they_o the_o tartar_n have_v be_v confound_v and_o drive_v back_o return_v from_o thence_o they_o invade_v the_o country_n of_o the_o morduans_n be_v pagan_n and_o conquer_v they_o in_o battle_n morduans_n then_o they_o march_v against_o the_o people_n call_v byleri_n or_o bulgaria_n magnan_o magna_fw-la &_o utter_o waste_v the_o country_n from_o hence_o they_o proceed_v towards_o the_o north_n against_o the_o people_n call_v bastarci_n or_o hungaria_n magna_fw-la magna_fw-la and_o conquer_v they_o also_o and_o so_o go_v on_o further_a north_n they_o come_v 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