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river_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o great_a lake_n which_o be_v so_o they_o must_v quite_o separate_v monomotapa_n from_o the_o same_o lake_n lake_n this_o place_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o name_n and_o situation_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v agysimba_n mention_v by_o ptolemey_n *_o mine_n author_n here_o set_v down_o too_o great_a a_o number_n g._n b._n b._n rel._n un_fw-fr dell_fw-it afr._n part._n 1._o lib._n 2._o os_fw-la picos_fw-la fragosos_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o matama_n angola_n the_o siluer-mine_n of_o cabambe_n quizama_fw-la bahia_n das_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o bay_n of_o cowes_n the_o six_o province_n of_o congo_n s._n saluador_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o congo_n the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d of_o zaire_n crocodile_n water-horse_n the_o zabra_fw-la the_o elephant_n the_o isle_n and_o haven_n of_o loanda_n loango_n anzichi_n of_o this_o long_a pepper_n read_v ramusius_n vol._n 1._o fol._n 115._o pag._n 2._o the_o province_n of_o temian_n dauma_n and_o 〈◊〉_d grana_n paradisi_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o mina_n mina_n pliny_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sierra_n 〈◊〉_d a_o factorie_a of_o the_o portugal_n the_o isle_n of_o elephant_n a_o mighty_a cataract_n or_o fall_n of_o senaga_n 〈◊〉_d vol._n 1._o fol._n 99_o 〈◊〉_d the_o isle_n of_o camaran_n dalaqua_n mua_n 〈◊〉_d the_o isle_n haven_n and_o city_n of_o suaquen_n suaquen_n or_o vermillion_a two_o town_n of_o the_o portugal_n in_o socotora_n the_o two_o sister_n isle_n which_o be_v not_o inhabit_v concern_v the_o isle_n of_o mombaça_n quiloa_n &_o moçambique_n read_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o discourse_n of_o zanguebar_v before_o set_v down_o whereas_o 〈◊〉_d think_v it_o 〈◊〉_d to_o entreat_v of_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v certain_a fragment_n of_o the_o main_a &_o have_v large_a territory_n thereof_o subject_a unto_o they_o plenty_n of_o ambergrise_n the_o isle_n of_o ascension_n ascension_n concern_v this_o isle_n read_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o description_n of_o congo_n congo_n or_o 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