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upon_o other_o fast_a day_n neither_o have_v we_o ought_v to_o drink_v but_o snow_n melt_v in_o a_o skillet_n and_o pass_v through_o comania_n we_o ride_v most_o earnest_o have_v change_n of_o horse_n five_o time_n or_o often_o in_o a_o day_n except_o when_o we_o go_v through_o desert_n for_o than_o we_o be_v allow_v better_a and_o strong_a horse_n which_o can_v undergo_v the_o whole_a labour_n and_o thus_o far_o have_v we_o travail_v from_o the_o beginning_n of_o lent_n until_o eight_o day_n after_o easter_n the_o land_n of_o comania_n on_o the_o north_n side_n immediate_o after_o russia_n have_v the_o people_n call_v morduyni_n byleri_n comania_n that_o be_v bulgaria_n magna_fw-la the_o bastarci_n that_o be_v hungaria_n magna_fw-la next_o unto_o the_o bastarci_n the_o parositae_fw-la and_o the_o samogetae_fw-la next_o unto_o the_o samogetae_fw-la be_v those_o people_n which_o be_v say_v to_o have_v dog_n face_n ocean_n inhabit_v upon_o the_o desert_n shore_n of_o the_o ocean_n on_o the_o south_n side_n it_o have_v the_o alani_n the_o circassi_n the_o gazari_n greece_n and_o constantinople_n also_o the_o land_n of_o iberia_n the_o cathe_n the_o brutache_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v jew_n shave_v their_o head_n all_o over_o the_o land_n also_o of_o scythia_n of_o georgia_n of_o armenia_n of_o turkey_n on_o the_o west_n side_n it_o have_v hungaria_n and_o russia_n also_o comania_n be_v a_o most_o large_a and_o long_a country_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o call_v comani_fw-la the_o tartar_n slay_v some_o notwithstanding_o flee_v from_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v subdue_v under_o their_o bondage_n but_o most_o of_o they_o that_o flee_v be_v return_v again_o afterward_o we_o enter_v the_o land_n of_o the_o kangitâae_n kangittae_n which_o in_o many_o place_n have_v great_a scarcetie_n of_o water_n wherein_o there_o be_v but_o few_o inhabitant_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o foresay_a defect_n of_o water_n for_o this_o cause_n diverse_a of_o the_o servant_n of_o jeroslaus_n duke_n of_o russia_n russia_n as_o they_o be_v traveil_v towards_o he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o tartary_n die_v for_o thirst_n in_o that_o desert_n as_o before_o in_o comania_n so_o likewise_o in_o this_o country_n we_o find_v many_o skull_n and_o bone_n of_o dead_a man_n lie_v upon_o the_o earth_n like_o a_o dunghill_n through_o this_o country_n we_o be_v traveil_v from_o the_o eight_o day_n after_o easter_n until_o ascension_n day_n the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v pagan_n and_o neither_o they_o nor_o the_o comanian_o use_v to_o till_o the_o ground_n but_o live_v only_o upon_o cattle_n neither_o build_v they_o any_o house_n but_o dwell_v in_o tent_n these_o man_n also_o have_v the_o tartar_n root_v out_o and_o do_v possess_v and_o inhabit_v their_o country_n howbeit_o those_o that_o remain_v be_v reduce_v into_o their_o bondage_n how_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o first_o court_n of_o the_o new_a emperor_n chap._n 24._o moreover_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kangittae_n we_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o y_fw-es e_fw-es bisermini_fw-la bisermini_fw-la who_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o comania_n but_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o this_o country_n we_o find_v innumerable_a city_n with_o castle_n ruin_v &_o many_o town_n leave_v desolate_a the_o lord_n of_o this_o country_n be_v call_v sultan_n altâ_n mountain_n who_o with_o all_o his_o progeny_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o tartar_n this_o country_n have_v most_o huge_a mountain_n on_o the_o south_n side_n it_o have_v jerusalem_n and_o baldach_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o the_o next_o territory_n adjoin_v do_v inhabit_v two_o carnal_a brother_n duke_n of_o the_o tartar_n namely_o burin_n and_o cadan_n cadan_n the_o son_n of_o thyaday_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o chingis_n can._n on_o the_o north_n side_n thereof_o it_o have_v the_o land_n of_o the_o black_a kythayans_n and_o the_o ocean_n in_o the_o same_o country_n syban_n the_o brother_n of_o bathy_n remain_v ocean_n through_o this_o country_n we_o be_v traveil_v from_o the_o feast_n of_o ascension_n bathy_n until_o eight_o day_n before_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n john_n baptist._n and_o then_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o black_a kythayans_n kythayans_n in_o which_o the_o emperor_n build_v a_o house_n where_o we_o be_v call_v in_o to_o drink_v also_o the_o emperor_n deputy_n in_o that_o place_n cause_v the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n and_o his_o two_o son_n to_o dance_v before_o us._n depart_v from_o hence_o we_o find_v a_o certain_a small_a sea_n upon_o the_o shore_n whereof_o stand_v a_o little_a mountain_n sea_n in_o which_o mountain_n be_v report_v to_o be_v a_o hole_n from_o whence_o in_o winter_n time_n such_o vehement_a tempest_n of_o wind_n do_v issue_n that_o traveiler_n can_v scarce_o and_o with_o great_a danger_n pass_v by_o the_o same_o way_n in_o summer_n time_n the_o noise_n in_o deed_n of_o the_o wind_n be_v hear_v there_o but_o it_o proceed_v gentle_o out_o of_o the_o hole_n along_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o foresay_a sea_n we_o travail_v for_o the_o space_n of_o many_o day_n day_n which_o although_o it_o be_v not_o very_o great_a yet_o have_v it_o many_o island_n and_o we_o pass_v by_o leave_v it_o on_o our_o left_a hand_n in_o this_o land_n dwell_v ordu_fw-fr 13._o who_o we_o say_v to_o be_v ancient_a unto_o all_o the_o tartarian_a duke_n and_o it_o be_v the_o orda_fw-mi or_o court_n of_o his_o faher_n which_o he_o inhabit_v and_o one_o of_o his_o wife_n bear_v rule_v there_o for_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o tartar_n that_o the_o court_n oâ_n prince_n or_o oâ_n noble_a man_n be_v not_o dissolve_v but_o always_o some_o woman_n be_v appoint_v to_o keep_v and_o govern_v they_o upon_o who_o certain_a gift_n be_v bestow_v in_o like_a sort_n as_o they_o be_v give_v unto_o their_o lord_n and_o so_o at_o length_n we_o arrive_v at_o the_o first_o court_n of_o the_o emperor_n emperor_n wherein_o one_o of_o his_o wife_n dwell_v how_o they_o come_v unto_o cuyne_n himself_o who_o be_v forthwith_o to_o be_v choose_v emperor_n chap._n 25._o but_o because_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o see_v the_o emperor_n they_o will_v not_o invite_v we_o nor_o admit_v we_o into_o his_o orda_fw-mi but_o cause_v good_a attendance_n and_o entertainment_n after_o the_o tartar_n fashion_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o in_o our_o own_o tent_n and_o they_o cause_v we_o to_o stay_v there_o and_o to_o refresh_v ourselves_o with_o they_o one_o day_n depart_v thence_o upon_o the_o even_a of_o saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n we_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o naymani_n naymani_n who_o be_v pagan_n but_o upon_o the_o very_a feast_n day_n of_o the_o say_a apostle_n there_o fall_v a_o mighty_a snow_n in_o that_o place_n and_o we_o
to_o death_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o the_o tartar_n army_n be_v in_o hungary_n which_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n return_v home_o moreoover_n revenge_v upon_o the_o foresay_a concubine_n and_o many_o other_o of_o her_o confederate_n sentence_n of_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v and_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o the_o same_o time_n jeroslaus_n the_o great_a duke_n of_o soldal_n susdal_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o russia_n decease_v for_o be_v as_o it_o be_v for_o honour_n sake_n invite_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o the_o emperor_n mother_n and_o immediate_o after_o the_o banquet_n return_v unto_o his_o lodging_n he_o fall_v sick_a and_o within_o seven_o day_n die_v and_o after_o his_o death_n his_o body_n be_v of_o a_o strange_a blue_a colour_n and_o it_o be_v common_o report_v that_o the_o say_a duke_n be_v poison_v to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o tartar_n may_v free_o and_o total_o possess_v his_o dukedom_n how_o the_o friar_n come_v at_o length_n unto_o the_o emperor_n give_v and_o receive_v letter_n chap._n 31._o legate_n to_o be_v short_a the_o tartar_n bring_v we_o unto_o their_o emperor_n who_o when_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o they_o that_o we_o be_v come_v unto_o he_o command_v that_o we_o shall_v return_v unto_o his_o mother_n for_o he_o be_v determine_v the_o next_o day_n as_o it_o be_v abovesaid_a to_o set_v up_o a_o flag_n of_o defiance_n against_o all_o y_o â_o country_n of_o the_o west_n which_o he_o will_v have_v we_o in_o no_o case_n to_o know_v wherefore_o return_v we_o stay_v some_o few_o day_n with_o his_o mother_n and_o so_o return_v baâke_v again_o unto_o he_o with_o who_o we_o continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o one_o whole_a month_n in_o such_o extreme_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n that_o we_o can_v scarce_o hold_v life_n and_o soul_n together_o for_o the_o provision_n allow_v we_o for_o four_o day_n be_v scant_o sufficient_a for_o one_o day_n neither_o can_v we_o buy_v we_o any_o sustenance_n because_o the_o market_n be_v too_o far_o off_o howbeit_o the_o lord_n provide_v for_o we_o a_o russian_a goldsmith_n name_v cosmas_n russian_a who_o be_v great_o in_o the_o emperor_n favour_n procure_v we_o some_o sustenance_n this_o man_n show_v unto_o we_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o he_o have_v make_v before_o it_o be_v set_v in_o the_o proper_a place_n and_o his_o seal_n which_o he_o also_o have_v frame_v afterward_o the_o emperor_n send_v for_o we_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v by_o chingay_n his_o chief_a secretary_n that_o we_o shall_v write_v down_o our_o message_n &_o affair_n chingay_n and_o shall_v deliver_v they_o unto_o he_o which_o thing_n we_o perform_v according_o aâter_v many_o day_n he_o call_v for_o we_o again_o demand_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o with_o our_o lord_n the_o pope_n which_o understand_v the_o russian_a the_o sarracen_n or_o the_o tartarian_a language_n to_o who_o we_o answer_v that_o we_o have_v none_o of_o those_o letter_n or_o language_n howbeit_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a saracen_n in_o the_o land_n but_o inhabit_v a_o great_a distance_n from_o our_o lord_n the_o pope_n and_o we_o say_v that_o we_o think_v it_o most_o expedient_a that_o when_o they_o have_v write_v their_o mind_n in_o the_o tartarian_a language_n and_o have_v interpret_v the_o meaning_n thereof_o unto_o we_o we_o shall_v diligent_o translate_v it_o into_o our_o own_o tongue_n and_o so_o deliver_v both_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o translation_n thereof_o unto_o our_o lord_n the_o pope_n then_o depart_v they_o from_o we_o and_o go_v unto_o the_o emperor_n and_o after_o the_o day_n of_o s._n martin_n we_o be_v call_v for_o again_o then_o kadac_n principal_a agent_n for_o the_o whole_a empire_n and_o chingay_n and_o bala_n with_o diverse_a other_o scribe_n come_v unto_o we_o and_o interpret_v the_o letter_n word_n for_o word_n and_o have_v write_v it_o in_o latin_a they_o cause_v we_o to_o interpret_v unto_o they_o each_o sentence_n to_o wit_n if_o we_o have_v err_v in_o any_o word_n and_o when_o both_o letter_n be_v write_v they_o make_v we_o to_o read_v they_o over_o twice_o more_o lest_o we_o shall_v have_v mistake_v aught_o for_o they_o say_v unto_o we_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o understand_v all_o thing_n thorough_o for_o if_o you_o shall_v not_o understand_v the_o whole_a matter_n aright_o it_o may_v breed_v some_o inconvenience_n they_o write_v the_o say_v letter_n also_o in_o the_o saracen_n tongue_n that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o find_v in_o our_o dominion_n which_o can_v read_v and_o interpret_v they_o if_o need_n shall_v require_v how_o they_o be_v license_v to_o depart_v chap._n 32._o christians_n and_o as_o our_o tartar_n tell_v we_o the_o emperor_n be_v purpose_v to_o send_v his_o ambassador_n with_o us._n howbeit_o he_o be_v desirous_a as_o we_o think_v that_o we_o ourselves_o shall_v crave_v that_o favour_n at_o his_o hand_n and_o when_o one_o of_o our_o tartar_n be_v a_o ancient_a man_n exhort_v we_o to_o make_v the_o say_a petition_n we_o think_v it_o not_o good_a for_o we_o that_o the_o emperor_n shall_v send_v his_o ambassador_n wherefore_o we_o give_v he_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o make_v any_o such_o petition_n but_o if_o it_o please_v the_o emperor_n of_o his_o own_o accord_n to_o send_v they_o we_o will_v diligent_o by_o god_n assistance_n see_v they_o conduct_v in_o safety_n howbeit_o we_o think_v it_o expedient_a for_o we_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v and_o that_o for_o diverse_a cause_n first_o because_o we_o fear_v lest_o they_o see_v the_o dissension_n and_o war_n which_o be_v among_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o encourage_v to_o make_v war_n against_o us._n second_o we_o fear_v that_o they_o will_v be_v instead_o of_o spy_n and_o intelligencer_n in_o our_o dominion_n three_o we_o misdoubt_v that_o they_o will_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o way_n for_o our_o nation_n be_v arrogant_a and_o proud_a for_o when_o as_o those_o servant_n which_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o cardinal_n attend_v upon_o we_o namely_o the_o legate_n of_o almain_n return_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o tartar_n attire_n they_o be_v almost_o stone_v in_o the_o way_n by_o the_o dutch_a and_o be_v compel_v to_o put_v off_o those_o garment_n and_o it_o be_v the_o tartar_n custom_n never_o to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o such_o as_o have_v slay_v their_o ambassador_n till_o they_o have_v revenge_v themselves_o four_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o we_o by_o main_n force_n five_o because_o there_o can_v come_v no_o good_a by_o their_o ambassade_n for_o they_o be_v to_o have_v none_o other_o commission_n or_o authority_n but_o only_o to_o deliver_v their_o emperor_n letter_n unto_o the_o pope_n and_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o christendom_n which_o very_o same_o letter_n we_o our_o self_n have_v and_o we_o know_v right_o well_o that_o much_o harm_n may_v ensue_v thereoâ_n wherefore_o the_o three_o day_n after_o this_o namely_o upon_o the_o feast_n of_o saint_n brice_n 13._o they_o give_v we_o our_o passport_n and_o a_o letter_n seal_v with_o the_o emperor_n own_o seal_n send_v we_o unto_o the_o emperor_n mother_n who_o give_v unto_o each_o of_o we_o â_o gown_n make_v of_o foxe-skinne_n with_o the_o fur_n on_o the_o outside_n and_o a_o piece_n of_o purple_a gift_n and_o our_o tartar_n steal_v a_o yard_n out_o of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v give_v unto_o our_o servant_n they_o steal_v the_o better_a half_n which_o false_a deal_n of_o they_o we_o know_v well_o enough_o but_o will_v make_v no_o word_n thereof_o how_o they_o return_v homeward_o chap._n 33._o then_o take_v our_o journey_n to_o return_v return_v we_o travail_v all_o winter_n long_o lie_v in_o the_o desert_n oftentimes_o upon_o the_o snow_n except_o with_o our_o foot_n we_o make_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n bare_a to_o lie_v upon_o for_o there_o be_v no_o tree_n but_o the_o plain_a champion_n field_n and_o oftentimes_o in_o the_o morning_n we_o find_v ourselves_o 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ambassador_n and_o letter_n by_o we_o also_o unto_o our_o lord_n the_o pope_n itinerarium_fw-la fratris_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-la rubruquis_fw-la de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la fratrum_fw-la minorum_fw-la galli_n anno_fw-la gratie_n 1253._o add_v part_n orientales_fw-la excellentissimo_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o christianissimo_fw-la lodovico_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la regi_fw-la francorum_fw-la illustri_fw-la frater_fw-la willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la rubruquiâ_n in_o ordine_fw-la fratrum_fw-la minorum_fw-la minimus_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la triumphaâe_fw-la in_o christo._n â_o scriptum_n est_fw-la in_o ecclesiastico_fw-la de_fw-la sapiente_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la alienarum_fw-la gentium_fw-la transibit_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la tentabit_fw-la hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la domine_fw-la mi_fw-mi rex_fw-la feci_fw-la sed_fw-la utinam_fw-la ut_fw-la sapiens_fw-la &_o non_fw-la stultus_fw-la multi_fw-la enim_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quod_fw-la facit_fw-la sapiens_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la sapienter_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la stultè_fw-la de_fw-la quorum_fw-la numero_fw-la timeo_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la tamen_fw-la quocunque_fw-la modo_fw-la fecerim_fw-la quia_fw-la dixistis_fw-la mihi_fw-la quando_fw-la recessi_fw-la à _fw-la vobis_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la scriberem_fw-la vobis_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la viderem_fw-la inter_fw-la tartaros_fw-la &_o etiam_fw-la monuistis_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la timerem_fw-la vobis_fw-la scribere_fw-la longas_fw-la literas_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la iniunxistis_fw-la cum_fw-la timore_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o verecundia_fw-la quia_fw-la verba_fw-la congrua_fw-la mihi_fw-la non_fw-la suppetunt_fw-la quae_fw-la debeam_fw-la tantae_fw-la scribere_fw-la maiestati_fw-la noverit_fw-la ergò_fw-la vestra_fw-la sancta_fw-la majestas_fw-la quòd_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la millesfimo_fw-la ducentessimo_fw-la quinquagessimo_fw-la tertio_fw-la nonas_fw-la maij_fw-la ingressi_fw-la âumus_fw-la mare_fw-la ponti_n quod_fw-la bulgarici_fw-la 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synopolim_n et_fw-la sunt_fw-la three_fw-mi centa_fw-la milliaria_fw-la inter_fw-la synopolim_n &_o cassariam_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la sint_fw-la septingenta_fw-la miliaria_fw-la ab_fw-la istis_fw-la punctis_fw-la versus_fw-la constantinopolim_n in_fw-la longum_fw-la &_o latum_fw-la &_o sepringenta_fw-la versus_fw-la orientem_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la hiberiam_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la provincia_fw-la georgiae_fw-la ad_fw-la provinciam_fw-la gasariae_fw-la sive_fw-la casariae_fw-la appliâuimus_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la triangularis_fw-la ad_fw-la occidentem_fw-la habens_fw-la civitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la kersova_n in_o qua_fw-la fuit_fw-la sanctus_n clemens_n marterizatus_fw-la et_fw-la navigantes_fw-la coram_fw-la ea_fw-la vidimus_fw-la insulam_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la est_fw-la templum_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la angelicis_fw-la manibus_fw-la praeparatum_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la verò_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o cuspide_fw-la ad_fw-la meridiem_fw-la 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flwius_fw-la antequam_fw-la ingrediatur_fw-la mare_fw-la ponti_n facit_fw-la quoddam_fw-la mare_fw-la versus_fw-la aquilonem_fw-la habens_fw-la in_o latitudine_fw-la &_o longitudine_fw-la septinginta_fw-la milliaria_fw-la nusquam_fw-la habens_fw-la profunditatem_fw-la ultra_fw-la sex_n passus_fw-la unde_fw-la magna_fw-la vasa_fw-la non_fw-la ingrediântur_fw-la illud_fw-la sed_fw-la mercatores_fw-la de_fw-la constantinopoli_n applicantes_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictam_fw-la civitatem_fw-la matertam_fw-la mitâunt_fw-la barcas_fw-la svas_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la flumen_fw-la tanaim_n utemant_fw-fr pisces_fw-la siccaâos_fw-la sturiones_fw-la thosas_fw-la borbatas_fw-la &_o aâios_fw-la pisces_fw-la infinitae_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la praedicta_fw-la verò_fw-la provincia_fw-la cassaria_fw-la cingitur_fw-la mari_fw-fr in_fw-la tribus_fw-la lateribus_fw-la ad_fw-la occidentem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la kersova_n civitas_fw-la clementis_fw-la ad_fw-la meridiem_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la civitas_fw-la soldaia_n ad_fw-la quam_fw-la applicuimus_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la cuspis_fw-la provinciae_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la orientem_fw-la maricandis_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la civitas_fw-la materta_fw-la &_o orificium_fw-la tanais_n ultra_fw-la illud_fw-la orificium_fw-la est_fw-la zikia_fw-la zikia_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la obedit_fw-la tartaris_fw-la et_fw-la suevi_fw-la &_o hiberi_fw-la ad_fw-la orientem_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la obediunt_fw-la tartaris_fw-la posteà _fw-la versus_fw-la meridiem_fw-la est_fw-la trapesunda_fw-la que_fw-la habet_fw-la proprium_fw-la dominum_fw-la nomine_fw-la guidonem_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr genere_fw-la imperatorum_fw-la constantinopolitanorum_n qui_fw-la obedit_fw-la tartaris_fw-la posteà _fw-la synopolis_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la soldani_fw-la turchiae_fw-la qui_fw-la similiter_fw-la obedit_fw-la posteà _fw-la terra_fw-la vastacij_fw-la cvius_fw-la filius_fw-la dicitur_fw-la astar_n ab_fw-la avo_fw-la materno_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la obedit_fw-la ab_fw-la orificio_fw-la tanais_n versus_fw-la occidentem_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la danubium_fw-la totum_fw-la est_fw-la subditum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ultrà _fw-la danubium_fw-la versus_fw-la constantinopolim_n valakia_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la terra_fw-la assani_n &_o minor_a bulgaria_n usque_fw-la in_o solonomam_fw-la omnes_fw-la solâunt_fw-la eye_n tributum_fw-la et_fw-la etiam_fw-la ultra_fw-la tributum_fw-la condictum_fw-la sumpserunt_fw-la annis_fw-la nuper_fw-la transactis_fw-la de_fw-la qualibet_fw-la domo_fw-la securim_fw-la unam_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la frumentum_fw-la quod_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la in_o massa_fw-la applicuimus_fw-la ergò_fw-la soldaie_n in_o 12._o kalendas_fw-la junij_fw-la &_o praevenerant_fw-la nos_fw-la quidam_fw-la mercatores_fw-la de_fw-la constantinopoli_n qui_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la venturos_fw-la illuc_fw-la nuncios_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la sancta_fw-la volentes_fw-la ire_n ad_fw-la sartach_n ego_fw-la tamen_fw-la predicaveram_fw-la publicè_fw-la in_o ramis_n palmarum_fw-la apud_fw-la sanctam_fw-la sophiam_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la estem_fw-la nuncius_fw-la nec_fw-la vester_fw-ge nec_fw-la alicuiâs_fw-la sed_fw-la ibam_fw-la apud_fw-la illos_fw-la incredulos_fw-la secundùm_fw-la regulam_fw-la nostram_fw-la tunc_fw-la cùm_fw-la applicuissem_fw-la monebant_fw-la i_o dicti_fw-la mercatores_fw-la ut_fw-la cautè_fw-la loquerer_fw-la quia_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la nuncium_fw-la &_o si_fw-la non_fw-la dicerem_fw-la i_o
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