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king_n lineage_n his_o person_n mien_n and_o habit._n his_o queen_n and_o child_n his_o palace_n situation_n and_o description_n of_o itâ—_n strong_a guard_n about_o his_o court_n negro_n watch_n next_o his_o person_n spy_n send_v out_o a_o night_n his_o attendant_n handsome_a woman_n belong_v to_o his_o kitchin_n his_o woman_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o town_n where_o they_o live_v his_o state_n when_o he_o walk_v in_o his_o palace_n or_o go_v abroad_o his_o reception_n of_o ambassador_n his_o delight_n in_o they_o chap._n ii_o concern_v the_o king_n manner_n vice_n recreation_n religion_n spare_v in_o his_o diet._n after_o what_o manner_n he_o eat_v chaste_a himself_o and_o require_v his_o attendant_n to_o be_v so_o he_o commit_v incest_n but_o such_o as_o be_v allowable_a his_o pride_n how_o the_o people_n address_v to_o the_o king_n they_o give_v he_o divine_a worship_n please_a with_o high_a title_n a_o instance_n or_o two_o of_o the_o king_n be_v haughty_a stomach_n he_o slight_v the_o defection_n of_o one_o of_o his_o best_a general_n he_o scorn_v to_o receive_v his_o own_o revenue_n the_o dutch_a serve_v their_o end_n upon_o his_o pride_n by_o flatter_v he_o the_o people_n give_v the_o way_n to_o the_o king_n foul_a clothes_n his_o natural_a ability_n and_o deceitful_a temper_n his_o wise_a say_v concern_v runaways_a he_o be_v natural_o cruel_a the_o dog_n follow_v prisoner_n to_o execution_n the_o king_n prisoner_n their_o misery_n he_o punish_v whole_a generation_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o one_o the_o sad_a condition_n of_o young_a gentleman_n that_o wait_v on_o his_o person_n his_o pleasure-house_n pastime_n abroad_o his_o diversion_n at_o home_n his_o religion_n he_o stand_v affect_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o king_n tyrannical_a reign_n his_o government_n tyrannical_a his_o policy_n he_o farm_n out_o his_o country_n for_o service_n his_o policy_n to_o secure_v himself_o against_o assassination_n and_o rebellion_n 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the_o accidental_a incom_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o profit_n that_o accrue_v to_o the_o king_n from_o corn-land_n custom_n of_o good_n import_v former_o pay_v his_o treasury_n he_o have_v many_o elephant_n great_a treasure_n throw_v into_o the_o river_n former_o the_o treasure_n he_o most_o value_v chap._n v._o of_o the_o king_n great_a officer_n and_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n the_o two_o great_a officer_n in_o the_o land_n the_o next_o great_a officer_n none_o can_v put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o king_n theso_fw-la dissauvas_fw-la be_v durante_fw-la bene_fw-la placito_fw-la who_o the_o king_n make_v dissauvas_n and_o their_o profit_n and_o honour_n other_o benefit_n belong_v to_o other_o officer_n they_o must_v always_o reside_v at_o court_n the_o officer_n under_o they_o viz._n the_o cour-lividani_a the_o cong-conna_a the_o courli-atchila_a the_o liannah_n the_o vndia_n the_o monannah_n some_o town_n exempt_v from_o the_o dissauva_v officer_n other_o officer_n yet_o these_o place_n obtain_v by_o bribe_n but_o remain_v only_o during_o pleasure_n country_n court_v they_o may_v appeal_v appeal_v to_o the_o king_n how_o the_o great_a officer_n travel_v upon_o public_a business_n their_o title_n and_o sign_n of_o state_n the_o misery_n that_o succeed_v their_o honour_n the_o foolish_a ambition_n of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o this_o country_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o king_n strength_n and_o war_n the_o king_n be_v military_a affair_n the_o natural_a strength_n of_o his_o country_n watch_n and_o thorn-gate_n none_o to_o pass_v from_o the_o king_n city_n without_o passport_n his_o soldiery_n all_o man_n of_o arm_n wait_v at_o court_n the_o soldier_n have_v land_n allot_v they_o instead_o of_o pay_n to_o prevent_v the_o soldier_n from_o plot_v the_o manner_n of_o send_v they_o out_o on_o expedition_n require_v all_o the_o captain_n single_o to_o send_v he_o intelligence_n of_o their_o affair_n when_o the_o war_n be_v finish_v they_o may_v not_o 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poison_n his_o son_n to_o prevent_v a_o rebellion_n hereafter_o his_o ingratitude_n another_o comet_n but_o without_o any_o bad_a effect_n follow_v it_o part_n iii_o chap._n i._o concern_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o island_n the_o several_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o island_n the_o original_a of_o the_o chingulays_n wild_a men._n who_o pay_v a_o acknowledgement_n to_o the_o king_n how_o they_o bespeak_v arrow_n to_o be_v make_v they_o they_o rob_v the_o carrier_n hourly_o wild_a man_n trade_n with_o the_o people_n once_o make_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war._n their_o habit_n and_o religion_n a_o skirmish_n about_o their_o bound_n curious_a in_o their_o arrow_n how_o they_o preserve_v their_o flesh._n how_o they_o take_v elephant_n the_o dowry_n they_o give_v their_o disposition_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o mountain_n differ_v from_o those_o of_o the_o lowland_n their_o good_a opinion_n of_o virtue_n though_o they_o practise_v it_o not_o superstition_n how_o they_o 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dead_a cow_n incest_n common_a among_o they_o a_o punishment_n to_o deliver_v
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