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nor_o other_o beast_n their_o emperor_n duke_n &_o other_o of_o their_o noble_n do_v abound_v with_o silk_n gold_n silver_n and_o precious_a stone_n their_o victual_n be_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v eat_v for_o we_o see_v some_o of_o they_o eat_v lice_n victual_n they_o drink_v milk_n in_o great_a quantity_n but_o especial_o mare_n milk_n if_o they_o have_v it_o they_o see_v mill_n also_o in_o water_n make_v it_o so_o thin_a that_o they_o may_v drink_v thereof_o every_o one_o of_o they_o drink_v off_o a_o cupful_a or_o two_o in_o a_o morning_n and_o sometime_o they_o eat_v nought_o else_o all_o the_o day_n long_o but_o in_o the_o evening_n each_o man_n have_v a_o little_a flesh_n give_v he_o to_o eat_v and_o they_o drink_v the_o broth_n thereof_o howbeit_o in_o summer_n time_n when_o they_o have_v mare_n milk_n enough_o they_o seldom_o eat_v flesh_n unless_o perhaps_o it_o be_v give_v they_o or_o they_o take_v some_o beast_n or_o bird_n in_o hunt_v of_o their_o manner_n both_o 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fair_a in_o the_o beginning_n but_o in_o conclusion_n they_o sting_v like_o scorpion_n for_o crafty_a they_o be_v and_o full_a of_o falsehood_n circumvent_a all_o man_n who_o they_o be_v able_a by_o their_o sleight_n whatsoever_o mischief_n they_o intend_v to_o practice_v against_o a_o man_n they_o keep_v it_o wonderful_o secret_a so_o that_o he_o may_v by_o no_o mean_n provide_v for_o himself_o nor_o find_v a_o remedy_n against_o their_o conspiracy_n they_o be_v unmannerly_a also_o and_o unclean_o in_o take_v their_o meat_n and_o their_o drink_n and_o in_o other_o action_n drunkenness_n be_v honourable_a among_o they_o and_o when_o any_o of_o they_o have_v take_v more_o drink_n than_o his_o stomach_n can_v well_o bear_v he_o cast_v it_o up_o and_o fall_v to_o drink_v again_o they_o be_v most_o intolerable_a exacter_n most_o covetous_a possessor_n and_o most_o niggardly_a giver_n the_o slaughter_n of_o other_o people_n be_v account_v a_o matter_n of_o nothing_o with_o they_o of_o their_o law_n and_o custom_n chap_n 6._o moreover_o they_o have_v this_o law_n or_o custom_n that_o whatsoever_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v manifest_o take_v in_o adultery_n adultery_n they_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n a_o virgin_n likewise_o that_o have_v commit_v fornication_n they_o stay_v together_o with_o her_o mate_n whosoever_o be_v take_v in_o robbery_n or_o theft_n theft_n be_v put_v to_o death_n without_o all_o pity_n also_o if_o any_o man_n disclose_v their_o secret_n especial_o in_o time_n of_o war_n disclose_v he_o receive_v a_o hundred_o blow_n on_o the_o back_n with_o a_o bastinado_n lay_v on_o by_o a_o tall_a fellow_n in_o like_a sort_n when_o any_o inferior_n offend_v inought_z they_o find_v no_o favour_n at_o their_o superior_n hand_n but_o be_v punish_v with_o grievous_a stripe_n they_o be_v join_v in_o matrimony_n to_o all_o in_o general_a yea_o matrimony_n even_o to_o their_o near_a kinsfolk_n except_o their_o mother_n daughter_n and_o sister_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n for_o they_o use_v to_o marry_v their_o sister_n by_o the_o father_n side_n only_o and_o also_o the_o wife_n of_o their_o father_n after_o his_o decease_n the_o young_a brother_n also_o or_o some_o other_o of_o his_o kindred_n be_v bind_v to_o marry_v the_o wife_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n decease_v russia_n for_o at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o abode_n in_o the_o country_n a_o certain_a duke_n of_o russia_n name_v andrea_n be_v accuse_v before_o duke_n baty_n for_o convey_v the_o tartar_n horse_n out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o for_o sell_v they_o to_o other_o and_o although_o it_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v yet_o be_v he_o put_v to_o death_n his_o young_a brother_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o party_n decease_v hear_v this_o come_v &_o make_v their_o supplication_n unto_o the_o forename_a duke_n that_o the_o dukedom_n of_o russia_n may_v not_o be_v take_v from_o they_o but_o he_o command_v the_o youth_n to_o marry_v his_o decease_a brother_n wife_n and_o the_o woman_n also_o to_o take_v he_o unto_o her_o husband_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o tartar_n she_o answer_v that_o she_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o so_o heinous_o transgress_v the_o law_n howbeit_o he_o deliver_v she_o unto_o he_o although_o they_o both_o refuse_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v wherefore_o carry_v they_o to_o bed_n they_o constrain_v the_o youth_n lament_v and_o weep_v to_o lie_v down_o and_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o brother_n wife_n to_o be_v short_a after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o husband_n the_o tartar_n wife_n use_v very_o seldom_o to_o marry_v the_o second_o time_n unless_o perhaps_o some_o man_n take_v his_o brother_n wife_n or_o his_o stepmother_n in_o marriage_n they_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o son_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o of_o their_o concubine_n but_o the_o father_n give_v what_o he_o please_v unto_o each_o one_o for_o of_o late_a the_o king_n of_o georgia_n have_v two_o son_n one_o lawful_o beget_v call_v melich_n but_o the_o other_o david_n brother_n bear_v in_o adultery_n at_o his_o death_n leave_v part_n of_o his_o land_n unto_o his_o base_a son_n hereupon_o melich_n unto_o who_o the_o kingdom_n fall_v by_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n because_o it_o be_v govern_v before_o time_n by_o woman_n go_v unto_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n david_n also_o have_v take_v his_o journey_n unto_o he_o now_o both_o of_o they_o come_v to_o the_o court_n and_o proffer_v large_a gift_n the_o son_n of_o the_o harlot_n make_v suit_n that_o he_o may_v have_v justice_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o tartar_n well_o sentence_n pass_v against_o melich_n that_o david_n be_v his_o elder_a brother_n shall_v have_v superiority_n over_o he_o and_o shall_v quiet_o and_o peaceable_o possess_v the_o portion_n of_o land_n grant_v unto_o he_o by_o his_o father_n whensoever_o a_o tartar_n have_v many_o wife_n each_o
one_o of_o they_o have_v her_o family_n and_o dwell_a place_n by_o herself_o and_o sometime_o the_o tartar_n eat_v drink_v and_o lie_v with_o one_o and_o sometime_o with_o another_o one_o be_v account_v chief_a among_o the_o rest_n with_o who_o he_o be_v often_o conversant_a then_o with_o the_o other_o and_o notwithstanding_o as_o it_o have_v be_v say_v they_o be_v many_o yet_o do_v they_o seldom_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o of_o their_o superstitious_a tradition_n chap._n 7._o tradition_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o certain_a tradition_n which_o either_o they_o or_o their_o predecessor_n have_v devise_v they_o account_v some_o thing_n indifferent_a to_o be_v fault_n one_o be_v to_o thrust_v a_o knife_n into_o the_o fire_n or_o any_o way_n to_o touch_v the_o fire_n with_o a_o knife_n or_o with_o their_o knife_n to_o take_v flesh_n out_o of_o the_o cauldron_n or_o to_o hew_v with_o a_o hatchet_n near_o unto_o the_o fire_n for_o they_o think_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o take_v away_o the_o head_n or_o force_v from_o the_o fire_n another_o be_v to_o lean_v upon_o the_o whip_n wherewith_o they_o beat_v their_o horse_n for_o they_o ride_v not_o with_o spur_n also_o to_o touch_v arrow_n with_o a_o whip_n to_o take_v or_o kill_v young_a bird_n to_o strike_v a_o horse_n with_o y_z e_z rain_n of_o their_o bridle_n and_o to_o break_v one_o bone_n against_o another_o also_o to_o pour_v out_o milk_n meat_n or_o any_o kind_n of_o drink_n upon_o the_o ground_n or_o to_o make_v water_n within_o their_o tabernacle_n which_o whosoever_o do_v willing_o he_o be_v slay_v but_o otherwise_o he_o must_v pay_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o enchanter_n to_o be_v purify_v who_o likewise_o must_v cause_v the_o tabernacle_n with_o all_o thing_n therein_o to_o pass_v between_o two_o fire_n before_o it_o be_v on_o this_o wise_a purify_v no_o man_n dare_v once_o enter_v into_o it_o nor_o convey_v any_o thing_n thereout_o beside_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o morsel_n give_v he_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o swallow_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n cast_v it_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n there_o be_v a_o hole_n make_v under_o his_o tabernacle_n by_o which_o he_o be_v draw_v forth_o and_o slay_v without_o all_o compassion_n likewise_o whosoever_o â—reads_v upon_o the_o threshold_n of_o any_o of_o their_o duke_n tabernacle_n he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n many_o other_o thing_n there_o be_v like_v unto_o these_o which_o they_o take_v for_o heinous_a offence_n but_o to_o slay_v man_n to_o invade_v the_o dominion_n of_o other_o people_n and_o to_o rifle_v theiâ—_n good_n to_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n and_o prohibition_n of_o god_n be_v with_o they_o no_o offence_n at_o all_o they_o know_v nothing_o concern_v eternal_a life_n and_o everlasting_a damnation_n and_o yet_o they_o think_v that_o after_o death_n they_o shall_v live_v in_o another_o world_n that_o they_o shall_v multiply_v their_o cattle_n that_o they_o shall_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o do_v other_o thing_n which_o live_v man_n perform_v here_o upon_o earth_n at_o a_o new_a moon_n or_o a_o full_a moon_n they_o begin_v all_o enterprise_n that_o they_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o they_o call_v the_o moon_n the_o great_a emperor_n moon_n and_o worship_v it_o upon_o their_o knee_n all_o man_n that_o abide_v in_o their_o tabernacle_n must_v be_v purify_v with_o fire_n which_o purification_n be_v on_o this_o wise_a they_o kindle_v two_o fire_n and_o pitch_v two_o javeline_n into_o the_o ground_n near_o unto_o the_o say_a fire_n bind_v a_o cord_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o javelines_n and_o about_o the_o cord_n they_o tie_v certain_a jag_n of_o buckram_n purify_n under_o which_o cord_n and_o between_o which_o fire_n man_n beast_n and_o tabernacle_n do_v pass_v there_o stand_v two_o woman_n also_o one_o on_o the_o right_a side_n and_o another_o on_o the_o left_a cast_a water_n and_o repeat_v certain_a charm_n if_o any_o man_n be_v slay_v by_o lightning_n all_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o 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their_o companion_n be_v call_v yeka_n mongal_n that_o be_v the_o great_a mongal_n the_o second_o company_n be_v call_v sumongal_n that_o be_v the_o water-mongals_a who_o call_v themselves_o tartar_n of_o a_o certain_a river_n run_v through_o their_o country_n name_v tartar_n the_o three_o be_v call_v merkat_n and_o the_o four_o metrit_a all_o these_o people_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n attire_n of_o body_n and_o language_n albeit_o they_o be_v divide_v by_o prince_n and_o province_n in_o the_o province_n of_o yeka_n mongal_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a man_n call_v chingis_n chingis_n this_o man_n become_v a_o mighty_a hunter_n for_o he_o learn_v to_o steal_v man_n &_o to_o take_v they_o for_o a_o pray_v he_o range_v into_o other_o country_n take_v as_o many_o captive_n as_o he_o can_v and_o join_v they_o unto_o himself_o also_o he_o allure_v the_o man_n of_o his_o own_o country_n unto_o he_o who_o follow_v he_o as_o their_o captain_n and_o ringleader_n to_o do_v mischief_n then_o begin_v he_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o sumongal_n or_o tartar_n and_o slay_v their_o captain_n and_o after_o many_o conflict_n subdue_v they_o unto_o himself_o and_o bring_v they_o all_o into_o bondage_n afterward_o he_o use_v their_o help_n to_o fight_v against_o the_o merkat_n dwell_v by_o the_o tartar_n who_o also_o he_o vanquish_v in_o battle_n proceed_v from_o thence_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o metrite_n and_o conquer_v they_o also_o the_o naimani_n hear_v that_o chingis_n be_v thus_o exalt_v naimani_n great_o disdein_v thereat_o for_o they_o have_v a_o mighty_a &_o puissant_a emperor_n unto_o who_o all_o the_o foresay_a nation_n pay_v tribute_n who_o son_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a succeed_v he_o in_o his_o empire_n howbeit_o be_v young_a and_o foolish_a they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o govern_v the_o people_n but_o be_v divide_v and_o fall_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o now_o chingis_n be_v be_v exalt_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a they_o nevertheless_o invade_v the_o forename_a country_n brethren_n put_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o carry_v away_o their_o good_n for_o a_o pray_v which_o chingis_n have_v intelligence_n of_o gather_v all_o his_o subject_n together_o the_o naimani_n also_o and_o the_o people_n call_v karakitay_v assemble_v and_o band_v themselves_o at_o a_o certain_a straight_a valley_n where_o after_o a_o battle_n fight_v they_o be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o mongal_n and_o be_v thus_o vanquish_v they_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o slay_v and_o other_o which_o can_v not_o escape_v be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o foresay_a karakytayans_n occoday_o cham_n the_o son_n of_o chingis_n cham_n cham._n after_o he_o be_v create_v emperor_n build_v a_o certain_a city_n which_o he_o call_v chanyl_n near_o unto_o which_o city_n on_o the_o south_n side_n there_o be_v a_o huge_a desert_n wherein_o wild_a man_n be_v certain_o report_v to_o inhabit_v which_o can_v speak_v at_o all_o and_o be_v destitute_a of_o joint_n in_o their_o leg_n so_o that_o if_o they_o fall_v they_o can_v rise_v alone_o by_o themselves_o howbeit_o they_o be_v of_o discretion_n to_o make_v felte_v of_o camel_n hair_n wherewith_o they_o clothe_v themselves_o and_o which_o they_o hold_v against_o the_o wind_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o tartar_n pursue_v they_o chance_v to_o wound_v they_o with_o their_o arrow_n they_o put_v herb_n into_o their_o wound_n and_o fly_v strong_o before_o they_o of_o the_o mutual_a victory_n between_o they_o and_o the_o people_n of_o kythay_n chap._n 9_o but_o the_o mongal_n return_v home_o into_o their_o own_o country_n prepare_v themselves_o to_o battle_n against_o the_o cathayan_o kythayans_n which_o their_o emperor_n hear_v set_v forward_o against_o they_o with_o his_o army_n and_o they_o fight_v a_o cruel_a battle_n wherein_o the_o mongal_n be_v
neither_o do_v bathy_n at_o any_o time_n drink_n nor_o any_o other_o of_o the_o tartarian_a prince_n especial_o be_v in_o a_o public_a place_n music_n but_o they_o have_v sing_v and_o minstrilsie_n before_o they_o and_o always_o when_o he_o ride_v there_o be_v a_o canopy_n or_o small_a tent_n carry_v over_o his_o head_n upon_o the_o point_n of_o a_o iaveline_n and_o so_o do_v all_o the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o tartar_n &_o their_o wife_n also_o the_o say_a bathy_n be_v courteous_a evough_o unto_o his_o own_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v he_o have_v in_o great_a awe_n by_o they_o he_o be_v most_o cruel_a in_o fight_n he_o be_v exceed_o prudent_a and_o politic_a in_o war_n because_o he_o have_v now_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o martial_a affair_n how_o depart_v from_o bathy_n they_o pass_v through_o the_o land_n of_o comania_n and_o of_o the_o kangittae_n chap._n 23._o moreover_o upon_o easter_n even_o we_o be_v call_v unto_o the_o tent_n and_o there_o come_v forth_o to_o meet_v we_o the_o foresay_a agent_n of_o bathy_n say_v on_o his_o master_n behalf_n that_o we_o shall_v go_v into_o their_o land_n unto_o the_o emperor_n cuyne_fw-mi detain_v certain_a of_o our_o company_n with_o this_o pretence_n that_o they_o will_v send_v they_o back_o unto_o the_o pope_n to_o who_o we_o give_v letter_n of_o all_o our_o affair_n to_o deliver_v unto_o he_o but_o be_v come_v as_o far_o as_o duke_n montij_fw-la aforesaid_a there_o they_o be_v keep_v until_o our_o return_n upon_o easter_n day_n volga_n have_v say_v our_o prayer_n and_o take_v a_o slender_a breakfast_n in_o the_o company_n of_o two_o tartar_n which_o be_v assign_v unto_o we_o by_o corensa_fw-la we_o depart_v with_o many_o tear_n not_o know_v whether_o we_o go_v to_o death_n or_o to_o life_n and_o we_o be_v so_o feeble_a in_o body_n that_o we_o be_v scarce_o able_a to_o ride_v for_o all_o that_o lend_v through_o our_o meat_n be_v millet_n only_o with_o a_o little_a water_n and_o salt_n and_o so_o likewise_o 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 kangitâ—ae_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 baâ—ke_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 aâ—ter_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 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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 triumphaâ—e_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 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habet_fw-la civitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la soldaia_n soldaia_n que_fw-la ex_fw-la transuerso_fw-la respicit_fw-la synopolim_n et_fw-la illuc_fw-la applicant_n omnes_fw-la mercatores_fw-la venientes_fw-la de_fw-la turchia_fw-la volentes_fw-la ire_n ad_fw-la terras_fw-la aquilonare_n &_o è_fw-la contrario_fw-la venientes_fw-la de_fw-la rossia_fw-la &_o terris_fw-la aquilonaribus_fw-la volentes_fw-la transire_fw-la in_o turchiam_fw-la illi_fw-la portant_fw-la varium_fw-la &_o grisiam_fw-la &_o alias_o pelles_fw-mi pretiosas_fw-la alij_fw-la portant_fw-la telas_fw-la de_fw-la cottone_v sive_fw-la bombasio_fw-la &_o pannos_fw-la sericos_fw-la &_o species_n aromaticas_fw-la ad_fw-la orientem_fw-la verò_fw-la illius_fw-la provinciae_fw-la est_fw-la civitas_fw-la quae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la matriga_n ciuâ—tas_fw-la ubi_fw-la ca_fw-mi dit_fw-fr flwius_fw-la tanais_n in_o mare_n pontiper_n orificiumhabens_fw-la latitudiâ—em_fw-la duodecem_fw-la milliarâ—um_fw-la ille_fw-la enim_fw-la 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 ingrediâ—ntur_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 mitâ—unt_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 siccaâ—os_fw-la sturiones_fw-la thosas_fw-la borbatas_fw-la &_o aâ—ios_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 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