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nepotes_fw-la deuce_n imperatoris_fw-la taâ—tarorum_n servile_a in_o omnes_fw-la imperium_fw-la inhumanitas_fw-la erga_fw-la legatos_fw-la occoday_o surrogatur_fw-la patri_fw-la bathy_n â—iâ—sque_fw-la expeditio_fw-la barchin_v civitas_fw-la sarguit_fw-la civitas_fw-la orna_fw-la civitas_fw-la ¶_o vide_fw-la mechovium_fw-la lib._n 1._o ca._n 3._o morduani_fw-la bulgaria_n magna_fw-la hungarâ—a_fw-la magna_fw-la parossite_n samogere_fw-la monstra_fw-la aquilonaâ—a_fw-la exâ—editio_fw-la cyrpodanis_fw-la cyclopedes_n armenia_n &_o georgia_n subacta_fw-la soldanus_fw-la halapie_n calipha_n â—aldacâ—â—sis_fw-la tartarorum_n mâ—litaâ—is_fw-la disciplina_fw-la armature_n vâ—us_fw-fr bellâ—rumâ—_n mosâ—â—anandâ—_n flâ—â—iâ—a_fw-la 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la contra_fw-la tartaros_fw-la gerendo_fw-la ferri_n temperamentum_fw-la itinerarium_fw-la joann_n &_o sociorum_fw-la legatorum_fw-la bolesiâ—â—s_v dux_n sâ—lesiae_fw-la sâ—lesiae_fw-la naziâ—ia_n naziâ—ia_n grimisâ—â—uâ—_n 〈◊〉_d math_n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o litere_fw-la pape_n ad_fw-la â—usâ—oâ—_n daniel_n frater_fw-la basilij_fw-la lituani_n pabulum_fw-la equorâ—m_fw-la tartaric_n micheaâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d papae_fw-la christianorum_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o dominus_fw-la legationis_fw-la mandata_fw-la corâ—ensa_fw-la dâ—x_fw-la limitis_fw-la occidentalis_fw-la mos_fw-la salutâ—ndi_fw-la tartariâ—os_fw-la â—roceres_fw-la baâ—hâ—_n elâ—â—sque_fw-la poteâ—â—ia_fw-la poteâ—â—ia_fw-la quadregesimae_fw-la comania_n comania_n veteribus_fw-la â—â—â—rysthenes_n â—â—â—rysthenes_n tatou_n tatou_n rha._n rha._n rhymnus_fw-la pontus_n euxinus_n volga_n non_fw-la intrat_fw-la ceremonia_fw-la per_fw-la â—uos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d transcundi_fw-la eldegay_n bathy_n audit_n legator_n gerit_fw-la se_fw-la regiâ—icâ—_n eiusdem_fw-la bibendi_fw-la ad_fw-la symphoniae_fw-la cantum_fw-la mos._n authoritas_fw-la legati_fw-la iubentur_fw-la ad_fw-la cuyne_fw-mi imperat_fw-la peâ—geâ—e_n comaniae_fw-la descriptio_fw-la oceanus_n septenâ—â—ionalis_fw-la teâ—â—a_fw-la kangittarum_fw-la jeroslaus_n dux_n russiae_n terra_fw-la biserminorum_fw-la altisoldanus_fw-la montes_n maximâ—_n burin_n cadan_n oceanus_n ab_fw-la aquâ—lone_n syban_n frater_fw-la bathy_n nigrâ—_n cathayni_n marè_v paruum_fw-la plurimis_fw-la diebus_fw-la plures_fw-la insule_n ordu_fw-fr cap._n 13._o prima_fw-la curia_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la terra_fw-la naymanorum_fw-la tartary_n julij_fw-la 22._o acceleratum_fw-la lâ—gatorum_fw-la iter_fw-la cuyne_fw-mi in_fw-la legatos_fw-la benignitas_fw-la tentorium_fw-la regium_fw-la comitia_fw-la symposium_fw-la procerum_fw-la jeroslaus_n dux_n russiae_n legati_fw-la diveâ—_n sarum_fw-la nationum_fw-la imperij_fw-la cuynae_fw-la primitiae_fw-la syra_n orda_fw-la aurea_fw-la orda_fw-la augusâ—i_fw-la 15._o piece_n solennes_n cuynae_fw-la aetas_fw-la &_o morer_fw-la studium_fw-la christianismi_fw-la maiestas_fw-la potestas_fw-la exlex_fw-la †_o bellum_fw-la in_o christianó_n cogitatum_fw-la cuyne_a audit_n legaron_fw-mi munera_fw-la eidem_fw-la oblata_fw-la currus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tentorium_fw-la puâ—pureum_fw-la solium_fw-la eburnum_fw-la next_o occoday_o vinâ—icata_n jeroslaus_n dâ—x_n â—uâ—â—iâ—_n cuune_n cum_fw-la legatis_fw-la dissimulanter_fw-la agit_fw-fr cofmas_n russus_n chingay_n internuncius_fw-la prudens_fw-la de_fw-la liteâ—is_fw-la consilium_fw-la legati_fw-la abhorrent_n a_o tartarorum_n ad_fw-la christianos_n legatione_n novemb._n 13._o honorantur_fw-la commeatu_fw-la &_o lautiâ—_n difficilis_fw-la legatorum_fw-la reditus_fw-la bathy_n corrensa_fw-la junij_fw-la â—_o gratulationes_fw-la reducibus_fw-la factae_fw-la basilius_n &_o dâ—niâ—l_n principes_fw-la russi_n agnoscent_fw-la primatum_fw-la papae_fw-la ascellinuâ—_n simon_n quinctnianus_fw-la john_n de_fw-fr plano_fw-la carpini_fw-la benedictus_fw-la polonian_n a_o description_n of_o tartary_n the_o north_n ocean_n syra_n orda_fw-la the_o intemperature_n of_o the_o air_n what_o orda_n signify_v 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