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thus_o now_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o sum_n land_n country_n and_o isle_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o land_n of_o cathay_n therefore_o who_o so_o go_v from_o cathay_n to_o india_n the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a â–ª_o he_o shall_v go_v through_o a_o kingdom_n that_o man_n caule_v cadissen_n and_o be_v a_o great_a land_n there_o grow_v a_o manner_n of_o fruit_n as_o it_o be_v gourd_n and_o when_o it_o be_v ripe_a man_n cut_v it_o a_o sunder_o and_o find_v therein_o a_o beast_n as_o it_o be_v of_o fleâ—she_n bone_n and_o bludde_n as_o it_o be_v a_o little_a lamb_n withowt_n wool_n oâ—keâ—eys_n barnacle_n oâ—_n the_o oâ—keâ—eys_n and_o man_n eat_v that_o beast_n and_o the_o fruit_n also_o which_o be_v a_o great_a marvel_n nevertheless_o i_o say_v unto_o they_o that_o i_o hold_v that_o for_o no_o marvel_n for_o i_o say_v that_o in_o my_o country_n be_v tres_fw-fr that_o bear_n fruit_n that_o become_v bird_n fly_v which_o be_v good_a to_o be_v eat_v and_o that_o that_o faul_v into_o the_o water_n lyve_v and_o that_o that_o faul_v on_o the_o earth_n die_v and_o they_o have_v great_a marvel_n of_o this_o â–ª_o etc._n etc._n from_o the_o prince_n of_o schidack_n procead_v twenty_o day_n journey_n toward_o the_o east_n be_v the_o people_n which_o the_o moscovite_n caule_v jurgenci_n who_o prince_n be_v barack_n soltan_n soltan_n barack_n soltan_n brother_n to_o the_o great_a chan_n of_o cathay_n cathay_n cathay_n in_o ten_o day_n journey_n from_o barack_n soltan_n they_o coomme_v to_o bebeâ—d_v chan._n and_o this_o be_v that_o great_a chan_n of_o cathay_n name_n of_o dignity_n among_o the_o tartar_n tartar_n name_n of_o dignity_n among_o the_o tartar_n be_v these_o chan_n signify_v a_o king_n soltan_n the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n bii_n a_o duke_n mursa_n the_o son_n of_o a_o duke_n olboud_n a_o noble_a man_n or_o counsiler_n olboadulu_fw-fr the_o son_n of_o a_o noble_a man_n seid_n the_o high_a press_v ksi_fw-it a_o private_a person_n the_o name_n of_o office_n be_v these_o office_n name_n of_o office_n ulan_n the_o second_o dignity_n to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o king_n of_o the_o tartar_n have_v four_o principal_a man_n who_o counsel_n they_o use_v in_o all_o their_o weighty_a affair_n of_o these_o the_o first_o be_v cawled_a schirni_n the_o second_o barni_n the_o three_o gargni_n the_o four_o tziptzan_n and_o to_o have_v say_v thus_o much_o of_o the_o tartar_n it_o shall_v suffice_v marcus_n pauâ—us_n write_v that_o the_o great_a chan_n be_v cawled_a â—han_n cublâ—i_n that_o be_v the_o great_a king_n of_o king_n cublai_n chan_n cublai_n as_o the_o great_a turcke_v write_v himself_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o i_o â—awe_v in_o a_o letter_n write_v by_o he_o of_o late_a to_o the_o city_n of_o ragul_n in_o the_o which_o he_o uâ—eth_v this_o subscription_n soltan_n soliman_n deselun_n chain_n signore_n the_o signior_n in_fw-la â—empiterno_fw-it as_o concern_v moâ—covia_n and_o
enim_fw-la tangent_fw-la quicquam_fw-la ex_fw-la rebus_fw-la vestris_fw-la invitis_fw-la vobis_fw-la cogitate_v ê™_n homines_fw-la et_fw-la ipsi_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la quare_fw-la caruerint_fw-la oramus_fw-la pro_fw-la vestra_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la eam_fw-la vos_fw-la illis_fw-la tribuatis_fw-la accipientes_fw-la vicissim_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n quod_fw-la poterunt_fw-la rependere_fw-la vobis_fw-la ita_fw-la vos_fw-la gerite_fw-la erga_fw-la eos_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la cuperetis_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la et_fw-la subditi_fw-la nostri_fw-la nos_fw-la gereremus_fw-la erga_fw-la seruos_fw-la vestros_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la transierint_fw-la per_fw-la regiones_fw-la nostras_fw-la atque_fw-la promittimus_fw-la vobis_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la omnium_fw-la quae_fw-la coelo_fw-la terra_fw-la et_fw-fr mari_fw-fr continentur_fw-la perque_fw-la vitam_fw-la nostram_fw-la et_fw-la tranquil_a litatem_fw-la regnorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la nos_fw-la pari_fw-la benignitate_fw-la seruos_fw-la vestros_fw-la accepturos_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la regna_fw-la nostra_fw-la aliquando_fw-la venerint_fw-la atque_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la et_fw-la subditis_fw-la nostris_fw-la ac_fw-la sinati_fw-la fuissent_fw-la in_o regnis_fw-la nostris_fw-la ita_fw-la benign_a tractabuntuâ—_n ut_fw-la rependamus_fw-la vobis_fw-la benignitatem_fw-la quam_fw-la nostris_fw-la ex_fw-la hibueritis_fw-la postquam_fw-la vos_fw-la reges_fw-la principes_fw-la etc._n etc._n roga_fw-la vimus_fw-la ut_fw-la humanitate_fw-la et_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la omniprosequamini_fw-la seruos_fw-la nostros_fw-la nobis_fw-la charos_fw-la oramus_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la deum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ut_fw-la vobis_fw-la diuturnam_fw-la vitam_fw-la largiatur_fw-la et_fw-la pacem_fw-la quae_fw-la nullam_fw-la habeat_fw-la finem_fw-la scrip_n tum_fw-la londini_fw-la quae_fw-la civitas_fw-la est_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la anno._n 5515._o a_o creato_fw-la mundo_fw-la mense_fw-la jiar_fw-la xiiii_o die_v mensis_fw-la anno_fw-la septimo_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ¶_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o letter_n missive_a which_o the_o right_a noble_a prince_n edward_n the_o vi_o send_v to_o the_o king_n prince_n &_o other_o potentate_n inhabyte_v the_o north-east_n part_n of_o the_o world_n toward_o the_o mighty_a empire_n of_o cathay_n at_o such_o time_n as_o sir_n hugh_n willoby_n knight_n and_o richard_n chancellor_n with_o their_o company_n attempt_v their_o voyage_n thither_o in_o the_o year_n of_o chryst_n .1553_o and_o the_o vii_o and_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n edwarde_n the_o syxte_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n france_n and_o jerlande_n â–ª_o etc._n etc._n to_o all_o king_n prince_n ruler_n judge_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o other_o have_v any_o excellent_a dignity_n on_o the_o same_o in_o all_o place_n under_o the_o universal_a heauâ—n_n peace_n tranquillity_n and_o honour_n be_v unto_o yowe_o and_o your_o land_n and_o region_n which_o be_v 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