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etc._n 4._o servia_n which_o lie_v between_o bosnia_n and_o rascia_fw-la the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o stoinburg_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o despot_n 2._o samandria_n 3._o belgrade_n on_o the_o danow_n 5._o rascia_fw-la between_o servia_n and_o bulgary_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v boden_n 6._o bulgary_n join_v on_o the_o east_n to_o the_o â—uxine_a sea_n on_o the_o west_n to_o rascia_fw-la the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o sophia_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o beglerbeg_n of_o greece_n 2._o nicopolis_n 7._o bosnia_n have_v servia_n on_o the_o east_n croatia_n on_o the_o west_n savus_n on_o the_o south_n and_o illiricum_n on_o the_o north_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o cazachium_fw-la 2._o jaziga_n sclavonia_n describe_v sclavonia_n be_v more_o fit_a for_o pasturage_n than_o for_o corn_n their_o sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n bring_v forth_o young_a twice_o in_o a_o year_n and_o be_v shear_v four_o time_n the_o province_n be_v illiricum_n or_o windismarch_n which_o be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o danow_n on_o the_o west_n with_o carniola_n on_o the_o north_n with_o dravus_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o savus_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o zatha_fw-mi on_o danubius_n 2._o zakaocz_n 3_o windishgretz_n on_o dravus_n 4._o sagouna_n it_o be_v now_o a_o member_n of_o hungary_n dalmatia_n which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n drinus_fw-la on_o the_o west_n croatia_n on_o the_o north_n savus_n and_o on_o the_o south_n the_o adriatic_a sea_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o ragusi_n a_o sea_n town_n and_o of_o great_a traffic_n 2._o sicum_n on_o the_o sea_n also_o 3._o jadara_n another_o sea_n town_n 4._o spalleto_n a_o sea_n town_n 5._o scodra_n or_o scutary_n 6._o lyssa_n where_o scanderbag_n be_v bury_v these_o two_o last_o be_v under_o the_o turk_n the_o other_o under_o the_o venetian_n croatia_n which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n and_o south_n dalmatia_n on_o the_o north_n savus_n and_o on_o the_o west_n istria_n and_o carniola_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o gradiska_n situate_v on_o savus_n 2._o bruman_n 3._o novigrade_a on_o the_o savus_n near_o germany_n 4._o sisseg_v or_o sissaken_v 5._o petrowya_n these_o people_n be_v usual_o call_v crabbat_n and_o serve_v as_o mercenary_n in_o the_o emperor_n army_n greece_n describe_v greece_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o aegean_a sea_n the_o hellespont_n propontis_n and_o the_o thracian_a bosphorus_n on_o the_o west_n it_o have_v italy_n with_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n on_o the_o north_n with_o the_o mountain_n hemus_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o the_o ionian_a sea_n it_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o northern_a temperate_a zone_n under_o the_o five_o and_o six_o climate_n the_o long_a day_n be_v about_o fifteen_o hour_n the_o people_n once_o be_v famous_a for_o arm_n and_o art_n which_o make_v they_o account_v all_o other_o barbarian_n now_o they_o be_v degenerate_v from_o the_o prinstine_n virtue_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o be_v become_v unconstant_a ignorant_a riotous_a and_o idle_a at_o their_o feast_n they_o drink_v till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o intemperancy_n hence_o grow_v our_o proverb_n as_o merry_a as_o greek_n the_o woman_n be_v general_o brown_a yet_o well-favoured_a and_o excessive_o amorous_a they_o use_v much_o paint_n to_o keep_v themselves_o in_o favour_n with_o their_o husband_n who_o when_o they_o be_v wrinkle_v and_o old_a put_v they_o to_o all_o drudgery_n their_o church_n government_n be_v by_o four_o patriarch_n 1._o of_o alexandria_n 2._o of_o jerusalem_n 3._o of_o antioch_n 4._o of_o constantinople_n their_o language_n be_v greek_a of_o which_o they_o have_v five_o dialect_n 1._o the_o attic_a 2._o the_o doric_a 3._o the_o aeolick_n 4._o the_o jonick_a 5._o the_o common_a dialect_n but_o now_o it_o be_v almost_o devour_v by_o the_o sclavonian_a or_o turkish_a tongue_n the_o soil_n be_v fruitful_a and_o will_v yield_v good_a profit_n if_o it_o be_v well_o husband_v but_o the_o native_n have_v nothing_o that_o they_o can_v call_v their_o own_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o slavery_n to_o the_o great_a turk_n neglect_v husbandry_n the_o commodity_n that_o they_o send_v abroad_o into_o other_o country_n be_v wine_n oil_n copper_n vitreal_n velvet_n damask_n grogream_n etc._n etc._n and_o some_o gold_n and_o silver_n the_o chief_a river_n be_v cephisus_n which_o rise_v in_o the_o frontier_n of_o epirus_n empty_v itself_o into_o the_o aegean_a sea_n erigon_n alaicmon_n strimon_n athicus_fw-la stymphalus_n ladon_n inacus_n pineus_fw-la populifer_fw-la etc._n etc._n greece_n be_v ordinary_o divide_v into_o these_o seven_o part_n 1._o peloponesus_fw-la 2._o achaia_n 3._o epirus_n 4._o albania_n 5._o macedonia_n 6._o migdonia_n 7_o and_o thracia_n peloponesus_fw-la describe_v peloponesus_fw-la be_v a_o peninsula_n almost_o surround_v with_o the_o sea_n only_o it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o firm_a land_n by_o a_o isthmus_n five_o mile_n broad_a which_o be_v fortify_v by_o a_o strong_a wall_n and_o five_o castle_n call_v hexamilium_n which_o reach_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n it_o be_v in_o compass_n six_o hundred_o mile_n and_o it_o be_v now_o call_v morea_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o six_o province_n 1_o elis._n 2._o messina_n 3._o arcadia_n 4._o laconia_n 5._o argolis_n and_o 6._o achaia_n propria_fw-la 1._o elis_n which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n arcadia_n on_o the_o west_n the_o ionian_a sea_n on_o the_o north_n achaia_n propria_fw-la and_o on_o the_o south_n messina_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v argis_n nigh_o unto_o the_o river_n alpheus_n it_o be_v former_o call_v olimpia_n famous_a for_o the_o statue_n of_o jupiter_n olimpicus_fw-la which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o world_n wonder_n and_o pisa._n 2._o messina_n which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n arcadia_n on_o the_o north_n elis_n on_o the_o west_n and_o south_n the_o sea_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o messina_n now_o golpho_n di_fw-fr coron_n 2._o pilon_n now_o navarino_n 3._o and_o methone_n or_o medon_n 3._o arcadia_n which_o have_v