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saheb_fw-mi crawnca_fw-la cush_o mehmannec_fw-la aseem_v carda_fw-it bood_z baad_v as_o gristane_n sulteri_n baiasestra_n iange_a aseem_v che_fw-it shuda_fw-la bood_z nos_fw-la dec_fw-la shahere_o bursa_n coimache_n saheb_n craw_v sultan_n baiasetra_fw-mi de_fw-fr zenicera_n tellaio_fw-mi bestand_v oh_o der_fw-mi case_n nahadond_v even_o char_n cheese_n meera_fw-mi as_o mulche_fw-mi man_n ium_o baneed_a ta_fw-la mia_fw-la as_o mulc_a room_n oh_o arrac_n peeada_fw-la geshta_fw-la as_o door_n der_fw-mi een_fw-mi mulc_n reseedum_o i_o char_n hasorr_n pharsang_v raw_a dare_v beshare_n derd_v oh_o mohuet_fw-la casheedam_fw-la che_fw-it heech_n ches_fw-mi der_fw-mi een_fw-mi dunmia_fw-it een_fw-mi cader_fw-mi mohuet_n ne_fw-fr casheedast_n bray_v deedune_fw-fr mobarrec_fw-la dedaret_fw-la hasereret_n own_fw-mi roo_v i_fw-mi be_fw-mi tacte_fw-la shaugh_o ne_fw-la shaughee_v musharaf_n fermoodand_v the_o same_o in_o english_a lord_n protector_n of_o the_o world_n all_o hail_n to_o you_o i_o be_o a_o poor_a traveller_n and_o world-seer_n which_o be_o come_v hither_o from_o a_o far_a country_n namely_o england_n which_o ancient_a historian_n think_v to_o have_v be_v situate_v in_o the_o far_a bound_n of_o the_o west_n and_o which_o be_v the_o queen_n of_o all_o the_o island_n in_o the_o world_n the_o cause_n of_o my_o come_n hither_o be_v for_o four_o respect_n first_o to_o see_v the_o bless_a face_n of_o your_o majesty_n who_o wonderful_a fame_n have_v resound_v over_o all_o europe_n and_o the_o mahometan_a country_n when_o i_o hear_v of_o the_o fame_n of_o your_o majesty_n i_o hasten_v hither_o with_o speed_n and_o travel_v very_o cheerful_o to_o see_v your_o glorious_a court_n second_o to_o see_v your_o majesty_n elephant_n which_o kind_n of_o beast_n i_o have_v not_o see_v in_o any_o other_o country_n three_o to_o see_v your_o famous_a river_n ganges_n which_o be_v the_o captain_n of_o all_o the_o river_n of_o the_o world_n the_o four_o be_v this_o to_o entreat_v your_o majesty_n that_o you_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o grant_v i_o your_o gracious_a pass_n that_o i_o may_v travel_v into_o the_o country_n of_o tartary_n to_o the_o city_n of_o sarmacand_n to_o visit_v the_o bless_a sepulchre_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o corner_n viz._n tamburlaine_n who_o fame_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o war_n and_o victory_n be_v publish_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n perhaps_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o famous_a in_o his_o own_o country_n of_o tartary_n as_o in_o england_n moreover_o i_o have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o see_v the_o bless_a tomb_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o corner_n for_o this_o cause_n for_o that_o when_o i_o be_v at_o constantinople_n i_o see_v a_o notable_a old_a building_n in_o a_o pleasant_a garden_n near_o the_o say_a city_n where_o the_o christian_a emperor_n that_o be_v call_v emanuel_n make_v a_o sumptuous_a great_a banquet_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o corner_n after_o he_o have_v take_v sultan_n bajazet_n in_o fetter_n of_o gold_n and_o put_v he_o in_o a_o cage_n of_o iron_n these_o four_o cause_n move_v i_o to_o come_v out_o of_o my_o native_a country_n thus_o far_o have_v travel_v on_o foot_n through_o turkey_n and_o persia_n so_o