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artawischa_n sibut_fw-la lepin_n sossa_n obi._n kitaisko_n vuogolici_fw-la irtische_n jerom._n tumen_n grustina_n kitai_n black_a man_n without_o speech_n serponow_v lucomoria_fw-la man_n that_o yearly_o die_v and_o revive_v obi._n calami_fw-la rivers_n aureâ—_n anus_fw-la obdora_n cousin_n cassima_n tachnin_n a_o great_a river_n people_n of_o monstrous_a shape_n a_o fish_n like_o a_o man_n pliny_n write_v of_o the_o like_a fish_n the_o end_n of_o the_o journal_n mountain_n the_o great_a can_n of_o cathay_n moria_n be_v the_o sea_n lucomoria_fw-la tumen_n petzora_n papin_n high_a mountain_n suppose_v to_o be_v hyperborei_n and_o khipphet_n cathay_n the_o fruitful_a province_n of_o rezan_n iâ—â—oslave_n hony_n la_fw-fr region_fw-la della_fw-it cine._n confini_fw-la delli_fw-it uâ—rimi_fw-la tartariâ—_n alcune_fw-fr terre_fw-fr incognite_fw-la confini_fw-la settentrionall_a della_fw-it russia_n the_o country_n of_o china_n the_o coast_n of_o the_o uttermost_a tartaâ—s_n certain_a unknown_a countree_n the_o northern_a coast_n oâ—_n russia_n the_o northwest_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n the_o l._n steward_n the_o â—_o treasurer_n controller_n chamberlain_n taster_n harbinger_n gentleman_n of_o the_o chamber_n the_o gard._n groom_n constitution_n of_o their_o body_n their_o diet_n a_o admirable_a endure_v of_o extreme_a heat_n and_o cold_a at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n the_o noble_a man_n attire_n the_o gentleman_n apparel_n the_o noble_a woman_n attire_n the_o mousickâ—_n or_o common_a man_n attire_n the_o emperor_n style_v increase_v the_o english_a merchant_n complaint_n english_a merchant_n in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o emperor_n half_n the_o debt_n of_o aâ—tony_n marsh_n remit_v ann._n dom._n 1590._o 1590._o 1585._o the_o emperor_n seize_v our_o merchant_n good_n 1591._o this_o be_v a_o new_a poâ—t_n the_o english_a merchant_n 3_o week_n restrain_v from_o their_o mart._n 1591._o 1592._o the_o emperor_n â—â—ile_n late_o enlarge_v this_o be_v a_o damty_a meat_n make_v of_o the_o roâ—d_n of_o sturgeon_n m._n thomas_n lind._o 1592._o the_o empress_n irene_n deliver_v of_o a_o daughter_n m._n francis_n cherry_fw-fr anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1592._o after_o our_o account_n 1596._o 10._o febr._n 1597._o prince_n boris_n pheodorowich_n by_o