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diverse_a of_o their_o chief_a town_n ibid._n the_o chief_a palace_n of_o their_o chan_n 634.40_o their_o sepulcher_n ibid._n their_o country_n and_o the_o commodity_n their_o city_n crimum_n whence_o their_o name_n of_o crim_n 635._o their_o mint_n there_o ibid._n they_o be_v the_o old_a javolgence_n how_o and_o when_o they_o come_v into_o taurica_n 637.30_o descend_v from_o cingis_n chan_n their_o nobility_n prince_n and_o other_o note_n of_o policy_n and_o their_o subjection_n to_o the_o turk_n ibid._n election_n of_o their_o chans_n 638.10_o the_o prince_n young_a son_n be_v call_v sultan_n ibid._n his_o privy_a council_n 637_o 40._o &_o 638.20_o they_o learn_v arabic_a the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n their_o religion_n law_n without_o lawyer_n no_o delay_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n no_o wrangler_n nor_o excessive_a 639.1_o till_o not_o their_o ground_n their_o diet_n live_v servant_n merchant_n tribute_n ambassador_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n the_o prince_n composition_n with_o his_o neighbour_n ibid._n 40._o and_o with_o the_o turk_n 640.1_o their_o war_n and_o what_o belong_v to_o that_o ibid._n &_o 641._o their_o store_n of_o horseman_n their_o arm_n redemption_n of_o prisoner_n stratagem_n etc._n etc._n 642._o discipline_n ensign_n military_a reward_n 643_o crim_n tartar_n their_o war_n with_o russia_n 439.30_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o quarrel_n ibid._n his_o horse_n eat_v oat_n out_o of_o the_o russian_a emperor_n cap._n 440.1_o the_o time_n of_o his_o invade_v the_o ruff_n ibid._n 10_o their_a fight_v arm_n and_o apparel_n like_o the_o turk_n ibid._n how_o they_o pass_v a_o river_n their_o hardiness_n subtlety_n ibid._n a_o story_n of_o their_o deceive_v the_o hungarian_n with_o their_o own_o seal_n 440.30_o their_o seiges_n stratagem_n and_o contempt_n of_o death_n ibid._n desire_v of_o captive_n their_o provision_n to_o carry_v they_o their_o religion_n idol_n reverence_n to_o their_o prince_n image_n sorcery_n marriage_n nobility_n diet_n and_o dwelling_n 441._o they_o let_v their_o horse_n blood_n and_o drink_v it_o ibid._n their_o hoard_v or_o wander_a city_n 442.1_o their_o frontier_n complexion_n person_n speech_n song_n archery_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n the_o several_a sort_n tribe_n and_o appellation_n of_o tartar_n ibid._n 20._o they_o natural_o hate_v the_o ruff_n 451.30_o and_o that_o hinder_v their_o conversion_n 460.60_o crimum_fw-la a_o city_n of_o the_o crim_n tartar_n 635._o the_o story_n of_o it_o ibid._n criminal_a matter_n how_o proceed_v in_o in_o russia_n 434_o crimson_a colour_n the_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n 442_o 50_o cry_v of_o commodity_n about_o the_o street_n in_o china_n 209_o crit_n or_o merkit_n nestorian_a christian_n in_o catay_n 15.10_o crocodile_n see_v lizard_n they_o live_v only_o in_o hot_a river_n slow_a creature_n their_o manner_n of_o feed_v their_o battle_n with_o the_o tiger_n story_n of_o a_o indian_n kill_v a_o crocodile_n 931.10.20_o crocodile_n 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