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george_n sabine_n say_v
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die_v marcker_n that_o be_v marcomannian_o as_o it_o be_v marcmenner_n some_o say_v the_o marcomannian_o be_v so_o name_v from_o horse_n as_o we_o call_v mareschalcus_n a_o praefect_n of_o the_o horse_n and_o mar-stall_a a_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n for_o marrha_n and_o merrhen_n do_v signify_v in_o the_o german_a language_n a_o horse_n and_o a_o mare_n whence_o they_o translate_v merrhenlandt_n the_o country_n of_o mare_n but_o the_o former_a reason_n be_v more_o probable_a moravia_n as_o it_o be_v now_o be_v bound_v on_o three_o part_n of_o it_o with_o mountain_n wood_n forest_n or_o river_n on_o the_o east_n from_o huâ—garia_n on_o the_o west_n from_o bohemia_n on_o the_o north_n from_o silesia_n for_o on_o the_o south_n towards_o austria_n it_o be_v plain_a ground_n and_o in_o some_o place_n it_o be_v part_v from_o it_o by_o the_o river_n thaysa_n and_o in_o other_o place_n by_o a_o small_a river_n the_o air_n of_o this_o country_n be_v gentle_a and_o warm_a and_o so_o more_o 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myrrh_n in_o moravia_n which_o do_v not_o distil_v out_o of_o a_o sweat_a tree_n as_o in_o other_o part_n but_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n especial_o in_o one_o place_n call_v gradisco_n in_o which_o there_o be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a frankincense_n but_o of_o late_a venceslaus_n a_o nobleman_n as_o he_o be_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o head_n of_o a_o fishpond_n in_o his_o own_o ground_n at_o sterenberg_n find_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o man_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o myrrh_n this_o country_n be_v heretofore_o adorn_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o it_o have_v former_o king_n who_o govern_v all_o bohemia_n and_o poleland_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a large_a and_o potent_a kingdom_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 700._o zuantocopius_fw-la do_v possess_v moravia_n bohemia_n silesia_n and_o poleland_n and_o the_o duke_n thereof_o be_v subject_n unto_o he_o but_o he_o be_v proud_a of_o his_o large_a territory_n do_v deny_v
archbishop_n thebanensis_fw-la jorocemensis_n castoriensis_n the_o archbishop_n athenensis_fw-la under_o who_o be_v thermopylensis_n davaliensis_n salonensis_n nigropontensis_n molgarensis_fw-la roonensis_n eginnensis_n the_o archbishop_n corcyrensis_n and_o duracensis_n morea_n heretofore_o call_v peloponnesus_n so_o much_o concern_v the_o chief_a country_n of_o greece_n which_o be_v in_o the_o continent_n morea_n and_o candia_n be_v next_o to_o be_v unfold_v the_o former_a ptolemy_n strabo_n and_o steph._n do_v call_v peloponnesus_n it_o be_v a_o peninsula_n but_o now_o it_o be_v happy_o call_v morea_n from_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o moor_n heretofore_o as_o apolloderus_n and_o pliny_n do_v witness_n it_o be_v call_v apia_n and_o pelasgia_n strabo_n deliver_v that_o it_o be_v argos_n and_o afterward_o argos_n achaicum_fw-la and_o orosius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o say_v that_o it_o be_v call_v achaja_n and_o also_o apuleius_n in_o his_o 6._o book_n of_o the_o golden_a ass_n eustathius_n do_v also_o call_v it_o pelopia_n and_o stephanus_n inachia_n and_o in_o eusebius_n chronicle_n it_o be_v call_v aegialia_n it_o be_v call_v peloponâ—esus_n from_o pelops_n a_o barbarous_a man_n who_o come_v out_o of_o asia_n reign_v here_o for_o pelopis_n signify_v a_o island_n whereas_o it_o be_v not_o a_o island_n but_o a_o peninsula_n and_o as_o mela_n write_v it_o be_v most_o like_a to_o a_o plantine_n leaf_n be_v as_o broad_a as_o long_o the_o perimeter_n or_o compass_n of_o it_o be_v 4000_o furlong_n unto_o which_o artemedorus_fw-la add_v 400._o it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o continent_n by_o a_o isthmus_n or_o neck_n of_o land_n the_o breadth_n whereof_o be_v 40._o furlong_n many_o have_v vain_o attempt_v to_o cut_v through_o this_o narrow_a tongue_n of_o ground_n as_o demetrius_z c._n caesar_n caligula_n nero_n and_o other_o but_o be_v frustrate_v of_o their_o purpose_n they_o make_v a_o wall_n there_o which_o they_o call_v hexamilium_n amurath_n the_o turk_n throw_v it_o down_o and_o the_o venetian_n re-edify_v it_o in_o the_o year_n 1453._o in_o 15._o day_n space_n but_o the_o turk_n afterward_o do_v raze_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n in_o this_o isthmus_n there_o be_v heretofore_o the_o temple_n of_o neptune_n where_o the_o isthmian_a sport_n and_o play_n be_v celebrate_v pel_n ponnesus_fw-la have_v on_o the_o east_n the_o cretian_a sea_n on_o the_o west_n the_o ionian_a or_o hadriatick_a sea_n on_o the_o north_n it_o have_v the_o corinthian_a and_o saronick_a bay_n between_o which_o be_v the_o isthmus_n on_o the_o south_n it_o have_v the_o mediterranean_a sea_n this_o peninsula_n be_v the_o castle_n and_o chief_a part_n of_o all_o greece_n and_o pliny_n say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o any_o country_n for_o it_o have_v plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o serve_v rather_o for_o pleasure_n or_o necessity_n it_o have_v fruitful_a plain_n and_o hill_n and_o it_o be_v full_a of_o bay_n and_o havens_n which_o do_v 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