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way_n thence_o to_o ob_fw-la 805.30_o maudlin_a sound_v in_o greenland_n the_o latitude_n 721.40_o maundy_n thursday_n the_o russian_a emperor_n receive_v the_o sacrament_n upon_o 227.50_o may-feast_n and_o may_v flower_n bring_v by_o the_o indian_n to_o their_o house_n 1045.30_o maypole_n of_o snow_n 492.10_o may_n or_o indian_a wheat_n make_v man_n scabby_a how_o it_o grow_v difference_n of_o the_o grain_n how_o dress_v and_o eat_v malt_v for_o beâ—re_n 953_o it_o serve_v for_o butter_n bread_n wine_n and_o oil_n and_o for_o man_n &_o beast_n 954.1_o meani_fw-la be_v temple_n in_o china_n 201.40_o mead_n of_o several_a sort_n 231.1_o meat_n some_o holy_a than_o other_o in_o russia_n 453._o their_o superstitious_a abstinence_n ibid._n meat_n prepare_v for_o idol_n in_o mexico_n 104.60_o meate-forke_n of_o gold_n 242.50_o mechoacan_a the_o bishopric_n &_o province_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n the_o extent_n altitude_n of_o the_o city_n other_o town_n under_o it_o 874.40_o &_o 875_o 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which_o they_o have_v sacrifice_v 1049.20_o merclas_n so_o the_o tartar_n call_v the_o merdui_n 12.30_o merdui_n a_o people_n in_o tartary_n ibid._n mergates_o straits_n 488.50_o merida_n city_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n the_o latitude_n 875.30_o the_o description_n ibid._n meridin_n the_o province_n where_o 69.50_o sir_n john_n mericke_n agent_n in_o russia_n 748.749_o send_v ambassador_n thither_o 791._o make_v the_o peace_n betwixt_o russia_n &_o sweden_n 792.50_o merit_n only_o advance_v in_o china_n 388_o 1_o merkit_n or_o crit_n nestorian_a christian_n in_o catay_n 15.10_o mermaid_n see_v and_o describe_v 575.60_o mesopotamia_n the_o bound_n 110.50_o mestizo_n or_o child_n get_v by_o spaniard_n upon_o indian_a woman_n 3._o thousand_o in_o one_o province_n 902.10_o meta_fw-la incognita_fw-la discover_v by_o sir_n martin_n frobisher_n 463.30_o metal_n hold_v by_o the_o chinois_n for_o a_o element_n 345.50_o metal_n grow_v like_o plant_n a_o philosophical_a discourse_n of_o their_o production_n 941.942_o their_o diversity_n and_o useâ—_n of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o grow_v in_o barren_a place_n the_o fine_a metal_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mine_n 946.40_o all_o metal_n but_o gold_n swim_v in_o quicksilver_n 948.1_o metempsychosis_n or_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n in_o china_n 368.60.369_o metempsychosis_n the_o opinion_n of_o it_o cause_n mother_n to_o kill_v their_o child_n 396.20_o metempsychosis_n the_o judge_n for_o it_o 408.10_o methodius_n the_o armenian_a prophet_n 49.50_o metropolitan_a of_o muscovia_n his_o state_n he_o sit_v while_o the_o emperor_n stand_v 226.50_o the_o emperor_n lead_v his_o horse_n 227.30_o the_o people_n spread_v their_o garment_n under_o he_o he_o bless_v they_o ibid._n the_o emperor_n dine_v with_o he_o on_o palme-sunday_n 227.40_o all_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o emperor_n refer_v to_o he_o 228.1_o metropolitan_a of_o moscow_n make_v a_o ptatriarch_n 445.40.50_o the_o manner_n ibid._n his_o imagine_a jurisdiction_n ovenr_v the_o whole_a greek_a church_n 446.20_o metropolitan_o of_o novogrod_n and_o rostove_n under_o the_o patriarch_n of_o moscow_n ibid._n
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