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play_n and_o spectacle_n he_o have_v two_o woman_n habab_n and_o selam_n who_o he_o much_o affect_v habab_n die_v and_o he_o keep_v she_o till_o she_o stink_v and_o when_o she_o be_v bury_v take_v she_o up_o again_o and_o not_o long_o after_o die_v odious_a hisiam_fw-la son_n of_o abdulmelic_n be_v make_v caliph_n the_o same_o day_n 17._o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o siaban_n anno_fw-la 113._o muslima_n take_v town_n of_o the_o turk_n many_o captive_n and_o rich_a spoil_n muavi_n and_o his_o brother_n suleiman_n son_n of_o hisiam_n go_v one_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o other_o on_o the_o left_a and_o constantine_n the_o roman_a emperor_n meet_v they_o with_o a_o army_n which_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o muslims_n and_o constantine_n take_v anno_fw-la 117._o ali_n the_o grandfather_n of_o the_o abasian_a chalif_n die_v leave_v two_o and_o twenty_o child_n anno_fw-la 121._o zeid_n son_n of_o husein_n son_n of_o ali_n son_n of_o abutalib_n rebellion_n seek_v to_o make_v 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and_o also_o that_o the_o orthodox_n have_v be_v without_o a_o patriarch_n ninety_o seven_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o omar_n the_o conqueror_n till_o this_o cosma_n which_o be_v a_o unlearned_a man_n not_o able_a to_o write_v or_o read_v a_o needle-man_n the_o jacobite_n mean_v while_o possess_v all_o the_o see_v in_o egypt_n and_o nubia_n 18._o walid_a son_n of_o jezid_n son_n of_o abdulmelic_n be_v create_v caliph_n the_o same_o day_n his_o uncle_n hisiam_n die_v and_o be_v slay_v anno_fw-la 126._o for_o his_o manifest_a infidelity_n and_o impiety_n his_o two_o son_n be_v imprison_v and_o after_o slain_v he_o reign_v one_o year_n two_o month_n and_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n he_o be_v a_o excellent_a poet_n but_o apply_v all_o his_o thought_n to_o wantonness_n he_o make_v he_o a_o iron_n tomb_n which_o in_o his_o pilgrimage_n he_o determine_v to_o set_v up_o in_o caab_n he_o take_v with_o he_o to_o mecca_n hound_n in_o cage_n and_o wine_n he_o deflower_v a_o woman_n of_o he_o in_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o promise_v that_o she_o shall_v pray_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o man_n which_o she_o do_v with_o her_o face_n cover_v he_o fill_v a_o pond_n with_o wine_n and_o water_n and_o send_v for_o maabad_n the_o singer_n man_n to_o sing_v while_o he_o bathe_v and_o drink_v therein_o after_o walid_n death_n the_o region_n be_v embroil_v the_o chawasirians_n multiply_v and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ommia_n weaken_v by_o reason_n thereof_o 19_o jezid_n son_n of_o walid_n son_n of_o abdulmelic_n son_n of_o merwan_n be_v the_o twelve_o chalifa_n of_o that_o house_n emessa_n rebel_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o walid_n and_o put_v to_o flight_n jezid_v army_n suleiman_n son_n of_o hisiam_n spoil_v naama_n and_o go_v to_o damascus_n the_o people_n of_o palaestina_n slay_v
he_o appoint_v alamin_n his_o successor_n and_o give_v he_o irac_n and_o syria_n appoint_v abdalla_n to_o succeed_v he_o and_o give_v he_o all_o from_o hamadan_n to_o the_o utmost_a east_n to_o casim_n mesopotamia_n tsugour_n and_o awasim_n an._n 187._o giafor_n son_n of_o jahia_n be_v slay_v and_o his_o father_n cast_v into_o prison_n where_o he_o die_v have_v this_o scroll_n in_o his_o bosom_n the_o defendant_n go_v before_o be_v call_v into_o the_o law_n the_o plaintiff_n follow_v and_o the_o judge_n shall_v need_v no_o witness_n which_o when_o haron_n read_o â—ead_z he_o weep_v and_o swear_v it_o be_v true_a the_o same_o year_n he_o go_v as_o far_o as_o heraclea_n spoil_v and_o fire_v all_o thing_n and_o nicephorus_n the_o emperor_n offer_v he_o yearly_a tribute_n which_o he_o accept_v but_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o cold_a and_o snow_n he_o perform_v not_o covenant_n whereupon_o he_o return_v notwithstanding_o and_o force_a performance_n an._n 188._o he_o again_o invade_v the_o roman_n and_o in_o a_o great_a battle_n with_o nicephorus_n the_o muslim_n prevail_v and_o slay_v forty_o thousand_o and_o nicephorus_n receive_v three_o wound_n an._n 190._o he_o invade_v the_o roman_n with_o a_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o thousand_o beside_o voluntary_n and_o take_v and_o burn_v heraclea_n sacaliba_n risia_n and_o saffaf_n with_o colonia_n he_o carry_v away_o sixteen_o thousand_o captive_n of_o heraclea_n nicephorus_n buy_v his_o p_o ace_n with_o tribute_n he_o send_v by_o sea_n also_o and_o waste_v cyprus_n and_o carry_v away_o many_o captive_n he_o die_v an._n 193._o when_o he_o have_v reign_v three_o and_o twenty_o year_n one_o month_n and_o nineteen_o day_n he_o be_v exceed_o delight_v with_o good_a verse_n and_o be_v bountiful_a to_o poet_n he_o make_v eight_o or_o nine_o pilgrimage_n in_o his_o chaliphate_n and_o pray_v a_o hundred_o kneel_n or_o prostration_n every_o day_n a_o hundred_o learned_a man_n accompany_v he_o in_o his_o pilgrimage_n pilgrimage_n and_o when_o he_o go_v not_o himself_o he_o set_v forth_o three_o hundred_o man_n on_o pilgrimage_n with_o sufficient_a expense_n and_o clean_a garment_n nor_o be_v the_o court_n of_o any_o chalifa_n so_o furnish_v with_o counselor_n judge_n poet_n and_o learned_a man_n man_n his_o seal_n be_v inscribe_v greatness_n and_o power_n be_v go_n he_o give_v his_o physician_n a_o christian_n a_o hundred_o thousand_o stater_n a_o year_n stipend_n for_o save_v his_o life_n by_o blood-letting_n the_o same_o pay_n which_o his_o keeper_n have_v say_v one_o keep_v my_o body_n the_o other_o my_o soul_n a._n 193._o abuna_fw-la mark_n be_v make_v patriarch_n which_o receive_v those_o of_o the_o sect_n of_o sienufa_n two_o of_o their_o bishop_n desire_v admission_n and_o upon_o their_o humility_n he_o entertain_v they_o in_o his_o house_n till_o two_o bishop_n die_v in_o who_o place_n he_o set_v they_o abu-abdalla_n alamin_n call_v also_o muhammed_n abu-musa_n son_n of_o haron_n rasijd_n be_v the_o next_o and_o six_o abasian_n chalif_n create_v on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n death_n 27._o but_o rasijd_n have_v renew_v the_o league_n to_o his_o son_n almamon_n after_o alamin_n who_o behave_v himself_o so_o well_o whiles_o alamin_n give_v himself_o to_o play_v and_o drink_v that_o the_o chief_a man_n favour_v he_o yet_o alamin_n burn_v the_o covenant_n of_o his_o father_n and_o assume_v his_o own_o son_n musa_n partner_n of_o the_o league_n almamon_n hereupon_o forbid_v his_o brother_n name_n to_o be_v stamp_v in_o money_n or_o cloth_n and_o all_o chorasan_n yield_v to_o he_o and_o he_o name_v himself_o a_o prince_n and_o pray_v in_o the_o pulpit_n of_o chorasan_n an._n 195._o a_o great_a battle_n be_v fight_v and_o the_o follower_n of_o almamon_n prevail_v arabic_a whereupon_o he_o be_v salute_v chalifa_n an._n 196._o alamin_n be_v depose_v and_o imprison_v with_o his_o mother_n zebeida_n but_o soon_o after_o by_o popular_a commotion_n restore_v but_o taher_n the_o general_n of_o almamon_n force_n take_v ahwaz_n wasijt_fw-la madaijn_n and_o cause_v man_n to_o swear_v to_o almamon_n egypt_n syria_n higiaza_n and_o aliaman_n call_v he_o to_o the_o empire_n an._n 197._o bagdad_n be_v besiege_v and_o most_o of_o the_o house_n ruin_v a._n 198._o alamin_n be_v forsake_v by_o most_o of_o his_o soldier_n and_o as_o he_o flee_v his_o boat_n be_v overturn_v and_o the_o man_n with_o he_o drown_a but_o he_o escape_v swim_v into_o a_o certain_a garden_n and_o be_v there_o slay_v by_o taher_n servant_n the_o ring_n of_o the_o chalifate_n the_o roll_n and_o the_o sceptre_n be_v send_v to_o almamon_n which_o fall_v down_o and_o give_v god_n great_a thanks_n for_o the_o victory_n and_o give_v a_o million_o of_o stater_n to_o the_o messenger_n alamin_n reign_v four_o year_n eight_o month_n and_o eighteen_o day_n he_o be_v liberal_a bloody_a inconsiderate_a cowardly_a he_o neither_o leave_v his_o angle_a nor_o chess-play_n upon_o the_o heavy_a tiding_n or_o occasion_n and_o be_v a_o drinker_n of_o wine_n abulabbas_n almamon_n call_v also_o abugiafar_n abdalla_n be_v the_o seven_o abasian_n chalif_n inaugurate_v an._n 198._o an._n 199._o the_o talibite_n make_v commotion_n in_o diverse_a place_n and_o at_o cufa_n arise_v muhammed_n son_n of_o ibrahim_n son_n of_o ishmael_n son_n of_o ibrahim_n son_n of_o hasen_n son_n of_o husein_n son_n of_o ali_n son_n of_o abutalib_n invite_v the_o people_n to_o respect_v the_o stock_n of_o muhammed_n and_o to_o observe_v the_o book_n and_o the_o law_n abusaraia_n war_a in_o his_o name_n and_o the_o chawarisians_n come_v forth_o many_o battle_n follow_v but_o abusaraia_n prevail_v which_o go_v to_o basra_n and_o take_v it_o but_o in_o the_o year_n 815._o 200._o be_v slay_v and_o muhammed_n be_v dead_a and_o another_o muhammed_n of_o the_o pogeny_n of_o ali_n inaugurate_v in_o his_o place_n which_o be_v take_v and_o send_v to_o almamon_n at_o mecca_n also_o muhammed_n son_n of_o giafar_n and_o in_o aliaman_n ibrahim_n make_v insurrection_n which_o succeed_v not_o an._n 201._o almamon_n assume_v ali_n son_n of_o musa_n son_n of_o giafar_n son_n of_o muhammed_n son_n of_o husein_n son_n of_o ali_n into_o partnership_n of_o the_o league_n and_o to_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o chalifate_n and_o call_v he_o arrad_n of_o mohamed_n stock_n and_o command_v the_o soldier_n to_o wear_v green_a and_o cast_v away_o their_o black_n and_o write_v to_o hasen_n to_o procure_v his_o inauguration_n at_o bagdad_n but_o they_o refuse_v to_o transfer_v the_o succession_n from_o the_o abasian_a stock_n to_o that_o of_o ali_n and_o thereupon_o the_o hasiemides_n and_o captain_n determine_v to_o depose_v almamon_n and_o to_o make_v his_o uncle_n ibrahim_n chalifa_n this_o they_o do_v an._n 202._o and_o name_v he_o mubaric_n who_o ascend_v the_o pulpit_n make_v a_o speech_n to_o the_o people_n and_o promise_v they_o bounty_n he_o enjoy_v bagdad_n and_o cafa_n with_o their_o village_n almamon_n hear_v of_o these_o commotion_n in_o irac_n go_v towards_o bagdad_n and_o consider_v that_o fadlus_n his_o sway_v all_o thing_n occasion_v this_o distaste_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v close_o slay_v in_o a_o bath_n &_o then_o kill_v the_o murderer_n first_o feign_v that_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o this_o fadlus_n first_o add_v surname_n in_o letter_n for_o before_o the_o inscription_n of_o epistle_n be_v only_o from_o n._n son_n of_o n._n to_o n._n son_n of_o n._n an._n 203._o almamon_n come_v to_o tus_fw-la rome_n where_o ali_n son_n of_o musa_n after_o the_o eat_n of_o a_o grape_n sudden_o die_v poison_v as_o be_v suspect_v yet_o almamon_n seem_v to_o take_v his_o death_n heavy_o this_o ali_n be_v very_o abstinent_a and_o religious_a at_o bagdad_n the_o soldier_n rebel_v against_o ibrahim_n who_o hide_v himself_o an._n 204._o almamon_n come_v to_o bagdad_n clothe_v in_o green_a as_o also_o his_o soldier_n but_o after_o a_o week_n he_o wear_v black_a reward_v and_o command_v the_o people_n so_o to_o do_v an._n 206._o hakem_n son_n of_o hisiam_n son_n of_o abdurrahman_n king_n of_o spain_n die_v and_o his_o son_n abdurrahman_n succeed_v he_o have_v reign_v six_o and_o twenty_o year_n an._n 207._o taher_n die_v a_o wise_a valiant_a and_o liberal_a commander_n and_o a_o good_a poet._n for_o three_o verse_n make_v to_o adorn_v he_o he_o give_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n and_o more_o say_v he_o will_v i_o have_v give_v if_o thou_o have_v give_v more_o an._n 210._o almamon_n get_v his_o uncle_n ibrahim_n into_o his_o hand_n who_o come_v to_o he_o be_v say_v my_o sin_n be_v great_a but_o thou_o than_o it_o art_n great_a my_o deed_n be_v bad_a let_v thou_o be_v see_v far_o better_o almamon_n answer_v other_o have_v counsel_v i_o to_o kill_v thou_o o_o emperor_n of_o the_o faithful_a say_v he_o counsellor_n counsel_n that_o which_o be_v
usual_a in_o government_n but_o thou_o beg_v help_v of_o he_o who_o give_v all_o of_o mercy_n if_o thou_o punish_v thou_o shall_v have_v example_n but_o if_o thou_o spare_v thou_o shall_v be_v good_a beyond_o example_n give_v he_o give_v he_o ten_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n and_o dismiss_v he_o in_o peace_n an._n 212._o almamon_n publish_v the_o speech_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o alcoran_n and_o the_o correct_v of_o ali_n son_n of_o abutalib_n which_o have_v better_v the_o form_n after_o the_o messenger_n of_o god_n an._n 213._o he_o give_v to_o abbas_n mutasim_n and_o abdalla_n five_o hundred_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n to_o each_o in_o one_o day_n an._n 215._o and_o 216._o he_o invade_v the_o roman_n an._n 217._o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o ommia_n write_v to_o he_o that_o merwan_n have_v treasure_n hide_v in_o hebron_n where_o some_o chist_n be_v find_v and_o among_o other_o thing_n ten_o thousand_o shirt_n with_o foul_a sleeve_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v ask_v asmagaeus_n say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o glutton_n and_o when_o a_o roast_a sheep_n be_v set_v before_o he_o joint_n he_o use_v to_o thrust_v in_o his_o hand_n sleeve_n and_o all_o for_o the_o kidney_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o then_o to_o have_v put_v on_o another_o garment_n almamon_n give_v to_o asmagaeus_n those_o shirt_n which_o he_o sell_v for_o so_o many_o piece_n of_o gold_n an._n 218._o almamon_n try_v the_o people_n in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o alcoran_n grievous_o punish_v those_o which_o will_v not_o utter_v it_o he_o die_v have_v reign_v twenty_o year_n five_o month_n and_o thirteen_o day_n none_o of_o the_o abbasians_n be_v more_o learned_a he_o be_v skilful_a in_o astronomy_n and_o the_o wind_n and_o one_o wind_n bear_v name_n of_o he_o his_o seal_n be_v inscribe_v ask_v of_o god_n and_o he_o will_v give_v thou_o bagdad_n muhammed_n mutasim_n billa_z abuishac_n his_o brother_n be_v create_v chalifa_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o brother_n death_n an._n 218._o the_o horrimaeans_n a_o vile_a and_o heretical_a nation_n make_v insurrection_n lead_v by_o babec_n but_o mutasim_n send_v a_o army_n against_o they_o which_o kill_v sixty_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n flee_v to_o the_o roman_a dominion_n an._n 219._o muhammed_n son_n of_o casim_n son_n of_o omar_n son_n of_o ali_n son_n of_o husein_n son_n of_o ali_n have_v many_o follower_n make_v many_o battle_n but_o at_o last_o be_v take_v an._n 220._o the_o child_n of_o babec_n lose_v above_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o battle_n in_o arsaw_n and_o babec_n flee_v to_o badwa_n which_o city_n asfin_n besiege_v and_o take_v and_o give_v security_n to_o babec_n but_o kill_v he_o notwithstanding_o an._n 223._o ammoria_n be_v take_v and_o great_a spoil_n make_v in_o the_o roman_a region_n an._n 224._o barabas_n son_n of_o caran_n make_v insurrection_n and_o after_o many_o battle_n be_v take_v by_o abdalla_n son_n of_o taher_n who_o send_v he_o to_o mutasim_n which_o beat_v he_o to_o death_n and_o then_o crucify_v he_o beside_o babec_n an._n 226._o asfin_n be_v add_v to_o they_o for_o in_o his_o house_n be_v find_v idol_n and_o wicked_a book_n hate_v neither_o have_v he_o alter_v his_o paganism_n an._n 227._o mutasim_n die_v at_o samarra_n strength_n he_o be_v strong_a able_a to_o carry_v certain_a pace_n a_o thousand_o pound_n weight_n bagdad_n be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v his_o soldier_n and_o therefore_o he_o build_v samarra_n and_o place_v his_o soldier_n there_o and_o samarra_n remain_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o caliph_n till_o mutadid_v reign_v which_o remoove_v to_o bagdad_n as_o the_o after_o caliph_n also_o do_v mutisim_n be_v unlettered_a and_o can_v not_o write_v he_o be_v call_v octavian_n for_o that_o the_o number_n of_o eight_o agree_v to_o he_o eleven_o way_n he_o be_v the_o eight_o chalifa_n of_o the_o abbasian_n create_v an._n 218._o reign_v eight_o year_n eight_o month_n and_o eight_o day_n age_v forty_o eight_o year_n bear_v also_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n of_o the_o year_n his_o father_n eight_o son_n leave_v eight_o son_n and_o eight_o daughter_n fight_v eight_o battle_n and_o leave_v eight_o million_o of_o gold_n in_o his_o treasury_n and_o eighty_o thousand_o stater_n he_o die_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o sun_n 6333._o and_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o day_n complete_a an._n 223._o and_o of_o dioclesian_n 547._o abuna_fw-la joseph_n be_v make_v patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n in_o his_o time_n jacob_n a_o bishop_n in_o aethiopia_n when_o the_o king_n be_v abroad_o in_o war_n be_v displace_v by_o the_o queen_n and_o another_o substitute_v in_o his_o place_n but_o drought_n and_o pestilence_n follow_v and_o the_o king_n send_v to_o the_o patriarch_n to_o send_v back_o the_o bishop_n which_o he_o do_v inauguration_n and_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a joy_n he_o send_v also_o bishop_n into_o africa_n to_o pentapolis_n and_o cairawan_n haron_n wacic_n billa_z abugiafar_n be_v the_o nine_o of_o the_o abasians_n and_o 30._o king_n of_o the_o muslims_n create_v on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n death_n at_o samarra_n an._n 227._o and_o an._n 228._o he_o remoove_v his_o judge_n and_o scribe_n and_o take_v of_o they_o much_o money_n a._n 230._o abdalla_n son_n of_o taher_n decease_a a_o honourable_a and_o valiant_a man_n which_o have_v be_v governor_n of_o chorasan_n egypt_n and_o syria_n to_o who_o be_v great_a resort_n of_o learned_a man_n and_o poet_n to_o who_o he_o be_v very_o bountiful_a wacic_n seek_v to_o increase_v his_o ability_n for_o lust_n be_v advise_v to_o eat_v lion_n flesh_n boil_a in_o red_a vinegar_n and_o to_o take_v three_o dam_n thereof_o but_o he_o die_v soon_o after_o he_o have_v use_v it_o stretch_v his_o sick_a body_n on_o a_o carpet_n he_o say_v o_o thou_o who_o kingdom_n pass_v not_o have_v mercy_n on_o he_o who_o kingdom_n pass_v away_o he_o love_v and_o reward_v poesy_n he_o propound_v to_o man_n the_o form_n of_o the_o alcoran_n as_o almamon_n have_v do_v and_o alienate_v man_n mind_n from_o he_o he_o reign_v five_o year_n nine_o month_n and_o six_o day_n giafar_n abufadl_n mutewakkel_n aballa_n wacics_n brother_n succeed_v an._n 231._o they_o first_o put_v on_o the_o chalifate_n robe_n on_o muhammed_n son_n of_o wacic_n but_o then_o contemn_v his_o childhood_n the_o judge_n ahmed_n send_v for_o giafar_n son_n of_o mutasim_n and_o clothe_v he_o with_o a_o long_a garment_n and_o kiss_v he_o betwixt_o both_o his_o eye_n salute_v he_o emperor_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o surname_v he_o mutewakkel_n he_o imprison_v muhammed_n his_o counsellor_n and_o appoint_v one_o to_o keep_v he_o wake_v and_o after_o some_o day_n watch_v permit_v he_o to_o sleep_v which_o he_o do_v a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n and_o then_o put_v he_o into_o a_o hot_a iron_n oven_n have_v nail_n within_o and_o there_o torture_v he_o to_o death_n he_o be_v a_o grammarian_n and_o poet_n but_o proud_a shameless_a covetous_a and_o merciless_a be_v accustom_v to_o say_v that_o 849._o mercy_n be_v a_o certain_a imbecility_n in_o nature_n and_o that_o liberality_n be_v foolishness_n an._n 235._o mutewakkel_n appoint_v his_o son_n mustansir_n billa_z his_o successor_n after_o he_o mutaz_n billa_z after_o that_o muaijad_n billa_z give_v to_o each_o two_o banner_n one_o black_a which_o be_v the_o banner_n of_o the_o league_n or_o covenant_n the_o otherwhite_a of_o their_o place_n of_o government_n assign_v to_o mustansir_n africa_n and_o all_o the_o west_n from_o egypt_n also_o kinnasrin_n awasim_n syria_n mesopotamia_n diarbecr_n diarebia_n mausil_n habeb_n aiat_fw-la chabur_n karkisia_n tecrit_n the_o region_n of_o tigris_n mecca_n and_o medina_n aliaman_n hadramat_fw-la jamam_fw-la bahrain_n sindia_n and_o adjoin_v thereto_o ahwaz_n sacalas_n samarra_n cufa_n maseidan_n hazran_n siahruzar_n comma_n casan_n and_o giebel_n to_o mutaz_n he_o assign_v chorasan_n tabristan_n raija_n persia_n armenia_n and_o aderbigian_a the_o mint_n also_o and_o his_o name_n to_o be_v stamp_v in_o all_o come_v to_o muaijâ—d_n he_o assign_v the_o province_n of_o damascus_n emessa_n jardan_n and_o palaestina_n a._n 238._o abdurrahman_n king_n of_o spain_n die_v &_o his_o son_n muhammed_n succeed_v in_o the_o year_n 241._o and_o 242._o the_o roman_n invade_v and_o carry_v away_o muslims_n captive_n earthquake_n this_o year_n were_v terrible_a earthquake_n which_o oppress_v forty_o five_o thousand_o man_n most_o of_o they_o in_o damijs_fw-la in_o persia_n also_o chorasan_n and_o syria_n earthquake_n and_o unusual_a sound_n happen_v and_o in_o aliaman_n with_o great_a destruction_n an._n 245._o also_o be_v terrible_a earthquake_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o mecca_n fail_v so_o that_o a_o bottle_n of_o water_n be_v sell_v for_o a_o hundred_o stater_n many_o be_v oppress_v with_o a_o earthquake_n at_o antiochia_n and_o fifteen_o hundred_o house_n and_o ninety_o
and_o turk_n ibid._n aeolis_n how_o situate_a 335_o aesculapius_n or_o physic_n god_n 81_o aethiopia_n why_o and_o what_o country_n so_o call_v 725._o 726._o aethiopian_a antiquity_n 726._o their_o king_n 731._o the_o legend_n of_o the_o q._n of_o saba_n 732._o 733._o 753._o the_o truth_n of_o it_o ibid._n of_o presbyter_n john_n 734._o of_o the_o aethiopian_a empire_n 738._o &_o seq_fw-la falso_n and_o flood_n 739._o romish_a patriarch_n 740._o offer_v to_o the_o portugal_n ibid._n their_o strict_a lent_n marriage_n &_o tempest_n ibid._n their_o house_n &_o rite_n abuna_n oath_n etc_n etc_n 740_o aethiopian_n brand_v &_o why_o 742_o the_o rarite_n of_o the_o hill_n amara_fw-la in_o egypt_n 743._o the_o library_n treasure_n &_o safekeeping_a of_o the_o prince_n there_o 744._o 745._o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n his_o title_n marriage_n justice_n 745._o 746._o their_o school_n university_n physician_n mummia_n stew_n 747._o their_o city_n 748_o the_o several_a country_n 749._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o religion_n river_n lakes_n ibid._n commodity_n of_o the_o country_n 750._o strange_a fish_n &_o original_a of_o nilus_n ibid._n private_a and_o public_a custom_n 751._o lewis_n his_o lie_n 752_o their_o estimation_n of_o black_a and_o white_a ibid._n aethiopia_n superior_a 725._o &_o seq_fw-la aethiopia_n exterior_a 754_o africa_n why_o so_o term_v 619._o by_o some_o esteem_v of_o europe_n ibid._n division_n thereof_o 620._o the_o giraffa_n camel_n 621._o horse_n dant_fw-la adimmain_n sheep_n ass_n lion_n 622._o the_o crocodile_n basilisk_n ostrich_n grasshopper_n 623._o 624._o hippopotamus_n &_o mermaid_n 625._o 626._o the_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o condition_n 626_o little_a of_o it_o christian_a ibid._n africa_n in_o great_a part_n subject_a to_o the_o turk_n 701._o religion_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o african_n 671._o &_o seq_fw-la 704_o africanus_n his_o opinion_n of_o 72._o long_o agao_n the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 740_o age_n 413._o the_o extraordinary_a age_n of_o a_o man_n in_o bengala_n 508._o the_o like_a of_o a_o brahmin_n 548_o aggee_n prophesy_v of_o the_o second_o temple_n interpret_v 103_o agmet_n a_o town_n in_o barbary_n 700._o 701_o agra_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 533_o agwan_n or_o puttan_n 37_o ahab_n sickness_n and_o jesabel_n physic_n 115._o ahab_n palace_n 137_o aitonus_n or_o anthony_n the_o armenian_a writer_n 343._o aitonus_n k._n of_o armenia_n his_o request_n to_o mangu_n can_v 345_o akiba_n a_o jewish_a rabbin_n 132._o k._n of_o ala_n 721._o his_o ditch_n of_o secrecy_n ib._n alarbe_n and_o berber_n 703._o 704_o alcoran_n or_o alfurcan_a 248._o what_o it_o signify_v ibid._n the_o stile_n not_o in_o metre_n ibid._n the_o composition_n and_o azoaras_n of_o chapter_n thereof_o 249_o the_o agreement_n of_o copy_n &_o translator_n thereof_o 250._o a_o epitome_n of_o the_o alcoran_n in_o head_n or_o common_a place_n 251._o 252._o their_o opinion_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o reward_n to_o the_o diligent_a reader_n 253._o 254._o exposition_n &_o commentary_n on_o it_o 255._o the_o saracen_n opinion_n of_o their_o alcoran_n 258_o aladine_n king_n of_o acem_fw-la 613._o his_o receive_n queen_n elizabeth_n letter_n and_o feast_n to_o sir_n james_n lancaster_n 614._o 615_o albania_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 346._o 347_o aloadine_n or_o the_o old_a man_n of_o the_o mountain_n 219_o alchemy_n twofold_a and_o who_o the_o best_a alchemist_n 301._o account_v a_o art_n of_o natural_a magic_n 347_o alexander_n magnus_n 50._o 59_o 227_o mahomet_n saint_n 255._o 318_o his_o empire_n divide_v 72._o his_o expedition_n 332._o his_o ambition_n of_o divinity_n 227._o his_o act_n 333_o 334._o 337._o 338._o 348._o 350._o 359._o 366._o 399._o 404._o 482._o 538._o 590._o 612._o 614._o 681._o what_o he_o gain_v by_o the_o persian_a conquest_n 102._o 701._o he_o be_v worship_v by_o augustus_n 695._o by_o the_o saracen_n 708._o and_o by_o the_o cyrenian_o ibid._n alexandria_n the_o mother_n city_n of_o the_o grecian_a jew_n 124._o the_o reputation_n thereof_o 648._o the_o school_n wealth_n religion_n 649_o the_o present_a stase_n of_o alexandria_n 656._o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n 659._o a_o counterfeit_a gabriel_n ibid._n aleppo_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o syria_n 75._o call_v haleb_n 147_o alfurcan_a vid._n alcoran_n ali_n hali_n or_o halli_fw-la the_o design_a successor_n of_o mahomet_n 232._o &_o seq_fw-la 249._o 274._o 275._o 276._o 381._o he_o be_v author_n of_o the_o sect_n imemia_n 275._o 391._o a_fw-fr scimitar_n paint_a and_o hang_v up_o in_o memory_n of_o haly_n who_o with_o his_o sword_n be_v report_v to_o cut_v the_o rock_n in_o sunder_o 315._o the_o place_n of_o ali_n his_o burial_n and_o the_o ceremony_n there_o use_v 378._o the_o devotion_n of_o ali_n the_o persian_a prophet_n forbid_v 386._o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ali_n above_o all_o prophet_n 391._o the_o house_n of_o ali_n 64_o algiers_n the_o description_n thereof_o 676_o &_o seq_fw-la the_o receptacle_n of_o pirate_n 677._o 678_o alilat_n of_o the_o arabian_n 78._o 227_o 231_o allen_n a_o greenland_n greedy_a fowl_n 815_o almagro_n his_o act_n 921_o alm_n to_o beast_n bird_n aunt_n 302_o the_o alm_n of_o a_o mahometan_a at_o mecca_n 268._o of_o tartar_n 419_o of_o farfar_n king_n of_o mangi_n 460_o of_o gedacham_n 509._o at_o cambaya_n 540._o 541._o of_o the_o king_n of_o narsinga_n 552._o public_a and_o private_a alm_n of_o the_o turk_n 298_o almohade_n certain_a sectary_n so_o call_v 689_o aladule_n his_o paradise_n 64._o 218_o 283._o the_o like_a in_o persia_n 380_o aladine_n the_o turk_n 279_o allegory_n overthrow_v truth_n 16_o allegorical_a theology_n of_o the_o phoenician_n 77._o 78_o allech_n a_o idol_n 229_o alitta_n a_o persian_a deity_n 370_o aloe_n socotrina_fw-la how_o make_v and_o where_o plenty_n 779_o alumut_n king_n of_o persia_n 383._o 384_o al-mutsal_n how_o situate_a 147_o amalekite_n 85_o amasia_n how_o situate_a 326._o 327_o amanus_n a_o god_n of_o the_o persian_n 374_o amanus_n a_o mount_n or_o hill_n 37._o 67_o 223_o amasis_n king_n of_o egypt_n 584_o amazon_n 37._o 327._o 399._o river_n of_o amazon_n 327._o island_n of_o amazon_n 578_o amara_fw-la the_o admirable_a hill_n in_o aethiopia_n 743._o the_o history_n and_o description_n thereof_o 743._o 744._o the_o temple_n monastery_n library_n ibidem_fw-la the_o inestimable_a treasure_n and_o incomparable_a jewel_n and_o the_o prince_n keep_v there_o as_o lewis_n say_v 745._o 746_o amber_n what_o it_o be_v 532_o ambition_n the_o nature_n thereof_o 74_o ambize_n or_o hog-fish_n in_o congo_n 767._o 668_o amboino_n island_n 578._o the_o commodity_n of_o amboina_fw-la 606_o americus_n vesputius_n 791_o america_n why_o so_o call_v 791._o the_o nature_n of_o heat_n raines_n wind_n there_o 792._o 793._o of_o metal_n 795._o 796._o how_o rich_a it_o be_v to_o the_o spaniard_n 796._o whether_o know_v to_o the_o ancient_n 798._o how_o man_n come_v first_o thither_o 799._o how_o beast_n 800._o the_o beast_n therein_o 804_o fowl_n 805._o plant_n ibid._n their_o bread_n 806._o comparison_n of_o our_o world_n &_o the_o new_a world_n together_o 807._o discovery_n of_o the_o north_n part_n of_o america_n 807._o 808._o division_n of_o america_n 807_o the_o southern_a america_n 891_o sea_n and_o island_n adjoin_v to_o america_n 950_o amen_o the_o jewish_a conceit_n thereof_o 187._o not_o to_o be_v say_v by_o a_o jew_n at_o a_o samaritan_o blessing_n 136_o amera_fw-la and_o amera-ship_n 702._o 703_o amida_n a_o japonian_a idol_n 598_o 601_o amiogli_n why_o so_o call_v 221_o ammonite_n circumcise_v 86_o jupiter_n ammon_n amuz_n 37._o 114_o 657._o the_o history_n of_o that_o oracle_n at_o large_a 657._o 658._o &_o seq_n ammonian_a woman_n 658_o ammonius_n the_o philosopher_n 648_o amoraim_n whence_o so_o call_v 165_o amorites_n 86._o 87_o amphisbena_n describe_v 624_o amouchi_n their_o bloody_a custom_n 521_o amurath_n the_o first_o 282._o 283_o amurath_n the_o second_o 283._o &_o seq_fw-la amurath_n the_o three_o 285._o 286_o anacharsis_n his_o travel_n and_o death_n 398_o anaitis_n a_o goddess_n 345_o anakim_n 85_o ananas_n a_o indian_a fruit_n describe_v 567_o anathema_n a_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n or_o curse_n 101._o 137_o anatomy_n of_o jew_n 178_o anastasius_n the_o patriarch_n cruel_o murder_v 215_o ananas_n be_v indian_n fruit_n 563_o anchiale_n build_v by_o sardanapalus_n 62_o anchoret_n in_o china_n 466_o andromeda_n free_v by_o perseus_n 81_o angel_n why_o not_o mention_v in_o the_o creation_n 6._o why_o with_o fix_v wing_n 3._o dream_n of_o angel_n 31._o 177._o 179._o 188._o 189._o 191._o 196._o 197._o 224._o 225._o &_o sequitur_fw-la name_n observe_v by_o the_o essee_n 131._o by_o jew_n and_o christian_n 161._o their_o order_n ibid._n their_o kind_n 369._o mahometicall_a fancy_n of_o angel_n 224._o 225._o 226._o 259._o 260._o 261._o 302_o angel_n of_o death_n 207._o 210._o mahometicall_a dream_n of_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n 242._o 243._o
their_o morning_n prayer_n and_o superstition_n therein_o 185_o &_o seq_fw-la their_o gesture_n and_o turn_n at_o prayer_n ibid._n mahomet_n canon_n of_o prayer_n 256._o 257._o 263._o the_o turk_n manner_n of_o pray_v 297_o 298._o 308._o the_o iugutes_n their_o pray_v 772._o the_o mogul_n 516_o persian_n 582._o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a among_o the_o jew_n vide_fw-la jew_n among_o the_o turk_n 297._o 308._o among_o the_o persian_n 389._o among_o the_o tartar_n 418._o the_o indian_n 481_o 482_o in_o banda_n 562._o of_o the_o prayer_n of_o every_o nation_n see_v the_o whole_a book_n in_o discourse_n of_o each_o religion_n preach_v little_o use_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n 324._o 325_o preach_v of_o mahumetan_n 256_o turk_n 319._o 320._o of_o the_o talapoy_n 513_o precept_n affirmative_a and_o negative_a 173._o the_o jew_n negative_a precept_n expound_v by_o the_o rabbin_n 174_o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o affirmative_a precept_n expound_v 175._o 176_o precopite_n tartar_n 421._o 422_o presbyter_n john_n in_o asia_n the_o history_n of_o he_o 734._o 735._o &_o sequitur_fw-la whither_o this_o be_v the_o same_o with_o he_o of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n two_o in_o asia_n 737_o presbyter_n john_n in_o africa_n not_o strong_a at_o sea_n 738._o not_o so_o call_v there_o ibidem_fw-la his_o state_n relation_n of_o his_o empire_n 740_o 741._o doubtful_a or_o fabulous_a out_o of_o friar_n luis_n 742._o his_o library_n and_o treasure_n 744._o 745._o his_o election_n 746._o 747._o his_o city_n 747._o 748._o the_o more_o credible_a report_n of_o he_o out_o of_o godignus_n 749._o &_o sequitur_fw-la his_o course_n of_o justice_n 150._o his_o misery_n ibidem_fw-la his_o descent_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n 151_o priapus_n city_n and_o haven_n 334_o priapi_n two_o huge_a one_o 68_o priamus_n 328_o priest_n the_o first_o name_v melchisedec_n 121._o head_n of_o family_n and_o firstborn_a priest_n ibidem_fw-la priest_n of_o the_o jew_n 121._o 122_o 123._o no_o priesthood_n now_o leave_v to_o the_o jew_n ibid._n priest_n of_o the_o chaldee_n 51._o 52._o 57_o call_v magi_n 55._o natitae_fw-la 58_o galli_n 68_o their_o number_n and_o order_n 69_o priest_n of_o phoenicia_n 88_o of_o moloch_n 86._o of_o arabia_n 227._o 228_o of_o panchaea_n 229._o of_o the_o turk_n 319._o 320._o &_o sequitur_fw-la of_o the_o cappadocian_n 326._o 327_o of_o mysia_n and_o their_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n and_o marriage_n 334_o 335._o of_o diana_n 337._o shave_n priest_n at_o solmissus_n 339._o at_o mylasa_n 340_o priest_n of_o cybele_n ibid._n 367._o 368_o 369._o 372._o 373._o 374._o of_o the_o present_a persian_n 393._o 394._o of_o the_o scythian_n 397._o of_o the_o tartar_n 419._o shave_n priest_n and_o single_a in_o cathay_n 404._o 415_o 426._o in_o china_n more_o popish_a priest_n 461._o 466._o &_o sequitur_fw-la in_o syam_n more_o than_o popish_a 491_o in_o pegu_n also_o 505._o mogul_n priest_n 520._o banian_o 241_o bramenes_n 547._o 548._o japonite_n 592._o 593_o priest_n in_o ternate_a 605._o 606._o samatra_n 614._o zeilan_n 616._o egypt_n 635._o 636._o &_o sequitur_fw-la saracenicall_a priest_n 230._o christian_n 251._o jewish_a 263_o priest_n of_o ammon_n 273._o carthaginian_a 285._o cairaoan_n 353._o at_o ham_n lisnan_n 386._o in_o guinea_n 716._o 717._o meroe_n 728_o abassia_n 740._o angola_n 766_o congo_n 767._o loango_n 770._o 771_o new_a france_n 826._o virginia_n 840._o 841._o florida_n 847._o 848_o 849._o mexico_n 870._o 871_o acusamil_n 885._o nicaragua_n 887_o dabaiba_n 894._o cumana_n 898_o brasill_n 916._o 917._o peru_n 490_o 491._o hispaniola_n 957._o popish_a priest_n in_o america_n 799_o prince_n of_o the_o faction_n of_o black_a sheep_n and_o white_a sheep_n 381_o prophet_n of_o god_n 136._o seduce_v prophet_n 143._o 144._o mahometicall_a prophet_n 254_o prophet_n of_o the_o world_n 276_o prophet_n in_o patenaw_n 495._o in_o temesna_n 680_o prophetical_a saint_n and_o king_n in_o barbary_n 700._o 701_o proselyte_n who_o so_o call_v 97._o how_o make_v ibid._n procession_n of_o the_o zabij_n 52._o 53._o to_o the_o syrian_a goddess_n 67._o 68_o of_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n 112._o 196._o to_o mecca_n 255._o 267._o 268._o 269_o procession_n of_o the_o magi_n 55._o 369_o 370._o &_o sequitur_fw-la procession_n with_o candle_n in_o china_n 466._o &_o seq_fw-la procession_n near_o goa_n 543._o of_o perimal_n at_o prepeti_fw-la 550._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o zeilan_n 617._o in_o egypt_n 636_o of_o ammon_n 657_o of_o mexican_n 881._o nicaragua_n 887._o in_o peru_n 948_o proserpina_n 76._o vide_fw-la sinope_n psammeticus_n his_o trial_n of_o antiquity_n 39_o psaphon_n policy_n 171_o ptolemeis_n king_n of_o egypt_n 73_o 648_o ptolemais_n how_o situate_a 79_o pulaoan_n describe_v 604_o purification_n of_o jew_n 181._o 182_o among_o the_o tartar_n 415._o &_o seq_fw-la purity_n from_o sin_n 283._o their_o beastliness_n ibid._n purple_a dye_n of_o ape_n blood_n 406_o punnishment_n among_o the_o jew_n how_o many_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n 98._o of_o stone_a hang_a burn_a etc_n etc_n 99_o 100_o of_o the_o whip_n and_o excommunication_n ibid._n after_o death_n 160._o modern_a punishment_n 198._o 205_o punishment_n among_o the_o turk_n during_o lent_n 310._o self-punishment_n of_o the_o pharisee_n 128._o of_o the_o essen_n 130._o 131._o of_o the_o hasidaei_n 125._o 126._o of_o modern_a jew_n 197._o 198._o of_o mahumetan_n 251_o &_o sequitur_fw-la 259._o of_o turk_n 315._o 316._o of_o the_o galli_n 68_o cappadocian_o 326._o 327_o of_o the_o magi_n 55._o 369._o of_o the_o persian_n 390._o samoed_n 432_o of_o the_o chinois_n 465._o siamite_n 503._o peguan_n 506._o 507._o at_o ganges_n 510._o of_o cambayan_o 537._o braman_n 547._o in_o narsinga_n 557._o of_o the_o japonite_n 592._o philippinas_n 603._o passarans_n 610._o in_o zeilan_n 616._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 634._o carthaginian_n 672_o purgatory_n of_o the_o jew_n 206_o 207._o like_o the_o popish_a ibidem_fw-la their_o purgatory_n prayer_n ibid._n purgatory_n of_o hecla_n 563._o purgatory_n vision_n 361_o pustozera_n 445_o put_v and_o phuthaei_n 37_o putulangua_n a_o tree_n so_o call_v worship_v in_o persia_n and_o arabia_n 242_o pygmalion_n founder_n of_o carthage_n 79_o pyramus_n and_o thisbe_n 57_o pyramid_n in_o egypt_n 632_o pythagorean_n opinion_n of_o kill_v &_o eat_v no_o quick_a thing_n etc_n etc_n 462_o 531._o 701._o 542_o q_o qvabacondono_n emperor_n of_o japon_n 590._o 591._o make_v his_o nephew_n quabacondono_fw-it 591_o 592._o cause_v he_o to_o pluck_v out_o his_o bowel_n ibidem_fw-la the_o young_a quabacondono_fw-it his_o cruelty_n ibidem_fw-la quail_n sacrifice_v 630_o quicksilver_n and_o the_o property_n thereof_o 797._o where_o find_v 798_o quilacare_fw-la and_o their_o bloody_a rite_n 890_o quiloa_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 756._o 757_o quinsay_n great_a city_n of_o the_o world_n 441._o the_o description_n thereof_o 442._o 443_o quippos_n wherewith_o they_o account_v in_o peru_n 935_o quivira_n the_o description_n thereof_o 853_o r_o raimah_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37_o rab_n his_o strictness_n 126_o rab_n rabrah_n rabath_n with_o a_o rabble_n of_o like_a title_n 164_o rabbi_n and_o ribbi_n ibid._n rabbin_n of_o two_o sort_n 165._o their_o several_a class_n ibid._n &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o the_o rabbin_n with_o their_o rite_n of_o creation_n 166._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o degree_n ibid._n their_o scholar_n and_o academy_n 167._o which_o of_o most_o reckon_a ibidem_fw-la their_o glorious_a title_n they_o give_v to_o each_o other_o 168._o when_o their_o first_o morenu_n ibid._n compare_v to_o jesuit_n 159._o to_o ignatius_n loyola_n 158_o rabbin_n more_o exercise_v in_o their_o talmud_n then_o in_o the_o bible_n 157_o rabbinist_n jew_n 125_o rabbath_n chief_a city_n of_o the_o amorites_n 86_o rach_n and_o rachiophantae_n 57_o rakiah_n what_o it_o signify_v 8_o rainbow_n observation_n on_o the_o colour_n thereof_o 36._o call_v the_o child_n of_o wonder_n ibid._n it_o be_v before_o the_o flood_n ibid._n rain_v of_o stone_n 295._o of_o ash_n sand_n hair_n 360_o rain_n seldom_o and_o unwholesome_a in_o egypt_n 630_o rain_n warm_a and_o unwholesome_a in_o guinea_n 717_o rain_n turn_v into_o worm_n 805_o the_o manner_n of_o rain_n in_o peru_n 941_o raleigh_n viz._n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n his_o discovery_n of_o guiana_n 900_o 901._o his_o plantation_n in_o virginia_n vide_fw-la virginia_n his_o take_a saint_n joseph_n 907_o ramadan_n festival_n month_n of_o the_o saracen_n 239._o 240_o ramadam_n or_o ramazam_n of_o the_o mahometans_n 263_o rambam_n or_o rabbi_n moses_n ben_n maimon_n his_o commendation_n 52_o author_n of_o the_o jewish_a creed_n 171_o ram_n in_o turkish_a superstition_n 324_o golden_a ram_n 350._o phryxus_n his_o ram_n 347_o race_v and_o print_v the_o flesh_n 876_o rat_n wonderful_a great_a 565._o musk_n rat_n 621._o many_o kind_n of_o rat_n 565_o raziel_n adam_n teacher_n 161_o rebat_fw-la a_o town_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o fez_n 681_o rebecca_n
848_o savalet_n many_o voyage_n sciequian_a sect_n 463_o sclavonian_a tongue_n the_o large_a extent_n thereof_o 973_o scribe_n not_o a_o sect_n but_o a_o function_n 132._o the_o history_n of_o they_o 132._o 133._o two_o sort_n of_o they_o 132_o scripture_n sense_n how_o diverse_a 14_o the_o mystical_a be_v mist-all_a and_o missecal_v 16._o opinion_n concern_v the_o scripture_n 169._o first_o pen_v by_o moses_n 175._o digest_v by_o ezra_n 87._o number_n of_o the_o book_n chapter_n verse_n who_o first_o author_n of_o chapter_n 159_o the_o trent_n decree_n of_o translation_n 168._o jew_n respect_v to_o the_o scripture_n 168._o 169_o seyles_n king_n of_o the_o scythian_n his_o misfortune_n 398_o scythia_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n contain_v under_o the_o name_n 396_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o people_n religion_n language_n and_o manner_n of_o life_n 396_o 397._o their_o temple_n divination_n funeral_n etc_n etc_n 397._o 398_o their_o cruelty_n and_o hatred_n of_o foreign_a rite_n ibidem_fw-la particular_a nation_n in_o scythia_n their_o act_n and_o rite_n 398._o 399._o &_o seq_n scythe_n a_o monster_n 396_o scythilmus_n 45_o sea_n the_o creation_n thereof_o 10._o division_n thereof_o 575._o commodity_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o red_a sea_n 84_o 582._o 583._o &_o seq_n 775._o &_o seq_fw-la a_o large_a discourse_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o many_o observation_n thereof_o 571._o 572._o &_o seq_n the_o form_n greatness_n depth_n ibid._n the_o profit_n motion_n and_o saltness_n 573._o 574_o the_o sea_n original_a of_o fountain_n 574._o variety_n of_o sea_n 575._o 576_o the_o persian_n and_o mogol_n have_v no_o power_n by_o sea_n 293_o seal_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 435_o seba_n peopler_n and_o people_n of_o arabia_n 37._o 225._o the_o region_n of_o seba_n 143_o sebua_n sebuaean_n 139._o sebuaeans_n a_o sect_n of_o samaritan_o ibid._n sebaste_n in_o samaria_n 105_o seboraei_n whence_o so_o call_v 165_o sebyrians_n 432_o secsina_n in_o barbary_n 700_o sect_n in_o golchonda_n 995_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n 27_o master_n selden_n his_o deserve_a commendation_n 70._o 150_o seilan_n or_o zeilan_n 616._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o riches_n and_o rarity_n thereof_o ibid._n their_o temple_n image_n monastery_n procession_n 617._o their_o workmanship_n and_o juggle_a 618_o whither_o seilan_n be_v taprobane_n ibid._n selim_n the_o great_a turk_n 283._o &_o sequitur_fw-la selim_n the_o second_o 285._o 286._o selim_n the_o great_a mogul_n now_o reign_v his_o greatness_n and_o condition_n 519._o 520_o self-penance_n vide_fw-la punishment_n self-murder_n 633_o selebe_n they_o abound_v with_o gold_n 578_o eat_v man_n flesh_n 608._o island_n near_o ibid._n seleucia_n 63._o turn_v into_o bagdet_n 50._o build_v by_o seleucas_n 63._o with_o eight_o other_o of_o that_o name_n 73_o seleucus_n worship_v 70._o his_o history_n 73_o seleuccian_a family_n of_o turk_n 279_o 280._o 281_o semiramis_n her_o pillar_n 45._o her_o babylon_n building_n 48._o 49._o not_o the_o founder_n thereof_o ibid._n her_o sepulchre_n 45._o the_o first_o that_o make_v eunuch_n 61._o abuse_v of_o her_o husband_n 66._o suppose_a the_o founder_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o hierapolis_n 68_o her_o image_n there_o 69._o in_o media_n 350._o her_o invade_v india_n 381_o senaga_n river_n 714_o senacherib_n overthrow_v by_o mouse_n 62._o slay_a by_o his_o own_o son_n 66_o sentence_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o jew_n how_o give_v 98_o sentida_n a_o feel_a herb_n 563_o sensim_fw-la a_o order_n of_o tartarian_a priest_n who_o observe_v great_a strictness_n 418_o separatist_n a_o sect_n of_o moor_n 273_o sepulcher_n vide_fw-la funeral_n serpent_n eat_v in_o america_n 33._o diverse_a kind_n of_o serpent_n in_o india_n 565._o death_n to_o kill_v a_o serpent_n ibid._n the_o king_n of_o calicut_n opinion_n of_o serpent_n 565._o 566._o huge_a serpent_n in_o africa_n 623._o 624_o several_a kind_n of_o serpent_n there_o ibid._n serpent_n use_v to_o tempt_v eve_n 21._o 22_o his_o curse_n 23._o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n 27._o 28_o serpent_n image_n in_o belus_n temple_n 47_o serpent_n honour_v by_o the_o phaenician_o 77._o by_o the_o ophitae_n 135_o worship_v by_o the_o arabian_n 221_o by_o the_o indian_n 565._o by_o the_o egyptian_n 637._o 638._o by_o the_o adeans_n 652._o a_o serpent_n the_o arm_n of_o the_o king_n of_o china_n 451._o tame_n serpent_n 623_o serpent_n in_o brasill_n 912._o 913_o seres_n their_o habitaion_n and_o rite_n 400_o serug_n author_n of_o idolatry_n 45._o 95_o sesostris_n 227_o seth_n his_o nativity_n and_o posterity_n 29._o 30._o art_n ascribe_v to_o he_o 31_o sethiani_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n worshipper_n of_o seth_n 135_o sem_fw-mi son_n of_o noah_n 36._o his_o posterity_n 37._o the_o same_o with_o melchisedec_n 45_o serapis_n his_o temple_n and_o rite_n 650_o 651_o seriffo_n of_o barbary_n his_o history_n 695_o 696_o severus_n his_o severity_n 71_o severity_n elder_n 99_o seventy_o week_n of_o daniel_n 98_o shark_n a_o fish_n 953._o 954_o shaugh_o tamas_n the_o story_n of_o he_o and_o of_o the_o persian_a trouble_n after_o his_o death_n 585._o 586_o shem_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37_o shemer_n 136._o a_o city_n so_o call_v ibid._n shirley_n viz._n sir_n anthony_n shirley_n his_o travel_n 388._o 389_o sheshack_n and_o shack_v 58_o shomron_n mountain_n 136_o siam_n silon_n or_o zion_n a_o city_n and_o kingdom_n in_o india_n 490._o their_o house_n inundation_n monk_n and_o superstition_n ibidem_fw-la their_o god_n and_o religious_a man_n 491._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o feast_n temple_n devotion_n 492._o the_o king_n greatness_n ibidem_fw-la besiege_a 493._o act_n of_o the_o black_a and_o white_a king_n ibidem_fw-la fury_n of_o the_o japander_n there_o ibidem_fw-la they_o wear_v ball_n in_o their_o yard_n 496_o sibyl_n counterfeit_v 35._o 38_o sichem_n 137._o call_v flavia_n caesarea_n and_o naples_n 143._o the_o sichemite_n religion_n ibid._n sick_a person_n how_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n 206_o sidon_n the_o building_n thereof_o 78_o sidonian_n first_o author_n of_o weight_n and_o measure_n 82_o sidon_n first_o inhabit_v the_o sea-coast_n 86_o silver_n the_o nature_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o mine_n 797_o sinai_n 225._o mount_v sinai_n how_o situate_a ibid._n sincopura_fw-la strait_n 579_o sinda_n describe_v 532._o 533_o sin_n the_o definition_n and_o distinction_n thereof_o 24._o whence_o original_a sin_n and_o how_o ibidem_fw-la whither_o by_o generation_n 25_o sin_n combination_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n 22._o the_o fearful_a state_n of_o sinner_n 28._o seven_o mortal_a sin_n reckon_v by_o the_o turk_n 301_o sin-offering_n of_o the_o jew_n 116_o the_o nature_n of_o actual_a sin_n 25_o what_o account_v sin_n by_o the_o tartar_n 415._o 416_o zion_n 94_o sithuchrus_n the_o same_o with_o noah_n 47._o his_o chaldaean_a legend_n ibid._n sit_v a_o sign_n of_o reverence_n stand_v of_o dignity_n 420_o skull_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o mexico_n how_o many_o 873._o in_o nicaragua_n 888_o skull_n of_o parent_n make_v drink_v cup_n 951._o a_o turret_n build_v of_o stone_n and_o skull_n 951_o slave_n of_o angola_n 766_o sled_n use_v by_o the_o samoe_v draw_v with_o deer_n 432._o their_o swiftness_n ibid._n sled_n draw_v with_o dog_n 744_o snake_n vide_fw-la serpent_n snake-wood_n where_o grow_v 570_o socatera_n or_o socotoro_n 778._o the_o description_n thereof_o 779_o socota_n a_o idol_n in_o virginia_n 839_o sodom_n and_o sodomite_n 85._o history_n of_o sodom_n 83._o 84._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o sodomy_n of_o turk_n 229_o 230._o of_o persian_n 371_o of_o tartar_n 419._o of_o chinois_n 440_o sogor_n a_o village_n near_o sodom_n 84_o sofala_n 756._o suppose_a ophir_n ibid._n soldania_n 761._o their_o cheap_a sale_n of_o beast_n beastly_a habit_n and_o diet_n colour_n etc_n etc_n 762._o 763._o 764_o solyman_n a_o name_n of_o diverse_a turk_n 280._o 284_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a his_o act_n 284._o 285_o solmissus_n how_o situate_a 339_o summer_n island_n 960._o 961_o sophia_n chief_a temple_n in_o constantinople_n turn_v into_o a_o meschit_n 306._o 307_o sophi_n of_o the_o turk_n 321_o sorcery_n of_o the_o tartar_n 416_o soul_n 13._o it_o be_v immortality_n 126_o the_o jew_n opinion_n of_o three_o soul_n and_o one_o sabbatary_n 127_o dogzijn_n their_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n 220_o south-sea_n sail_v by_o viloa_n and_o alarchon_n 922_o south_n continent_n how_o great_a 832_o by_o who_o discover_v 831_o spaniard_n how_o detest_v in_o the_o philippinas_n 604._o 605._o 606._o in_o cuba_n 954._o indian_a conceit_n of_o they_o and_o their_o horse_n 962_o their_o cruelty_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o of_o their_o perverse_a conversion_n of_o the_o indian_n unto_o christianity_n 962._o 963._o &_o sequitur_fw-la spain_n infest_a by_o the_o dane_n 1045_o spelman_n viz._n sir_n henry_n spelman_n his_o deserve_a commendation_n 116_o spirit_n very_a god_n 3._o our_o sanctifier_n 4._o his_o manner_n of_o work_v 6._o 7._o move_a 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distaste_n queen_n elizabeth_n a_o kind_n of_o crocodile_n vilna_n a_o protestant_a prince_n magnify_v queen_n elizabeth_n the_o
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