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astrapa_n of_o liv._o take_v by_o lucius_n martius_n or_o rather_o destroy_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n read_v sir_n w._n raleigh_n fol._n 744._o iliturgis_n ptol._n &_o ilurgis_n &_o illiturgis_n plin._n iliturgi_n liv._o lietor_fw-la testae_fw-la marian_n aldea_n el_fw-es rio_fw-la car._n clusio_fw-la andujar_n floriano_n andujur_fw-fr el_fw-es viejo_fw-es amh._n moral_a castulo_n ant._n castulon_n ptol._n plin._n castaon_n strab._n caslono_n car_fw-fr clusio_fw-la caslona_n la_o voja_o florian._n between_o alcazar_n and_o baeza_n seat_v on_o the_o guadelquiver_n not_o on_o the_o ana_n as_o heylin_n say_v which_o be_v under_o the_o roman_n be_v surprise_v by_o the_o gerasenis_n but_o slay_v by_o sertorius_n enter_v after_o they_o at_o the_o same_o gate_n build_v 100_o year_n before_o the_o war_n of_o troy_n testae_fw-la mariana_n here_o hannibal_n be_v say_v to_o have_v take_v his_o wife_n himilce_o and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o town_n that_o hold_v out_o for_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o
province_n or_o estate_n viz._n campania_n romania_n sabina_n provincia_n patrimonii_fw-la st._n petri_n vmbria_n marchia_n anconitana_n ducatus_fw-la castrensis_fw-la territoria_fw-la orivetanum_n perusium_n &_o civitatis_fw-la castelli_n ducatus_fw-la vrbini_n romandiola_n bononiensis_n ager_n &_o ducatus_fw-la ferrariensis_n 2._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n rex_fw-la hispania_n to_o who_o belong_v regnum_fw-la neapolitanum_n sicilia_n sardinia_n ducatus_fw-la mediolanensis_fw-la marchionatus_fw-la finarii_fw-la in_o liguria_n with_o other_o upon_o the_o coast_n of_o tuscany_n viz._n orbetellum_n &_o tratus_fw-la adjacens_fw-la call_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n stato_fw-it delli_fw-it presidii_fw-la principatus_fw-la plumbini_n &_o ilua_fw-la insula_fw-la isle_n de_fw-fr elbe_n 3._o the_o venetian_n or_o republica_n veneta_n under_o who_o dominion_n be_v istria_n foro_n julium_n marchia_n tarvisina_n &_o ducatus_fw-la venetus_n vulgo_fw-la le_fw-fr dogado_fw-it territoria_fw-la patavinum_n rhodighinum_fw-la vicentinum_n veronense_n brixianum_fw-la bergomense_n &_o cremense_a 4._o duke_n of_o savoy_n ducatus_fw-la sabaudiae_n to_o who_o belong_v principatus_fw-la pedemontium_n and_o part_n of_o ducatus_fw-la montis-ferrati_a &_o comitatus_fw-la nicaea_n 5._o the_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n magnus_fw-la dux_fw-la heturiae_n egente_fw-la medicea_n under_o who_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o heturia_n viz._n florentina_n pisana_fw-la &_o senensis_n petiliano_n now_o potegliano_fw-it and_o apua_fw-la now_o ponte_n moli_fw-la as_o also_o the_o island_n gorgona_n igilium_n now_o ill_a giglio_n gianutum_fw-la mons_fw-la christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o argous_n portus_n now_o porto_n ferraio_n or_o p._n ferraro_n in_o ilua_fw-la insula_fw-la now_o i_o will_v elbe_n in_o mari_n tyrrheno_fw-la 6._o the_o genoan_n or_o res_n publica_n genuensis_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o mare_n ligusticum_n to_o who_o belong_v also_o corsica_n &_o capraria_n insula_n 7._o dux_n mantanus_fw-la e_fw-la gente_fw-la gonzaga_n under_o who_o be_v ducatus_fw-la mantanus_fw-la and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o ducatus_fw-la montis_fw-la ferrari_n 8._o dux_n mutinensis_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la estensi_fw-la under_o who_o be_v ducatus_fw-la mutinensis_n &_o rhegiensis_n principatus_fw-la carpensis_fw-la &_o corregiensis_n and_o great_a part_n of_o carferonianae_n or_o carfagnana_n 9_o dux_n permensis_fw-la e_fw-la gente_fw-la farnesia_n who_o enjoy_v ducatus_fw-la permensis_fw-la &_o placentinus_n ditio_fw-la bussetana_n and_o great_a part_n of_o principatus_fw-la vallis_n tarri_n 10._o lucca_n or_o res_n publica_n lucensis_n in_o heturia_n 11._o dux_n massae_fw-la e_fw-la gente_fw-la cibo_fw-la contain_v ducatus_fw-la massae_fw-la &_o principatus_fw-la carrariae_n in_o heturia_n 12._o dux_n mirandulanus_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la pica_n contain_v ducatus_fw-la mirandulae_fw-la &_o comitatus_fw-la concordiae_fw-la 13._o dux_n guastallae_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la gonzaga_n 14._o dux_n sabulonetae_fw-la under_o the_o dominion_n of_o spain_n 15._o princeps_fw-la castillonis_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la gonzaga_n 16._o princeps_fw-la sulphurini_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la gonzaga_n 17._o princeps_fw-la monoeci_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la grimalda_fw-la under_o the_o protection_n of_o france_n 18._o princeps_fw-la masserina_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la ferraria_n flisca_n &_o marchionatus_fw-la crepacorii_n 19_o princeps_fw-la plumbini_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la ludovisia_n contain_v principatus_fw-la plumbini_n &_o ilua_fw-la insula_fw-la now_o elbe_n isle_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o spain_n 20._o come_v novellariae_n e_fw-la gente_fw-la gonzaga_n 21._o res_fw-la publica_n s._n marini_n marchio_n fosdinovi_fw-la e_fw-la gente_fw-la malas_n pinae_fw-la in_o valle_n magrae_n the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n have_v aquilea_n and_o the_o country_n of_o goritz_n as_o also_o tergeste_n pedana_n &_o pisino_n in_o istria_n the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v pignarol_v with_o its_o dependency_n episcopus_fw-la tridentinus_n be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o count_n of_o tirol_n last_o the_o swisses_n have_v four_o italian_a prefecture_n viz._n lugan_n locarn_n mendrisia_n and_o madia_n which_o before_o the_o year_n 1512._o do_v belong_v to_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n luganum_fw-la upon_o the_o lake_n lucanus_n paulin._n lago_n de_fw-fr lugano_n ital._n luwertzzee_n helvet_n chiavenna_n ital._n clevenna_n ant._n claven_n 10_o italian_a mile_n from_o the_o lake_n como_n the_o larius_n strab._n &_o plin._n the_o comacenus_n of_o ant._n &_o p._n diac._n lacus_n insubriae_n aliis_fw-la lago_n di_fw-fr como_n italis_n cumersee_v germa_n bormio_n ital._n worm_n germ._n &_o sondrio_n be_v the_o chief_a place_n in_o the_o valtolina_n valis_fw-la tatina_n &_o volturena_n provincia_n the_o lake_n of_o geneva_n be_v cross_v by_o the_o rhosen_a and_o yet_o they_o never_o mix_v their_o water_n together_o and_o there_o be_v tempest_n upon_o it_o even_o in_o fair_a wether_n because_o it_o lie_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n the_o native_n report_n that_o julius_n caesar_n throw_v his_o treasure_n into_o this_o lake_n when_o he_o be_v pursue_v by_o the_o swisser_n but_o hitherto_o they_o have_v seek_v for_o it_o in_o vain_a the_o water_n of_o all_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n in_o this_o country_n be_v observe_v to_o be_v of_o a_o greenish_a colour_n as_o the_o sea-water_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o brackish_a or_o salt._n italy_n be_v situate_v in_o the_o middle_n temperate_a zone_n in_o shape_n of_o a_o leg_n between_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o gulf_n of_o venice_n the_o alps_o which_o f._n livi_n call_v the_o wall_n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n guard_v it_o towards_o those_o part_n where_o it_o border_n upon_o france_n savoy_n switzerland_n and_o germany_n the_o apennine_a cut_n through_o all_o the_o length_n of_o it_o po_n adige_n tiber_n and_o arno_n be_v the_o big_a river_n the_o italian_n be_v polite_a ingenious_a subtle_a and_o very_o prudent_a in_o conversation_n pleasant_a in_o carriage_n oblige_v extreme_a in_o their_o custom_n temperate_a in_o their_o diet_n faithful_a to_o their_o friend_n but_o these_o disposition_n be_v much_o sully_v by_o four_o vice_n revenge_n lust_n jealousy_n and_o swear_v the_o woman_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v handsome_a of_o good_a wit_n and_o modest_a behaviour_n saint_n in_o the_o church_n angel_n in_o the_o street_n magpie_n at_o the_o door_n siren_n in_o the_o window_n and_o goat_n in_o the_o garden_n their_o city_n be_v therefore_o the_o fair_a and_o better_o build_v because_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n usual_o have_v their_o habitation_n in_o they_o their_o language_n be_v courtly_a and_o eloquent_a much_o of_o the_o latin_a but_o the._n tuscan_a dialect_n as_o be_v more_o polish_v be_v receive_v at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o among_o person_n of_o quality_n the_o italian_n count_v not_o their_o hour_n as_o we_o do_v from_o 12_o to_o 12._o beginning_n at_o midday_n and_o 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the_o incursion_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n shelter_v themselves_o in_o those_o mountainous_a part_n and_o to_o this_o day_n retain_v their_o primitive_a language_n which_o have_v the_o least_o mixture_n of_o exotic_a word_n of_o any_o now_o use_v in_o europe_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o many_o consonant_n be_v lâ—ss_n please_v to_o the_o ear_n the_o people_n be_v faithful_a and_o very_o love_v to_o one_o another_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n and_o to_o stranger_n in_o their_o own_o their_o gentry_n brave_a and_o hospital_n but_o general_o subject_a to_o choler_n sudden_o move_v to_o anger_n and_o as_o quick_o pacify_v and_o value_v themselves_o very_o much_o upon_o their_o pedigree_n and_o family_n the_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a of_o our_o king_n of_o england_n be_v always_o qualify_v during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n with_o the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n it_o be_v bound_v on_o all_o side_n by_o the_o sea_n except_o towards_o england_n from_o 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