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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 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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
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