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imposture_n 141_o 114_o benjoin_n a_o gum_n 570_o benedictus_n go_v his_o travel_n from_o lahor_n to_o china_n 413._o 414_o benomotapa_n 72._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o rite_n 722_o berecynthia_n or_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n 71_o berenice_n on_o the_o red_a sea_n 783_o bereshith_n with_o jewish_a comment_n 177._o 178_o bermuda_n why_o so_o call_v and_o how_o otherwise_o 960._o commodity_n and_o situation_n thereof_o ibid._n plantation_n there_o 961_o berosus_n counterfeit_a 34._o his_o testimony_n of_o the_o flood_n ibid._n other_o fragment_n of_o he_o 45._o 46_o best_n his_o sea_n fight_v 613_o betelle_n 552._o a_o description_n of_o the_o plant_n bettele_n 568_o beaver_n a_o beast_n 564_o bezar-stone_n 570_o bezoar_n how_o take_v out_o of_o goat_n 1003_o benjamin_n tudelensis_n his_o error_n of_o samaritan_o 136._o his_o travel_n and_o observation_n 63._o 146._o &_o seq_n the_o state_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o time_n 146._o 147._o &_o seq_n biblos_n whence_o so_o call_v 82_o bidrach_n city_n and_o university_n 146_o biledulgerid_n or_o date_n region_n describe_v 706._o 707_o birataca_n a_o beast_n of_o incredible_a stench_n 564_o bird_n preacher_n 719._o island_n full_a of_o bird_n 831_o bird_n of_o brasile_n 912._o 913._o tale_n of_o a_o huge_a bird_n 210._o of_o other_o bird_n 399_o bird_n of_o paradise_n 565_o birra_n on_o euphrates_n 63._o 65_o bisertae_n suppose_a utica_n 641_o bisnagar_n 572._o 993._o the_o king_n haughty_a stile_n 573_o bitumen_n or_o slimy_a pitch_n 50._o from_o a_o fountain_n near_o bagdet_n ibid._n black_a colour_n esteem_v above_o white_a 721._o the_o cause_n ibid._n black_a never_n wear_v by_o turk_n 303_o bliomum_n a_o idol_n worship_v of_o the_o arabian_n 242_o blood_n prohibit_v 35._o by_o the_o zabij_n eat_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o devil_n 53._o 54._o jewish_a observation_n thereof_o 110._o mahometicall_a prohibstion_n 253._o drink_a by_o the_o tartar_n and_o other_o 431_o people_n that_o will_v shed_v no_o blood_n 240._o 241._o blood_n stay_v from_o issue_v by_o force_n of_o a_o jewel_n or_o bone_n of_o a_o cabal_n 579._o blood_n not_o see_v in_o much_o effusion_n thereof_o 662._o blood_n in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n 216_o boat_n of_o horse_n skin_n 391._o of_o leather_n 793._o of_o birch_n bark_n 802_o of_o fish_n skin_n 820._o of_o seal_n skin_n ibid._n bomelius_n roast_v 980_o body_n vanity_n 23_o boghar_n 425_o bona_n where_o situate_a 669_o bonito-fish_n 566_o boris_n brother_n to_o irenia_n 980._o make_v protector_n 984._o his_o bloody_a stair_n to_o the_o throne_n 988._o 991._o his_o empire_n and_o end_n 992_o borneo_n the_o description_n thereof_o 578._o 579_o bone_n of_o a_o man_n of_o huge_a bigness_n 210_o bonzij_n in_o japon_n their_o sect_n and_o rite_n 594._o 595_o book_n of_o scripture_n nature_n the_o creature_n 23_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o life_n and_o a_o three_o sort_n 196._o 197_o book_n of_o butchery_n 171._o mahomet_n book_n of_o judgement_n 259_o book_n ascribe_v to_o abraham_n solomon_n job_n etc_n etc_n 701._o book_n of_o leaf_n of_o tree_n 896_o boot_n &_o shoe_n in_o america_n 793_o boriquen_n describe_v 954_o borsippa_n a_o city_n sacred_a to_o apollo_n and_o diana_n 54_o bosarman_n or_o musulman_n a_o mahometan_a convert_v 258_o botant_a describe_v &_o the_o strange_a rite_n there_o 512_o botelius_n his_o strange_a navigation_n 623_o boucan_n and_o boucane_v man_n flesh_n 914._o 915._o sir_n jerome_n bow_v his_o russian_a embassage_n 982._o &_o seq_fw-la brahmin_n their_o opinion_n of_o a_o better_a world_n 478_o their_o rite_n 479._o sect_n 479._o 480_o bramenes_n both_o secular_a and_o religious_a 547._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o respect_v ibid._n they_o have_v their_o shop_n of_o merchandise_n their_o habit_n vow_n and_o funeral_n their_o fast_n opinion_n and_o observation_n their_o estimation_n art_n etc_n etc_n 547._o 548._o 549._o their_o write_n learn_v superstition_n 997_o bramenes_n pope_n 559_o brama_n or_o brema_n 472_o
number_n special_o observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n 404._o 419_o nisibis_fw-la people_v by_o the_o jew_n 64_o nisroch_n a_o assyrian_a idol_n 66_o nitocris_n not_o inferior_a to_o semiramis_n 49_o noah_n his_o wife_n 29._o his_o sacrifice_n 33._o 35._o his_o posterity_n 36._o the_o name_n give_v he_o by_o heathen_n 44._o zabij_n their_o conceit_n of_o he_o 49._o worship_v by_o the_o armenian_n 344_o nomades_n vide_fw-la tartar_n scythian_n arabian_n turk_n north-east_n discovery_n 792_o north_n and_o northwest_o 801._o 828_o nose_n flat_a a_o great_a beauty_n with_o tartar_n 420._o with_o chinois_n 436._o in_o brasill_n 906._o people_z that_o have_v no_o nose_n 149._o short_a nose_n esteem_v beauty_n 518_o noua_fw-la albion_n 853._o 854_o noua_fw-la zimla_n 856._o hollander_n winter_v there_o and_o their_o long_a night_n ibid._n noyra_n a_o indian_a fowl_n 564_o nubae_n and_o nubia_n 723._o 1026_o numas_fw-la temple_n of_o vesta_n 9_o fable_n of_o aegeria_n 27_o numidia_n describe_v 706._o 707._o &_o seq_n nun_n of_o mithra_n 57_o nun_n in_o china_n 465._o 466._o in_o comar_n 478_o among_o the_o indian_n 479._o in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o mexico_n 896_o nun_n wile_n to_o preserve_v her_o chastity_n 1027_o nutmeg_n how_o grow_v 569_o nymphaeum_n 68_o nymph_n 87_o o_o oannes_n a_o strange_a monster_n 47._o 80_o ob_fw-la river_n 432_o obedience_n of_o self-killing_a upon_o command_n 1041_o obeliske_n of_o semiramis_n at_o babylon_n 49_o obeliske_n in_o egypt_n 633._o in_o aethiopia_n 726_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n 115._o gift_n or_o sacrifice_n 115._o 116_o ocaca_fw-la rock_n and_o the_o confess_v there_o 596._o 597_o occada_n the_o tartarian_a emperor_n his_o reign_n 405._o 406_o ochon_n his_o act_n 235_o ochus_n the_o persian_a 647_o odia_fw-la a_o great_a city_n 782_o offering_n 115._o burn_a offering_n 116._o meat_n offering_n and_o peace_n offering_n ibid._n personal_a offering_n 119._o 120_o ogge_n the_o giant_n his_o huge_a bone_n 210_o ogige_n his_o flood_n 34_o ogoshasama_n his_o act_n 591_o oyster_n wonderful_a great_a 513_o oyster_n with_o pearl_n 566_o old_a man_n of_o the_o mountain_n 218_o 219_o omar_n and_o his_o act_n 215_o omar_n son_n of_o alchittab_n succeed_v abubecr_n in_o the_o califate_n 1018._o he_o conquer_v persia_n syria_n egypt_n and_o palaestina_n 1019_o his_o privilege_n grant_v to_o jerusalem_n ibid._n he_o be_v kill_v ibid._n omar_n son_n of_o abdulacis_fw-la the_o fifteen_o chalifa_n 1025._o he_o be_v just_o devout_a religious_a ibid._n omarca_n or_o omorka_n 47_o onias_n build_v a_o temple_n in_o egypt_n 104._o 651._o his_o city_n onion_n ibid._n onion_n worship_v of_o the_o chaldee_n 52._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 634_o how_o use_v at_o fez_n ophir_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 756._o suppose_a sofala_n ibid._n ophitae_n a_o sect_n of_o jew_n 135_o opium_n much_o eat_v by_o turk_n 303._o where_o it_o grow_v 570_o oracle_n at_o hierapolis_n at_o delphos_n and_o daphne_n 70._o 356._o 357._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 643._o 644._o of_o jupiter_n ammon_n 665._o 666_o orb_n how_o many_o suppose_a 8._o but_o suppose_v ibid._n oram_n or_o oran_n 678_o ordnance_n by_o who_o invent_v 527_o call_v metal-devil_n fire-breathing_a bull_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n orenoque_n river_n 898_o orion_n or_o otus_n a_o giant_n 32_o orimazes_n and_o arimanius_n 367_o orissa_n or_o orixa_n how_o situate_a 511_o 512_o orite_n certain_a people_n of_o india_n 37_o orontes_n a_o river_n 72_o orodes_n or_o herodes_n 353_o ormisda_n king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 363_o ormuz_n late_o take_v by_o the_o persian_n 580_o orpha_n a_o town_n in_o the_o way_n from_o byr_n to_o babylon_n 64_o osel_n or_o osell_n a_o island_n in_o the_o baltic_a sea_n 981_o osiris_n 78._o his_o legend_n 635._o 636_o feast_n of_o seek_v osiris_n 114_o ossen_n 133_o ostrige_n 625_o oath_n of_o the_o hasidee_n 125._o of_o the_o pharisee_n 128._o of_o the_o mahometans_n 256_o otoman_a family_n of_o the_o turk_n 281._o 282_o otoman_n or_o osman_n his_o exploit_n 282._o 283._o &_o seq_n his_o murder_n 294._o 295_o otsman_n the_o four_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1020._o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o kill_v ibid._n owl_n observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n and_o have_v in_o great_a reverence_n 403_o ox_n of_o huge_a greatness_n 210._o 853_o vide_fw-la behemoth_n ox-fish_n 913._o 914_o oxus_n a_o river_n run_v under_o ground_n 402_o oil-fountain_n 395_o oziman_n or_o odman_n 275_o p_o pachacamac_n 935_o pacorus_n his_o exploit_n 354_o pagod_n and_o varelle_n in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o bengala_n 509._o in_o goa_n 545_o palace_n of_o benhadad_n 233._o of_o golchonda_n 995_o palaestina_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 83._o 84._o 91._o the_o last_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 213_o palicat_fw-la a_o dutch_a fort_n in_o east_n india_n 964_o palm-wine_n 564_o palmita_n 563._o call_v taddye_a ibid._n palladius_n his_o horsemanship_n 342_o pantogia_n his_o chinian_a journey_n 414_o his_o opinion_n of_o china_n ibid._n paphlagonia_n how_o situate_a 330_o whence_o so_o call_v ibid._n paquin_n chief_a city_n of_o china_n whither_o cambalu_n 439._o 440._o the_o description_n thereof_o 440_o paradise_n the_o differ_a opinion_n concern_v it_o 15._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o river_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o 15._o 16_o 17._o mercator_n map_n thereof_o 16._o two_o paradise_n 161._o golden_a tree_n in_o paradise_n 263_o paradise_n of_o aladeules_n 64._o 380._o of_o the_o jew_n 206._o of_o mahomet_n 253._o 254._o 263._o of_o turk_n 313_o of_o the_o siamite_n parent_n how_o to_o be_v esteem_v 516_o paria_fw-la the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 899_o parchment_n why_o so_o call_v 318_o pariacaca_fw-la hill_n in_o peru_n of_o strange_a quality_n 934_o parthian_n their_o history_n 62_o parasceve_fw-la 110_o parrot_n and_o the_o several_a kind_n 565_o troublesome_a to_o some_o country_n as_o crow_n here_o 816_o parthia_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 352._o 353_o paschall_n feast_n 110._o how_o observe_v ibid._n &_o seq_n paschall_n lamb_n how_o many_o in_o one_o feast_n and_o how_o use_v ibid._n how_o the_o modern_a jew_n prepare_v to_o it_o and_o observe_v it_o 194._o 195_o passarans_n a_o kind_n of_o indian_a essee_n 610_o paste-god_n of_o the_o mexican_n or_o transubstantiation_n 881_o patricius_n his_o chain_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o moon_n 16._o of_o zoroaster_n opinion_n 142_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n 324._o the_o other_o patriarch_n and_o eastern_a bishop_n 325._o the_o patriarch_n of_o aleandria_n 659._o patriarch_n of_o aethiopia_n 752_o patane_n a_o city_n and_o kingdom_n 495._o 511._o the_o description_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o neighbour_a petty_a kingdom_n 495._o 496_o 497_o patenaw_n a_o kingdom_n 511._o 512_o paulina_n abuse_v by_o mundus_n in_o isis_n temple_n 635_o peace-offering_n of_o the_o jew_n 116_o pearl_n how_o fish_v for_o 566._o where_o the_o best_a ibid._n how_o engender_v ibid._n peacock_n have_v in_o high_a account_n 412_o pegu_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 498._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n 498._o 499._o the_o commodity_n of_o pegu_n and_o the_o kingdom_n adjoin_v thereunto_o ibidem_fw-la the_o destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o pegu_n 500_o 501._o 502._o the_o elephant_n there_o white_a ibid._n 503._o the_o peguan_a rite_n &_o custom_n 502_o 503._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o dwell_n in_o boat_n 504._o temple_n image_n priest_n 505._o 506._o their_o opinion_n of_o god_n the_o world_n the_o state_n after_o death_n their_o original_n 507_o devotion_n to_o the_o devil_n monday_n sabbath_n wash_n feast_n ibid._n their_o opinion_n of_o crocodile_n and_o ape_n and_o their_o funeral_n 507._o 508._o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n his_o entertainment_n to_o the_o english_a 1006_o pehor_n and_o baal_n pehor_n 85_o peleg_n why_o so_o call_v 95_o pentecost_n 195_o penguin_n a_o kind_n of_o fowl_n where_o find_v and_o the_o description_n of_o they_o 716_o pepper_n how_o it_o grow_v 569_o pella_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 132._o 133_o penance_n vide_fw-la punishment_n pergamus_n and_o pergamenae_fw-la 335_o perimal_a king_n of_o malabar_n 550_o 617._o the_o sign_n of_o perimal_n erect_v 553._o 617._o his_o generation_n 560_o permack_n their_o religion_n and_o rite_n 432_o permian_o 431._o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o ruff_n their_o manner_n of_o live_v 431._o 432_o persis_n 141._o 142_o persecution_n of_o christian_n 1024_o persia_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 356_o the_o persian_n whence_o descend_v ibidem_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n by_o cyrus_n 356._o 357_o the_o succession_n of_o cyrus_n and_o cambyses_n 358._o the_o succeed_a persian_a monarch_n until_o alexander_n conquest_n 359._o 360._o the_o persian_a chronology_n 360._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o king_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o dynasty_a 360._o 361_o 362._o &_o sequitur_fw-la persian_a magnificence_n and_o other_o their_o antiquity_n 365._o 366._o their_o riches_n epicurism_n excess_n in_o apparel_n diet_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 on_o the_o water_n 6_o
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