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indies_n and_o of_o the_o foreknowleage_n that_o the_o poet_n seneca_n have_v of_o the_o find_n of_o the_o new_a world_n &_o other_o region_n not_o then_o know_v 310_o of_o the_o great_a island_n which_o plato_n cawled_a atlantica_n or_o atlantide_n 310._o of_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o indian_n 311._o why_o they_o be_v cawled_a indian_n 311._o the_o first_o discover_a of_o the_o west_n indies_n 312._o what_o manner_n of_o man_n christopher_n colon_n be_v and_o how_o he_o come_v first_o to_o the_o knowleage_n of_o the_o indies_n 313._o what_o labour_n and_o travail_n he_o take_v in_o attempt_v his_o first_o voyage_n to_o the_o indies_n 313._o of_o new_a spain_n cawled_a nova_fw-la hispania_n or_o mexico_n 315._o of_o peru._n 316._o of_o the_o great_a ryver_n cawled_a rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la 316._o of_o the_o hygh_a or_o superior_a india_n cawled_a india_n tercera_n or_o terciera_n 317._o ageyne_v of_o the_o land_n of_o laborador_n and_o baccalaos_n 318._o the_o discover_a 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silver_n 340._o the_o manner_n of_o work_v in_o the_o gold_n mine_n of_o egypte_n in_o old_a tyme._n 342._o the_o description_n of_o the_o two_o vyage_n make_v out_o of_o england_n to_o guinea_n in_o africa_n 343._o a_o brief_a description_n of_o africa_n 344._o the_o first_o voyage_n to_o guinea_n 345._o the_o second_o voyage_n to_o guynea_n 350._o the_o manner_n of_o find_v the_o longitude_n of_o region_n by_o dyvers_a way_n 360._o a_o new_a manner_n of_o find_v the_o longitude_n of_o region_n 361_o â–ª_o a_o brief_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o decade_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la ¶_o the_o interpretation_n of_o certain_a word_n ¶_o continente_fw-la that_o be_v the_o firm_a land_n not_o enclose_v with_o water_n or_o no_o island_n a_o caravel_n or_o caruel_v a_o kind_n of_o shyppe_n hemispherium_fw-la the_o half_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n pesus_n a_o ducat_n and_o a_o half_a equinoctial_a the_o line_n that_o divide_v the_o heaven_n and_o 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themperours_n majesty_n and_o now_o his_o son_n the_o king_n hour_n master_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n have_v ever_o sense_n enjoy_v thinheritaunce_n of_o the_o same_o as_o of_o antiquity_n by_o just_a and_o right_a title_n dew_n to_o they_o and_o their_o predicessour_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n not_o only_o to_o show_v his_o love_n and_o favour_n to_o such_o as_o have_v please_v he_o but_o also_o to_o pour_v forth_o the_o plenty_n of_o his_o grace_n upon_o their_o succession_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n so_o have_v he_o with_o like_a fecilitie_n prosper_v the_o reign_n of_o themperours_n majesty_n who_o by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o prowess_n have_v not_o only_o pollitik_o govern_v majesty_n the_o emperor_n majesty_n but_o also_o augment_v and_o enlarge_v such_o dominion_n as_o fall_v to_o he_o by_o discente_fw-la of_o inheritance_n what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o his_o war_n and_o conquest_n in_o india_n in_o aphrike_n in_o italy_n in_o france_n in_o germany_n and_o in_o flaunders_n all_o the_o which_o to_o be_v declare_v accordynge_o will_v rather_o require_v hole_n volume_n than_o few_o sheet_n of_o paper_n yet_o have_v one_o in_o few_o word_n effectual_o express_v his_o dominion_n and_o conquest_n in_o these_o verse_n follow_v impiger_fw-la expavit_fw-la rapidas_fw-la transire_fw-la per_fw-la undas_fw-la oceani_fw-la alcides_n continuitque_fw-la gradum_fw-la maximus_n at_o caesar_n plus_fw-la ultra_fw-la tendere_fw-la curâ—um_fw-la ausus_fw-la et_fw-la ignotis_fw-la est_fw-la dare_v iura_fw-la locis_fw-la et_fw-la domita_fw-la aurifera_fw-la nunc_fw-la victor_n gente_fw-la reversus_fw-la caetera_fw-la sub_fw-la sceptro_fw-la ponat_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la svo_fw-la nam_fw-la pater_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la ut_fw-la famam_fw-la terminet_fw-la astris_fw-la jussit_fw-la et_fw-la imperium_fw-la fineat_fw-la oceano_fw-la ¶_o a_o other_o also_o brief_o have_v declare_v the_o same_o in_o these_o verse_n consortem_fw-la imperij_fw-la voluit_fw-la quia_fw-la juppiter_n orbis_fw-la astra_fw-la deo_fw-la cedunt_fw-la carole_n terra_fw-la tibi_fw-la and_o certes_o who_o so_o well_o consider_v the_o progeny_n of_o king_n that_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n have_v linial_o descend_v from_o don_n ferdinando_n and_o how_o many_o kyngedome_n they_o possess_v may_v see_v that_o god_n have_v fulfyl_v in_o he_o also_o the_o promise_n and_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n 17._o gen._n 17._o as_o to_o make_v he_o the_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n and_o his_o seed_n to_o grow_v great_a upon_o the_o earth_n also_o that_o many_o king_n shall_v come_v forth_o of_o his_o loin_n and_o to_o make_v a_o perpetual_a league_n and_o convenaunt_n with_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n to_o be_v their_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o here_o to_o omytte_a to_o speak_v of_o other_o be_v there_o ever_o better_a hope_n or_o more_o likeness_n than_o now_o that_o these_o blessing_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n shall_v continewe_v in_o this_o princely_a progeny_n 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uolga_n the_o tartar_n beyond_o the_o ryver_n of_o uolga_n do_v religious_o observe_v the_o friendship_n of_o the_o moscovite_n and_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v their_o subject_n beyond_o the_o cassanites_n toward_o the_o northe_a be_v the_o sciambani_fw-la rich_a in_o herd_n of_o cattaâ—lle_n and_o consi_a of_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o man_n after_o these_o arâ—_n nogai_n nogaysri_n nogai_n sigismunduâ—_n caul_v they_o nogaysri_n which_o obtain_v at_o this_o day_n the_o chief_a fame_n of_o riches_n and_o warly_a affair_n their_o horda_fw-mi althowgh_n it_o be_v most_o ample_a yet_o have_v it_o no_o emperor_n but_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o wysdome_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o valiant_a man_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o uenece_n beyond_o the_o nogais_n sumwhat_o toward_o the_o south_n and_o the_o caspian_a sea_n the_o nobele_a nation_n of_o the_o tartar_n cawled_a zagathai_n tartar_n the_o nobelesâ—_n nation_n of_o the_o 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