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A06631 An historical treatise of the travels of Noah into Europe containing the first inhabitation and peopling thereof. As also a breefe recapitulation of the kings, governors, and rulers commanding in the same, even untill the first building of Troy by Dardanus. Done into English by Richard Lynche, Gent.; Auctores vetustissimi. English. Selections Nanni, Giovanni, 1432?-1502.; Linche, Richard. 1601 (1601) STC 17092; ESTC S108996 59,562 112

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concessit_fw-la ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la jasij_n filii_fw-la coriti_n in_o habitaculum_fw-la turrite_v cibeles_n sponse_n jasij_n in_o prelio_fw-la cybelario_n ad_fw-la fontem_fw-la cybelarium_fw-la paulo_fw-la post_fw-la sub_fw-la vadimonia_fw-la palatia_fw-la &_o paulo_fw-la post_fw-la à_fw-la scelerato_fw-la fratre_fw-la dardano_n jasius_fw-la male_a perijt_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la jasinello_n in_fw-la theisijs_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n use_v heretofore_o by_o author_n of_o antiquity_n by_o these_o therefore_o and_o by_o like_a semblable_a apparence_n it_o be_v clear_v that_o this_o isis_n their_o so_o reverently-adored_n goddess_n be_v now_o present_a at_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o espousal_n of_o jasius_fw-la janigena_n king_n of_o italy_n and_o france_n with_o the_o lady_n ipitis_n cibeles_n his_o wife_n and_o that_o this_o isis_n have_v travel_v and_o journey_v through_o many_o and_o diverse_a country_n it_o appear_v by_o many_o and_o several_a 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city_n of_o which_o some_o be_v those_o which_o be_v since_o call_v piedmont_n savoy_n proaunce_n dauphin_n and_o other_o and_o which_o people_n of_o very_o late_a time_n if_o not_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v allobroges_n and_o in_o this_o king_n reign_n be_v the_o farre-famed_n and_o mighty_a city_n of_o troy_n first_o build_v and_o erect_v to_o come_v unto_o the_o foundation_n of_o which_o we_o must_v here_o in_o these_o affair_n pause_v and_o take_v breath_n a_o while_n and_o return_v unto_o dardanus_n now_o on_o the_o sea_n toss_v with_o uncertain_a fortune_n and_o tempest-beaten_a indeed_o with_o overblow_n and_o cruel_a wind_n so_o that_o he_o remain_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n and_o hazard_n to_o be_v cast_v away_o and_o swallow_v in_o the_o vast_a and_o merciless_a embracement_n of_o the_o all-wracking_a water_n enforce_a by_o these_o calamity_n he_o be_v glad_a to_o put_v in_o at_o a_o island_n of_o the_o ciclade_n attend_v there_o the_o favourable_a smile_n of_o 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