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with_o sand_n to_o temper_v and_o allay_v it_o this_o only_a overflow_n of_o the_o nile_n make_v egypt_n to_o be_v esteem_v not_o only_o the_o granary_n of_o rome_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a then_o know_v world_n for_o it_o feed_v all_o the_o roman_a province_n with_o corn_n a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o year_n expose_v beside_o abundance_n into_o remote_a country_n pliny_n report_v that_o the_o ground_n there_o be_v so_o exceed_o fruitful_a that_o one_o only_a seed_n plant_v in_o the_o earth_n will_v bring_v forth_o a_o hundred_o fold_n but_o this_o wonderful_a fertility_n be_v attend_v with_o this_o inconvenience_n that_o the_o rich_a product_n be_v not_o lasting_a and_o from_o this_o very_a same_o cause_n they_o dispatch_v they_o away_o to_o their_o neighbour_n nation_n of_o the_o arabian_a desert_n palestine_n syria_n constantinople_n and_o europe_n especial_o sugar_n cassia_n sena-leaves_a several_a gum_n and_o other_o inland_a commodity_n kassia_n colekasia_fw-la datura_fw-la the_o delta_n boast_n they_o
among_o the_o christian_n so_o long_o as_o heathenism_n continue_v and_o until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o abbot_n dionysius_n the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o month_n into_o which_o the_o year_n be_v divide_v by_o the_o coptic_o be_v thoth_n september_n paopi_n october_n athor_n november_n choiak_n december_n tobi_n january_n mechir_n february_n famenoth_n march_v farmy_a april_n paskoe_n may_v paoni_n june_n epip_n july_n messori_n august_n the_o month_n thoth_v the_o first_o of_o their_o year_n begin_v on_o the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o of_o august_n paopi_n the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o of_o september_n athor_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o follow_a month_n october_n choiak_n upon_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o november_n tobi_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n of_o december_n mechir_n the_o six_o and_o twenty_o of_o january_n famenoth_n upon_o the_o six_o and_o twenty_o of_o february_n farmy_a the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o march_n paskoe_n the_o twenty_o six_o of_o april_n paoni_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o follow_a month_n of_o may_n epip_v the_o twenty_o five_o of_o june_n messori_n upon_o the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o follow_a month_n of_o july_n all_o which_o account_n be_v set_v down_o according_a to_o the_o old_a style_n which_o with_o ten_o day_n add_v to_o every_o such_o day_n of_o the_o month_n easy_o may_v be_v agreeable_a with_o the_o new_a style_n in_o the_o common_a year_n they_o add_v to_o the_o last_o month_n messori_n or_o july_n five_o day_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v epagomenes_n that_o be_v additional_a but_o the_o coptic_o nisi_fw-la and_o in_o the_o leap-year_n six_o which_o they_o intercalate_n between_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o and_o twenty_o of_o our_o august_n according_a to_o the_o old_a style_n or_o according_a to_o the_o new_a between_o the_o sevententh_n and_o eighteen_o of_o september_n the_o egyptian_a month_n by_o the_o arabian_n call_v by_o the_o syrian_n call_v thoth_a muharam_n illul_a paopi_n safar_n thisrin_n 1._o athor_n rabi_n 1._o thisrin_n 2._o choiak_a rabi_n 2._o kanum_fw-la tobi_n giamadi_n 1_o kanon_n mechir_n giamadi_n 2._o scebat_fw-la famenoth_n rageb_n adar_n farmy_a scaban_n nisan_fw-la paskoe_n rhamadan_n ijur_fw-fr paoni_fw-fr scevel_v haziram_n epip_n dulkaida_o thamuz_o messori_n dalhagieb_n ab_n ¶_o egypt_n at_o the_o beginning_n have_v native_a king_n dynasty_n the_o ancient_a egyptian_a dynasty_n who_o govern_v their_o subject_n with_o a_o free_a and_o unlimited_a authority_n and_o according_a to_o the_o prescription_n of_o their_o priest_n lead_v a_o moral_a and_o virtuous_a life_n and_o till_o the_o government_n of_o psammenitus_n son_n of_o amasis_n who_o rule_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n three_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o forty_o be_v all_o call_v by_o one_o general_a surname_n or_o title_n of_o paraoh_n wherefore_o in_o jeremiah_n in_o his_o six_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n we_o read_v pharaoh_n 46.2_o pharaoh_n jer._n 46.2_o necho_n and_o 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and_o be_v himself_o as_o soon_o vanquish_v by_o antigonus_n who_o be_v so_o puff_v up_o with_o his_o victory_n that_o nothing_o but_o sovereignty_n will_v content_v he_o whereupon_o he_o take_v the_o title_n of_o king_n which_o ptolemy_n now_o recruit_v ptolemy_n egypt_n be_v a_o kingdom_n under_o the_o ptolemy_n imitate_v and_o not_o willing_a to_o be_v inferior_a to_o his_o companion_n assume_v the_o royal_a dignity_n and_o title_n join_v to_o egypt_n syria_n and_o arabia_n rifle_v jerusalem_n from_o whence_o he_o bring_v away_o many_o jew_n captive_a who_o at_o first_o he_o grievous_o persecute_v the_o ptolemy_n in_o egypt_n which_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o king_n be_v ten_o in_o number_n and_o these_o that_o follow_v ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o lagus_n reign_v 40_o year_n ptolemy_n philadelphus_n reign_v 28_o year_n ptolemy_n evergetes_n reign_v 26_o year_n ptolemy_n ceraunus_n philopator_n reign_v 17_o year_n ptolemy_n epiphanes_n reign_v 35_o year_n ptolemy_n philometor_n 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teacher_n of_o all_o christian_n i_o confess_v that_o power_n be_v give_v to_o he_o from_o our_o lord_n christ_n through_o st._n peter_n to_o keep_v and_o govern_v the_o universal_a church_n as_o also_o that_o none_o can_v be_v save_v out_o of_o that_o universal_a church_n this_o be_v the_o confession_n which_o they_o stand_v to_o at_o this_o day_n the_o pope_n be_v by_o these_o patriarch_n in_o their_o letter_n to_o he_o common_o thus_o entitle_v to_o the_o great_o esteem_a pope_n father_n of_o the_o priesthood_n successor_n in_o the_o universal_a apostolic_a true_o believe_v church_n father_n and_o prince_n of_o prince_n christ_n vicegerent_n on_o earth_n sit_v upon_o the_o seat_n of_o st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n lord_n urban_n the_o eight_o after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o patriarch_n another_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o monk_n reside_v in_o the_o cloister_n and_o here_o observe_v that_o ever_o since_o the_o beginning_n of_o christianity_n there_o 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and_o by_o good_a authority_n large_a tract_n of_o land_n hitherto_o not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o hear_v of_o or_o in_o the_o least_o survey_v by_o the_o most_o modern_a author_n our_o next_o voyage_n by_o god_n conduct_n we_o intend_v for_o america_n hope_v to_o receive_v that_o good_a encouragement_n that_o shall_v enable_v we_o to_o lead_v you_o through_o that_o new_a and_o golden_a world_n where_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o the_o like_a or_o more_o variety_n of_o wonder_n than_o hitherto_o have_v pierce_v any_o english_a ear._n finis_fw-la direction_n for_o place_v the_o map_n and_o sculp_n in_o africa_n the_o map_n of_o africa_n fol._n 2_o egypt_n fol._n 35_o alexandria_n fol._n 55_o cairo_n fol._n 65_o the_o caravan_n fol._n 69_o balzom_n boome_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 74_o the_o egyptian_a pyramid_n a_o whole_a sheet_n fol._n 77_o another_o half_a sheet_n of_o the_o pyramid_n ibid._n the_o inside_n of_o the_o great_a pyramid_n ibid._n a_o half_a sheet_n of_o the_o mummy_n fol._n 84_o datura_fw-la cassia_n plant_n fol._n 101_o the_o map_n of_o barbary_n fol._n 146_o fez_n and_o morocco_n fol._n 158_o the_o royal_a palace_n with_o part_n of_o the_o city_n morocco_n fol._n 164_o salee_n fol._n 178_o la_fw-fr rache_fw-la fol._n 195_o arzilla_n fol._n 196_o tangier_n fol._n 197_o the_o fight_n and_o relation_n of_o it_o fol._n 219_o algiers_n or_o alzier_n ibid._n gigeri_fw-la or_o gigel_n fol._n 244_o tunis_n fol._n 251_o tripoli_n fol._n 273_o nigritarum_fw-la regio_fw-la fol._n 315_o guinee_n fol._n 376_o the_o fort_n tacaray_n fol._n 416_o castel_n del_o mina_n fol._n 424_o castel_n del_o mina_n as_o in_o the_o portuguese_n time_n fol._n 425_o castle_n cormantine_a fol._n 431_o the_o city_n of_o benyn_n fol._n 470_o aethiopia_n inferior_n fol._n 489_o the_o city_n of_o lovango_n fol._n 491_o regna_fw-la congo_n &_o angola_n fol._n 522_o bansa_n or_o the_o city_n salvador_n fol._n 524_o lovando_fw-la st._n paulo_n fol._n 552_o cabo_n de_fw-fr bona_n esperanza_n fol._n 584_o the_o hottentot_n and_o their_o clothing_n fol._n 590_o aethiopia_n superior_n vel_fw-la interior_n fol._n 632_o in_o the_o island_n insula_fw-la st._n laurentii_fw-la vulgo_fw-la madagascar_n fol._n 660_o st._n helena_n fol._n 727_o insula_fw-la promontorii_fw-la fol._n 728_o the_o fort_n orange_n and_o nassau_n upon_o the_o island_n goree_n the_o fort_n nassau_n within_o fol._n 732_o insula_fw-la canaria_n fol._n 733_o the_o pico_n of_o teneriff_n fol._n 736_o melete_n insula_fw-la vulg_n malta_n fol._n 745_o disegno_fw-la della_fw-it citta_n valette_n fol._n 746_o the_o half_a sheet_n whereon_o be_v two_o plate_n be_v to_o be_v place_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o first_o