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he_o at_o the_o 9_o chapter_n of_o daniel_n but_o now_o the_o persian_a empire_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o great_a sophy_n be_v account_v one_o of_o the_o most_o potent_a empire_n of_o all_o the_o east_n which_o though_o it_o be_v sometime_o oppress_v by_o the_o saracen_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o tartar_n yet_o it_o grow_v up_o again_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n ishmael_n the_o country_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o persian_a empire_n be_v these_o media_fw-la assyria_n susiana_n mesopotamia_n persis_n parthia_n hyrcania_n margâ—aâ—a_n bactriana_n parâ—pamissus_n aria_n drangiana_n gedrosia_n and_o carmania_n media_n be_v now_o call_v seruan_fw-mi which_o be_v situate_a between_o persia_n and_o the_o hyrcanian_a sea_n it_o have_v on_o the_o east_n hyrcania_n and_o parthia_n on_o the_o west_n the_o great_a armenia_n and_o assyria_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o great_a or_o the_o southern_a and_o the_o northern_a atropatia_n the_o latter_a be_v cold_a and_o therefore_o less_o inhabit_v the_o chief_a city_n be_v smâ—chia_n there_o be_v moreover_o these_o city_n derbâ—nt_n ever_o be_v sechi_n and_o giavot_n the_o great_a be_v more_o inhabit_v it_o have_v also_o the_o city_n tauris_n which_o be_v place_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o oâ—ontis_n be_v 8._o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o the_o caspian_a sea_n the_o compass_n of_o it_o be_v almost_o 16._o mile_n in_o which_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o there_o be_v 200000._o citizen_n the_o ancient_n do_v call_v it_o eâ—batana_n where_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n do_v dwell_v in_o summer_n in_o the_o same_o country_n there_o be_v turcomian_n â—aru_fw-la susâ—an_n nassiva_n ardavil_n and_o marant_a assyria_n which_o be_v now_o call_v arzerum_n have_v on_o the_o east_n media_n on_o the_o west_n mesopotamia_n on_o the_o north_n armenia_n on_o the_o south_n â—usiana_fw-la it_o have_v
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be_v 7._o mile_n in_o compass_n and_o caâ—amil_n which_o be_v far_o great_a than_o it_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o mesopotamia_n which_o selimus_n the_o turkish_a emperor_n take_v from_o the_o sophi_n merdin_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o chaldaea_n and_o mosus_fw-la of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o nertorianian_n who_o authority_n reach_v even_o to_o the_o indies_n and_o cathaja_n in_o persidis_fw-la which_o they_o call_v now_o farsi_fw-la or_o parsitum_fw-la there_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n sirrah_n which_o be_v heretofore_o call_v persâ—polis_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o magi._n pliny_n call_v it_o the_o head_n city_n of_o the_o persian_a kingdom_n and_o q._n curtius_n the_o royal_a palace_n of_o the_o east_n hyrcania_n which_o be_v now_o call_v grigta_n or_o corâ—a_n or_o dargameâ—t_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o caspian_a sea_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o hyrcanian_a sea_n it_o have_v these_o city_n hyrcana_n which_o the_o scythian_n call_v 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