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england_n and_o be_v part_n of_o the_o firm_a land_n fol._n 227_o the_o description_n of_o the_o land_n florida_n part_n fol._n 228_o for_o master_n cap._n furbysheys_n passage_n by_o the_o northwest_n fol._n 230_o report_n of_o the_o province_n china_n fol._n 237_o of_o the_o island_n giapan_n and_o other_o little_a isle_n in_o the_o east_n ocean_n fol._n 251_o â—oysins_n frâ—es_v letter_n touch_v giapan_n fol._n 253_o of_o 〈◊〉_d isle_n betwixt_o china_n and_o the_o moluccaes_n fol._n 260_o a_o discourse_n oâ—_n dyvers_a voyage_n and_o way_n by_o the_o which_o spice_n precious_a stoâ—es_n and_o gold_n be_v bring_v in_o old_a time_n from_o india_n into_o europe_n 〈◊〉_d parâ—es_v of_o the_o world_n also_o of_o the_o voyage_n to_o cathayo_n and_o east_n india_n by_o the_o north_n sea_n of_o the_o voyage_n likewise_o of_o sebastian_n cabote_fw-ge and_o particular_o of_o moscovia_n fol._n 254_o part_n a_o bâ—ieâ—e_a description_n of_o moscovia_n by_o munster_n and_o gastaldus_n fol._n 271_o a_o description_n of_o the_o north_n region_n and_o how_o they_o be_v habitable_a contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o old_a writer_n fol._n 275_o schondia_n fol._n 279._o swecia_n or_o sw_v land_n fol._n 287._o bothnia_n fol._n 187_o groenland_n fol._n 280._o gothia_n or_o gothlande_n fol._n 288_o island_n fol._n 281._o futland_o with_o emingia_n fol._n 288_o laponia_n folly_n 282._o norway_n fol._n 284._o the_o difference_n of_o region_n and_o cause_n of_o great_a city_n fol._n 288_o paulus_n jovius_fw-la history_n of_o the_o moscovian_a ambassage_n fol._n 289_o other_o notable_a thing_n concern_v moscovia_n geather_v out_o of_o sigismunde_a baron_n of_o herbestein_n fol._n 301_o a_o description_n of_o the_o region_n and_o people_n lie_v north_n and_o east_n from_o moscovia_n to_o the_o ryver_n petzora_n and_o the_o province_n of_o jugra_fw-mi and_z oby_n even_o to_o cathayo_n fol._n 305_o of_o the_o famous_a
weakness_n of_o hunger_n cape_n marmor_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o navigation_n of_o rodericus_fw-la colmenaris_n a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n cover_v with_o snow_n apparel_v man_n spanyarde_n slay_v with_o venomous_a arrow_n a_o remedy_n against_o venomous_a arrow_n the_o haven_n of_o vraba_n nicuesa_n be_v find_v in_o a_o miserable_a case_n insolency_n oftâ—_n much_o felicity_n the_o death_n of_o nicuesa_n famine_n enforse_v they_o to_o fall_v to_o spayl_a careta_fw-la king_n of_o coiba_n king_n careta_n be_v take_v and_o spoil_v i_o &_o thou_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o myscheefe_n ancisus_fw-la lieutenant_n for_o fogeda_n be_v cast_v in_o prison_n ancisus_n take_v his_o voyage_n to_o hispaniola_n the_o revenge_n of_o god_n the_o inconvenience_n of_o discord_n king_n poncha_n sword_n of_o wood_n king_n careta_n conspire_v with_o the_o spaniard_n against_o king_n poncha_n the_o region_n of_o comogra_fw-la distant_a from_o dariena_n xxx_o league_n king_n comogrus_n the_o king_n 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