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writer_n the_o sea_n of_o sina_n ¶_o
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dariena_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o gather_v of_o gold_n in_o the_o same_o also_o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o covetousness_n which_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o riches_n ¶_o for_o the_o content_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o land_n late_o find_v â—ade_v the_o margente_a note_n of_o the_o same_o finis_fw-la ¶_o thinterpretour_n excuse_n i_o have_v not_o in_o write_v be_v very_o curious_a to_o avoid_v the_o scorn_n of_o rhinoceto_n nose_n or_o the_o file_v judgement_n of_o severe_a aristarchus_n not_o fear_v thereby_o any_o thing_n to_o lose_v but_o have_v think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o be_v open_a and_o plaint_n not_o look_v for_o other_o commodity_n or_o grain_n i_o be_o not_o eloquent_a i_o know_v it_o right_a well_o ay_o i_o be_v not_o barbarous_a i_o desire_v no_o more_o i_o have_v not_o for_o every_o word_n ask_v counsel_n of_o eloquent_a eliot_n or_o sir_n thomas_n moor_n take_v it_o therefore_o as_o i_o have_v intend_v the_o fantes_fw-la with_o favour_n may_v soon_o be_v amend_v the_o poet_n homer_n for_o all_o this_o eloquence_n lack_a not_o zoilus_n to_o be_v his_o foâ—_n wherefore_o i_o conclude_v this_o for_o a_o true_a sentence_n that_o no_o man_n lack_v fuo_fw-la bargello_fw-la for_o as_o no_o beast_n lyve_v without_o worm_n or_o â—lye_v so_o no_o man_n lack_v his_o privy_a enemy_n rumpatur_fw-la zoilus_n ¶_o fault_n escape_v in_o the_o prynting_a f._n the_o leaf_n l._n the_o line_n b._n the_o back_n side_n of_o the_o leaf_n f._n 2._o b._n l._n 36._o helpen_v read_v help_v f._n 3._o b._n l._n 25._o three_o feather_n read_v their_o father_n f._n 9_o l._n 28._o form_n read_v form_n f._n 20._o l._n 37_o hour_n read_v yowre_n f._n 22._o b._n l._n 27._o sure_a read_v sure_a f._n 30._o l._n 6._o clock_n read_v cloak_n f._n 34._o l._n 5._o wood_n read_v wood_n f._n 36._o b._n l._n 2._o put_v out_o and._n f._n 36._o the_o last_o line_n put_v out_o i_o do_v f._n 36._o b._n l._n 34._o first_o part_n read_v fife_n part_n f._n 38._o b._n l._n 13._o garden_n read_v guarden_n f._n 52._o l._n 18._o part_n read_v port_n f._n 62._o b._n l._n 25._o and_o read_v then_o f._n 68_o the_o last_o line_n put_v out_o tree_n f._n 92._o l._n 18._o michaeld_v read_v michael_n â–ª_o f._n 92._o l._n 19_o ans_fw-fr read_v and._n also_o there_o the_o last_o line_n put_v out_o arise_v â–ª_o f._n 95._o l._n 12._o cause_n read_v sauce_n f._n 96._o b._n l._n 15._o grethearde_n read_v great_a heardeâ—_n â–ª_o f._n 99_o l._n 17._o fill_v it_o hie_v read_v filthy_a f._n 118._o b._n l._n 35._o langitude_n read_v longitude_n f._n 128._o l._n 4._o eyre_n read_v heres_fw-la f._n 129._o l._n 1._o antipuâ—_n â–ª_o read_v antique_a f._n 140._o l._n 17._o counceled_a read_v counsayl_v f._n 150._o l._n 15._o veles_a read_v veil_n f._n 150._o l._n 33._o provydence_n read_v province_n f._n 153._o l._n 32._o track_n read_v tract_n f._n 154._o l._n 2._o seld_o read_v seldom_o f._n 157._o l._n 26._o wood_n read_v wood_n f._n 168._o b._n l._n 13._o bortamus_fw-la read_v hortamur_fw-la f._n 170._o b._n l._n 17._o for_o 1593._o read_v 1493._o f._n 171._o l._n 21._o without_o read_v with_o f._n 188._o b._n l._n 33._o bury_v read_v burn_v f._n 193._o b._n l._n 21._o web_n read_v web_n f._n 199._o b._n l._n 37._o shydinge_v read_v shyninge_v f._n 202._o l._n 17._o ny_fw-fr read_v any_o f._n 206._o b._n l._n 23._o form_n read_v form_n f._n 208._o b._n l._n 7._o code_o read_v cod_n f._n 209._o l._n 15._o war_n read_v war_n f._n 212._o l._n 40._o ignitie_n read_v dignity_n f._n 219._o l._n 10._o we_o read_v they_o f._n 228._o l._n 37._o rant_v read_v run_v f._n 241._o l._n 4._o colonuo_fw-la read_v colono_n f._n 249._o l._n 17._o read_v by_o the_o come_v of_o the_o goth_n and_o uandale_n â–ª_o etc._n etc._n f._n 262._o b._n l._n 15._o thus_o read_v this_o f._n 296._o l._n 26._o read_v cingulus_n mundi_fw-la that_o be_v the_o gerdle_n of_o the_o world_n otherwise_o cawled_a caâ—enâ—_n mundi_fw-la that_o be_v the_o chain_n of_o the_o world_n f._n 298._o b._n l._n 3._o senne_n read_v fen_n f._n 300._o l._n 20._o ceelrytie_n read_v celerity_n f._n 317._o l._n 27._o read_v tercera_n or_o terciera_n â–ª_o also_o l._n 35._o kyngedgme_n read_v kingdom_n f._n 322._o l._n 17._o hour_n compass_n read_v the_o compass_n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n in_o lombard_n street_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cradle_n by_o edward_n sutton_n anno._n dnni_n m._n d._n lv._o
both_o of_o wound_n and_o sea_n and_o vex_v with_o intolerable_a heat_n yet_o sail_v they_o on_o further_o not_o without_o great_a danger_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundrethe_o and_o forty_o leaque_n follow_v yet_o the_o same_o wound_n by_o the_o lose_a pole_n wherefore_o whether_o habitable_a region_n be_v under_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n or_o not_o line_n habitable_a region_n under_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n let_v these_o man_n and_o the_o owlde_v writer_n aswell_o philosopher_n as_o poete_n and_o cosmographer_n discuss_v for_o these_o man_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v habitable_a and_o marvellous_o replenish_v with_o people_n and_o they_o that_o it_o be_v unhabitable_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o soon_o beam_n dependinge_v perpendicular_o or_o direct_o over_o the_o same_o yet_o be_v there_o many_o of_o the_o old_a writer_n which_o attempt_v to_o prove_v it_o habitable_a these_o mariner_n be_v demand_v if_o they_o see_v the_o south_n pole_n they_o answer_v that_o they_o know_v no_o star_n there_o like_a unto_o this_o pole_n that_o may_v be_v decern_v about_o the_o point_n but_o that_o they_o see_v a_o other_o order_n of_o star_n and_o a_o certain_a thick_a mist_n rise_v from_o the_o horizontall_a line_n mist_n an_o other_o order_n of_o star_n a_o thick_a mist_n which_o great_o hynder_v their_o sight_n they_o contend_v also_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a heap_n or_o rise_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n earth_n a_o rysinge_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o southe_n pole_n untyll_o they_o have_v utter_o pass_v over_o the_o same_o but_o they_o very_o believe_v that_o they_o see_v other_o image_n of_o star_n much_o differ_v from_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o star_n of_o hour_n hemispherie_n or_o half_a circle_n of_o heaven_n how_o so_o ever_o the_o matter_n be_v as_o they_o inform_v we_o we_o certify_v yowe_o at_o the_o length_n the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o calende_n of_o februarye_n they_o espy_v land_n a_o far_o of_o and_o seinge_v the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o be_v troubelous_a soundinge_a with_o their_o plummet_n they_o find_v it_o to_o be_v xvi_o fathame_n deep_a goinge_v a_o land_n and_o tarienge_v there_o for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o day_n they_o depart_v because_o they_o see_v no_o people_n steringe_v althowghe_o they_o find_v certain_a step_n of_o man_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n thus_o gravinge_v on_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o stone_n never_o unto_o the_o shore_n the_o king_n name_n and_o they_o and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o come_n thither_o they_o depart_v not_o far_o from_o this_o station_n follow_v the_o fire_n on_o the_o land_n by_o night_n they_o find_v a_o nation_n lyinge_v under_o the_o open_a fyrmament_fw-mi after_o the_o manner_n of_o war_n hour_n man_n think_v it_o not_o best_a to_o trowble_n they_o untyll_o the_o morning_n therefore_o at_o the_o rysinge_n of_o the_o son_n forty_o of_o hour_n man_n well_o arm_v go_v towards_o they_o ageyn_v who_o come_v 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the_o same_o night_n abowte_fw-mi mydnyght_n they_o flee_v and_o leave_v the_o place_n void_a where_o they_o lie_v in_o camp_n hour_n man_n suppose_v they_o to_o be_v a_o vagabond_n and_o wanderinge_v nation_n like_o unto_o the_o scythian_n man_n a_o vagabond_n kind_n of_o man_n withowte_n house_n or_o certain_a dwellinge_a place_n lyvinge_v only_o with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v their_o wyve_n and_o child_n folowinge_v they_o such_o as_o measure_v their_o footstep_n in_o the_o sand_n affirm_v with_o great_a oath_n that_o one_o of_o their_o foot_n be_v almost_o as_o long_o as_o two_o foot_n of_o hour_n man_n of_o the_o mean_a sort_n sail_v on_o yet_o further_o giant_n giant_n they_o find_v a_o other_o ryver_n but_o not_o of_o depth_n sufficient_a to_o bear_v the_o caravel_n they_o send_v therefore_o the_o four_o ship_n boat_n to_o land_n full_a of_o arm_a man_n to_o search_v the_o country_n they_o espy_v upon_o a_o high_a hill_n never_o unto_o the_o sea_n side_n a_o 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