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in_o france_n italy_n holland_n germany_n flanders_n russia_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o last_o place_n he_o continue_v nine_o year_n in_o a_o honourable_a employ_v under_o that_o great_a emperor_n his_o genius_n lead_v he_o to_o be_v curious_a and_o inquisitive_a most_o after_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v difficult_a to_o be_v attain_v to_o and_o perhaps_o he_o find_v the_o mean_n of_o gather_v these_o few_o paper_n together_o as_o hard_a and_o uneasy_a as_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o endeavour_v after_o in_o all_o his_o travel_n he_o have_v the_o happiness_n to_o be_v a_o favourite_n to_o the_o great_a tzar_n and_o his_o patriarch_n thing_n not_o usual_o compatible_a and_o it_o may_v be_v have_v make_v a_o far_a discovery_n of_o â—he_n russ_n affair_n then_o any_o stranger_n have_v be_v capacitate_v to_o do_v before_o or_o since_o these_o few_o sheet_n he_o collect_v when_o he_o be_v in_o mosâ—_n and_o design_v since_o his_o â—â—ming_n from_o thence_o to_o melodize_v and_o print_v 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ii_o of_o their_o marriage_n the_o clerk_n ceremony_n towards_o the_o bride_n her_o manner_n of_o conduct_n the_o epithalimum_fw-la sing_v by_o boy_n and_o girl_n the_o old_a woman_n advice_n to_o the_o bridefolk_n the_o bridal_a room_n the_o bridegroom_n boot_v pull_v off_o by_o the_o bride_n their_o severe_a discipline_n to_o their_o wife_n censure_v no_o process_n in_o law_n against_o it_o the_o parent_n contract_v with_o their_o daughter_n husband_n witchcraft_n use_v at_o wedding_n abstinence_n from_o venery_n the_o penalty_n for_o marry_v a_o second_o or_o three_o wife_n the_o emperor_n second_v son_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o emperor_n elect_v a_o wife_n his_o disappointment_n how_o punish_v his_o salary_n to_o the_o wrong_a virgin_n the_o queen_n relation_n of_o the_o czaroidg_n not_o see_v public_o till_o fifteen_o of_o the_o russian_a child_n when_o and_o how_o wean_v of_o their_o fast_n and_o pennance_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o patriarch_n in_o general_n he_o be_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o his_o palace_n the_o ceremony_n of_o palm-sunday_n his_o mitre_n of_o the_o russian_a bell_n the_o patriarch_n present_v to_o the_o emperor_n his_o action_n on_o good_a friday_n his_o charge_n to_o the_o people_n the_o story_n of_o a_o country_n fellow_n their_o salutation_n on_o easter_n day_n the_o patriarch_n present_v to_o the_o czars_n servant_n and_o nobility_n their_o entertainment_n the_o lady_n compliment_n one_o to_o another_o chap._n iu._n of_o their_o burial_n the_o woman_n be_v oblige_v to_o mourn_v their_o dirge_n the_o ceremony_n use_v to_o the_o dead_a those_o that_o be_v kill_v or_o freeze_v to_o death_n bury_v at_o midsummer_n of_o their_o carnaval_a and_o excessive_a drink_n the_o sad_a consequence_n thereof_o chap._n v._o of_o their_o imagery_n picture_n exchange_v in_o the_o god-market_n save_v in_o conflagration_n they_o high_o prize_v they_o bestow_v jewel_n on_o they_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o steal_v her_o pearl_n from_o a_o image_n though_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n heresy_n punish_v of_o their_o friar_n and_o nun_n chap._n vi_o the_o tragical_a relation_n of_o a_o monkey_n his_o several_a trick_n how_o he_o throw_v down_o the_o image_n and_o scare_v the_o priest_n his_o apprehension_n and_o final_a condemnation_n the_o author_n reflection_n chap._n vii_o of_o their_o music_n a_o story_n of_o one_o of_o their_o ambassador_n beggar_n in_o russia_n beg_v in_o tune_n their_o drum_n trumpets_z and_o hunting-horn_n chap._n viii_o of_o their_o nuptial_a proceed_n soon_o consummate_v they_o act_n by_o broker_n the_o man_n friend_n see_v the_o bride_n naked_a how_o a_o young_a fellow_n be_v cheat_v the_o punishment_n of_o those_o woman_n who_o kill_v their_o husband_n chap._n ix_o a_o merry_a story_n of_o a_o great_a fish_n which_o the_o friar_n take_v to_o be_v a_o devil_n the_o contrary_a be_v discover_v they_o be_v ashamed_a and_o make_v a_o entertainment_n another_o story_n of_o a_o fish_n but_o more_o tragical_a what_o ensue_v upon_o it_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o chircass_n their_o religion_n complexion_n drink_v dance_a government_n soldiery_n and_o witchcraft_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o russian_a government_n law_n manner_n of_o writing_n their_o clerk_n how_o call_v their_o character_n whence_o borrow_a their_o petition_n his_o imperial_a majesty_n person_n and_o character_n compare_v with_o his_o father_n the_o empire_n miserable_o impoverish_v and_o depopulate_v by_o the_o tartarian_a invasion_n chap._n xii_o the_o emperor_n rise_n his_o ancestor_n but_o duke_n of_o volodimir_n his_o palace_n how_o call_v of_o juan_n vasilowidg_n and_o his_o divers_a odd_a humour_n his_o petition_n to_o one_o of_o his_o diack_n his_o conquest_n how_o he_o be_v love_v how_o he_o fine_v vologda_n how_o he_o serve_v the_o woman_n that_o laugh_v at_o he_o of_o the_o vayod_n mistake_v another_o vayod_n how_o punish_v for_o take_v a_o goose_n juan_n a_o great_a lover_n of_o queen_n 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