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in_o the_o lordship_n of_o sassejamma_n fifty_o thousand_o kockien_n mory_z cainocamy_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o inga_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o sourosada_n fifty_o thousand_o kockien_n 50000_o fonda_n notanocamy_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o farima_fw-la who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o fimoy_n fifty_o thousand_o kockien_n 50000_o akito_n chionoske_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o fitayt_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o cichindo_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o assano_n oeviâ—me_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o chiono_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o cassama_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o neyto_n ceinocamy_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o same_o province_n of_o chiono_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o acandate_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o catto_n skibbodonne_fw-fr a_o lord_n in_o the_o great_a province_n of_o ochio_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o ain_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o soma_n daysiennocamy_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o same_o province_n of_o ochio_n who_o live_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o soma_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o toyda_o jamatta_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o toysima_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o isâ—us_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o ouckobo_fw-la cangato_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o mino_n who_o live_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o canuo_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o neito_n boysen_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o dewano_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lord_n of_o jodata_n the_o like_a sum_n 50000_o inaba_n aways_o a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o tainbo_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o foâ—ckuit_fw-la syamina_fw-la forty_o thousand_o kockien_n 40000_o cammet_n deirick_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o iwamy_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o mongamy_n the_o like_a sum_n 40000_o catnayngiri_n ismou_v a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o jammatta_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o tatsta_n the_o like_a sum_n 40000_o 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mino_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o cannajamma_n the_o like_a sum_n 30000_o fonda_n isumi_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o fitaeyt_v who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o minaâ—gaw_n the_o like_a sum_n 30000_o tongauwa_n tosa_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o bitchiou_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o niâ—kys_n the_o like_a sum_n 30000_o matsendayro_fw-la tosa_fw-la a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o jetsesen_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n conamatta_n the_o like_a sum_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o kockien_n 30000_o sangii_fw-la sarra_fw-mi tokii_fw-la a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o fitayte_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o oungouri_n have_v the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o kockien_n 20000_o kinostay_v counay_n a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o bitchiou_n who_o live_v in_o the_o lordship_n of_o courosi_n the_o like_a sum_n 20000_o matsendayro_fw-la koyssiro_fw-la a_o lord_n in_o the_o province_n of_o 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resolve_v to_o end_v my_o day_n in_o it_o when_o god_n send_v you_o hither_o to_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o the_o great_a misery_n thâ—â—_n ever_o man_n be_v in_o the_o seaman_n have_v end_v his_o discourse_n the_o master_n of_o the_o ship_n treat_v he_o so_o well_o that_o within_o a_o few_o day_n he_o be_v quite_o another_o creature_n he_o set_v he_o ashore_o at_o derry_n in_o ireland_n and_o see_v he_o afterward_o at_o dublin_n where_o such_o as_o have_v hear_v what_o happen_v to_o he_o give_v he_o wherewithal_o to_o return_v into_o england_n thus_o the_o lord_n major_n make_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o all_o we_o have_v suffer_v there_o be_v nothing_o extraordinary_a and_o that_o long_a voyage_n be_v never_o without_o great_a danger_n and_o inconvenience_n he_o urge_v it_o to_o we_o that_o as_o ship_n be_v now_o build_v and_o consider_v the_o knowledge_n man_n have_v of_o the_o course_n take_v for_o the_o indies_n there_o be_v no_o more_o danger_n in_o those_o long_a voyage_n then_o in_o such_o as_o be_v make_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o land_n which_o seaman_n fear_v most_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o relate_v a_o story_n wherein_o we_o can_v no_o less_o admire_v the_o strange_a resolution_n of_o two_o man_n than_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o their_o deliverance_n beyond_o all_o expectation_n four_o christian_a slave_n be_v in_o the_o ship_n of_o a_o algire-pirate_n slave_n resolve_v to_o make_v their_o escape_n in_o a_o boat_n which_o one_o of_o they_o who_o be_v a_o carpenter_n undertake_v to_o build_v the_o carpenter_n set_v himself_o on_o work_n about_o make_v on_o wooden_a pin_n and_o other_o piece_n necessary_a for_o the_o fasten_n of_o the_o board_n whereof_o the_o boat_n be_v to_o consist_v the_o turkish_a captain_n ask_v he_o one_o day_n what_o he_o do_v and_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o answer_n the_o other_o make_v he_o that_o it_o be_v only_o to_o avoid_v be_v idle_a and_o to_o have_v thing_n in_o readiness_n to_o mend_v the_o long_a boat_n when_o need_n be_v have_v appoint_v a_o time_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o design_n they_o take_v off_o five_o board_n from_o the_o room_n where_o the_o provision_n be_v keep_v whereof_o they_o use_v two_o for_o the_o bottom_n two_o other_o for_o the_o side_n and_o the_o five_o for_o the_o prow_n and_o the_o poop_n and_o so_o make_v up_o somewhat_o that_o be_v more_o like_o a_o trough_n then_o a_o boat_n their_o quilt_n serve_v they_o for_o tow_n and_o have_v pitch_v the_o boat_n well_o they_o set_v it_o into_o the_o water_n but_o when_o they_o will_v have_v get_v into_o it_o they_o find_v that_o two_o man_n load_v it_o so_o that_o
on_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n who_o put_v to_o death_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n raise_v his_o army_n upon_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o subject_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v three_o hundred_o sixty_o eight_o thousand_o foot_n and_o thirty_o eitht_fw-mi thousand_o eight_o hundred_o horse_n p._n 149_o their_o arm_n their_o company_n and_o regiment_n the_o council_n of_o state_n the_o expense_n of_o great_a lord_n p._n 150_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o building_n three_o year_n requisite_a to_o provide_v a_o entertainment_n for_o the_o emperor_n the_o emperor_n marry_v all_o the_o great_a lord_n woman_n keep_v in_o restraint_n p._n 151_o woman_n never_o talk_v of_o business_n the_o generosity_n of_o a_o japponese_a wife_n p._n 152_o a_o example_n of_o modesty_n in_o a_o maid_n the_o reservedness_n of_o their_o conversation_n the_o man_n jealous_a ibid._n adultery_n severe_o punish_v fornication_n permit_v they_o have_v no_o devotion_n their_o pagode_n and_o priest_n p._n 153_o the_o ecclesiastic_n divide_v into_o several_a sect_n the_o death_n they_o be_v put_v to_o for_o breach_n of_o vow_n their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o soul_n no_o dispute_n about_o religion_n p._n 154_o thephate_n christian_n their_o diabolical_a invention_n to_o put_v they_o to_o death_n p._n 155_o their_o house_n their_o civility_n p._n 156_o no_o drink_v house_n in_o japan_n their_o music_n wine_n tsia_n how_o prepare_v their_o marriage_n and_o education_n of_o child_n ibid._n they_o go_v not_o to_o school_v till_o seven_o or_o eight_o year_n of_o age_n be_v not_o swath_v the_o japonneses_n tender_a in_o point_n of_o honour_n p._n 157_o what_o foreigner_n trade_v thither_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o rupture_n between_o the_o chinese_n and_o japponese_n japan_n be_v not_o people_v by_o chineses_n p._n 158_o no_o custom_n pay_v in_o japan_n no_o correspondence_n between_o the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n and_o other_o prince_n their_o arithmetic_n the_o dayro_n write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o country_n p._n 159_o the_o money_n of_o japan_n its_o store_n of_o cattle_n and_o fowl_n several_a sort_n of_o mineral_n water_n p._n 160_o their_o physician_n the_o riches_n of_o japan_n a_o particular_a way_n of_o melt_a iron_n the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n plant_v in_o japan_n the_o spaniard_n banish_v it_o the_o dutch_a establish_v there_o the_o air_n of_o japan_n p._n 161_o the_o japonneses_n distinguish_v into_o five_o order_n the_o principal_a minister_n of_o japan_n the_o procession_n of_o the_o dayro_n and_o the_o emperor_n the_o dayro_n baggage_n the_o lady_n of_o honour_n ibid._n twenty_o seven_o lord_n of_o the_o dayro_n retinue_n twenty_o four_o gentleman_n the_o dayro_n three_o wife_n the_o chief_a servant_n of_o those_o lady_n threescore_o and_o eight_o gentleman_n p._n 162_o the_o emperor_n and_o his_o ward_n the_o great_a lord_n of_o japan_n the_o dayro_n concubine_n his_o secretary_n p._n 163_o his_fw-la musickâ—_n the_o dayro_n himself_o the_o emperor_n present_n to_o he_o p._n 164_o the_o isle_n of_o tayovang_n the_o dutch_a settle_v there_o and_o call_v it_o new_a zealand_n the_o government_n be_v absolute_o anarchical_a p._n 165_o the_o place_n possess_v there_o by_o the_o dutch_a the_o inhabitant_n of_o fermosa_fw-la be_v civil_a good-natured_a ingenious_a its_o fruit_n ibid._n their_o wine_n the_o woman_n go_v a_o fish_n how_o the_o man_n liveâ—_n their_o hunt_n p._n 166_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o war_n their_o arm_n the_o island_n tugin_n p._n 167_o their_o magistracy_n and_o its_o authority_n their_o punishment_n p._n 168_o the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n their_o respect_n for_o old_a age_n man_n age_n in_o order_n to_o marriage_n p._n 169_o their_o marriage_n a_o pleasant_a kind_n of_o marry_a life_n the_o woman_n not_o permit_v to_o bear_v child_n till_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n p._n 170_o divorce_v lawful_a among_o they_o their_o house_n their_o sustenance_n have_v no_o festival_n dogs-hair_n stuff_v their_o funeral_n p._n 171_o they_o neither_o bury_v nor_o burn_v the_o dead_a a_o sure_a remedy_n in_o painful_a disease_n their_o religion_n their_o sin_n ibid._n their_o god_n woman_n only_o employ_v about_o religious_a mystery_n their_o devotion_n p._n 172_o the_o kingdom_n of_o china_n its_o frontier_n extent_n province_n p._n 173_o the_o province_n of_o peking_n its_o frontier_n city_n family_n revenue_n xuntien_n describe_v etc_n etc_n p._n 174_o the_o palace_n the_o province_n of_o xansi_fw-la and_o xensi_fw-la their_o frontier_n etc_n etc_n p._n 175_o the_o great_a wall_n by_o who_o build_v the_o province_n of_o xantung_n its_o frontirr_n city_n etc_n etc_n p._n 176_o the_o province_n of_o honan_n etc_n etc_n the_o province_n of_o suchuen_n etc_n etc_n radix_fw-la sina_n the_o province_n of_o huguang_n etc_n etc_n the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n its_o frontier_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n porcelain_z make_v at_o kiangsi_n the_o province_n of_o â—anking_v etc_n etc_n the_o prince_n of_o checkiang_n etc_n etc_n p._n 177_o the_o city_n of_o quinsay_n mark_v paulo_n vindicate_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o city_n of_o huncheu_fw-la the_o province_n of_o fokien_n etc_n etc_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o fokien_n trade_n most_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 178_o the_o province_n of_o quantung_n etc_n etc_n the_o industry_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n its_o city_n etc_n etc_n the_o province_n of_o quieucheu_o its_o city_n etc_n etc_n p._n 179_o the_o province_n of_o junan_n etc_n etc_n both_o black_a and_o white_a chineses_n the_o difference_n of_o fruit_n in_o china_n the_o chinese_n hate_v idleness_n china_n fruit_n better_a than_o we_o wax_n honey_n sugar_n p._n 180_o flesh_n cheap_a their_o fish_n how_o they_o breed_v duck_n ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n their_o clothing_n their_o woman_n their_o money_n the_o provision_n make_v for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o poor_a p._n 181_o print_v in_o china_n before_o we_o have_v it_o their_o way_n of_o writing_n their_o paper_n the_o dignity_n of_o loytia_n the_o chinese_n very_o ceremonious_a p._n 182_o their_o feast_n their_o plate_n their_o new-year_n day_n the_o honour_n they_o do_v ambassador_n p._n 183_o their_o wedding_n polygamy_n lawful_a the_o government_n of_o china_n monarchial_a p._n 184_o offensive_a war_n make_v defensive_a by_o a_o fundamental_a law_n their_o king_n call_v son_n of_o heaven_n the_o council_n of_o state_n astrology_n requisite_a in_o councillor_n of_o state_n viceroy_n and_o governor_n ibid._n other_o officer_n of_o province_n officer_n of_o the_o crown_n debtor_n how_o treat_v a_o admirable_a order_n their_o torture_n prison_n p._n 185_o their_o punishment_n the_o visitour_n p._n 186_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o chinese_n their_o divinity_n three_o china_n saint_n the_o fable_n of_o quaniâ—a_n p._n 187_o the_o fable_n of_o neoma_n the_o chinese_n use_v incantation_n they_o invoke_v the_o devil_n ibid._n their_o belief_n concern_v the_o creation_n they_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n purgatory_n p._n 188_o they_o believe_v the_o metempsychosis_n their_o religious_a man_n they_o use_v bead_n funeral_n ceremony_n their_o mourning_n the_o present_a state_n of_o china_n p._n 189_o the_o tartar_n possess_v of_o china_n force_v thence_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o royal_a house_n of_o teimings_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o tartarian_a war_n leaotung_v take_v p._n 190_o vanlie_n die_v and_o be_v succeed_v by_o tayohang_n who_o force_v away_o the_o tartar_n but_o they_o re-enter_v leagtung_n the_o king_n of_o china_n and_o tartary_n die_v the_o chinese_n betray_v their_o country_n thienâ—ung_a king_n of_o tartary_n die_v p._n 191_o lizungzo_n enter_v the_o province_n of_o xansi_fw-la take_v the_o city_n of_o peking_n p._n 192_o a_o chinese_n call_v the_o tartar_n to_o his_o relief_n against_o the_o rebel_n the_o tartar_n will_v not_o depart_v china_n p._n 193_o they_o proclaim_v their_o king_n emperor_n of_o china_n usanguei_n make_v king_n the_o southerly_a province_n choose_v another_o emperor_n the_o tartar_n enter_v the_o province_n of_o nank_v hungquang_n strangle_v ibid._n several_a chinese_n lord_n retire_v to_o hangcheu_o another_o emperor_n who_o be_v also_o strangle_v other_o prince_n this_o division_n prove_v the_o ruin_n of_o china_n the_o tartar_n reduce_v the_o province_n of_o fokien_n the_o treachery_n of_o a_o chinese_n pirate_n p._n 194_o a_o emperor_n choose_v in_o quangsi_n the_o tartar_n absolute_a master_n of_o china_n p._n 195_o febrvary_n he_o leave_v ceylon_n the_o 20._o and_o come_v the_o second_o of_o july_n follow_v to_o the_o island_n of_o madagascar_n where_o they_o stay_v six_o week_n the_o voyage_n continue_v several_a sort_n of_o bird_n p._n 196_o several_a sort_n of_o fish_n ibid._n very_o changeable_a weather_n near_o the_o line_n p._n 197_o maurice_n island_n discover_v its_o haven_n a_o prodigious_a thorn-back_a no_o fourfooted_a beast_n in_o the_o say_a island_n the_o story_n of_o a_o
flame_a monte_n joartam_fw-la gerrici_fw-la surabaia_n cidaye_n taboan_n cajam_fw-la japara_n matram_n or_o matavam_fw-la pati_fw-la and_o dauma_n taggal_n monucaon_n jacattra_fw-mi bantam_n the_o king_n palace_n a_o drum_n for_o a_o clock_n the_o guard_n of_o the_o town_n market_n place_n armourer_n tuban_n the_o javians_n mahometan_n fast_n divers_a wife_n tourg_n â—â—â—riages_n magistrate_n of_o bantam_n the_o king_n council_n the_o train_n and_o state_n of_o the_o nobility_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o javians_n good_a soldier_n javians_n sophuticate_v their_o wâ—res_n how_o they_o employ_v their_o slave_n strong_n commerâ—s_n there_o the_o trade_n of_o china_n coin_v of_o java_n the_o portuguez_n commerce_n oyster_n of_o three_o hundred_o weight_n crocodile_n civet_n hen_n rhinocerot_n ants._n areca_n mangas_n ananas_fw-la samaca_n tamarindâ—_n tabaxir_n boat_n of_o cane_n duriaons_n lantor_n cubebs_fw-la mangosthan_n talasse_n jaca_n wild_a cinnamon_n carcapuli_fw-la costus_n indicus_n zerumbet_n galanga_n benjamin_n sandale_n ginger_n anacardium_fw-la palo_n de_fw-fr cuebro_fw-la calamba_n lacque_fw-la other_o drug_n in_o java_n the_o dutch_a fortify_v in_o jacatra_n batavia_n madura_n place_n of_o no_o trade_n baly_n it_o be_v sâ—ituation_n 〈◊〉_d abound_v in_o rice_n fowl_n drug_n fish_n gold_n mines_n pulo_n raza_fw-la the_o isle_n of_o borneo_n borneo_n the_o town_n bazar_n the_o haven_n the_o hollander_n treat_v with_o the_o king_n of_o sambas_n celebe_n islâ—_n amboyna_n the_o inhabitant_n the_o discovery_n the_o hollander_n take_v amboyna_n castle_n religion_n consult_v with_o the_o devil_n superstitioâ—s_n circumcision_n marriage_n oath_n sorcerer_n their_o quality_n iâ—dotible_fw-fr profaneness_n the_o hollander_n possess_v it_o entire_o banda_n arms._n they_o live_v long_o nutmeg_n mace_n the_o oil_n of_o nutmeg_n the_o hollander_n fort_n in_o banda_n prodigious_a serpent_n molucques_n sagu_n a_o sort_n of_o bread_n how_o they_o make_v bread_n of_o it_o wine_n from_o the_o same_o tree_n the_o inhabitant_n partly_o mahometan_n a_o particular_a policy_n the_o clove_n â—ade_v the_o portuguez_n seize_v it_o dispossess_v by_o the_o hollander_n a_o difference_n between_o the_o castilian_n and_o the_o portuguez_n for_o the_o moluccaes_n ground_a on_o a_o false_a supposition_n magellan_n find_v a_o new_a passage_n ternate_a gamma_n lamma_fw-la clove_n the_o tree_n grow_v without_o plant_v avicenna_n error_n what_o clove_n the_o moluccaes_n yield_v yearly_o the_o mountain_n of_o ternate_a but_o one_o season_n in_o the_o moluccaes_n cusos_fw-la a_o wood_n incombustible_a leave_v turn_v to_o butterfly_n tidor_n bird_n of_o paradise_n king_n of_o bachiam_n machiam_fw-la philippin_n manille_n hunt_v of_o crocodile_n the_o commerce_n of_o the_o chinese_n and_o spaniard_n in_o the_o philippin_n the_o archbishop_n of_o manilla_fw-la be_v viceroy_n the_o city_n of_o manilla_fw-la it_o be_v doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v on_o island_n or_o continent_n the_o name_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o japan_n the_o revenue_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o stâ—te_n the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n policy_n the_o lord_n have_v three_o name_n slave_n die_v with_o their_o master_n their_o mannâ—r_n of_o rip_v their_o belly_n their_o mesquite_v the_o city_n of_o â—apan_n be_v not_o wall_v no_o imposition_n in_o japan_n the_o poweâ—_n of_o master_n over_o their_o servant_n game_n a_o crime_n all_o the_o relation_n of_o offender_n die_v with_o they_o a_o particular_a punishment_n for_o theâ—t_n the_o crime_n for_o which_o all_o the_o kindred_n be_v put_v to_o death_n a_o horrid_a execution_n lie_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o emperor_n expense_n jedo_fw-la castle_n the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n the_o emperor_n retinue_n the_o dayro_n the_o emperor_n magnificence_n his_o treasure_n the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n be_v a_o viceroy_n confine_n hiâ—_n wife_n to_o a_o castle_n how_o the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n come_v to_o thâ—_n crown_n ceremony_n at_o the_o choic_a of_o a_o nurse_n for_o the_o dayro_n son_n a_o revolution_n in_o japan_n a_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n get_v to_o be_v general_n of_o the_o army_n and_o sovereign_a iâ—_n poison_v bestoâ—_n the_o regency_n on_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n put_v to_o death_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o cown_n the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n raise_v hâ—â—_n army_n upon_o the_o charge_n of_o h_o subject_n can_v raise_v 368000._o foot_n and_o 38800._o horse_n their_o arms._n their_o company_n and_o regiment_n the_o council_n of_o state_n the_o expense_n of_o great_a lord_n provision_n dear_a the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o building_n three_o year_n requisite_a to_o 〈◊〉_d a_o entrance_n for_o the_o emperor_n the_o emperor_n marry_v all_o the_o great_a lord_n the_o woman_n keep_v in_o restraint_n woman_n never_o talk_v of_o business_n the_o generosity_n of_o a_o â—aponnese_n wife_n a_o example_n of_o modesty_n in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d another_o example_n of_o modesty_n the_o reservedness_n of_o their_o conversotien_n they_o be_v jealous_a adultery_n severe_o punish_v fornication_n permit_v they_o have_v no_o devotion_n their_o pagode_n and_o priest_n distinguish_v into_o several_a sect_n a_o cruel_a kind_n of_o death_n their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o soul_n no_o dispute_n about_o religion_n they_o haâ—e_v christian_n diabolical_a invention_n to_o put_v christian_n to_o death_n their_o house_n they_o be_v civil_a no_o drink_v house_n in_o japan_n their_o music_n their_o wine_n tsia_n how_o prepare_v their_o marriage_n their_o education_n of_o their_o child_n go_v not_o to_o school_n till_o seven_o or_o eight_o year_n of_o age_n not_o swath_v the_o japonneses_n tender_a in_o point_n of_o honour_n a_o example_n of_o it_o be_v good_a friend_n what_o foreigner_n trade_v thither_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o rupture_n between_o the_o chinese_n and_o the_o japonnese_n japan_n be_v not_o people_v by_o chineses_n no_o custom_n pay_v in_o japan_n no_o correspondence_n between_o the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n and_o other_o prince_n their_o arithmetic_n the_o dayâ—ro_n write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o country_n the_o money_n of_o japan_n japan_n well_o store_v with_o cottel_n and_o fowl_n their_o physician_n the_o riches_n of_o japan_n a_o particular_a way_n of_o melt_a iron_n the_o roman_a catholâ—â—â—_n religion_n plant_v in_o japan_n the_o spaniard_n baâ—ished_v it_o the_o dutch_a establish_v there_o the_o air_n of_o japan_n have_v many_o good_a quality_n be_v distinguish_v into_o five_o order_n the_o principal_a minister_n of_o japan_n the_o procession_n of_o the_o dayro_n and_o emperor_n the_o dayro_n baggage_n the_o lady_n of_o honour_n 27._o lord_n of_o the_o dayro_n retinue_n 24._o gentleman_n the_o dayro_n three_o wife_n the_o chief_a servant_n of_o those_o lady_n 68_o gentleman_n the_o emperor_n and_o his_o word_n the_o great_a lord_n of_o japan_n the_o dayro_n concubine_n he_o sacretary_n his_o music_n the_o dayro_n the_o issâ—_n of_o tayovang_v the_o dutch_a settle_v there_o and_o 〈◊〉_d new_a zealand_n fermosa_fw-la a_o anarchy_n the_o place_n possess_v by_o the_o dutch._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o fermosa_fw-la be_v civil_a and_o good_a nature_a be_v ingenious_a 〈◊〉_d their_o wine_n their_o woman_n go_v afish_v how_o the_o 〈…〉_z their_o hunt_n the_o manner_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z the_o island_n of_o tugin_n their_o magistracy_n it_o be_v authority_n their_o punishment_n the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n they_o have_v a_o respect_n for_o old_a age._n the_o age_n of_o the_o man_n in_o order_n to_o marriage_n their_o marriage_n a_o pleasant_a marry_a life_n the_o woman_n bear_v no_o child_n till_o 35._o year_n of_o age._n divorce_v lawful_a among_o they_o their_o house_n their_o sustenance_n have_v no_o festival_n dogshair-stuff_n their_o funeral_n they_o neither_o bury_v nor_o burn_v the_o dead_a a_o mad_a ramedy_n against_o painful_a disease_n their_o religion_n their_o sin_n their_o go_n woman_n only_o employ_v about_o their_o mystery_n their_o devotion_n 〈◊〉_d quakerisin_n the_o kingdom_n of_o china_n its_o frontier_n it_o be_v extent_n the_o province_n whereof_o it_o consist_v the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o province_n of_o peking_n its_o frontier_n its_o city_n the_o number_n of_o its_o family_n its_o revenue_n xuntien_n describe_v the_o palace_n the_o province_n of_o xansi_fw-la its_o frontier_n its_o city_n family_n revenue_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o country_n the_o province_n of_o xensi_fw-la its_o frontier_n the_o number_n of_o its_o family_n its_o revenue_n gold_n mines_n rhubarb_n musk._n the_o great_a wall_n by_o who_o build_v the_o province_n of_o xantung_n its_o frontier_n silk_n its_o city_n and_o family_n it_o be_v revenue_n the_o province_n of_o honan_n its_o frontier_n its_o city_n and_o family_n it_o be_v revenui_n the_o province_n of_o suchuen_n its_o frontier_n its_o city_n and_o family_n it_o be_v revenue_n radix_fw-la sina_n the_o province_n of_o huquang_n its_o frontier_n its_o family_n it_o be_v revenue_n the_o province_n of_o kiangsi_n its_o frontier_n its_o city_n and_o family_n its_o revenue_n porcelain_z make_v in_o kiangsi_n the_o province_n of_o nank_v its_o