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A09829 The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English; Travels of Marco Polo. English Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596. 1579 (1579) STC 20092; ESTC S105055 116,899 196

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he_o straight_a way_n do_v present_v he_o unto_o the_o great_a cane_n or_o to_o one_o of_o those_o baron_n his_o brethren_n and_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v deliver_v again_o to_o he_o that_o before_o have_v charge_n of_o he_o for_o he_o be_v know_v by_o the_o scutcheon_n that_o the_o hawk_n have_v upon_o his_o bell_n of_o the_o manner_n that_o the_o great_a cane_n have_v in_o travel_v in_o his_o country_n and_o how_o he_o abide_v in_o the_o field_n in_o his_o tent_n and_o pavilion_n chap._n 58._o when_o the_o great_a cane_n make_v any_o journey_n in_o his_o country_n he_o go_v in_o a_o fair_a lodge_n or_o edification_n have_v a_o very_a fair_a chamber_n make_v upon_o four_o elephant_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o skin_n of_o lion_n and_o in_o this_o chamber_n he_o have_v twelve_o gerfaulcon_n hawk_v and_o certain_a of_o the_o baron_n in_o his_o company_n to_o give_v he_o pleasure_n and_o pastime_n and_o round_o about_o these_o elephant_n there_o be_v on_o horseback_n very_o many_o baron_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o see_v any_o foul_a or_o crane_n fly_v they_o declare_v it_o unto_o their_o lord_n and_o he_o immediate_o let_v these_o gerfaulcons_n fly_n ●nd_v after_o this_o sort_n he_o go_v through_o his_o country_n and_o when_o the_o great_a cane_n come_v to_o any_o broad_a and_o fair_a field_n which_o they_o do_v call_v caziam●n_o which_o he_o do_v find_v ready_a set_v with_o tent_n and_o pavilion_n for_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o for_o his_o child_n and_o baron_n and_o these_o tent_n and_o pavilion_n be_v at_o the_o least_o .10000_o and_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o great_a cane_n be_v so_o large_a field_n