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fair_a in_o the_o beginning_n but_o in_o conclusion_n they_o sting_v like_o scorpion_n for_o crafty_a they_o be_v and_o full_a of_o falsehood_n circumvent_a all_o man_n who_o they_o be_v able_a by_o their_o sleight_n whatsoever_o mischief_n they_o intend_v to_o practice_v against_o a_o man_n they_o keep_v it_o wonderful_o secret_a so_o that_o he_o may_v by_o no_o mean_n provide_v for_o himself_o nor_o find_v a_o remedy_n against_o their_o conspiracy_n they_o be_v unmannerly_a also_o and_o unclean_o in_o take_v their_o meat_n and_o their_o drink_n and_o in_o other_o action_n drunkenness_n be_v honourable_a among_o they_o and_o when_o any_o of_o they_o have_v take_v more_o drink_n than_o his_o stomach_n can_v well_o bear_v he_o cast_v it_o up_o and_o fall_v to_o drink_v again_o they_o be_v most_o intolerable_a exacter_n most_o covetous_a possessor_n and_o most_o niggardly_a giver_n the_o slaughter_n of_o other_o people_n be_v account_v a_o matter_n of_o nothing_o with_o they_o of_o 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side_n for_o they_o use_v to_o marry_v their_o sister_n by_o the_o father_n side_n only_o and_o also_o the_o wife_n of_o their_o father_n after_o his_o decease_n the_o young_a brother_n also_o or_o some_o other_o of_o his_o kindred_n be_v bind_v to_o marry_v the_o wife_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n decease_v russia_n for_o at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o abode_n in_o the_o country_n a_o certain_a duke_n of_o russia_n name_v andrea_n be_v accuse_v before_o duke_n baty_n for_o convey_v the_o tartar_n horse_n out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o for_o sell_v they_o to_o other_o and_o although_o it_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v yet_o be_v he_o put_v to_o death_n his_o young_a brother_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o party_n decease_v hear_v this_o come_v &_o make_v their_o supplication_n unto_o the_o forename_a duke_n that_o the_o dukedom_n of_o russia_n may_v not_o be_v take_v from_o they_o but_o he_o command_v the_o youth_n to_o marry_v his_o decease_a brother_n wife_n and_o the_o woman_n also_o to_o take_v he_o unto_o her_o husband_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o tartar_n she_o answer_v that_o she_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o so_o heinous_o transgress_v the_o law_n howbeit_o he_o deliver_v she_o unto_o he_o although_o they_o both_o refuse_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v wherefore_o carry_v they_o to_o bed_n they_o constrain_v the_o youth_n lament_v and_o weep_v to_o lie_v down_o and_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o brother_n wife_n to_o be_v short_a after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o husband_n the_o tartar_n wife_n use_v very_o seldom_o to_o marry_v the_o second_o time_n unless_o perhaps_o some_o man_n take_v his_o brother_n wife_n or_o his_o stepmother_n in_o marriage_n they_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o son_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o of_o their_o concubine_n but_o the_o father_n give_v what_o he_o please_v unto_o each_o one_o for_o of_o late_a the_o king_n of_o georgia_n have_v two_o son_n one_o lawful_o beget_v call_v melich_n but_o the_o other_o david_n brother_n bear_v in_o adultery_n at_o his_o death_n leave_v part_n of_o his_o land_n unto_o his_o base_a son_n hereupon_o melich_n unto_o who_o the_o kingdom_n fall_v by_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n because_o it_o be_v govern_v before_o time_n by_o woman_n go_v unto_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n david_n also_o have_v take_v his_o journey_n unto_o he_o now_o both_o of_o they_o come_v to_o the_o court_n and_o proffer_v large_a gift_n the_o son_n of_o the_o harlot_n make_v suit_n that_o he_o may_v have_v justice_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o tartar_n well_o sentence_n pass_v against_o melich_n that_o david_n be_v his_o elder_a brother_n shall_v have_v superiority_n over_o he_o and_o shall_v quiet_o and_o peaceable_o possess_v the_o portion_n of_o land_n grant_v unto_o he_o by_o his_o father_n whensoever_o a_o tartar_n have_v many_o wife_n each_o
send_v by_o your_o lord_n wherefore_o since_o we_o be_v commit_v unto_o your_o charge_n you_o ought_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o forsake_v us._n then_o he_o say_v all_o shall_v be_v well_o afterward_o he_o cause_v we_o to_o show_v he_o all_o our_o garment_n and_o whatsoever_o he_o deem_v to_o be_v less_o needful_a for_o we_o he_o will_v we_o to_o leave_v it_o behind_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o our_o host_n on_o the_o morrow_n they_o bring_v unto_o each_o of_o we_o a_o fur_a gown_n make_v all_o of_o ram_n skin_n with_o the_o wool_n still_o upon_o they_o and_o breech_n of_o the_o same_o and_o boot_v also_o or_o buskin_n according_a to_o their_o fashion_n and_o shoe_n make_v of_o felt_n and_o hood_n also_o make_v of_o skin_n after_o their_o manner_n the_o second_o day_n after_o holy_a rood_n we_o begin_v to_o set_v forward_o on_o our_o journey_n september_n have_v three_o guide_n to_o direct_v we_o and_o we_o ride_v continual_o eastward_o till_o the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n throughout_o all_o that_o region_n and_o beyond_o also_o do_v the_o people_n of_o changle_n inhabit_v kangitrae_fw-la who_o be_v by_o parentage_n descend_v from_o the_o roman_n upon_o the_o north_n side_n of_o we_o we_o have_v bulgaria_n the_o great_a and_o on_o the_o south_n the_o foresay_a caspian_a sea_n of_o the_o river_n of_o jagac_n and_o of_o diverse_a region_n or_o nation_n chap._n 23._o jaic_n have_v traveil_v twelve_o day_n journey_n from_o etilia_n we_o find_v a_o mighty_a river_n call_v jagac_n pascatir_n which_o river_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o north_n from_o the_o land_n of_o pascatir_n descend_v into_o the_o foresay_a sea_n the_o language_n of_o pascatir_n and_o of_o the_o hungarian_n be_v all_o one_o and_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o shepherd_n not_o have_v any_o city_n and_o their_o country_n border_v upon_o bulgaria_n the_o great_a on_o the_o west_n frontier_n thereof_o from_o the_o north-east_n part_n of_o the_o say_a country_n there_o be_v no_o city_n at_o all_o for_o 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the_o great_a come_v those_o bulgarian_n moreover_o valachian_n they_o which_o inhabit_v beyond_o danubius_n near_o unto_o constantinople_n and_o not_o far_o from_o pascatir_n be_v call_v ilac_n which_o save_v the_o pronunciation_n be_v all_o one_o with_o blac_n for_o the_o tartar_n can_v pronounce_v the_o letter_n b_o from_o who_o also_o descend_v the_o people_n which_o inhabit_v the_o land_n of_o assani_n for_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o call_v ilac_n both_o these_o &_o the_o other_o in_o y_z e_z language_n of_o the_o russian_n y_fw-es e_fw-es rolonians_n &_o the_o bohemian_o the_o sclavonian_n speak_v all_o one_o language_n with_o the_o vandal_n all_o which_o band_v themselves_o with_o the_o hun_n and_o now_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o unite_z themselves_o unto_o the_o tartar_n who_o god_n have_v rass_v up_o from_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n according_a to_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n say_v 19_o i_o will_v provoke_v they_o to_o envy_v namely_o such_o as_o keep_v not_o his_o law_n by_o a_o people_n which_o be_v no_o people_n and_o by_o a_o foolish_a nation_n will_v i_o anger_v they_o this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n thereof_o upon_o all_o nation_n which_o observe_v not_o the_o law_n of_o god_n all_o this_o which_o i_o have_v write_v concern_v the_o land_n of_o pascatir_n be_v tell_v i_o by_o certain_a friar_n praedicant_o which_o travail_v thither_o before_o ever_o the_o tartar_n come_v abroad_o and_o from_o that_o time_n they_o be_v subdue_v unto_o their_o neighbour_n the_o bulgarian_n be_v saracen_n whereupon_o many_o of_o they_o prove_v saracen_n also_o other_o matter_n concern_v this_o people_n may_v be_v know_v out_o of_o chronicle_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o those_o province_n beyond_o constantinople_n which_o be_v now_o call_v bulgaria_n valachia_n &_o sclavonia_n be_v of_o old_a time_n province_n belong_v to_o the_o greek_n also_o hungaria_n be_v heretofore_o call_v pannonia_n and_o we_o be_v ride_v over_o the_o land_n of_o cangle_n country_n from_o the_o feast_n of_o holy_a rood_n until_o the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n traveil_v almost_o every_o day_n according_a to_o my_o estimation_n as_o far_o as_o from_o paris_n to_o orleans_n and_o sometime_o far_o as_o we_o be_v provide_v of_o post_n hoâ—â—â—s_v for_o some_o day_n we_o have_v change_v of_o horse_n twice_o or_o thrice_o in_o a_o day_n sometime_o we_o travail_v two_o or_o three_o day_n together_o not_o find_v any_o people_n and_o then_o we_o be_v constrain_v not_o to_o ride_v so_o fast_o of_o 20._o or_o 30._o horse_n we_o have_v always_o the_o worst_a because_o we_o be_v stranger_n for_o every_o one_o take_v their_o choice_n of_o the_o best_a horse_n before_o us._n they_o provide_v i_o always_o of_o a_o strong_a horse_n because_o i_o be_v very_o corpulent_a &_o heavy_a but_o whether_o he_o amble_v a_o gentle_a pace_n or_o no_o i_o dare_v not_o make_v any_o question_n neither_o yet_o dare_v i_o complain_v although_o he_o trot_v full_a sore_o but_o every_o man_n must_v be_v content_v with_o his_o lot_n as_o it_o fall_v whereupon_o we_o be_v exceed_o trouble_a for_o oftentimes_o our_o horse_n be_v tire_v before_o we_o can_v come_v at_o any_o people_n and_o then_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o beat_v and_o whip_v on_o our_o horse_n and_o to_o lay_v our_o garment_n upon_o other_o empty_a horse_n yea_o and_o sometime_o two_o of_o we_o to_o ride_v upon_o one_o horse_n of_o the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o other_o misery_n which_o we_o sustain_v in_o our_o journey_n chap._n 24._o of_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n cold_a and_o weariness_n there_o be_v no_o end_n for_o they_o give_v we_o no_o victual_n but_o only_o in_o the_o evening_n in_o the_o morning_n they_o use_v to_o give_v we_o a_o little_a drink_n or_o some_o sodden_a millet_n to_o sup_v off_o in_o the_o evening_n they_o bestow_v flesh_n upon_o we_o as_o namely_o a_o shoulder_n and_o breast_n of_o ram_n mutton_n and_o every_o man_n a_o 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his_o doâ—inions_n bâ—_n subdue_a of_o infidel_n and_o idolatrous_a nation_n eusebius_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constant._n cap._n 4._o eâ—_n cap._n 9_o euseb._n eâ—d_n lib._n â—ap_n â—9_n â—â—eoâ—oâ—â—â—_n in_o eccle_n lib._n 5._o cap._n â—â—_o theodoretus_n cap._n 26._o eodem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 1170._o owen_n gwyneth_n be_v then_o prince_n of_o north-wales_n nullum_fw-la â—emâ—us_fw-la 〈◊〉_d regi_fw-la this_o island_n be_v discover_v by_o sir_n humphrey_n and_o his_o company_n in_o this_o hâ—â—_n journey_n mutezuma_n hiâ—_n oration_n to_o his_o subject_n in_o presence_n of_o hernando_n cortes_n which_o oration_n be_v make_v about_o the_o year_n 152â—_n m._n oliver_n dalbony_n m._n edward_n reow._n m.r.h._n m.i.a._n cox_n the_o mâ—â—ster_n clothiâ—â—s_n woolmâ—n_o carder_n spectre_n weaversâ—_n fiâ—lersâ—_n sheermeâ—_n dyer_n dâ—apeâ—â—_n capper_n yaâ—â—rs_n etc._n etc._n and_o many_o decay_a town_n report_v the_o idle_a person_n of_o this_o realm_n shall_v by_o occasion_n of_o this_o journey_n he_o well_o employ_v a_o set_v on_o work_n â—empe_n do_v grow_v near_o s._n laurence_n river_n natural_o head_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o book_n entitle_v diverse_a voyage_n touch_v the_o discovery_n of_o america_n beast_n for_o pleasure_n give_v 〈◊〉_d for_o forty_o shilling_n a_o piece_n great_a grape_n wine_n of_o the_o palm_n tree_n commodity_n find_v in_o august_n last_o 1._o 〈…〉_o this_o â—â—argeâ—_n can_v be_v unjust_a where_o both_o party_n be_v gainer_n â—_o decad_n lib._n â—_o fol._n 77._o of_o the_o west_n indies_n in_o english_a canoa_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o boat_n â—_o decad_n lib._n â—_o fol_z 97._o about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1511._o conquest_n at_o the_o west_n indies_n fol._n 43._o and_o 45._o english_a a_o marvelous_a victory_n ceffala_n account_v to_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o noble_a and_o wise_a king_n solomon_n do_v fetch_v his_o gold_n these_o be_v the_o further_a part_n of_o the_o world_n from_o england_n at_o these_o land_n 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