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of_o nidrosia_n in_o norway_n 651.30_o bishop_n of_o groneland_n ibid._n bâ—snagar_fw-mi the_o greatness_n of_o the_o king_n 138.30_o bittacle_n in_o a_o ship_n what_o 582._o marg_n bitter_a a_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d what_o 565._o marg_n bitumen_n in_o a_o i_o of_o cuba_n ship_n talk_v and_o house_n build_v with_o it_o 994.1_o black_a sheep_n prefer_v by_o the_o tartar_n 441.50_o black_a fox_n the_o chief_a fur_n of_o russia_n 748._o etc._n etc._n black_a point_n 474.50_o black_a carpet_n at_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o great_a chan_n 111.30_o blacians_n or_o hacians_n a_o old_a people_n where_o 18.60_o whence_o descend_v 19.1_o bless_v the_o greek_a bishop_n do_v with_o two_o finger_n 445.50_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n use_v in_o the_o russian_a service_n 450_o 40_o blinghead_n in_o orkney_n 827.40_o blood_n drink_v at_o a_o peacemaking_a 285.1_o blood_n rain_v 198.30_o blood-letting_a in_o india_n the_o manner_n 992.10_o blood-letting_a for_o the_o devil_n service_n in_o 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brand_a of_o thief_n in_o china_n 395.20_o brand_a for_o theft_n in_o island_n 651_o 10_o brasile_n will_v not_o grow_v at_o venice_n 104.1_o brasile_a province_n the_o latitude_n discovery_n temperature_n soil_n chief_a traffic_n plantation_n by_o portugal_n and_o their_o latitude_n their_o port_n river_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o latitude_n â—03_n braslaro_n in_o podolia_n 632.10_o brazen_a serpent_n and_o the_o mystery_n of_o that_o represent_v in_o china_n strange_o 274.10_o bread_n the_o tartar_n mock_v we_o for_o eat_v it_o 232.50_o bread_n the_o chinois_n eat_v not_o common_o 365.40_o rice_n sodden_a instead_o of_o it_o ibid._n bread_n of_o wheat_n without_o crust_n how_o make_v 365.50_o bread_n of_o straw_n in_o china_n 230.50_o bread_n very_o bitter_a in_o ormuz_n 72.1_o bread_n of_o root_n and_o bark_n 416.1_o bread_n make_v of_o fish_n sod_a and_o dry_a 537.40_o bread_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n 953.954_o bread_n sod_v in_o the_o reek_v of_o water_n 365.50_o bread_n bake_v in_o ox_n dung_n or_o in_o horse_n dâ—ng_v 34.30_o bread_n &_o corn_n unknown_a in_o island_n 646.30_o bread_n and_o drink_v none_o where_o 223.20_o break_v the_o scutcheon_n or_o day_n of_o mourning_n 252.40_o breath_n hold_v half_o a_o hour_n together_o 953.1_o brew_v with_o holy-water_n in_o russia_n 456.1_o bribery_n in_o course_n of_o justice_n how_o prevent_v in_o china_n 185.10_o brick_n prefer_v before_o stone_n in_o china_n 34.20_o bridge_n a_o admirable_a one_o 295.30_o &_o 299.50_o &_o 89.1_o &_o 199.30_o bridge_n make_v with_o man_n purposely_o kill_v 628_o bridge_n of_o natural_a stone_n 990.30_o bridge_n of_o straw_n 1056.30_o bridge_n of_o hair_n and_o straw_n where_o 934.50_o bridge_n 12000._o in_o one_o city_n 98_o bridge_n see_v toll_n m._n briggs_n his_o treatise_n about_o the_o probability_n of_o the_o northwest_n passage_n 852_o brimstone_n every_o where_o dig_v in_o island_n 648.10_o &_o 649.20_o bâ—ises_n see_v east_n wind_n 858.30_o a_o philosophical_a reason_n for_o they_o ibid._n
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