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detect_v his_o companion_n which_o he_o manful_o endure_v they_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o osmyn_n and_o chain_v pag._n 206._o chap._n xviii_o the_o captius_fw-la take_v their_o leau_n of_o each_o other_o the_o great_a orchard_n near_o tzurbag_n their_o arrival_n at_o urwan_n situation_n of_o mount_n ararat_n a_o accidental_a meeting_n with_o some_o carmelite_n friar_n the_o author_n insist_v upon_o to_o undertake_v a_o cure_n of_o a_o rupture_n which_o with_o much_o persuasion_n he_o promise_v to_o do_v his_o ascent_n up_o the_o mountain_n ararat_n to_o the_o hermit_n cell_n who_o be_v his_o patient_n which_o he_o perform_v in_o 5_o day_n time_n he_o undertake_v and_o cure_v the_o rupture_n the_o copy_n of_o a_o attestation_n give_v he_o by_o the_o say_a hermit_n in_o barbarous_a latin_n his_o return_n down_o pag._n 212._o chap._n xix_o the_o author_n put_v in_o chain_n again_o he_o be_v insist_v upon_o to_o renounce_v the_o christian_a faith_n and_o become_v mahometan_a divers_a mean_n to_o that_o end_n put_v in_o practice_n by_o way_n of_o trial._n the_o great_a gain_n of_o warm_a bath_n the_o author_n take_v out_o of_o chain_n he_o be_v sell_v to_o a_o persian_a the_o situation_n of_o the_o caspian_a sea_n great_a whirlpool_n in_o the_o bay_n of_o gilan_n a_o discourse_n about_o the_o silk-trade_n a_o further_a description_n of_o the_o caspian_a sea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 218._o chap._n xx._n a_o description_n of_o derbent_n its_o wall_n the_o sultan_n court._n very_o old_a ruin_n divers_a watchtower_n multiplicity_n of_o sepulchret_n without_o derbent_n their_o slave-market_n the_o author_n sell_v again_o his_o patron_n marry_v with_o a_o polish_v woman_n and_o run_v into_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n the_o intention_n of_o his_o patroness_n in_o run_v away_o from_o her_o husband_n and_o take_v the_o author_n with_o she_o two_o of_o mr._n struy_n companion_n come_v to_o derbent_a how_o they_o make_v their_o escape_n from_o the_o tartar_n the_o great_a inclination_n of_o the_o sultan_n of_o derbent_a to_o the_o hollander_n a_o device_n put_v in_o practice_n to_o set_v one_o of_o the_o author_n companion_n at_o liberty_n the_o prince_n take_v the_o wife_n of_o brak_n for_o his_o own_o brak_n make_v his_o escape_n pag._n 225._o chap._n xxi_o the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o get_v wood_n without_o derbent_n the_o author_n and_o his_o company_n assail_v by_o robber_n two_o several_a time_n the_o kind_a nature_n of_o his_o patron_n they_o travel_v to_o scamachy_n the_o hill_n barmach_n the_o pit_n of_o naphta_n arrival_n at_o scamachy_n a_o description_n of_o that_o city_n a_o great_a earthquake_n at_o scamachy_n abundance_n of_o man_n misfortunat_o kill_v the_o author_n meet_v with_o 2_o franciscan_a friar_n a_o rehearsal_n of_o some_o part_n of_o their_o discourse_n their_o zeal_n to_o get_v he_o out_o of_o the_o service_n of_o a_o mahometan_a advice_n give_v he_o by_o his_o patron_n he_o come_v first_o into_o the_o service_n of_o the_o polish_v ambassador_n pag._n 235._o chap._n xxii_o the_o hatred_n and_o churlishness_n of_o the_o ambassador_n against_o the_o polish_v gentry_n a_o polish_v gentleman_n murder_v in_o his_o bed_n the_o pitiful_a case_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o polander_n who_o be_v in_o the_o retinue_n of_o the_o legate_n the_o ambassador_n greediness_n he_o endeavour_v to_o turn_v mahometan_a the_o author_n intention_n to_o make_v his_o escape_n captain_n butler_n and_o other_o of_o his_o old_a acquaintance_n come_v to_o scamachi_n where_o they_o do_v what_o they_o can_v for_o the_o captius_fw-la the_o ambassador_n brother_n go_v for_o ispahan_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v admit_v as_o a_o mahometan_a but_o be_v not_o receive_v william_n the_o master_n mate_n of_o the_o ship_n eagle_n come_v to_o scamachi_n a_o great_a earthquake_n consecration_n of_o water_n among_o the_o armenian_a christian_n a_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n and_o remarkable_a ceremony_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o 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