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say_v nestorian_a exalt_a himself_o to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o they_o call_v he_o king_n john_n johâ—_n report_v ten_o time_n more_o of_o he_o than_o be_v true_a for_o so_o the_o nestorian_n which_o come_v out_o of_o those_o part_n use_v to_o do_v for_o they_o blaze_v abroad_o great_a rumour_n and_o report_n upon_o just_a nothing_o whereupon_o they_o give_v out_o concern_v sartach_n that_o he_o be_v become_v a_o christian_n and_o the_o like_a also_o they_o report_v concern_v mangu_n can_v and_o ken_n can_v namely_o because_o these_o tartar_n make_v more_o account_n of_o christian_n than_o they_o do_v of_o other_o people_n and_o yet_o in_o very_a deed_n themselves_o be_v no_o christian_n so_o likewise_o there_o go_v forth_o a_o great_a report_n concern_v the_o say_a king_n johnâ—_n howbeit_o when_o i_o travail_v along_o by_o his_o
territory_n there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o only_o a_o few_o nestorian_n in_o his_o pasture_n or_o territory_n dwell_v ken_n can_v aâ—â—ade_n at_o who_o court_n friar_n andrew_n be_v and_o i_o myself_o pass_v by_o it_o at_o my_o return_n this_o john_n have_v a_o brother_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n also_o and_o a_o shepherd_n like_o himself_o call_v vut_o can._n and_o he_o inhabit_v beyond_o the_o alps_n of_o cara_fw-it catay_n be_v distant_a from_o his_o brother_n john_n the_o space_n of_o three_o week_n journey_n he_o be_v lord_n over_o a_o certain_a village_n call_v cara_fw-it carum_fw-la carum_fw-la have_v people_n also_o for_o his_o subject_n name_v crit_n or_o merkit_n merkit_n who_o be_v christian_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o nestorius_n but_o their_o lord_n abandon_v the_o worship_n of_o christ_n follow_v after_o idol_n retain_v with_o he_o priest_n of_o the_o say_a idol_n who_o all_o of_o they_o be_v worshipper_n of_o devil_n and_o sorcerer_n 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mangu-can_a then_o cyngis_n send_v y_z e_o tartar_n before_o he_o in_o all_o place_n where_o he_o come_v and_o thereupon_o be_v their_o name_n publish_v and_o spread_v abroad_o for_o in_o all_o place_n the_o people_n will_v cry_v out_o loe_o the_o tartar_n come_v the_o tartar_n come_v howbeit_o through_o continual_a war_n they_o be_v now_o all_o of_o they_o in_o a_o manner_n consume_v and_o bring_v to_o nought_o whereupon_o the_o mole_n endeavour_v what_o they_o can_v to_o extinguish_v the_o name_n of_o the_o tartar_n that_o they_o may_v exalt_v their_o own_o name_n the_o country_n wherein_o they_o first_o inhabit_v and_o where_o the_o court_n of_o cyngis_n can_v as_o yet_o remain_v be_v call_v mancherule_n maâ—cherule_n but_o because_o tartary_n be_v the_o region_n about_o which_o they_o have_v obtain_v their_o conquest_n they_o esteem_v that_o as_o their_o royal_a and_o chief_a city_n and_o there_o for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v they_o elect_v their_o great_a can._n of_o the_o russian_n hungarian_n and_o alanian_o and_o of_o the_o caspian_a sea_n chap._n 20._o now_o as_o concern_v sartach_n whether_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n or_o no_o i_o know_v not_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v call_v a_o christian._n yea_o rather_o he_o seem_v unto_o i_o to_o deride_v and_o scoff_v at_o christian_n he_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o namely_o of_o the_o russian_n the_o valachian_n the_o bulgarian_n of_o bulgaria_n the_o lesser_a the_o soldaianes_n the_o kerkis_n and_o the_o alanian_o who_o all_o of_o they_o pass_v by_o he_o as_o they_o be_v go_v to_o the_o court_n of_o his_o father_n baatu_n to_o carry_v gift_n whereupon_o he_o be_v more_o in_o league_n with_o they_o howbeit_o if_o the_o saracen_n come_v and_o bring_v great_a gift_n than_o they_o they_o be_v dispatch_v soon_o he_o have_v about_o he_o certain_a nestorian_a priest_n who_o pray_v upon_o their_o bead_n and_o sing_v their_o devotion_n also_o there_o be_v another_o under_o baatu_fw-la call_v berta_n bercâ—_n who_o feed_v his_o cattle_n towards_o porta_n ferrea_fw-la or_o derbent_a where_o lie_v the_o passage_n of_o all_o those_o saracen_n which_o come_v out_o of_o persia_n and_o out_o of_o turkey_n to_o go_v unto_o baatu_n and_o pass_v by_o they_o give_v reward_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o saracene_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v swine_n flesh_n to_o be_v eat_v in_o his_o dominion_n howbeit_o at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o return_n baatu_fw-la command_v he_o to_o remove_v himself_o from_o that_o place_n and_o to_o inhabit_v upon_o the_o east_n side_n of_o volga_n for_o he_o be_v unwilling_a that_o the_o saracen_n messenger_n shall_v pass_v by_o the_o say_a berta_n because_o he_o see_v it_o be_v not_o for_o his_o profit_n for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o day_n while_o we_o remain_v in_o the_o court_n of_o sartach_n we_o have_v not_o any_o victual_n at_o all_o allow_v we_o but_o once_o only_o a_o little_a cosmos_fw-la and_o in_o our_o journey_n between_o he_o and_o his_o father_n we_o traveil_v in_o great_a fear_n for_o certain_a russian_n hungarian_n and_o alanian_o be_v servant_n unto_o the_o tartar_n of_o who_o they_o have_v great_a multitude_n among_o they_o assemble_v themselves_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o in_o a_o company_n and_o so_o secret_o in_o the_o night_n convey_v themselves_o from_o home_n they_o take_v bow_n and_o arrow_n with_o they_o and_o whomesoever_o they_o find_v in_o the_o night_n season_n they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o have_v tire_v their_o horse_n they_o go_v in_o the_o night_n unto_o a_o company_n of_o other_o horse_n feed_v in_o some_o pasture_n and_o change_v they_o for_o new_a take_v with_o they_o also_o one_o or_o two_o horse_n beside_o to_o eat_v they_o when_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n our_o guide_n therefore_o be_v sore_o afraid_a lest_o we_o shall_v have_v meet_v with_o such_o companion_n in_o this_o journey_n we_o have_v die_v for_o famine_n have_v we_o not_o carry_v some_o of_o our_o biscuit_n with_o us._n at_o length_n we_o come_v unto_o the_o mighty_a river_n of_o etilia_n or_o volga_n for_o it_o be_v four_o time_n great_a than_o the_o river_n of_o sein_fw-fr and_o of_o a_o wonderful_a depth_n and_o issue_v forth_o of_o bulgaria_n the_o great_a it_o run_v into_o a_o certain_a lake_n or_o sea_n which_o of_o late_o they_o call_v the_o hircan_a sea_n according_a to_o the_o name_n of_o a_o certain_a city_n in_o persia_n stand_v upon_o the_o shore_n thereof_o howbeit_o isidore_n call_v it_o the_o caspian_a sea_n for_o it_o have_v the_o caspian_a mountain_n and_o the_o land_n of_o persia_n situate_v on_o the_o south_n side_n thereof_o and_o the_o mountain_n of_o musihet_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o people_n call_v assassini_n towards_o the_o east_n which_o mountain_n be_v conjoin_v unto_o the_o caspian_a mountain_n but_o on_o the_o north_n side_n thereof_o lie_v the_o same_o desert_n wherein_o the_o tartar_n do_v now_o inhabit_v howbeit_o heretofore_o there_o dwell_v certain_a people_n call_v changlae_n changlae_fw-la and_o on_o that_o side_n it_o receive_v the_o stream_n of_o etilia_n which_o river_n increase_v in_o summer_n time_n like_v unto_o the_o river_n nilus_n in_o egypt_n upon_o the_o west_n part_v thereof_o it_o have_v the_o mountain_n of_o alani_n and_o lesgi_n and_o porta_n ferrea_fw-la or_o derbent_a and_o the_o mountain_n of_o georgia_n this_o sea_n therefore_o be_v compass_v in_o on_o three_o side_n with_o the_o mountain_n but_o on_o the_o north_n side_n with_o plain_a ground_n andâ—ew_n friar_n andrew_n in_o his_o journey_n traveil_v round_o about_o two_o side_n thereof_o namely_o the_o south_n and_o the_o east_n side_n and_o i_o myself_o about_o other_o two_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o north_n side_n in_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 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