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man_n of_o war_n which_o be_v all_o that_o i_o can_v learn_v of_o this_o pretty_a del_o del_o which_o signify_v fool_n hardy_a of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o celicia_n present_o call_v caramania_n chap._n 14._o within_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n near_o unto_o the_o 7_o tower_n there_o be_v a_o great_a street_n for_o the_o most_o part_n inhabit_v by_o the_o caramanian_o by_o the_o ancient_n call_v cilician_o live_v as_o other_o strange_a nation_n do_v under_o the_o tribute_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n and_o exercise_v merchandise_n or_o handicrafte_n wherein_o they_o be_v very_o ingenious_a and_o cunning_a special_o in_o goldsmith_n work_n &_o imbroder_v the_o goldsmith_n keep_v their_o shop_n near_o unto_o the_o bezestan_a which_o be_v as_o before_o i_o have_v say_v a_o hall_n whereas_o all_o sort_n of_o costly_a merchandise_n be_v sell_v as_o of_o gold_n of_o silver_n of_o stone_n fur_n cloth_n of_o gold_n and_o of_o silver_n and_o silk_n slave_n camel_n &_o horse_n 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among_o the_o country_n of_o sophy_n as_o be_v ennoble_v of_o his_o royal_a city_n of_o tauris_n or_o terua_n as_o ptolemy_n say_v or_o else_o as_o it_o seem_v unto_o some_o hebrew_n very_o well_o experiment_v in_o language_n &_o assiety_n of_o country_n the_o famous_a &_o ancient_a city_n of_o susa._n but_o as_o foâ—_n armenia_n the_o lesser_a the_o most_o part_n thereof_o be_v now_o under_o the_o yoke_n &_o dominion_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n and_o armenia_n the_o great_a under_o the_o puissance_n of_o sophi_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n a_o merchant_n of_o armenia_n of_o the_o ragusin_n chap._n 21._o the_o ragusin_n general_o be_v scotfree_a for_o that_o they_o be_v very_o covetous_a incline_v their_o mind_n to_o nothing_o more_o than_o to_o the_o gain_n of_o merchandise_n and_o to_o make_v ready_a money_n beside_o this_o they_o be_v of_o nature_n so_o proud_a that_o they_o do_v not_o think_v to_o be_v more_o knowledge_n or_o nobleness_n in_o any_o other_o nation_n than_o be_v in_o they_o and_o to_o speak_v truth_n they_o do_v deserve_v great_a praise_n consider_v that_o the_o cituation_n of_o their_o town_n be_v in_o such_o a_o sharp_a place_n and_o so_o straight_o extend_v by_o their_o only_a virtue_n and_o industrye_n yea_o almost_o in_o despite_n of_o nature_n they_o have_v open_v the_o way_n to_o all_o commodity_n necessary_a the_o apparel_n of_o the_o man_n be_v such_o that_o some_o do_v cloth_n themselves_o after_o the_o venetian_a &_o other_o after_o another_o manner_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o y_z t_z figure_n follow_v to_o wit_n the_o merchant_n &_o the_o foot_n post_v as_o be_v the_o fantes_fw-la carry_v of_o letter_n who_o we_o do_v call_v messenger_n which_o carry_v y_z e_o ordinary_a dispatch_n from_o raguse_n to_o constantinople_n and_o from_o constantinople_n to_o raguse_v aswell_o of_o the_o ambassador_n of_o france_n as_o of_o the_o hostage_n of_o the_o venetian_n and_o florentines_n their_o common_a language_n be_v the_o sclavonian_a speech_n 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counsellor_n by_o who_o the_o congregation_n be_v call_v pregai_n or_o pregadi_n unto_o which_o do_v resort_v a_o hundred_o or_o more_o of_o the_o ancient_n of_o the_o city_n and_o beside_o these_o aforesaid_a they_o have_v moreover_o the_o great_a counsel_n unto_o which_o be_v assistant_n all_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o year_n and_o upwardes_o they_o be_v tributary_n unto_o the_o great_a turk_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o ducat_n which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o send_v unto_o he_o every_o year_n with_o two_o orator_n to_o constantinople_n or_o else_o where_o he_o be_v a_o merchant_n of_o raguse_n fante_fw-la of_o raguse_n or_o a_o carrier_n of_o letter_n of_o the_o city_n of_o raguse_n chap._n 23._o raguse_n which_o ptolemy_n call_v epidaure_n be_v a_o city_n very_o ancient_a &_o noble_a although_o the_o same_o which_o present_o be_v call_v raguse_n be_v not_o the_o old_a for_o that_o be_v destroy_v by_o y_fw-es e_fw-es goth_n but_o of_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o the_o 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