red_a because_o either_o the_o ground_n or_o the_o sand_n or_o the_o water_n thereof_o be_v red_a as_o bellonius_fw-la have_v observe_v for_o none_o of_o they_o be_v 11._o so_o the_o people_n thereabouts_o take_v care_n for_o no_o other_o house_n then_o the_o bough_n of_o palmtree_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o rain_n they_o have_v but_o seldom_o the_o cattle_n be_v less_o there_o then_o in_o egypt_n in_o the_o ascent_n of_o mount_n sinai_n be_v step_n cut_v out_o in_o the_o rock_n they_o begin_v to_o ascend_v it_o at_o break_v of_o day_n and_o it_o be_v afternoon_n before_o they_o can_v get_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o maronite_n christian_n which_o be_v on_o the_o top_n thereof_o there_o be_v also_o a_o meschit_n there_o for_o the_o arabian_n and_o turk_n who_o resort_n thither_o on_o pilgrimage_n as_o well_o as_o the_o christian_n there_o be_v a_o church_n also_o on_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n horeb_n and_o another_o monastery_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n beside_o other_o monastery_n wherein_o live_v religious_a people_n call_v caloieri_n observe_v the_o greek_a rite_n who_o show_v all_o and_o more_o than_o all_o the_o place_n renown_v in_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n to_o pilgrim_n they_o eat_v neither_o flesh_n nor_o white_a meat_n they_o allow_v food_n unto_o stranger_n such_o as_o it_o be_v rice_n wheat_n bean_n and_o such_o like_a which_o they_o set_v on_o the_o floor_n without_o a_o cloth_n in_o a_o wooden_a dish_n and_o the_o people_n compose_v themselves_o to_o eat_v the_o same_o after_o the_o arabian_a manner_n which_o be_v to_o sit_v upon_o their_o heel_n touch_v the_o ground_n with_o their_o toe_n whereas_o the_o turk_n sit_v crosslegged_a like_o tailor_n there_o be_v extant_a a_o epistle_n of_o eugenius_n bishop_n of_o m._n sinai_n write_v 1569._o to_o charles_n the_o archduke_n wherein_o he_o complain_v that_o the_o great_a turk_n have_v cause_v all_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n and_o monastery_n to_o be_v sell_v whereby_o they_o be_v force_v to_o pledge_v there_o holy_a vessel_n and_o to_o borrow_v on_o usury_n arabia_n foelix_n 6._o trend_v from_o hence_o southwards_o have_v on_o all_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n against_o which_o it_o do_v abutt_o the_o space_n of_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o four_o mile_n virgil_n call_v it_o panchaea_n now_o mamotra_n ayaman_n or_o giamen_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o country_n wherein_o saba_n stand_v chief_a city_n of_o the_o sabaean_o who_o queen_n visit_v solomon_n for_o so_o the_o jew_n reckon_v howsoever_o the_o abassines_n challenge_v she_o to_o themselves_o aben_n ezra_n on_o dan._n 11._o call_v this_o saba_n aliman_n or_o alieman_n and_o salmanticensis_n jeman_n yeoman_n which_o be_v all_o 〈◊〉_d one_o for_o all_o be_v but_o the_o article_n signify_v the_o south_n as_o the_o scripture_n also_o call_v her_o queen_n of_o the_o south_n for_o so_o it_o be_v situate_a not_o to_o judaea_n alone_o but_o to_o the_o petraean_a and_o desert_n arabia_n the_o name_n seba_n or_o saba_n agree_v also_o with_o the_o name_n of_o sheba_n gen._n 10.7_o as_o for_o sheba_n the_o nephew_n of_o abraham_n by_o ketura_n it_o be_v like_a he_o be_v founder_n of_o the_o other_o seba_n or_o saba_n in_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la the_o elder_a posterity_n of_o chush_n have_v before_o seat_v themselves_o in_o the_o more_o fertile_a southern_a country_n and_o because_o both_o people_n these_o in_o arabia_n and_o those_o in_o africa_n be_v comprehend_v under_o one_o general_a name_n of_o aethiopia_n hence_o may_v those_o of_o africa_n take_v occasion_n to_o usurp_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o other_o yea_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o these_o abassens_n in_o africa_n a_o thousand_o year_n after_o that_o the_o queen_n be_v bury_v be_v seat_v in_o arabia_n and_o thence_o pass_v in_o late_a age_n into_o africa_n subdue_a those_o country_n to_o they_o for_o so_o have_v stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d urb_n the_o abassens_n so_o we_o now_o call_v those_o aethiopian_n in_o the_o empire_n of_o presbyter_n john_n be_v nation_n of_o arabia_n beyond_o the_o sabaean_o and_o the_o nubian_n geographer_n diverse_a time_n mention_n salomon_n wife_n in_o arabia_n which_o i_o can_v interpret_v but_o of_o that_o queen_n itiner_n so_o that_o out_o of_o arabia_n they_o carry_v this_o tradition_n with_o they_o as_o it_o be_v likely_a into_o africa_n where_o want_v of_o learning_n and_o plenty_n of_o superstition_n have_v so_o increase_v their_o legend_n of_o this_o queen_n as_o we_o shall_v after_o hear_v benjamin_n tudelensis_n write_v likewise_o that_o the_o region_n of_o seba_n be_v now_o call_v the_o land_n of_o aliman_n and_o that_o it_o extend_v sixteen_o day_n journey_n alongst_o the_o hill_n in_o all_o which_o region_n there_o be_v of_o those_o arabian_n which_o have_v no_o certain_a dwelling_n but_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o tent_n rob_v the_o neighbour_n nation_n as_o be_v also_o report_v of_o the_o saracen_n near_o mecca_n which_o government_n of_o mecca_n both_o benjamin_n and_o salmanticensis_n sita_fw-la adjoine_v to_o that_o of_o aliman_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o saba_n for_o so_o say_v he_o the_o jew_n in_o those_o part_n still_o call_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o that_o kingdom_n it_o have_v store_n of_o river_n lake_n town_n city_n cattle_n fruit_n of_o many_o sort_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v medina_n mecca_n ziden_n zebit_fw-la aden_n benjamin_n add_v theima_n or_o theman_n a_o city_n wall_v fifteen_o mile_n square_a enclose_v ground_n for_o tillage_n in_o the_o wall_n tilmaas_n also_o chibar_n and_o other_o there_o be_v store_n of_o silver_n gold_n and_o variety_n of_o gem_n there_o be_v also_o wild_a beast_n of_o diverse_a kind_n as_o for_o the_o phoenix_n because_o i_o and_o not_o i_o alone_o think_v it_o a_o fable_n as_o neither_o agree_n to_o reason_n nor_o likelihood_n and_o plain_o disagree_v to_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o of_o noah_n ark_n in_o both_o which_o god_n make_v all_o male_a and_o female_a and_o command_v they_o to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v i_o think_v it_o not_o worthy_a recital_n one_o wonder_n of_o nature_n do_v in_o abi_n a_o city_n of_o this_o region_n will_v not_o i_o think_v be_v distasteful_a cite_v by_o photius_n out_o of_o diodorus_n siculus_n write_v in_o some_o part_n of_o his_o work_n which_o be_v now_o want_v 244._o one_o diophantus_n a_o macedonian_a be_v marry_v to_o a_o arabian_a woman_n in_o that_o city_n abi_n have_v by_o she_o a_o daughter_n call_v herais_n which_o in_o ripe_a age_n be_v marry_v to_o one_o samiades_n who_o have_v live_v a_o year_n with_o she_o do_v after_o travel_v into_o far_a country_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o wife_n be_v trouble_v with_o a_o uncouth_a and_o strange_a disease_n a_o swell_a arise_v about_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n which_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n break_v there_o proceed_v thence_o those_o part_n whereby_o nature_n distinguish_v man_n from_o the_o other_o sex_n which_o secret_n she_o keep_v secret_a notwithstanding_o continue_v her_o woman_n habit_n till_o the_o return_n of_o her_o husband_n who_o then_o demand_v the_o company_n and_o duty_n of_o his_o wife_n be_v repel_v by_o her_o father_n for_o which_o he_o sue_v he_o before_o the_o judge_n where_o herais_n be_v force_v to_o show_v that_o which_o before_o her_o modesty_n have_v forbid_v she_o to_o tell_v and_o afterward_o name_v himself_o diophantus_n serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n with_o the_o habit_n and_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n and_o leave_v her_o feminine_a weakness_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o her_o husband_n who_o in_o the_o impatience_n of_o his_o love_n slay_v himself_o our_o author_n add_v also_o that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o physician_n such_o perfection_n be_v add_v to_o this_o work_n of_o nature_n that_o nothing_o remain_v to_o testify_v he_o have_v be_v a_o woman_n he_o annex_v also_o like_o example_n in_o some_o other_o ludovicus_fw-la vertomannus_n or_o barthema_n as_o ramusius_n name_v he_o tell_v 7._o at_o large_a his_o journey_n through_o all_o this_o threefold_a arabia_n he_o travel_v from_o damascus_n to_o mecca_n anno_fw-la 1503._o with_o the_o caravan_a of_o pilgrim_n and_o merchant_n be_v often_o by_o the_o way_n set_v upon_o by_o army_n of_o those_o thievish_a and_o beggarly_a arabian_n this_o journey_n be_v of_o forty_o day_n travel_n travel_v two_o and_o twenty_o hour_n and_o rest_v two_o for_o their_o repast_n after_o many_o day_n they_o come_v to_o a_o mountain_n inhabit_v with_o jew_n these_o ten_o or_o twelve_o mile_n in_o circuit_n which_o go_v naked_a and_o be_v of_o small_a stature_n about_o five_o or_o six_o span_n high_a black_a of_o colour_n circumcise_v speak_v with_o a_o wominish_v voice_n and_o if_o they_o get_v a_o moor_n in_o their_o power_n they_o flay_v
great_a herd_n together_o the_o giraffa_n or_o camelopardalis_fw-la a_o beast_n not_o often_o see_v yet_o very_o tame_a and_o of_o a_o strange_a composition_n mix_v of_o a_o libard_n hart_n buffe_n and_o camel_n 9_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o long_a leg_n before_o and_o short_a behind_o not_o able_a to_o graze_v without_o difficulty_n but_o with_o his_o high_a head_n which_o he_o can_v stretch_v forth_o half_a a_o pike_n length_n in_o height_n feed_v on_o the_o leaf_n and_o bough_n of_o tree_n the_o camel_n in_o africa_n be_v more_o hardy_a then_o in_o other_o place_n and_o will_v not_o only_o bear_v great_a burden_n but_o continue_v to_o travel_v fifty_o day_n together_o without_o carry_v with_o they_o any_o corn_n to_o give_v they_o but_o turn_v they_o out_o at_o night_n to_o feed_v on_o thistle_n bough_n and_o the_o little_a grass_n they_o find_v and_o no_o less_o patient_a be_v they_o of_o thirst_n be_v able_a to_o endure_v fifteen_o day_n without_o drink_n upon_o necessity_n and_o five_o day_n ordinary_o the_o arabian_n in_o africa_n count_v they_o their_o great_a wealth_n for_o so_o they_o describe_v a_o man_n riches_n say_v he_o have_v so_o many_o thousand_o camel_n and_o with_o these_o they_o can_v live_v in_o the_o desert_n without_o dread_n of_o any_o prince_n six_o sandye_n hundred_o weight_n be_v his_o ordinary_a load_n yet_o will_v he_o carry_v a_o thousand_o in_o lade_v or_o unlade_v he_o lie_v on_o his_o belly_n and_o when_o he_o be_v lade_v proportionable_o to_o his_o strength_n will_v rise_v not_o suffer_v more_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o he_o for_o satisfy_v his_o thirst_n they_o say_v in_o his_o often_o belching_n he_o raise_v up_o a_o bladder_n wherewith_o he_o moystn_v his_o mouth_n and_o throat_n they_o be_v say_v some_o the_o only_a that_o engender_v backward_o which_o other_o have_v affirm_v also_o of_o the_o lion_n tiger_n elephant_n rhinoceros_n and_o ounce_n and_o some_o denis_n it_o not_o of_o those_o alone_a but_o even_o of_o the_o camel_n who_o void_v urine_n backward_o but_o by_o a_o strange_a work_n of_o nature_n be_v say_v in_o that_o act_n to_o shoot_v forward_o of_o camel_n they_o have_v three_o sort_n the_o first_o call_v hugiun_n of_o huge_a stature_n and_o strength_n able_a to_o carry_v a_o thousand_o pound_n weight_n the_o second_o less_o with_o two_o bunch_n on_o the_o back_n fit_a for_o carriage_n and_o to_o ride_v on_o call_v becheti_fw-la of_o which_o they_o have_v only_o in_o asia_n the_o three_o sort_n call_v raguahil_n be_v meager_a and_o small_a able_a to_o travel_v for_o they_o be_v not_o use_v to_o burden_n above_o a_o hundred_o mile_n in_o a_o day_n and_o the_o king_n of_o tombuto_n can_v send_v messenger_n on_o such_o camel_n to_o segelmesse_n or_o darha_n nine_o hundred_o mile_n distant_a in_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n without_o stay_n or_o change_v by_o the_o way_n their_o camel_n also_o be_v docible_a they_o will_v more_o be_v petswade_v to_o hold_v on_o a_o journey_n further_o than_o ordinary_a by_o song_n than_o blow_n in_o the_o spring_n they_o be_v mare-wood_n and_o mad_a of_o copulation_n in_o which_o time_n they_o be_v very_o ready_a both_o to_o hurt_v their_o follower_n and_o to_o kill_v their_o master_n or_o any_o that_o have_v whip_v or_o hurt_v they_o of_o horse_n they_o have_v both_o wild_a which_o they_o entrap_v by_o subtlety_n and_o tame_a of_o which_o the_o barbary_n horse_n be_v famous_a in_o europe_n and_o asia_n high_o prize_v the_o lant_n or_o dant_fw-la be_v a_o kind_n of_o wild_a kine_n but_o swift_a than_o almost_o any_o other_o beast_n they_o have_v also_o wild_a kine_n and_o wild_a ass_n the_o adimmain_n be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o ass_n otherwise_o resemble_v a_o ram._n they_o have_v other_o sheep_n etc_n who_o tail_n weigh_v twenty_o pound_n and_o sometime_o fourscore_o or_o more_o carry_v on_o little_a cart_n behind_o they_o but_o those_o adimmain_n be_v find_v in_o the_o desert_n and_o keep_v to_o profit_n yield_v they_o milk_n and_o cheese_n the_o female_n only_o have_v horn_n the_o lion_n in_o cold_a place_n be_v more_o gentle_a in_o hot_a be_v more_o fierce_a and_o will_v not_o flee_v the_o onset_n of_o two_o hundred_o horseman_n arm_v master_n john_n vassall_n essex_n a_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n of_o i_o tell_v i_o that_o he_o bring_v out_o of_o barbary_n a_o lion_n skin_n which_o from_o the_o snout_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tail_n contain_v one_o and_o twenty_o foot_n in_o length_n a_o thing_n seem_v incredible_a a_o rarity_n and_o prodigy_n also_o to_o those_o barbarian_n and_o i_o can_v almost_o doubt_v whether_o memory_n fail_v not_o for_o otherwise_o the_o relator_n i_o know_v to_o be_v otherwise_o wise_a and_o honest_a strange_a it_o be_v that_o a_o lioness_n by_o show_v she_o hinder_a part_n to_o the_o male_a shall_v make_v he_o run_v away_o in_o time_n of_o their_o couple_v eight_o or_o ten_o will_v follow_v one_o female_a with_o terrible_a and_o bloody_a battle_n among_o themselves_o they_o spare_v such_o man_n as_o prostrate_v themselves_o and_o prey_n rather_o on_o man_n than_o woman_n and_o not_o at_o all_o on_o infant_n except_o compel_v by_o hunger_n pliny_n tell_v that_o alexander_n set_v thousand_o on_o work_n by_o hunt_v hawk_v fish_v or_o other_o mean_n to_o take_v and_o learn_v the_o nature_n of_o creature_n that_o aristotle_n may_v be_v by_o they_o inform_v thereof_o who_o write_v almost_o fifty_o treatise_n of_o that_o subject_n whereof_o it_o seem_v most_o be_v lose_v he_o cit_v out_o of_o animalium_fw-la he_o that_o lion_n bring_v forth_o small_a deform_a lump_n at_o the_o first_o time_n five_o and_o every_o year_n after_o one_o less_o after_o the_o five_o burden_n remain_v barren_a it_o can_v stir_v till_o it_o be_v two_o month_n old_a nor_o go_v till_o it_o be_v six_o if_o you_o believe_v he_o the_o libyan_n believe_v that_o the_o lion_n have_v understand_v of_o prayer_n and_o tell_v of_o a_o getulian_n woman_n which_o lie_v at_o the_o lion_n mercy_n beseech_v he_o so_o noble_a a_o beast_n not_o to_o dishonour_v himself_o with_o so_o ignoble_a a_o prey_n and_o conquest_n as_o she_o a_o weak_a woman_n be_v 3._o the_o like_a be_v tell_v c_o of_o a_o spanish_a dog_n of_o one_o didacus_n salazar_n a_o spaniard_n this_o man_n according_a to_o the_o bloody_a practice_n of_o that_o nation_n mind_v to_o fill_v his_o dog_n belly_n with_o a_o old_a woman_n flesh_n which_o be_v his_o captive_a give_v she_o a_o letter_n to_o carry_v to_o the_o governor_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o be_v a_o little_a past_a loose_v his_o mastiff_n who_o present_o have_v over-taken_v she_o the_o woman_n terrify_v prostrate_v herself_o to_o the_o dog_n and_o sue_v for_o her_o life_n good_a master_n dog_n master_n dog_n say_v she_o in_o her_o language_n i_o carry_v this_o letter_n to_o the_o governor_n and_o show_v it_o he_o be_v not_o fierce_a on_o i_o master_n dog_n the_o dog_n have_v change_v it_o seem_v with_o his_o master_n his_o doggedness_n for_o the_o other_o humanity_n make_v a_o stay_n and_o lift_v up_o his_o leg_n only_o piss_v on_o she_o and_o depart_v to_o no_o small_a wonder_n of_o the_o spaniard_n that_o know_v he_o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o king_n of_o beast_n his_o tail_n seem_v to_o be_v his_o sceptre_n whereby_o he_o express_v his_o passion_n he_o shrink_v not_o at_o danger_n except_o some_o covert_n of_o wood_n shroud_v he_o from_o witness_n and_o then_o he_o will_v take_v the_o benefit_n of_o flight_n which_o otherwise_o he_o seem_v to_o disdain_v mentor_n a_o man_n of_o syracuse_n be_v encounter_v with_o a_o lion_n which_o in_o stead_n of_o tear_v he_o fawn_v on_o he_o and_o with_o his_o dumb_a eloquence_n seem_v to_o implore_v his_o aid_n show_v his_o disease_a foot_n wherein_o mentor_n perceive_v a_o stubbe_n stick_v which_o he_o pull_v out_o the_o like_a be_v report_v by_o gellius_n attic._n out_o of_o polyhistor_n of_o a_o fugitive_a servant_n who_o have_v perform_v this_o kind_n of_o office_n to_o a_o lion_n be_v by_o he_o gratify_v for_o a_o long_a space_n with_o a_o daily_a portion_n of_o his_o prey_n but_o after_o this_o the_o man_n be_v take_v and_o present_v to_o his_o master_n a_o roman_a senator_n who_o exhibit_v game_n to_o the_o roman_n wherein_o servant_n and_o condemn_a person_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o beast_n among_o who_o he_o place_v this_o servant_n and_o by_o a_o wonderful_a fate_n this_o lion_n also_o be_v a_o little_a before_o take_v and_o bestow_v on_o he_o for_o this_o solemn_a spectacle_n the_o beast_n run_v with_o violence_n to_o their_o bloody_a encounter_n sudden_o this_o lion_n stay_v and_o take_v little_o better_a view_n fawn_v on_o this_o his_o guest_n and_o defend_v he_o from_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o
and_o moabite_n erect_v two_o idol_n one_o of_o white_a stone_n call_v mercury_n in_o honour_n of_o mars_n the_o other_o of_o black_a call_v chamos_n in_o honour_n of_o saturn_n twice_o a_o year_n these_o man_n ascend_v to_o worship_v they_o when_o the_o sun_n enter_v into_o aries_n in_o honour_n of_o mars_n and_o then_o at_o their_o departure_n they_o cast_v stone_n as_o before_o be_v say_v when_o the_o sun_n enter_v into_o libra_n in_o honour_n of_o saturn_n at_o which_o time_n they_o sacrifice_v naked_a with_o their_o head_n shave_v the_o arabian_n also_o worship_v they_o mahomet_n do_v not_o abolish_v they_o but_o place_v the_o image_n of_o saturn_n in_o a_o corner_n with_o his_o backpart_n forward_o and_o bury_v the_o image_n of_o mars_n in_o the_o ground_n and_o lay_v a_o stone_n over_o it_o these_o stone_n he_o permit_v they_o to_o kiss_v and_o with_o shave_a crown_n and_o naked_a back_n to_o cast_v stone_n backward_o between_o their_o leg_n which_o they_o say_v be_v do_v to_o scar_n away_o the_o devil_n this_o be_v suffer_v to_o be_v do_v at_o mecca_n in_o honour_n of_o venus_n 5._o but_o we_o have_v already_o hear_v that_o venus_n be_v the_o ancient_a arabian_a and_o saracenical_a deity_n to_o who_o they_o perform_v such_o rite_n of_o old_a mecca_n or_o as_o they_o call_v it_o macca_n signify_v a_o habitation_n contain_v in_o it_o about_o six_o thousand_o house_n fair_o build_v like_o those_o of_o italy_n other_o wall_n it_o have_v not_o than_o such_o as_o nature_n have_v environ_v it_o with_o namely_o with_o high_a and_o barren_a mountain_n round_o about_o some_o 2._o report_n that_o between_o the_o mountain_n and_o the_o city_n be_v pleasant_a garden_n abundance_n of_o fig_n grape_n apple_n melon_n and_o that_o there_o be_v store_n also_o of_o flesh_n and_o water_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v of_o late_a industry_n not_o of_o nature_n indulgence_n if_o it_o be_v true_a for_o lud._n barthema_n 14._o or_o vertoman_a be_v there_o in_o the_o year_n 1503._o say_v that_o the_o place_n be_v accurse_v of_o god_n as_o not_o bring_v forth_o herb_n tree_n fruit_n or_o any_o thing_n and_o beside_o have_v great_a scarcity_n of_o water_n and_o be_v serve_v with_o these_o thing_n from_o other_o place_n it_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o king_n tributary_n then_o to_o the_o sultan_n now_o to_o the_o turk_n call_v the_o seriffo_n lineal_o descend_v from_o their_o great_a seducer_n by_o his_o daughter_n fatima_n the_o only_a issue_n of_o this_o libidinous_a polygamous_a prophet_n marry_v to_o hali._n all_o of_o this_o kindred_n be_v call_v emyri_n that_o be_v lord_n clothe_v with_o or_o at_o least_o wear_v turban_n of_o green_a which_o colour_n the_o mahometans_n will_v not_o suffer_v other_o man_n to_o wear_v the_o number_n of_o pilgrim_n which_o resort_v hither_o be_v incredible_a from_o cairo_n come_v a_o carovan_a of_o devotion_n some_o to_o mammon_n some_o to_o mahomet_n either_o for_o trade_n of_o merchandise_n or_o for_o superstition_n and_o another_o yearly_a from_o damascus_n beside_o those_o which_o come_v from_o the_o indies_n aethiopia_n arabia_n persia_n etc_n etc_n lud._n barthema_n say_v that_o at_o his_o be_v at_o mecca_n of_o the_o carovan_a of_o damascus_n wherein_o he_o go_v be_v five_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o camel_n and_o about_o forty_o thousand_o person_n of_o that_o of_o cairo_n be_v threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o camel_n and_o now_o in_o these_o time_n about_o forty_o thousand_o camel_n mule_n and_o dromedary_n and_o fifty_o thousand_o person_n beside_o the_o arabian_a carovan_n and_o of_o other_o nation_n this_o mart_n of_o mecca_n be_v much_o impair_v since_o the_o portugal_n have_v intercept_v the_o indian_a commodity_n which_o by_o a_o carovan_a from_o thence_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v bring_v hither_o let_v i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o have_v patience_n and_o go_v along_o on_o this_o pilgrimage_n with_o one_o of_o these_o carovans_n through_o these_o arabian_a desert_n to_o mecca_n and_o medina_n and_o because_o that_o of_o cairo_n be_v the_o chief_a we_o will_v bestow_v ourselves_o in_o it_o and_o observe_v what_o rite_n they_o observe_v before_o they_o set_v forth_o what_o by_o the_o way_n and_o at_o the_o intend_a place_n of_o their_o devotion_n italy_n touch_v the_o necessity_n whereof_o they_o think_v that_o they_o which_o go_v not_o once_o in_o their_o life_n shall_v after_o death_n go_v to_o the_o devil_n yea_o some_o for_o devotion_n pluck_v out_o their_o eye_n after_o so_o holy_a a_o sight_n the_o month_n ramazan_n or_o ramadham_n the_o nine_o month_n in_o their_o calendar_n contain_v thirty_o day_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v be_v their_o lent_n fall_v sometime_o high_a sometime_o low_a be_v that_o whole_a month_n during_o which_o time_n the_o pilgrim_n and_o merchant_n resort_v to_o cairo_n from_o asia_n greece_n barbary_n etc_n etc_n after_o their_o hak._n lent_n end_v they_o observe_v their_o easter_n or_o feast_n call_v bairam_n three_o day_n twenty_o day_n after_o this_o feast_n the_o carovan_n be_v ready_a to_o depart_v against_o this_o time_n they_o assemble_v themselves_o at_o a_o place_n two_o league_n from_o cairo_n call_v birca_n attend_v the_o come_n of_o the_o captain_n this_o captain_n of_o the_o coravan_a who_o they_o call_v amarilla_n haggi_n be_v renew_v every_o three_o year_n and_o to_o he_o the_o grand_a signior_n every_o voyage_n give_v eighteen_o purse_n each_o contain_v six_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o ducat_n of_o gold_n for_o the_o behoof_n of_o the_o carovan_a and_o also_o to_o do_v alm_n unto_o needful_a pilgrim_n he_o have_v four_o chausi_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o four_o hundred_o soldier_n two_o hundred_o spachi_n mount_v on_o dromedary_n and_o as_o many_o janissary_n ride_v on_o camel_n the_o chausi_n and_o spachi_n the_o captain_n maintain_v at_o his_o own_o charge_n the_o janissary_n have_v their_o provision_n from_o cairo_n he_o have_v eight_o pilot_n for_o guide_n which_o office_n be_v hereditary_a they_o carry_v six_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n to_o terrify_v the_o arabian_n and_o to_o triumph_v at_o mecca_n the_o merchandise_n that_o go_v by_o land_n pay_v no_o custom_n that_o which_o go_v by_o sea_n pay_v ten_o in_o the_o hundred_o at_o the_o feast_n before_o the_o carovan_n set_v forth_o the_o captain_n with_o his_o retinue_n and_o officer_n resort_n unto_o the_o castle_n of_o cairo_n before_o the_o bassa_n which_o give_v unto_o every_o man_n a_o garment_n and_o that_o of_o the_o captain_n be_v wrought_v with_o gold_n the_o other_o according_a to_o their_o degree_n moreover_o he_o deliver_v unto_o he_o the_o chisua_n tunabi_n or_o garment_n of_o the_o prophet_n a_o vesture_n of_o silk_n wrought_v with_o these_o letter_n of_o gold_n la_fw-fr illa_fw-la ill'alla_fw-la mahumet_n resullala_n that_o be_v there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o god_n and_o mahomet_n be_v the_o messenger_n of_o god_n after_o this_o he_o deliver_v to_o he_o a_o gate_n wrought_v curious_o with_o gold_n and_o a_o cover_n of_o green_a velvet_n make_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o pyramid_n about_o nine_o palm_n high_a wrought_v with_o fine_a gold_n to_o cover_v the_o tomb_n of_o the_o prophet_n mahomet_n and_o many_o other_o cover_n beside_o of_o gold_n and_o silk_n to_o adorn_v it_o the_o two_o former_a be_v for_o the_o house_n of_o abraham_n in_o mecca_n then_o the_o captain_n have_v take_v his_o leave_n depart_v accompany_v with_o all_o the_o people_n of_o cairo_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o procession_n with_o sing_v shout_a and_o a_o thousand_o ceremony_n beside_o and_o pass_v the_o gate_n bab._n nassara_n lay_v up_o in_o a_o mosquita_fw-la the_o say_a vesture_n very_o safe_o this_o ceremony_n be_v perform_v with_o such_o public_a resort_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o forbid_v his_o wife_n the_o go_n to_o this_o feast_n for_o she_o may_v upon_o such_o a_o cause_n separate_v herself_o from_o her_o husband_n and_o lie_v with_o another_o man_n the_o camel_n which_o carry_v the_o vesture_n be_v adorn_v with_o cloth_n of_o gold_n and_o many_o little_a bell_n the_o multitude_n strew_v flower_n and_o sweet_a water_n on_o they_o other_o with_o fine_a cloth_n and_o towel_n touch_v the_o same_o reserve_v these_o for_o relic_n twenty_o day_n after_o this_o feast_n the_o captain_n take_v the_o vesture_n out_o of_o that_o mosquita_n repair_v to_o birca_n where_o his_o tent_n abide_v some_o ten_o day_n in_o this_o time_n they_o which_o mean_v to_o follow_v the_o carovan_a resort_v thither_o and_o among_o they_o many_o woman_n attire_v with_o trifle_n tassel_n and_o knot_n accompany_v with_o their_o friend_n mount_v on_o camel_n the_o night_n before_o their_o departure_n they_o make_v great_a feast_n and_o triumph_n with_o discharge_v their_o ordnance_n firework_n etc_n etc_n shout_v till_o at_o the_o break_n of_o day_n upon_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n
of_o christian_a merchant_n one_o cause_n of_o this_o weakness_n be_v their_o want_n of_o slave_n for_o their_o galley_n through_o their_o peace_n with_o christendom_n hondius_n his_o map_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n turcicum_fw-la imperium_fw-la §._o v._o of_o sultan_n achmet_n person_n family_n government_n and_o greatness_n of_o state_n svltan_n achmet_n be_v now_o ann._n 1616._o eight_o or_o twenty_o nine_o year_n old_a of_o a_o just_a stature_n incline_v to_o be_v fat_a ready_a sometime_o to_o choke_v as_o he_o feed_v some_o purposely_o attend_v to_o free_v he_o from_o that_o danger_n he_o be_v full_o face_v and_o which_o they_o esteem_v a_o great_a beauty_n great_a eye_v a_o little_a hair_n he_o have_v on_o his_o lip_n less_o on_o his_o chin_n he_o be_v a_o unrelenting_a punisher_n of_o vice_n for_o sodomy_n he_o cause_v some_o of_o his_o page_n to_o be_v drown_v he_o be_v now_o build_v a_o magnificent_a moschee_n for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n all_o of_o white_a marble_n himself_o first_o break_v the_o earth_n and_o work_v three_o hour_n in_o person_n he_o have_v not_o so_o few_o as_o four_o thousand_o which_o feed_v and_o live_v in_o the_o seraglio_n beside_o five_o hundred_o capagy_n who_o wait_v by_o fifty_n at_o every_o gate_n he_o have_v three_o thousand_o concubine_n and_o virgin_n for_o his_o lust_n as_o mr._n knolles_n mr._n sandys_n say_v seldom_o so_o few_o as_o five_o hundred_o virgin_n in_o a_o seraglio_n by_o themselves_o attend_v by_o woman_n and_o eunuch_n take_v in_o war_n or_o from_o their_o christian_a parent_n they_o have_v their_o purgation_n and_o diet_n much_o like_o the_o persian_a custom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o esther_n when_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o have_v one_o they_o stand_v rank_v in_o a_o gallery_n and_o she_o prepare_v for_o his_o bed_n to_o who_o he_o give_v his_o handkerchief_n then_o deliver_v to_o the_o aga_n of_o the_o woman_n she_o that_o bear_v the_o first_o son_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o sultana_n he_o have_v but_o two_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n a._n 1610._o and_o yet_o be_v that_o way_n unsatiable_o addict_v he_o can_v make_v a_o free_a woman_n his_o concubine_n and_o therefore_o roxolana_n procure_v under_o colour_n of_o devotion_n her_o freedom_n of_o solyman_n force_v he_o to_o marry_v she_o dote_v still_o on_o she_o this_o also_o have_v marry_v the_o mother_n of_o his_o young_a son_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o elder_a be_v dead_a call_v casek_n cadoun_n that_o be_v the_o lady_n without_o hair_n nature_n both_o grace_v and_o shame_v she_o his_o elder_a son_n be_v about_o twelve_o year_n old_a he_o be_v much_o delight_v with_o pleasure_n of_o the_o field_n for_o which_o in_o graecia_n and_o anatolia_n he_o have_v forty_o thousand_o falconer_n his_o huntsman_n be_v not_o much_o few_o and_o whereas_o their_o religion_n bind_v they_o once_o every_o day_n to_o practice_v some_o mutual_a trade_n as_o his_o father_n do_v make_v of_o arrow_n this_o sultan_n every_o morning_n after_o his_o devotion_n make_v horn-rings_a which_o they_o wear_v on_o their_o thumb_n for_o the_o better_a draw_v of_o their_o bow_n his_o officer_n etc_n be_v thus_o deliver_v the_o capi_n aga_n by_o who_o he_o speak_v to_o such_o as_o have_v suit_n to_o he_o treasurer_n of_o the_o household_n cupbearer_n steward_n overseer_n of_o his_o woman_n and_o principal_a gardner_n these_o six_o be_v in_o great_a place_n he_o have_v mute_n person_n bear_v deaf_a and_o dumb_a which_o attend_v he_o he_o have_v fifteen_o hundred_o geld_a man_n from_o who_o their_o privity_n be_v whole_o cut_v and_o they_o make_v water_n through_o short_a quill_n of_o silver_n which_o to_o that_o end_n they_o wear_v on_o their_o turban_n his_o visier_n bassa's_n or_o privy-counseller_n whereof_o there_o be_v nine_o at_o constantinople_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v much_o few_o be_v now_o thirty_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o be_v in_o their_o charge_n or_o beglerbeg_n place_n abroad_o they_o sit_v every_o saturday_n sunday_n monday_n and_o tuesday_n in_o the_o divano_n or_o counsel-hall_n the_o aga_n be_v captain_n of_o the_o janissary_n the_o chiause_n be_v his_o pursuivant_n the_o spahi_n his_o guard_n of_o horseman_n the_o janissary_n be_v his_o best_a footman_n who_o in_o their_o childhood_n be_v take_v from_o their_o parent_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o all_o hardness_n and_o in_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o religion_n then_o be_v they_o put_v to_o school_n where_o under_o most_o severe_a master_n they_o be_v teach_v the_o use_n of_o diverse_a weapon_n and_o such_o as_o prove_v fit_a be_v enroll_v for_o janissary_n of_o who_o in_o all_o be_v forty_o thousand_o and_o about_o sixteen_o thousand_o with_o their_o aga_n attend_v the_o grand_a signior_n his_o person_n at_o constantinople_n where_o they_o be_v employ_v as_o constable_n clerk_n of_o the_o market_n warder_n of_o the_o gate_n sergeant_n for_o arrest_n to_o guard_v ambassador_n and_o other_o office_n the_o aga_n be_v the_o three_o place_n in_o repute_n through_o the_o empire_n sandy_n to_o who_o jealousy_n make_v too_o much_o love_n of_o the_o janissary_n fatal_a the_o janissary_n call_v the_o great_a turk_n father_n he_o repose_v great_a trust_n in_o they_o they_o acknowledge_v no_o dependence_n but_o on_o he_o in_o their_o march_n they_o carry_v certain_a day_n provision_n of_o victual_n with_o they_o which_o be_v no_o great_a cumber_v be_v a_o small_a portion_n of_o rice_n with_o a_o little_a sugar_n and_o hony_n the_o most_o of_o they_o that_o attend_v the_o court_n have_v their_o be_v in_o three_o large_a seraglio_n where_o the_o junior_n reverence_v their_o senior_n and_o all_o obey_v their_o commander_n with_o much_o silence_n some_o be_v marry_v a_o breach_n of_o their_o first_o institution_n and_o live_v in_o private_a house_n many_o of_o they_o undertake_v to_o guard_v such_o christian_n as_o will_v be_v at_o the_o charge_n both_o about_o the_o city_n and_o in_o their_o travel_n from_o violence_n and_o incivility_n wherein_o they_o be_v most_o faithful_a this_o appear_v in_o one_o of_o they_o of_o late_a strike_v by_o a_o swagger_a englishman_n as_o they_o travel_v through_o morea_n who_o yet_o with_o much_o patience_n and_o fidelity_n he_o bring_v safe_a to_o zante_n they_o be_v all_o of_o some_o trade_n receive_v but_o five_o asper_n a_o day_n to_o which_o pension_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v admit_v from_o his_o birth_n two_o growne_n yearly_o one_o of_o violet_n the_o other_o of_o stammel_n they_o bear_v in_o their_o hand_n a_o great_a tough_a reed_n tip_v with_o silver_n wherewith_o they_o strike_v such_o as_o displease_v they_o no_o justice_n may_v be_v public_o administer_v on_o they_o but_o private_o be_v by_o their_o aga_n correct_v and_o sometime_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o night_n they_o be_v most_o tumultuous_a when_o the_o emperor_n be_v die_v or_o dead_a for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v by_o all_o industry_n conceal_v from_o they_o till_o the_o next_o be_v establish_v who_o must_v bestow_v a_o largess_n present_a and_o increase_v their_o pension_n a_o asper_n a_o day_n they_o have_v late_o admit_v beside_o renegado_n natural_a turk_n of_o which_o one_o be_v now_o bassa_n of_o the_o port_n which_o be_v never_o before_o know_v he_o have_v also_o in_o pay_n other_o call_v topegi_n six_o thousand_o which_o be_v gunner_n and_o twelve_o thousand_o gebegi_fw-la which_o have_v charge_n of_o the_o powder_n and_o shot_n in_o the_o army_n he_o have_v seminary_n for_o the_o train_n up_o of_o those_o youngling_n the_o one_o sort_n of_o which_o be_v call_v jeheoglani_n whereof_o be_v five_o thousand_o which_o never_o go_v out_o of_o the_o seraglio_n in_o sixteen_o or_o twenty_o year_n never_o see_v any_o but_o their_o officer_n where_o they_o be_v train_v up_o to_o future_a service_n the_o gemoglani_n who_o be_v also_o tithe_v child_n of_o the_o christian_n be_v bring_v up_o with_o some_o more_o liberty_n and_o to_o base_a office_n of_o husbandry_n and_o such_o like_a and_o may_v also_o prove_v janissary_n of_o these_o be_v twenty_o thousand_o the_o ianizary_n and_o tithe_v child_n with_o his_o timariot_n be_v the_o main_a pillar_n of_o his_o empire_n his_o timariot_n timariot_n which_o hold_v land_n in_o fee_n to_o maintain_v so_o many_o horseman_n in_o his_o service_n be_v in_o europe_n two_o hundred_o fifty_o seven_o thousand_o in_o asia_n and_o africa_n four_o hundred_o sixty_o two_o thousand_o he_o have_v thirty_o or_o forty_o thousand_o achingi_n hindes_n of_o the_o country_n which_o serve_v on_o horse_n back_o without_o other_o pay_n then_o what_o they_o get_v by_o forage_v but_o of_o small_a reckon_n as_o be_v also_o the_o azapi_n which_o serve_v on_o foot_n yet_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o galley_n who_o best_a service_n be_v with_o their_o dead_a body_n to_o fill_v up_o ditch_n to_o
royal_a ensign_n on_o the_o mother_n belly_n acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o king_n this_o sapores_fw-la in_o a_o letter_n to_o constantius_n the_o emperor_n entitle_v himself_o king_n of_o king_n partaker_n of_o the_o star_n brother_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n he_o demand_v all_o that_o have_v before_o belong_v to_o the_o persian_n to_o be_v restore_v betwixt_o they_o grow_v a_o bloody_a war_n as_o ammianus_n relate_v sapores_fw-la take_v singara_n and_o bezabde_n an._n dom._n 359._o but_o be_v repel_v into_o persia_n by_o constantius_n julian_n his_o successor_n seek_v to_o subdue_v the_o persian_a lose_v himself_o the_o best_a part_n of_o himself_o he_o have_v lose_v before_o in_o apostasy_n which_o pluck_v this_o destruction_n upon_o he_o an._n 362._o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o divine_a or_o (null)_o hand_n execute_v this_o justice_n on_o he_o jovinian_a be_v present_o salute_v emperor_n but_o force_v to_o agree_v on_o dishonourable_a condition_n with_o the_o persian_n leave_v the_o rabdicen_n carduen_n rhesen_n zalen_n and_o nisibis_n to_o the_o persian_a dominion_n and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o valens_n the_o league_n be_v break_v by_o sapores_fw-la who_o win_v ctesiphon_n valens_n intend_v this_o war_n be_v by_o the_o goth_n overthrow_v and_o burn_v alive_a before_o he_o can_v effect_v any_o thing_n an._n 377._o when_o theodosius_n reign_v the_o peace_n be_v renew_v after_o sapores_fw-la succeed_v artaxerxes_n and_o after_o he_o sapores_fw-la his_o son_n both_o which_o reign_v nine_o year_n then_o follow_v varanes_n cermasat_n eleven_o year_n to_o who_o succeed_v isdigertes_n isdigertes_n who_o hold_v peace_n with_o the_o roman_n procopius_n write_v that_o arcadius_n the_o emperor_n on_o his_o deathbed_n ann._n 407._o ordain_v in_o his_o last_o will_n this_o isdigertes_n the_o tutor_n and_o protector_n to_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n theodosius_n which_o he_o faithful_o perform_v agathias_n also_o acknowledge_v it_o a_o currant_n report_n 18._o maruthas_n be_v in_o credit_n with_o this_o king_n he_o be_v a_o christian_a bishop_n and_o by_o his_o prayer_n have_v cure_v he_o of_o a_o grievous_a sickness_n which_o the_o magi_n with_o their_o fiery_a superstition_n and_o all_o their_o labour_n can_v not_o effect_v the_o magi_n conspire_v against_o maruthas_n watch_v opportunity_n that_o when_o the_o king_n shall_v come_v after_o the_o persian_a wont_n to_o worship_v the_o fire_n a_o man_n who_o they_o have_v hide_v before_o within_o the_o earth_n for_o that_o purpose_n cry_v aloud_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v go_v forth_o as_o be_v account_v of_o their_o god_n impious_a who_o so_o love_v a_o christian_a bishop_n hereupon_o the_o king_n bethink_v he_o of_o send_v he_o away_o but_o maruthas_n suspect_v the_o knavery_n counsel_v the_o king_n to_o cause_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v didded_a up_o for_o the_o fire_n say_v he_o can_v speak_v the_o king_n go_v into_o the_o chapel_n or_o sanctuary_n and_o hear_v this_o voice_n again_o follow_v maruthas_n his_o counsel_n and_o find_v out_o their_o pack_v and_o punish_v the_o author_n allow_v maruthas_n to_o build_v a_o church_n wheresoever_o he_o please_v in_o persia_n and_o while_o the_o magi_n yet_o add_v to_o their_o treachery_n he_o not_o only_o punish_v their_o person_n but_o distaste_v their_o religion_n and_o purpose_v to_o become_v a_o christian_n but_o by_o death_n be_v prevent_v which_o happen_v an._n 421._o varanes_n or_o vararanes_n his_o son_n follow_v not_o his_o step_n but_o both_o brake_n league_n with_o the_o roman_n and_o persecute_v the_o christian_n narses_n his_o general_n with_o his_o force_n be_v defeat_v azamaea_n waste_v nisibis_n besiege_v by_o the_o imperial_o the_o saracen_n which_o aid_v the_o persian_a strike_v with_o a_o strange_a fury_n and_o amazement_n drown_v themselves_o in_o euphrates_n it_o be_v say_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n perish_v theodosius_n then_o emperor_n know_v these_o thing_n by_o palladius_n 19_o who_o in_o three_o day_n do_v ride_v from_o constantinople_n hither_o and_o back_o again_o in_o as_o many_o use_v to_o fly_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o any_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n with_o such_o admirable_a and_o almost_o miraculous_a expedition_n with_o his_o celerity_n make_v that_o spacious_a empire_n seem_v but_o narrow_a and_o strait_a vararanes_n send_v a_o army_n of_o those_o expert_a soldier_n which_o be_v among_o they_o for_o their_o excellency_n call_v immortal_a but_o the_o roman_a sword_n soon_o prove_v they_o mortal_a thus_o succeed_v that_o war_n which_o he_o have_v begin_v for_o despite_n to_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o profession_n he_o be_v force_v to_o seek_v peace_n and_o end_v or_o mitigate_v his_o persecution_n to_o he_o succeed_v ann._n 441._o another_o izdigerdes_n who_o reign_v seventeen_o year_n and_o after_o he_o peroze_n who_o reign_v four_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o he_o his_o brother_n obalas_n bizarus_n call_v he_o bless_v rule_v four_o year_n cabades_n his_o successor_n renew_v the_o war_n with_o the_o roman_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o he_o be_v cruel_a to_o his_o own_o people_n and_o war_v even_o against_o nature_n for_o he_o ordain_v as_o some_o report_n that_o woman_n shall_v be_v common_a any_o wedlock-band_n notwithstanding_o whereupon_o his_o noble_n conspire_v against_o he_o deprive_v and_o imprison_v he_o bless_v be_v enthronize_v scaliger_n have_v zamaspes_n who_o four_a year_n after_o resign_v the_o state_n unto_o cabades_n again_o who_o have_v before_o reign_v eleven_o year_n add_v thereto_o thirty_o more_o necephorus_n 3._o tell_v that_o he_o become_v friend_n to_o the_o christian_n and_o permit_v free_a liberty_n of_o that_o religion_n upon_o this_o occasion_n between_o persia_n and_o india_n be_v a_o castle_n call_v tzundadaer_n wherein_o cabades_n have_v hear_v that_o much_o money_n and_o jewel_n be_v keep_v cabades_n use_v all_o mean_n to_o obtain_v it_o but_o in_o vain_a so_o strong_o be_v it_o as_o the_o story_n say_v guard_v with_o devil_n he_o therefore_o use_v all_o the_o persian_a exorcism_n to_o dispossess_v they_o and_o when_o they_o prevail_v not_o he_o seek_v to_o effect_v it_o by_o the_o jew_n but_o with_o the_o former_a success_n at_o last_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o christian_n who_o expel_v the_o spirit_n and_o deliver_v the_o castle_n unto_o he_o it_o be_v report_v that_o he_o slay_v zeliobe_n king_n of_o the_o hun_n for_o play_v on_o both_o hand_n and_o come_v to_o help_v he_o in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o roman_n have_v before_o swear_v to_o assist_v the_o emperor_n about_o these_o time_n be_v the_o manichee_n 22._o destroy_v in_o persia_n for_o corrupt_v his_o son_n phatuarsa_n with_o their_o infectious_a leaven_n he_o therefore_o slay_v their_o chief_a prelate_n indagarus_n and_o many_o thousand_o manichee_n all_o in_o one_o day_n have_v assemble_v they_o with_o a_o wile_n profess_v that_o he_o will_v make_v that_o his_o son_n king_n he_o assemble_v also_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o magi_n glonazë_n and_o boazanes_n a_o christian_a bishop_n for_o the_o great_a solemnity_n with_o like_a devotion_n as_o jehu_n sacrifice_v to_o baal_n with_o the_o presence_n and_o assistance_n of_o jehonadab_n 2._o king_n 10._o caluisius_n say_v this_o be_v do_v an._n 523._o cabades_n die_v an._n 531._o his_o son_n cosroes_n cosroes_n the_o great_a succeed_v and_o reign_v eight_o and_o forty_o year_n he_o about_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o justinians_n empire_n an._n 539._o invade_v the_o roman_a dominion_n take_v surus_n burn_v berraea_n destroy_v antiochia_n and_o with_o less_o success_n besiege_v edessa_n agathias_n prefer_v this_o cosroes_n for_o his_o great_a exploit_n before_o cyrus_n and_o xerxes_n yet_o be_v his_o end_n ignoble_a and_o unworthy_a his_o high_a spirit_n for_o mauritius_n in_o the_o time_n of_o tiberius_n enter_v into_o the_o persian_a dominion_n and_o burn_v some_o village_n near_o to_o the_o place_n where_o cosroes_n then_o be_v for_o his_o recreation_n and_o see_v this_o burn_a spectacle_n wherewith_o indignation_n and_o grief_n muster_v great_a multitude_n of_o fearful_a unquiet_a enrage_a thought_n in_o his_o heart_n than_o mauritius_n have_v soldier_n in_o his_o army_n unable_a to_o bear_v such_o unwonted_a sight_n of_o hostile_a flame_n in_o his_o country_n and_o such_o unwonted_a fight_n of_o inward_a perturbation_n even_o greatness_n of_o spirit_n make_v way_n to_o pusillanimity_n and_o be_v weaken_v with_o colluctation_n of_o contrary_a passion_n a_o fever_n take_v that_o occasion_n and_o advantage_n apprehend_v he_o and_o soon_o after_o kill_v he_o some_o say_v his_o son_n ormisda_n reign_v seven_o year_n with_o his_o father_n 16._o he_o succeed_v and_o reign_v eight_o year_n he_o be_v exceed_v cruel_a by_o reason_n of_o a_o prophecy_n that_o his_o subject_n shall_v dispossess_v he_o which_o cause_v he_o to_o dispossess_v thousand_o of_o they_o of_o their_o life_n and_o make_v he_o so_o odious_a that_o they_o
and_o return_v to_o lahor_n lose_v many_o elephant_n and_o horse_n in_o the_o way_n both_o by_o famine_n then_o oppress_v the_o country_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o passage_n the_o elephant_n sometime_o in_o the_o ascent_n of_o hill_n help_v themselves_o with_o their_o trunk_n lean_v and_o stay_v themselves_o be_v burden_a thereon_o as_o on_o a_o staff_n the_o prince_n which_o be_v now_o king_n be_v assault_v by_o a_o fierce_a lioness_n as_o he_o ride_v on_o a_o female_a elephant_n which_o yet_o he_o wound_v first_o with_o a_o dart_n then_o with_o a_o shot_n and_o last_o smite_v she_o with_o the_o hand-gun_n itself_o wherewith_o be_v overthrow_v a_o soldier_n come_v in_o and_o slay_v she_o but_o with_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o life_n the_o next_o year_n 1598._o echebar_n go_v to_o agra_n chief_a city_n of_o a_o kingdom_n which_o he_o have_v also_o conquer_v a_o hundred_o league_n from_o lahor_n towards_o the_o south_n pass_v that_o way_n to_o decan_n he_o have_v eight_o hundred_o elephant_n and_o seven_o thousand_o camel_n to_o carry_v his_o tent_n and_o provision_n yea_o his_o secretary_n have_v at_o the_o same_o time_n seven_o hundred_o camel_n and_o seventie_o elephant_n for_o his_o own_o furniture_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v less_o marvel_n of_o the_o king_n the_o king_n conduct_v in_o this_o expedition_n above_o a_o thousand_o elephant_n instruct_v to_o fight_v and_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o soldier_n he_o pass_v the_o mountain_n of_o gate_n by_o almost_o impassable_a passage_n spend_v sometime_o a_o whole_a day_n in_o pass_v the_o space_n of_o a_o musket-shot_n one_o of_o his_o captain_n go_v before_o with_o fifty_o thousand_o who_o take_v one_o of_o the_o decans_n strong_a hold_v and_o make_v easy_a way_n to_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o melic_n dominion_n which_o he_o leave_v in_o the_o government_n of_o his_o son_n brampore_n brampore_fw-la fall_v into_o his_o hand_n be_v destitute_a of_o defence_n this_o be_v anno_fw-la 1600._o miram_fw-la the_o king_n thereof_o have_v forsake_v it_o and_o betake_v himself_o to_o syra_n fortress_n a_o strong_a hold_n both_o by_o nature_n and_o art_n it_o be_v seat_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n which_o reach_v five_o league_n environ_v with_o a_o triple_a wall_n so_o build_v that_o one_o may_v be_v defend_v from_o the_o next_o within_o be_v a_o well_o of_o run_a water_n and_o all_o necessary_a provision_n for_o threescore_o thousand_o person_n for_o many_o year_n it_o have_v three_o thousand_o great_a piece_n of_o ordnance_n in_o this_o castle_n according_a to_o the_o country_n custom_n the_o next_o of_o the_o blood_n royal_a be_v keep_v with_o their_o family_n nor_o may_v depart_v except_o the_o throne_n empty_a the_o next_o heir_n be_v hence_o deliver_v much_o after_o that_o which_o be_v write_v of_o amara_fw-la in_o the_o abassens_n country_n and_o it_o seem_v borrow_v from_o thence_o so_o many_o slave_n of_o those_o part_n be_v here_o entertain_v and_o some_o in_o the_o high_a employment_n at_o this_o time_n beside_o king_n miram_fw-la there_o be_v seven_o of_o these_o prince_n the_o governor_n be_v a_o abassine_n with_o seven_o other_o undercommander_n all_o renegado_n mahometan_n the_o mogul_n lay_v siege_n thereto_o with_o almost_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n but_o more_o prevail_v as_o before_o in_o melic_n country_n with_o bribe_n and_o promise_n than_o force_n thus_o invite_v miram_fw-la to_o a_o conference_n swear_v by_o the_o king_n head_n account_v a_o inviolable_a oath_n as_o be_v that_o by_o their_o father_n head_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v permit_v safe_a return_n some_o of_o his_o counsellor_n persuade_v he_o to_o go_v he_o go_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o steal_v on_o his_o neck_n hang_v to_o his_o knee_n in_o token_n of_o subjection_n and_o come_v before_o the_o mogul_n bow_v himself_o but_o be_v cast_v to_o the_o ground_n by_o some_o of_o his_o captain_n and_o forcible_o detain_v the_o abassine_n governor_n send_v his_o son_n to_o demand_v performance_n of_o achebar_n his_o promise_n who_o be_v question_v of_o his_o father_n the_o abassen_n and_o the_o hope_n to_o obtain_v the_o castle_n free_o answer_v for_o his_o father_n fidelity_n and_o that_o if_o miram_fw-la be_v not_o restore_v they_o shall_v not_o want_v a_o successor_n with_o which_o liberty_n he_o provoke_v the_o mogul_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v which_o his_o father_n hear_v strangle_v himself_o and_o the_o wall_n be_v soon_o after_o batter_v at_o least_o enter_v and_o a_o breach_n make_v through_o the_o open_a gate_n by_o golden_a shot_n none_o of_o these_o seven_o for_o fear_n of_o treason_n dare_v to_o take_v the_o royal_a sovereignty_n these_o with_o the_o king_n be_v disperse_v into_o diverse_a part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o maintenance_n allow_v they_o thus_o remain_v echebar_n lord_n of_o these_o part_n and_o long_v to_o add_v the_o rest_n of_o india_n whatsoever_o be_v betwixt_o indus_n and_o ganges_n etc_n even_o to_o the_o cape_n comori_fw-la to_o his_o dominion_n he_o write_v a_o letter_n about_o this_o time_n to_o the_o viceroy_n of_o goa_n beginning_z thus_o i_o mention_v it_o to_o show_v you_o his_o title_n which_o he_o arrogate_a the_o great_a and_o mighty_a lord_n of_o the_o law_n of_o mahomet_n the_o renown_a and_o great_a king_n vanquisher_n of_o the_o king_n his_o enemy_n observe_v and_o honour_v of_o great_a man_n exalt_v above_o other_o king_n in_o ample_a honour_n and_o dignity_n the_o only_a man_n for_o government_n among_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n his_o ambassage_n to_o arias_n de_fw-fr saldagna_n etc_n etc_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o fravard_n the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n beginning_n at_o the_o aequinoctial_a vernal_a in_o the_o forty_o six_o year_n viz._n of_o his_o reign_n at_o this_o time_n die_v the_o governor_n or_o viceroy_n of_o lahor_n which_o leave_v to_o the_o king_n who_o be_v heir_n general_n and_o successor_n of_o every_o man_n wealth_n three_o million_o of_o gold_n coin_a beside_o other_o gold_n silver_n jewel_n horse_n elephant_n furniture_n and_o good_n almost_o invaluable_a this_o also_o for_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o mean_n accrue_v to_o this_o king_n treasure_n echebar_n return_v to_o agra_n give_v liberty_n to_o the_o jesuit_n to_o convert_v as_o many_o as_o will_v to_o christianity_n the_o king_n of_o candacar_n or_o candahar_n not_o able_a to_o defend_v himself_o against_o abduxa_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n usbech_n surrender_v himself_o and_o his_o kingdom_n to_o echebar_n the_o particular_n of_o his_o other_o conquest_n i_o can_v relate_v his_o last_o victory_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o to_o impute_v to_o his_o happiness_n or_o not_o it_o be_v against_o his_o son_n in_o which_o the_o grief_n to_o have_v such_o a_o enemy_n can_v not_o but_o be_v more_o than_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o exploit_n this_o happen_v anno_fw-la 1602._o echebar_n be_v force_v to_o give_v over_o his_o decan_n conquest_n by_o his_o son_n untimely_a challenge_n of_o the_o sceptre_n who_o weary_a of_o his_o father_n long_a life_n style_v himself_o king_n and_o his_o father_n the_o great_a king_n army_n be_v gather_v on_o both_o side_n on_o both_o side_n be_v send_v letter_n and_o messenger_n the_o mother_n of_o echebar_n be_v ninety_a year_n old_a labour_v a_o peace_n but_o not_o prevail_a fall_v sick_a which_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v from_o this_o expedition_n against_o his_o son_n but_o her_o body_n not_o able_a to_o overcome_v the_o disease_n yield_v to_o death_n her_o son_n shave_v his_o head_n beard_n and_o eyebrow_n and_o mourn_v after_o the_o country_n fashion_n in_o blue_a his_o noble_n do_v the_o like_o three_o day_n colour_n her_o huge_a treasure_n which_o she_o have_v bequeath_v to_o her_o child_n and_o nephew_n the_o king_n seize_v on_o the_o prince_n be_v persuade_v to_o come_v to_o his_o father_n without_o a_o army_n which_o he_o do_v and_o after_o some_o rebuke_n be_v reconcile_v and_o remain_v content_a with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cambaia_n or_o guzzerat_n he_o seem_v much_o addict_v to_o the_o jesuit_n and_o obtain_v his_o father_n licence_n for_o a_o temple_n at_o agra_n to_o the_o building_n whereof_o he_o give_v a_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n on_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o october_n anno_fw-la 1605._o echebar_n die_v in_o the_o climacterical_a year_n 63._o of_o his_o age_n and_o fifty_o of_o his_o reign_n in_o his_o sickness_n bajazet_n selim_n the_o prince_n who_o some_o suspect_v of_o deal_n as_o the_o turkish_a selim_n have_v do_v with_o his_o father_n bajazet_n come_v not_o into_o the_o presence_n and_o much_o consultation_n be_v among_o the_o great_a one_o to_o confer_v the_o succession_n upon_o cussero_n his_o son_n but_o the_o issue_n be_v that_o upon_o his_o oath_n to_o maintain_v the_o law_n of_o mahomet_n and_o of_o full_a pardon_n to_o his_o son_n
he_o king_n who_o excel_v in_o strength_n or_o in_o person_n or_o in_o husbandry_n of_o cattle_n or_o in_o wealth_n their_o priest_n enjoy_v the_o chief_a rank_n of_o honour_n who_o send_v their_o herald_n or_o messenger_n enjoin_v the_o king_n his_o death_n and_o set_v up_o another_o in_o his_o room_n at_o length_n a_o certain_a king_n abolish_v this_o custom_n and_o rush_v with_o his_o arm_a soldier_n into_o their_o temple_n where_o be_v a_o golden_a chapel_n slay_v all_o those_o priest_n this_o be_v at_o meroe_n the_o head_n city_n of_o the_o island_n where_o pausanias_n 1._o say_v they_o show_v the_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o they_o be_v the_o just_a man_n of_o all_o the_o ethiopian_n concern_v that_o table_n and_o the_o expedition_n of_o cambyses_n into_o these_o part_n herodotus_n 3._o relate_v that_o cambyses_n design_v at_o once_o three_o invasion_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o ammonian_o and_o macrobian_o all_o in_o africa_n these_o last_o have_v their_o name_n of_o their_o long_a life_n which_o they_o draw_v forth_o far_o beyond_o the_o usual_a course_n he_o place_v they_o on_o the_o south_n shore_n of_o africa_n but_o mela_n 10._o in_o meroe_n seneca_n pliny_n and_o solinus_n beyond_o that_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n herodotus_n and_o mela_n thus_o describe_v near_o to_o the_o city_n be_v a_o place_n always_o furnish_v with_o variety_n of_o roast_a meat_n there_o set_v in_o the_o night_n by_o the_o magistrate_n and_o eat_v on_o the_o day_n by_o such_o as_o list_v and_o therefore_o of_o this_o open_a feast_n call_v the_o sun_n table_n who_o the_o ignorant_a people_n also_o think_v to_o be_v the_o cater_n of_o these_o dainty_n cambyses_n send_v a_o embassage_n unto_o the_o king_n with_o present_n but_o principal_o to_o espy_v the_o country_n who_o the_o ethiopian_a requite_v with_o a_o bow_n and_o bid_v that_o the_o persian_n shall_v then_o invade_v the_o macrobian_o when_o they_o be_v able_a to_o shoot_v in_o such_o bow_n thank_v god_n that_o he_o be_v content_v with_o his_o own_o and_o because_o he_o have_v send_v he_o golden_a chain_n he_o ask_v to_o what_o use_n they_o be_v they_o say_v for_o ornament_n he_o answer_v with_o smile_v think_v they_o to_o be_v chain_n for_o punishment_n that_o he_o have_v strong_a fetters_o than_o those_o the_o like_a account_n he_o make_v of_o his_o purple_a robe_n ointment_n and_o wine_n and_o ask_v further_o what_o the_o persian_n eat_v and_o when_o they_o tell_v he_o bread_n make_v of_o wheat_n the_o nature_n whereof_o they_o declare_v and_o withal_o that_o the_o old_a persian_n exceed_v not_o fourscore_o year_n he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n of_o their_o short_a life_n that_o feed_v upon_o dung_n neither_o can_v they_o live_v so_o long_o be_v it_o not_o for_o that_o drink_n of_o wine_n which_o they_o use_v it_o be_v not_o extraordinary_a max._n there_o to_o attain_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n their_o meat_n be_v boil_a flesh_n and_o their_o drink_n milk_n he_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o fountain_n wherein_o be_v bathe_v they_o smell_v as_o of_o violet_n it_o be_v so_o subtle_a that_o nothing_o can_v swim_v thereon_o not_o wood_n or_o other_o light_a matter_n this_o water_n be_v suppose_v to_o lengthen_v their_o life_n he_o bring_v they_o also_o to_o the_o prison_n where_o they_o see_v many_o manacle_v and_o bind_v with_o chain_n of_o gold_n last_o he_o show_v they_o their_o sepulcher_n make_v of_o glass_n in_o this_o manner_n after_o they_o have_v embalm_v the_o dead_a corpse_n they_o anoint_v it_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o parget_v mortar_n and_o then_o put_v it_o in_o a_o case_n or_o coffin_n of_o glass_n through_o which_o it_o shine_v and_o be_v apparent_a without_o any_o ill_a savour_n this_o they_o keep_v one_o year_n in_o the_o house_n offer_v thereto_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o then_o carry_v it_o out_o of_o the_o city_n thus_o far_o herodotus_n wherein_o that_o which_o some_o penny-father_n will_v most_o admire_v their_o golden_a setter_n how_o common_a and_o rife_o be_v it_o in_o another_o sort_n with_o we_o every_o covetous_a miser_n manacle_v fetter_n strangle_v himself_o with_o his_o gold_n in_o show_v his_o ornament_n in_o affect_v his_o god_n in_o effect_n his_o devil_n jailor_n chain_n and_o hell_n the_o macrobij_n mela_n add_v use_v brass_n for_o honour_n gold_n for_o punishment_n of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n before_o mention_v thus_o write_v friar_n lewis_n de_fw-fr urreta_n 2._o in_o that_o his_o large_a history_n which_o he_o have_v compose_v in_o spanish_a of_o ethiopia_n that_o the_o king_n in_o a_o curious_a bravery_n and_o sumptuous_a vanity_n cause_v there_o to_o be_v set_v by_o night_n in_o a_o certain_a field_n store_n of_o white_a bread_n and_o the_o choice_a wine_n hang_v also_o on_o the_o tree_n great_a variety_n of_o fowl_n roast_a and_o boil_a and_o set_v on_o the_o ground_n mutton_n lamb_n veale_n beef_n with_o many_o other_o dainty_n ready_a dress_v traveller_n and_o hungry_a person_n which_o come_v hither_o and_o find_v this_o abundance_n see_v no_o body_n which_o prepare_v or_o which_o keep_v the_o same_o ascribe_v it_o to_o jupiter_n hospitalis_n his_o bounty_n and_o hospitality_n show_v himself_o a_o protector_n of_o poor_a traveller_n and_o call_v this_o field_n the_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o report_n hereof_o pass_v through_o the_o world_n and_o bring_v many_o pilgrim_n from_o far_a country_n to_o visit_v the_o same_o king_n cambyses_n send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o see_v it_o plato_n the_o prince_n of_o philosopher_n have_v travel_v through_o asia_n as_o far_o as_o caucasus_n and_o go_v also_o to_o the_o brahmin_n to_o see_v and_o hear_v hiarchas_n in_o a_o throne_n of_o gold_n among_o a_o few_o disciple_n dispute_v of_o nature_n mystery_n and_o discourse_v of_o the_o star_n and_o planet_n return_v by_o the_o persian_n babylonian_n arabian_n and_o other_o nation_n and_o enter_v into_o aethiopia_n lead_v with_o desire_n to_o see_v this_o renown_a table_n and_o to_o eat_v of_o those_o delicacy_n the_o aethiopian_n since_o their_o christianity_n in_o zealous_a detestation_n of_o idolatry_n will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v this_o field_n and_o these_o ancient_a rite_n and_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o priest_n at_o this_o day_n that_o they_o handle_v not_o or_o create_v of_o the_o like_a vanity_n because_o they_o be_v invention_n of_o idolater_n caelius_n 10_o rbodiginus_n affirm_v that_o this_o table_n of_o the_o sun_n grow_v into_o a_o proverb_n to_o signify_v a_o house_n well_o furnish_v and_o provide_v thus_o far_o friar_n lewis_n i_o doubt_v far_o than_o we_o may_v safe_o follow_v in_o that_o of_o plato_n pilgrimage_n hither_o of_o the_o pillar_n of_o semiramis_n be_v before_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o relation_n of_o xenophon_n de_fw-fr aequivocis_fw-la concern_v which_o and_o his_o other_o companion_n and_o brethren_n howsoever_o possevinus_n goropius_n and_o other_o do_v reprove_v annius_n for_o abuse_v the_o world_n with_o those_o glorious_a title_n etc_n and_o ancient_a name_n and_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v counterfeit_a yet_o in_o my_o mind_n that_o of_o xenophon_n seem_v to_o favour_v of_o some_o truth_n whether_o of_o antiquity_n or_o no_o i_o meddle_v not_o and_o that_o more_o than_o other_o of_o the_o same_o edition_n in_o that_o pillar_n consecrate_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o ninus_n the_o inscription_n testify_v that_o cush_n or_o cousin_n be_v the_o aethiopian_a saturn_n as_o c_o be_o the_o egyptian_a and_o nimrod_n the_o babylonian_a when_o cush_n 3_o be_v dead_a they_o say_v regma_n his_o son_n succeed_v in_o the_o aethiopian_a kingdom_n and_o after_o he_o dodan_n after_o who_o time_n be_v no_o record_n of_o certain_a succession_n diodorus_n say_v they_o choose_v he_o which_o be_v most_o comely_a of_o personage_n for_o their_o king_n memnon_n be_v chant_v by_o homer_n and_o the_o poet_n which_o lose_v his_o life_n at_o troy_n in_o defence_n of_o priamus_n and_o be_v some_o say_v king_n of_o aethiopia_n of_o the_o speak_a image_n of_o memnon_n you_o have_v see_v in_o our_o egyptian_a relation_n as_o for_o the_o wife_n of_o moses_n whereof_o josephus_n cedren_n say_v that_o the_o aethiopian_n have_v overrun_v and_o almost_o subdue_v egypt_n and_o none_o dare_v to_o make_v head_n against_o they_o mose_n who_o thermutis_n pharaoh_n daughter_n have_v bring_v up_o be_v choose_v general_n of_o the_o egyptian_a army_n which_o he_o conduct_v into_o aethiopia_n and_o come_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o saba_n tharbis_n the_o aethiopian_a king_n daughter_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o he_o and_o send_v her_o servant_n to_o entreat_v of_o a_o marriage_n with_o he_o which_o he_o accept_v upon_o condition_n of_o deliver_v the_o town_n unto_o he_o and_o that_o be_v do_v marry_v she_o all_o this_o seem_v rather_o
their_o market_n be_v on_o sunday_n the_o knight_n come_v hither_o exceed_o young_a the_o soon_o to_o attain_v commendam_n at_o home_n which_o go_v by_o seniority_n there_o be_v resident_a about_o five_o hundred_o and_o as_o many_o abroad_o to_o repair_v upon_o summons_n sixteen_o of_o they_o be_v counsellor_n of_o state_n call_v great_a cross_n there_o be_v seven_o albergs_n or_o seminary_n one_o of_o which_o be_v of_o england_n till_o in_o the_o general_a deluge_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o saint_n johns_n without_o smithfield_n sometime_o the_o mansion_n of_o the_o grand_a prior_n of_o england_n be_v hook_v into_o that_o crooked_a stream_n though_o still_o that_o title_n continue_v a_o irish_a man_n now_o enjoy_v it_o every_o nation_n feed_v by_o themselves_o in_o their_o several_a alberges_n and_o sit_v at_o table_n like_o friar_n but_o how_o do_v i_o preoccupate_a my_o christian_a relation_n and_o fall_v into_o a_o lethargy_n have_v opportunity_n of_o such_o a_o hospital_n and_o such_o hospitulars_n now_o a_o word_n of_o the_o ancient_a navigation_n about_o africa_n hanno_n his_o voyage_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o carthaginian_n seem_v fabulous_a but_o ramusius_n show_v every_o place_n by_o he_o mention_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o late_a discovery_n of_o the_o portugal_n and_o think_v guide_v by_o a_o portugal_n pilot_n skilful_a of_o those_o sea_n which_o skan_v this_o navigation_n of_o hanno_n that_o he_o go_v as_o far_o as_o saint_n thome_n long_o before_o this_o homer_n report_v of_o menelaus_n compass_v the_o ethiopian_n from_o egypt_n which_o some_o interpret_v of_o sail_v by_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n as_o the_o portugal_n of_o this_o mind_n strabo_n cit_v aristonichus_n of_o solomon_n and_o jehoshaphat_n be_v say_v before_o herodotus_n affirm_v the_o phoenician_n sail_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n in_o cambyses_n time_n but_o this_o be_v usual_a and_o yearly_a as_o pliny_n show_v lib._n 6._o cap._n 23._o the_o same_o pliny_n allege_v out_o of_o cornelius_n nepos_n the_o sail_v of_o eudoxus_n out_o of_o the_o red_a sea_n round_o about_o africa_n to_o cales_n which_o strabo_n relate_v otherwise_o and_o refute_v the_o like_a may_v be_v show_v in_o some_o other_o instance_n of_o which_o read_v master_n hakluyt_n his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a tom._n 1._o ramusius_n part_n 1._o pag._n 111._o and_o galuanus_n in_o his_o discovery_n of_o the_o world_n which_o i_o mention_v not_o to_o disparage_v or_o weaken_v the_o portugal_n praise_n but_o to_o give_v antiquity_n their_o due_n which_o i_o think_v 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o ordinary_o if_o at_o all_o compass_v so_o long_a a_o navigation_n for_o want_n of_o the_o compass_n yet_o we_o shall_v injury_n our_o author_n if_o we_o shall_v not_o believe_v somewhat_o although_o not_o so_o much_o as_o they_o report_v and_o this_o agree_v with_o the_o greek_a proverb_n of_o hanno_n discovery_n and_o jubas_n history_n that_o he_o which_o find_v sweetness_n in_o the_o one_o may_v swallow_v the_o other_o and_o as_o well_o entertain_v bavius_n as_o mavius_n the_o periplus_n of_o the_o one_o and_o libyc_a history_n of_o the_o other_o not_o obtain_v full_a credit_n nor_o whole_o meet_v to_o be_v reject_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o this_o african_a part_n of_o the_o world_n the_o region_n and_o religion_n thereof_o the_o one_o most_o subject_a to_o the_o burn_a beam_n of_o the_o heavenly_a sun_n the_o other_o least_o enlighten_v by_o the_o comfortable_a warmth_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n black_a in_o body_n but_o more_o darken_a and_o deform_v spiritual_o as_o have_v only_o some_o part_n of_o habassia_n entire_o possess_v with_o christian_n beside_o what_o in_o congo_n have_v of_o late_a year_n be_v effect_v by_o the_o portugal_n and_o that_o little_a which_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o and_o spain_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v pagan_a or_o mahometan_a and_o will_v god_n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o africa_n alone_o see_v that_o if_o we_o divide_v the_o know_a region_n of_o the_o world_n into_o thirty_o equal_a part_n it_o be_v master_n brerewood_n 14._o computation_n the_o christian_n part_n understand_v it_o in_o all_o sect_n and_o profession_n bear_v that_o name_n be_v as_o five_o the_o mahometans_n as_o six_o and_o the_o idolater_n as_o nineteen_o beside_o that_o huge_a heathenous_a tract_n of_o the_o unknown_a south_n continent_n which_o by_o probable_a reason_n be_v by_o he_o conjecture_v to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o europe_n africa_n and_o asia_n together_o so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o truth_n which_o one_o 5._o of_o our_o countryman_n have_v lusty_o brag_v on_o behalf_n of_o his_o romish_a mother_n that_o the_o catholic_a roman_a religion_n have_v have_v and_o have_v yet_o a_o far_o great_a sway_n in_o the_o world_n than_o any_o other_o religion_n ever_o have_v or_o have_v whereas_o this_o our_o africa_n have_v more_o mahometans_n morocco_n in_o two_o or_o three_o city_n than_o romish_a catholic_n perhaps_o in_o her_o whole_a compass_n and_o for_o asia_n how_o pitiful_o do_v he_o tumble_v together_o some_o name_n of_o a_o few_o town_n or_o little_a island_n it_o seem_v unknown_a to_o himself_o as_o monument_n of_o romish_a conquest_n what_o their_o american_n conversion_n ult._n be_v be_v touch_v elsewhere_o yea_o even_o in_o our_o europe_n where_o this_o mystical_a babylon_n be_v situate_a the_o mother_n of_o the_o whoredom_n and_o abomination_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o number_n of_o protestant_n book_n be_v not_o much_o inferior_a unto_o they_o but_o his_o reason_n have_v be_v already_o prove_v unreasonable_a by_o he_o who_o pen_n then_o and_o prelacy_n since_o we_o with_o all_o duty_n acknowledge_v a_o pillar_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o ornament_n to_o our_o church_n and_o state_n for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o sorry_a his_o assertion_n be_v no_o true_a as_o one_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉 _z 〈◊〉_d between_o catholic_a and_o roman_a a_o great_a gulf_n 16.36_o not_o easy_o without_o many_o proviso_n passable_a but_o between_o heathen_a and_o heaven_n a_o bottomless_a depth_n the_o way_n impassable_a and_o life_n impossible_a let_v we_o pray_v to_o he_o which_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n the_o life_n to_o make_v and_o be_v the_o way_n by_o revelation_n of_o his_o truth_n unto_o everlasting_a life_n to_o these_o poor_a african_n that_o as_o they_o be_v almost_o whole_o in_o all_o profession_n christian_a jewish_a morish_a ethnic_a circumcise_v in_o the_o flesh_n so_o they_o may_v receive_v that_o circumcision_n of_o the_o spirit_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n which_o may_v cut_v away_o this_o superfluity_n of_o superstition_n wherein_o they_o seem_v more_o devout_a than_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o make_v they_o with_o meekness_n to_o receive_v that_o word_n which_o be_v graft_v in_o they_o be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n amen_n lord_n jesus_n relation_n of_o the_o discovery_n region_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o new_a world_n of_o new_a france_n uirginia_n florida_n new_a spain_n with_o other_o region_n of_o america_n mexicana_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n the_o eight_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o new_a world_n and_o why_o it_o be_v name_v america_n and_o the_o west_n indies_n with_o certain_a general_a discourse_n of_o the_o heaven_n air_n water_n and_o earth_n in_o those_o part_n §._o i._o of_o the_o name_n give_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o torrid_a zone_n now_o be_v we_o ship_v for_o the_o new_a world_n and_o the_o new_a discovery_n but_o see_v this_o inky_a sea_n through_o which_o i_o under-take_v a_o pilot_n office_n to_o conduct_v my_o reader_n be_v more_o peaceable_a than_o that_o which_o on_o the_o backside_n of_o this_o american_n world_n be_v call_v the_o theat_n peaceable_a by_o magellane_n the_o first_o discoverer_n it_o yield_v vs_o the_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o contemplation_n and_o discourse_n in_o such_o philosophical_a subject_n as_o fest_n the_o best_a author_n have_v think_v worthy_a the_o first_o place_n in_o their_o history_n of_o these_o part_n yet_o before_o we_o pray_v into_o nature_n mystery_n the_o better_a to_o know_v our_o intend_a voyage_n let_v we_o inquire_v somewhat_o of_o the_o name_n &c_n if_o any_o notice_n may_v thence_o arise_v of_o the_o place_n thereby_o know_v the_o new_a world_n be_v the_o fit_a name_n which_o can_v be_v give_v to_o this_o vast_a and_o huge_a tract_n just_o call_v new_a for_o the_o late_a discovery_n by_o columbus_n an._n dom._n 1492._o and_o world_n for_o the_o huge_a intention_n thereof_o as_o mundi_fw-la master_n hakluyt_n have_v observe_v a_o new_a world_n it_o may_v be_v also_o call_v for_o that_o world_n of_o new_a and_o unknown_a creature_n which_o the_o old_a world_n never_o hear_v of_o and_o here_o only_o be_v produce_v the_o conceit_n whereof_o move_v mercator_n to_o think_v which_o i_o dare_v not_o think_v with_o he_o that_o the_o great_a
we_o have_v banish_v together_o out_o of_o our_o coast_n every_o one_o distrust_v or_o defraud_v other_o while_o either_o by_o miserable_a keep_n or_o luxurious_a spend_n he_o which_o be_v seneca_n bad_a to_o all_o be_v worst_a to_o himself_o to_o this_o barn_n they_o bring_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o year_n all_o the_o venison_n fish_n and_o crocodile_n dry_v before_o in_o the_o smoke_n for_o the_o better_a preservation_n which_o they_o meddle_v not_o with_o till_o need_n force_v they_o and_o then_o they_o signify_v the_o same_o to_o each_o other_o the_o king_n may_v take_v thereof_o as_o much_o as_o he_o will_v this_o provision_n be_v send_v in_o basket_n on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o their_o hermaphrodite_n which_o wear_v long_a hair_n and_o be_v their_o porter_n for_o all_o burden_n they_o hunt_v heart_n after_o a_o strange_a manner_n for_o they_o will_v put_v on_o a_o heart_n skin_n with_o the_o leg_n and_o head_n on_o so_o that_o the_o same_o shall_v serve_v they_o to_o stalk_v with_o and_o they_o will_v look_v through_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o hide_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o vizor_n thereby_o deceive_v their_o game_n which_o they_o shoot_v and_o kill_v especial_o at_o the_o place_n where_o they_o come_v to_o drink_v their_o crocodile_n they_o take_v in_o a_o strange_a manner_n they_o be_v so_o plague_v with_o these_o beast_n that_o they_o keep_v continual_a watch_n and_o ward_n against_o they_o as_o otherwhere_a against_o their_o enemy_n for_o this_o purpose_n they_o have_v a_o watch-house_n 26._o by_o the_o river_n side_n and_o when_o hunger_n drive_v the_o beast_n on_o shore_n for_o his_o prey_n the_o watchman_n call_v to_o man_n appoint_v they_o come_v ten_o or_o twelve_o of_o they_o bear_v a_o beam_n or_o tree_n the_o small_a end_n whereof_o they_o thrust_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o crocodile_n come_v upon_o they_o gape_v for_o his_o prey_n which_o be_v sharp_a and_o rough_a can_v be_v get_v out_o and_o therewith_o they_o overturn_v he_o and_o then_o be_v lay_v on_o his_o back_n easy_o kill_v he_o the_o flesh_n 3._o taste_v like_o veal_n and_o will_v be_v savoury_a meat_n if_o it_o do_v not_o savour_n so_o much_o of_o a_o musky_a send_v their_o sobriety_n 8._o lengthen_v their_o life_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o one_o of_o their_o king_n tell_v i_o say_v morgues_n that_o he_o be_v virginia_n three_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o his_o father_n which_o there_o he_o show_v i_o alive_a be_v fifty_o year_n elder_a than_o himself_o when_o i_o see_v he_o i_o think_v i_o see_v nothing_o but_o bone_n cover_v with_o skin_n his_o sinew_n vein_n and_o artery_n say_v laudonniere_n in_o description_n of_o the_o same_o man_n his_o bone_n and_o other_o part_n appear_v so_o clear_o through_o his_o skin_n that_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o tell_v they_o and_o discern_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o he_o can_v not_o see_v nor_o yet_o speak_v without_o great_a pain_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr ottigni_n demand_v of_o their_o age_n the_o young_a of_o these_o two_o call_v a_o company_n of_o indian_n and_o strike_v twice_o on_o his_o thigh_n lay_v his_o hand_n on_o two_o of_o they_o he_o show_v that_o they_o be_v his_o son_n and_o strike_v on_o their_o thigh_n he_o show_v other_o which_o be_v their_o son_n and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o five_o generation_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v tell_v they_o that_o the_o elder_a of_o they_o both_o might_n by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n live_v thirty_o or_o forty_o year_n more_o they_o have_v a_o devilish_a 34._o custom_n to_o offer_v the_o firstborn_a male-child_n to_o the_o king_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n the_o day_n of_o this_o dismal_a rite_n be_v notify_v to_o the_o king_n he_o go_v to_o the_o place_n appoint_v and_o sit_v down_o before_o he_o be_v a_o block_n two_o foot_n high_a and_o as_o much_o thick_a before_o which_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o child_n sit_v on_o her_o heel_n and_o cover_v her_o face_n with_o her_o hand_n deplore_v the_o death_n of_o her_o son_n one_o of_o her_o friend_n offer_v the_o child_n to_o the_o king_n and_o then_o the_o woman_n which_o accompany_v the_o mother_n place_n themselves_o in_o a_o ring_n dance_v and_o sing_v and_o she_o that_o bring_v the_o child_n stand_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o they_o with_o the_o child_n in_o her_o hand_n sing_v somewhat_o in_o the_o king_n commendation_n six_o indian_n stand_v apart_o and_o with_o they_o the_o priest_n with_o a_o club_n wherewith_o after_o these_o ceremony_n he_o kill_v the_o child_n on_o that_o block_n which_o be_v once_o do_v in_o our_o presence_n another_o 35._o religious_a rite_n they_o observe_v about_o the_o end_n of_o february_n they_o take_v the_o hide_n of_o the_o great_a hart_n they_o can_v get_v the_o horn_n be_v on_o and_o fill_v the_o same_o with_o the_o best_a herb_n which_o grow_v among_o they_o hang_v about_o the_o horn_n neck_n and_o body_n as_o it_o be_v garland_n of_o their_o choice_a fruit_n have_v thus_o sow_v and_o trim_v it_o they_o bring_v the_o same_o with_o song_n and_o pipe_n and_o set_v it_o on_o a_o high_a tree_n with_o the_o head_n turn_v towards_o the_o east_n with_o prayer_n to_o the_o sun_n that_o he_o will_v cause_v the_o same_o good_a thing_n to_o grow_v again_o in_o their_o land_n the_o king_n and_o his_o magician_n stand_v near_o the_o tree_n and_o begin_v all_o the_o people_n follow_v with_o their_o respond_v this_o do_v they_o go_v their_o way_n leave_v it_o there_o till_o the_o next_o year_n and_o then_o renew_v the_o same_o ceremony_n ribault_n laudon_n at_o his_o first_o come_v have_v two_o of_o the_o floridian_n aboard_o with_o he_o certain_a day_n who_o when_o they_o offer_v they_o meat_n refuse_v it_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o wash_v their_o face_n and_o to_o stay_v till_o sunset_a before_o they_o do_v eat_v which_o be_v a_o ceremony_n common_a in_o all_o those_o part_n they_o observe_v a_o certain_a feast_n call_v toya_n with_o great_a solemnity_n the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v keep_v be_v a_o great_a circuit_n of_o ground_n sweep_v and_o make_v neat_a by_o the_o woman_n the_o day_n before_o and_o on_o the_o feast_n day_n they_o which_o be_v appoint_v to_o celebrate_v this_o feast_n come_v paint_v and_o trim_v with_o feather_n and_o set_v themselves_o in_o order_n three_z physician_n other_o in_o differ_v paint_v and_o gesture_n follow_v with_o tabret_n dance_a and_o sing_v in_o a_o lamentable_a tune_n other_o answer_v they_o after_o that_o they_o have_v sing_v dance_v and_o turn_v three_o time_n they_o fall_v to_o run_v like_o unbrideled_a horse_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o thick_a wood_n the_o indian_a woman_n continue_v all_o the_o day_n in_o weep_v and_o tear_n cut_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o young_a girl_n with_o mussel-shell_n with_o hurl_v the_o blood_n into_o the_o air_n cry_v out_o three_o time_n he_o toya_n those_o that_o run_v through_o the_o wood_n return_v two_o day_n after_o and_o then_o dance_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o place_n and_o cheer_v up_o those_o which_o be_v not_o call_v to_o the_o feast_n their_o dance_n end_v they_o devour_v the_o meat_n for_o they_o have_v not_o eat_v in_o three_o day_n before_o the_o frenchman_n learn_v of_o a_o boy_n that_o in_o this_o meanwhile_o the_o jawas_n have_v make_v invocation_n to_o toya_n and_o by_o magical_a character_n have_v make_v he_o come_v that_o he_o may_v speak_v with_o he_o and_o demand_v diverse_a strange_a thing_n of_o he_o which_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o jawas_n he_o dare_v not_o utter_v to_o provoke_v they_o unto_o revenge_n against_o their_o enemy_n they_o in_o their_o feast_n have_v this_o custom_n there_o be_v a_o dagger_n in_o the_o room_n which_o one_o take_v and_o strike_v therewith_o one_o that_o be_v thereunto_o appoint_v and_o then_o place_v the_o dagger_n where_o he_o have_v it_o and_o anon_o renu_v the_o stroke_n till_o the_o indian_a fall_v down_o the_o woman_n girl_n boy_n come_v about_o he_o and_o make_v great_a lamentation_n the_o man_n meanwhile_o drink_v cassine_n but_o with_o such_o silence_n that_o not_o one_o word_n be_v hear_v afterward_o they_o apply_v moss_n warm_v to_o his_o side_n to_o heal_v he_o thus_o do_v they_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o death_n of_o their_o ancestor_n slay_v by_o their_o enemy_n especial_o when_o they_o have_v invade_v and_o return_v out_o of_o their_o enemy_n country_n without_o the_o head_n of_o any_o of_o they_o or_o without_o any_o captive_n §._o iii_o of_o the_o more_o inland_n part_n of_o florida_n discover_v by_o nunez_n but_o let_v we_o take_v view_n of_o the_o more_o southerly_a and_o westerly_a part_n of_o florida_n beyond_o the_o point_n of_o pamphilo_n narva's_n his_o unfortunate_a expedition_n
the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v we_o will_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a in_o it_o and_o now_o i_o see_v a_o better_a sight_n than_o all_o my_o pilgrimage_n can_v yield_v christian_n church_n without_o heathenish_a jewish_a or_o antichristian_a pollution_n a_o royal_a king_n true_o entitle_v defender_n of_o the_o faith_n a_o learned_a clergy_n wise_a and_o honourable_a counsellor_n peaceable_a and_o loyal_a commons_o in_o a_o word_n england_n present_v itself_o to_o my_o eye_n represent_v to_o my_o mind_n a_o map_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o the_o freedom_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n yea_o where_o our_o subjection_n and_o service_n be_v freedom_n which_o i_o have_v not_o elsewhere_o find_v in_o all_o my_o perambulation_n of_o the_o world_n i_o feel_v myself_o herewith_o ravish_v and_o in_o a_o joyful_a ecstasy_n can_v but_o cry_v out_o 17.4_o it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o in_o the_o true_a church_n and_o suburb_n of_o the_o true_a heaven_n here_o then_o reader_n let_v i_o rest_v i_o till_o i_o see_v whether_o thy_o kind_a acceptation_n of_o this_o will_v make_v i_o willing_a to_o accept_v another_o and_o near_o but_o hard_a european_n pilgrimage_n trin-uni_a deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la two_o relation_n one_o of_o the_o northeasterne_a part_n extract_v out_o of_o sir_n jerome_n horsey_n knight_n his_o many_o year_n observation_n and_o experience_n in_o his_o frequent_a and_o honourable_a employment_n to_o and_o from_o the_o muscovite_n emperor_n and_o the_o adjoin_v prince_n the_o other_o of_o the_o southeasterne_a part_n viz._n golchonda_n and_o other_o adjacent_a kingdom_n within_o the_o bay_n of_o bengala_n write_v by_o mr._n william_n methold_n mollia_fw-la cum_o duris_n london_n print_v by_o william_n stansby_n for_o henry_n fetherstone_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o rose_n 1626._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n i_o here_o present_a unto_o thou_o in_o a_o late_a service_n that_o which_o deserve_v a_o fit_a place_n in_o another_o work_n and_o which_o i_o have_v seek_v with_o much_o industry_n before_o without_o success_n i_o be_o ashamed_a again_o to_o tell_v thou_o with_o what_o little_a effect_n my_o russian_a labour_n for_o intelligence_n be_v second_v but_o since_o my_o pilgrim_n publish_v sir_n jerome_n horseys_n kindness_n offer_v i_o without_o seek_v better_a intelligence_n than_o any_o other_o can_v have_v give_v for_o the_o time_n of_o juan_n and_o feodore_n with_o the_o politic_a preparation_n of_o boris_n unto_o the_o muscovian_a empire_n a_o story_n whereof_o i_o be_v so_o much_o more_o desirous_a to_o publish_v because_o our_o age_n if_o ever_o so_o short_a a_o time_n in_o any_o age_n or_o any_o state_n can_v hardly_o parallel_v the_o like_a practice_n of_o (null)_o policy_n to_o covetous_a cruel_a ambitious_a end_n end_v in_o the_o author_n and_o actor_n own_o tragedy_n god_n take_v the_o wise_a in_o their_o craftiness_n and_o just_o spoil_v the_o unjust_a spoiler_n of_o their_o spoil_n life_n state_n yea_o root_a out_o their_o whole_a family_n the_o greatness_n and_o glory_n whereof_o they_o have_v seek_v to_o advance_v by_o such_o wicked_a course_n and_o withal_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n by_o so_o frequent_a foreign_a invasion_n and_o intestine_a combustion_n that_o we_o may_v out_o of_o other_o evil_n learn_v this_o good_a discite_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la moniti_fw-la the_o true_a use_n of_o all_o history_n i_o have_v out_o of_o alexander_n gwagninus_n paulus_n oderbornius_n and_o other_o collect_v some_o relation_n of_o juan_n vasiliwich_n and_o his_o son_n but_o those_o can_v see_v but_o the_o outside_n of_o thing_n and_o give_v we_o but_o husk_n shell_n and_o rumour_n 9_o which_o often_o be_v uncertain_a sometime_o false_a but_o here_o we_o present_v a_o eyewitness_n which_o take_v not_o up_o news_n on_o trust_n by_o wont_a bill_n and_o tale_n of_o exchange_n but_o be_v admit_v unto_o the_o mystery_n of_o that_o state_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o imperial_a act_n write_v in_o their_o record_n and_o in_o his_o own_o personal_a and_o honourable_a employment_n betwixt_o queen_n elizabeth_n of_o glorious_a memory_n and_o the_o russian_a emperor_n and_o indeed_o want_v of_o the_o language_n of_o remote_a region_n have_v hatch_v many_o imperfect_a history_n the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a into_o error_n wherein_o as_o i_o have_v ever_o love_v truth_n so_o be_v i_o glad_a to_o rectify_v our_o russian_a relation_n by_o opportunity_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o guide_n who_o paper_n have_v before_o furnish_v doctor_n fletcher_n with_o the_o best_a piece_n of_o his_o intelligence_n 1._o even_o here_o also_o i_o be_v straighten_a in_o time_n the_o press_n pursue_v i_o so_o fast_o that_o i_o have_v not_o leisure_n to_o transcribe_v at_o large_a the_o author_n danish_a polish_v and_o german_n relation_n nor_o to_o add_v form_n or_o beauty_n from_o art_n and_o perhaps_o this_o native_a nakedness_n in_o a_o journal_n or_o travel_v method_n will_v be_v to_o some_o most_o acceptable_a the_o author_n and_o matter_n add_v better_a lustre_n to_o the_o work_n then_o my_o word_n can_v the_o one_o so_o full_a of_o variety_n and_o weight_n the_o other_o a_o experience_a and_o religious_a knight_n employ_v in_o many_o and_o honourable_a service_n of_o state_n and_o honour_v the_o name_n and_o family_n of_o the_o horsey_n with_o his_o act_n art_n and_o good_a part_n who_o have_v long_o since_o also_o dedicate_v this_o work_n to_o that_o honourable_a patriote_n sir_n francis_n walsingham_n now_o for_o master_n methold_n i_o have_v spare_v some_o of_o frederike_n balby_n and_o fitche_n relation_n if_o these_o have_v come_v in_o time_n which_o so_o many_o time_n i_o have_v both_o by_o message_n and_o in_o person_n seek_v and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n absence_n or_o business_n be_v frustrate_v but_o the_o reader_n will_v find_v his_o labour_n and_o cost_v recompense_v in_o the_o rarity_n of_o matter_n and_o style_v also_o travel_v beyond_o the_o wont_a pace_n of_o a_o merchant-traveller_n the_o relation_n be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o subject_n it_o entreat_v of_o a_o mine_n of_o diamond_n and_o be_v a_o mine_n of_o diamond_n itself_o gem_n may_v be_v put_v on_o after_o the_o whole_a body_n so_o i_o call_v my_o former_a large_a work_n be_v attire_v and_o after_o that_o full_a repast_n as_o indian_a drug_n use_v in_o second_o service_n it_o will_v second_v thou_o with_o a_o new_a and_o refresh_v thou_o with_o a_o fresh_a indian_a appetite_n and_o present_a unto_o thou_o like_o spectacle_n after_o great_a feast_n such_o a_o muster_n of_o indian_a element_n affair_n man_n art_n religion_n custom_n and_o other_o variety_n as_o before_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v on_o our_o stage_n vale_fw-la &_o fruere_fw-la extract_v out_o of_o sir_n jerome_n horseys_n observation_n in_o seventeen_o year_n travel_n and_o experience_n in_o russia_n and_o other_o country_n adjoin_v have_v before_o see_v france_n and_o the_o low_a country_n by_o sir_n edward_n horseys_n mean_v and_o in_o the_o company_n and_o charge_n of_o master_n william_n mericke_n agent_n for_o the_o company_n i_o arrive_v in_o muscovia_n a._n 1573._o and_o have_v some_o smack_n in_o the_o greek_a by_o affinity_n thereof_o in_o short_a space_n attain_v the_o ready_a knowledge_n of_o their_o vulgar_a speech_n the_o sclavonian_a tongue_n tongue_n the_o most_o copious_a &_o elegant_a language_n of_o the_o world_n with_o some_o small_a difference_n of_o dialect_n come_v near_o the_o polish_v lettois_n and_o transylvanian_n and_o all_o those_o country_n adjacent_a be_v use_v by_o merchant_n in_o turkey_n also_o persia_n &_o in_o india_n i_o read_v their_o chronicle_n write_v and_o keep_v in_o secret_a by_o a_o great_a prince_n of_o that_o country_n knez_n misthislofskie_n chronicle_n who_o out_o of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n impart_v unto_o i_o many_o secret_n observe_v in_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o fourscore_o year_n time_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o government_n of_o that_o state_n russia_n to_o omit_v thing_n of_o former_a age_n vasy_o andreowich_n have_v enlarge_v his_o dominion_n upon_o the_o pole_n and_o swethen_n and_o special_o on_o the_o crimme_a tartar_n leave_v his_o people_n strong_a and_o rich_a his_o country_n divide_v into_o four_o part_n and_o two_o son_n the_o elder_a of_o five_o year_n call_v volica_fw-la knez_n juan_n vasilliwich_n which_o reign_v after_o he_o the_o other_o of_o two_o year_n duke_n of_o vaga_n juan_n grow_v up_o comely_a in_o person_n endue_v with_o excellent_a gift_n succee_v at_o twelve_o year_n age_n he_o marry_v nastacia_n romanova_n which_o become_v so_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a that_o she_o be_v much_o love_v and_o fear_v a_o long_a time_n carry_v the_o whole_a sway_n her_o husband_n be_v young_a and_o riotous_a she_o rule_v with_o admirable_a wisdom_n so_o that_o he_o
deck_v in_o all_o pomp_n to_o solicit_v her_o kindred_n to_o revenge_v and_o go_v foremost_a in_o the_o field_n encourage_v they_o to_o follow_v the_o kindred_n spare_v no_o blood_n to_o save_v their_o virgin_n which_o the_o other_o side_n strive_v to_o win_v hold_v that_o a_o continual_a glory_n to_o the_o seven_o generation_n when_o a_o man_n be_v kill_v his_o tribe_n seek_v not_o revenge_n on_o the_o murderer_n only_o but_o on_o the_o first_o man_n of_o the_o tribe_n he_o meet_v with_o the_o berber_n do_v likewise_o their_o woman_n follow_v they_o in_o their_o battle_n with_o a_o certain_a colour_n in_o their_o hand_n call_v hanna_n which_o will_v stain_v and_o therefore_o they_o throw_v it_o upon_o such_o as_o offer_v to_o run_v out_o of_o the_o field_n the_o base_a ignominy_n that_o can_v befall_v they_o the_o larbie_n and_o breber_n do_v differ_v as_o much_o in_o language_n as_o welsh_a and_o english_a the_o one_o be_v give_v to_o husbandry_n the_o other_o very_o much_o to_o robbery_n mulai_n sidan_n in_o these_o late_a war_n see_v the_o larbee_n also_o become_v robber_n cause_v the_o next_o dwarre_n a_o town_n of_o tent_n belong_v to_o that_o tribe_n which_o herein_o have_v fault_v to_o be_v destroy_v man_n woman_n child_n kine_n sheep_n and_o whatsoever_o belong_v to_o they_o by_o his_o soldier_n but_o after_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o field_n in_o the_o battle_n with_o mulai_n sheck_n they_o forage_v up_o to_o morocco_n gate_n trust_v to_o the_o strength_n which_o that_o tribe_n can_v make_v be_v fifteen_o thousand_o horse_n this_o tribe_n or_o kindred_n be_v call_v wele_v entid_n in_o africa_n they_o be_v much_o subject_n to_o the_o cough_n insomuch_o 1._o that_o on_o the_o friday_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o mahometan_a sermon_n if_o one_o fall_v a_o cough_n another_o follow_v and_o so_o from_o hand_n to_o hand_n all_o take_v it_o up_o and_o hold_v on_o in_o that_o sort_n till_o the_o end_n of_o their_o sermon_n no_o man_n hear_v what_o have_v be_v say_v for_o their_o moral_a 8._o condition_n leo_n thus_o describe_v they_o as_o we_o have_v somewhat_o mention_v before_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n in_o barbary_n be_v poor_a and_o proud_a ireful_a and_o write_v all_o injury_n marble_n untractable_a and_o unfriendly_a to_o stranger_n simple_a and_o credulous_a of_o impossibility_n the_o vulgar_a be_v ignorant_a of_o nature_n and_o esteem_v all_o work_n thereof_o divine_a and_o miraculous_a they_o be_v irregular_a in_o their_o life_n and_o action_n exceed_o subject_a to_o choler_n speak_v aloft_o and_o proud_o and_o be_v often_o at_o buffet_n in_o the_o street_n thus_o base_a be_v their_o disposition_n and_o no_o less_o be_v their_o estimation_n with_o their_o lord_n who_o make_v better_a account_n of_o their_o beast_n they_o have_v no_o chief_a man_n or_o officer_n to_o rule_v or_o counsel_n they_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o merchandise_n be_v destitute_a of_o banker_n and_o money-changer_n and_o every_o merchant_n be_v constrain_v to_o attend_v his_o ware_n himself_o no_o people_n under_o heaven_n more_o covetous_a few_o among_o they_o which_o for_o love_n of_o god_n or_o man_n will_v entertain_v a_o stranger_n or_o requite_v a_o good_a turn_n always_o encumber_v with_o melancholy_a they_o addict_v themselves_o to_o no_o pleasure_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v their_o great_a poverty_n and_o small_a gain_n the_o shepherd_n both_o in_o the_o mountain_n and_o field_n live_v a_o laboursome_a and_o miserable_a life_n a_o beastly_a thievish_a ignorant_a kind_n of_o people_n never_o repay_v any_o thing_n commit_v to_o they_o the_o young_a woman_n before_o they_o marry_v may_v have_v their_o lover_n in_o all_o filthiness_n none_o of_o they_o bestow_v her_o virginity_n on_o her_o husband_n if_o they_o be_v once_o marry_v their_o lover_n do_v no_o more_o follow_v after_o they_o but_o betake_v they_o to_o some_o other_o the_o brutish_a father_n make_v this_o odious_a love_n to_o his_o daughter_n and_o the_o beastly_a brother_n to_o his_o whorish_a sister_n the_o most_o of_o they_o be_v neither_o mahometans_n jew_n nor_o christian_n but_o without_o faith_n and_o without_o so_o much_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o religion_n neither_o make_v any_o prayer_n nor_o have_v any_o church_n but_o live_v like_o beast_n and_o if_o any_o have_v any_o smack_n of_o devotion_n yet_o have_v no_o law_n priest_n nor_o any_o rule_n to_o follow_v he_o be_v force_v to_o live_v like_o the_o other_o many_o of_o they_o both_o in_o city_n and_o field_n be_v find_v savour_v of_o better_a thing_n both_o for_o art_n merchandise_n and_o devotion_n as_o the_o same_o leo_n show_v but_o thus_o be_v the_o most_o incline_v now_o to_o add_v somewhat_o further_o of_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n in_o africa_n anno_fw-la 714._o as_o some_o 1._o do_v reckon_v the_o saracen_n by_o the_o incitement_n of_o julius_n earl_n of_o suta_fw-la as_o in_o our_o three_o book_n be_v relate_v invade_v and_o conquer_v spain_n leo_n in_o his_o five_o book_n attribute_v this_o to_o muse_n governor_n of_o africa_n under_o calipha_n qualid_n the_o calipha_n of_o damascus_n who_o next_o successor_n deprive_v muse_n and_o send_v jezul_n to_o cairaoan_n to_o succeed_v in_o his_o room_n who_o posterity_n there_o govern_v till_o that_o house_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o caliphship_n and_o the_o seat_n thereof_o remove_v from_o damascus_n to_o bagdet_n then_o be_v elagleb_n make_v lieutenant_n of_o africa_n and_o hold_v it_o with_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o 170._o year_n after_o which_o time_n el_n mahdi_n a_o heretical_a calipha_n dispossess_v they_o of_o this_o el_n mahdi_n and_o elcain_n and_o their_o suppose_a heresy_n i_o have_v no_o certain_a history_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o mahometan_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v divide_v as_o appear_v of_o idris_n in_o our_o history_n of_o fez_n and_o more_o full_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o mahomet_n next_o successor_n which_o be_v the_o next_o not_o in_o blood_n but_o in_o power_n so_o do_v bubac_n or_o abubacer_n challenge_v it_o and_o after_o he_o homar_n and_o ottoman_a contrary_v to_o the_o testament_n of_o mahomet_n who_o appoint_v hali_n his_o heir_n muavias_n also_o murder_a hali_n and_o his_o son_n to_o obtain_v the_o sovereignty_n thus_o be_v they_o divide_v about_o the_o true_a successor_n of_o their_o false_a prophet_n which_o fire_n be_v not_o yet_o extinct_a another_o division_n be_v about_o the_o interpretation_n of_o their_o law_n 1._o abubacer_n give_v foundation_n to_o the_o sect_n melchia_n or_o melici_n embrace_v by_o the_o african_n homar_n be_v author_n of_o the_o sect_n anesia_n which_o the_o turk_n and_o zaharan_n in_o africa_n receive_v odman_n or_o ottoman_n leave_v behind_o he_o the_o banesiae_n which_o have_v also_o his_o follower_n hali_n be_v head_n of_o the_o imemia_n which_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o persian_n indian_n many_o arabian_n and_o gelbine_n of_o africa_n curio_n call_v these_o sect_n embrace_v of_o the_o african_n melici_n and_o as_o he_o affirm_v asuphij_fw-la of_o the_o syrian_n and_o arabian_n alambeli_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o buanifi_n of_o the_o alexandrian_n and_o assyrian_n foreign_a name_n can_v scarce_o be_v translate_v but_o withal_o be_v traduce_v and_o of_o diverse_a diverse_o call_v of_o these_o four_o grow_v threescore_o and_o eight_o sect_n of_o name_n beside_o other_o more_o obscure_a among_o the_o rest_n be_v the_o morabite_n who_o lead_v their_o life_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o hermitage_n and_o make_v profession_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n with_o certain_a principle_n differ_v from_o the_o alcoran_n one_o of_o these_o be_v that_o moabite_n which_o certain_a year_n past_o show_v mahomet_n name_n imprint_v in_o his_o breast_n be_v do_v with_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o some_o such_o thing_n raise_v up_o a_o great_a number_n of_o arabian_n in_o africa_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o tripoli_n where_o be_v betray_v by_o his_o captain_n he_o remain_v the_o turk_n prisoner_n who_o send_v his_o skin_n to_o the_o grand_a seigenior_n these_o morabite_n affirm_v that_o when_o awl_n or_o hali_n fight_v he_o kill_v ten_o thousand_o christian_n with_o one_o blow_n of_o his_o sword_n which_o they_o say_v be_v a_o hundred_o cubit_n long_o one_o write_v 163_o that_o these_o moabite_n devote_a themselves_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n and_o strict_a penance_n for_o certain_a year_n which_o be_v expire_v by_o the_o merit_n thereof_o they_o may_v after_o loosen_v the_o reins_n of_o their_o lust_n to_o all_o impurity_n without_o any_o impurity_n as_o be_v beyond_o possibility_n of_o sin_v the_o like_a we_o have_v observe_v before_o of_o the_o indian_a gymnosophist_n and_o then_o to_o enable_v nature_n to_o unnatural_a degree_n of_o beastly_a lust_n they_o eat_v certain_a herb_n which_o may_v melt_v the_o heart_n in_o and_o into_o those_o flame_n for_o which_o purpose_n they_o use_v also_o in_o
barbary_n a_o composition_n call_v lafis_n the_o cobtini_n be_v as_o foolish_a a_o sect_n one_o of_o which_o show_v himself_o not_o many_o year_n since_o at_o algiers_n mount_v on_o a_o reed_n with_o a_o bridle_n and_o reins_n of_o leather_n affirm_v that_o he_o have_v ride_v a_o hundred_o mile_n on_o that_o horse_n in_o one_o night_n and_o be_v therefore_o high_o reverence_v somewhat_o also_o be_v say_v before_o of_o these_o african_a sect_n in_o our_o chapter_n of_o fez_n another_o occasion_n divide_v africa_n from_o other_o of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n for_o when_o muavia_n and_o jezid_n his_o son_n be_v dead_a one_o maruan_n seize_v on_o the_o pontificality_n but_o abdalan_n the_o son_n of_o jezid_n expel_v he_o he_o also_o have_v slay_v holem_n the_o son_n of_o halea_n a_o little_a before_o who_o the_o arabian_n have_v proclaim_v caliph_n and_o therefore_o make_v the_o maraunian_n stock_n of_o which_o he_o descend_v odious_a to_o the_o arabian_n they_o therefore_o at_o cufa_n choose_v abdimely_n for_o the_o saracenicall_a sovereign_n who_o be_v of_o hali_n posterity_n which_o they_o call_v the_o abazian_a stock_n or_o family_n he_o send_v ciafa_n against_o abdalan_n who_o flee_v and_o be_v slay_v ciafa_n exercise_v all_o cruelty_n against_o all_o that_o maraunian_n kindred_n draw_v jezid_n out_o of_o his_o sepulchre_n and_o burn_v his_o carcase_n and_o slay_v all_o of_o that_o house_n cast_v their_o body_n to_o the_o beast_n and_o fowl_n to_o be_v devour_v whereupon_o one_o abed_o ramon_n of_o that_o family_n some_o suppose_v he_o the_o son_n of_o muavias_n flee_v into_o africa_n with_o great_a troop_n of_o follower_n and_o partaker_n where_o the_o saracen_n receive_v he_o very_o honourable_o barrius_n asia_n tell_v that_o ciafa_n himself_o be_v caliph_n and_o that_o he_o descend_v of_o abaz_n of_o who_o that_o stock_n be_v call_v abazian_n and_o that_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n at_o his_o election_n to_o destroy_v the_o maraunian_n which_o he_o execute_v in_o manner_n as_o aforesaid_a by_o abidela_n his_o kinsman_n and_o general_n to_o abed_o ramon_n resort_v the_o mahometans_n in_o africa_n who_o equal_v his_o heart_n to_o his_o fortune_n call_v himself_o miralmuminin_n which_o be_v mispronounce_v miramulim_n and_o signify_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o believer_n which_o he_o do_v in_o disgrace_n of_o the_o abazian_n some_o attribute_n the_o building_n of_o morocco_n to_o he_o which_o other_o ascribe_v to_o joseph_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o some_o to_o some_o other_o prince_n build_v as_o they_o say_v in_o emulation_n of_o time_n badget_n which_o the_o eastern_a calipha_n build_v for_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n of_o their_o law_n and_o empire_n barrius_n add_v that_o he_o become_v a_o nabuchodonosor_n to_o whip_v and_o scourge_n spain_n which_o ulit_v his_o son_n by_o musa_n his_o captain_n whole_o conquer_v in_o the_o time_n of_o rhodericus_fw-la but_o pelagius_n soon_o after_o which_o his_o spanish_a force_n begin_v to_o make_v head_n against_o the_o moor_n and_o recover_v from_o they_o some_o town_n which_o people_n war_n be_v continue_v with_o diversity_n of_o chance_n and_o change_v three_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o till_o 1110._o alphonsus_n the_o six_o take_v toledo_n from_o they_o and_o for_o diverse_a good_a service_n which_o don_n henry_n etc_n have_v do_v he_o in_o these_o war_n give_v he_o his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n and_o for_o her_o portion_n those_o part_n which_o he_o have_v take_v from_o the_o moor_n in_o lusitania_n since_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n with_o all_o that_o he_o or_o he_o can_v conquer_v from_o they_o thus_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n plant_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o moor_n whereby_o it_o have_v be_v so_o fatten_v and_o have_v so_o batn_v ever_o since_o that_o all_o their_o greatness_n have_v rise_v from_o the_o other_o loss_n for_o they_o not_o only_o clear_v those_o part_n of_o that_o kingdom_n of_o they_o by_o a_o hereditary_a war_n but_o pursue_v they_o also_o into_o africa_n where_o john_n the_o first_o take_v scuta_fw-la from_o they_o so_o make_v way_n to_o his_o posterity_n to_o pierce_v further_o which_o happy_o they_o perform_v alphonsus_n the_o five_o portugal_n emanuel_n take_v from_o they_o tanger_n arzila_n and_o alcasare_n and_o other_o especial_o emanuel_n win_v from_o they_o many_o gate_n city_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o mauritania_n the_o arabian_n not_o refuse_v the_o portugal_n service_n till_o the_o seriff_n arise_v in_o africa_n as_o even_o now_o be_v show_v and_o chase_v the_o portugal_n thence_o thus_o spain_n have_v revenge_v herself_o of_o the_o mahometan_a injury_n by_o her_o two_o arm_n of_o castle_n which_o at_o last_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o granada_n and_o take_v diverse_a town_n in_o the_o main_n of_o africa_n from_o they_o and_o king_n philip_n now_o in_o our_o day_n have_v expel_v the_o remainder_n of_o that_o race_n quite_o out_o of_o spain_n and_o portugal_n which_o thus_o free_v itself_o and_o burden_a they_o by_o another_o course_n do_v yet_o more_o harm_n to_o the_o mahometan_a profession_n for_o henry_n son_n of_o john_n the_o first_o set_v forth_o fleet_n to_o discover_v the_o coast_n of_o africa_n and_o the_o island_n adjacent_a diverse_a of_o which_o be_v by_o the_o portugal_n possess_v and_o make_v way_n to_o the_o further_a discovery_n and_o conquest_n of_o that_o nation_n in_o africa_n and_o india_n to_o these_o our_o day_n where_o they_o have_v take_v diverse_a kingdom_n and_o city_n from_o the_o moor_n of_o which_o other_o place_n of_o this_o history_n in_o part_n and_o the_o large_a relation_n of_o 3._o barrius_n in_o his_o decade_n of_o osorius_n maffaeus_n marmol_n arthus_n jarrie_n and_o other_o be_v ample_a witness_n chap._n xiii_o of_o biledulgerid_n and_o sarra_n otherwise_o call_v numidia_n and_o libya_n we_o have_v now_o i_o suppose_v weary_v you_o with_o so_o long_a discourse_n of_o that_o part_n of_o africa_n on_o this_o side_n atlas_n but_o such_o be_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o mind_n weariness_n from_o that_o of_o the_o body_n that_o this_o be_v weary_v with_o one_o long_a journey_n if_o the_o same_o be_v continue_v with_o a_o second_o it_o be_v more_o than_o tire_v the_o other_o after_o a_o tedious_a and_o irksome_a way_n when_o another_o of_o another_o nature_n present_v itself_o be_v thereby_o refresh_v and_o the_o former_a weariness_n be_v with_o this_o variety_n abate_v yea_o although_o it_o be_v as_o this_o be_v from_o a_o better_a to_o a_o worse_o even_o the_o mount_a up_o this_o cold_a hill_n and_o thence_o to_o view_v the_o atlantike_a ocean_n on_o the_o west_n southward_o and_o eastward_o the_o desert_n will_v neither_o make_v the_o soul_n breathless_a with_o the_o steep_a ascent_n nor_o faint_a with_o so_o wide_a prospect_n of_o manifold_a wilderness_n this_o of_o barren_a earth_n and_o that_o of_o bare_a water_n a_o three_o seem_v to_o be_v mix_v of_o both_o a_o sea_n without_o water_n a_o earth_n without_o solidity_n a_o sand_n not_o to_o hazard_v ship_n with_o her_o privy_a ambushment_n but_o with_o open_a violence_n swallow_v man_n and_o disdain_v to_o hold_v a_o foot-print_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o subjection_n a_o wind_n not_o breathe_v air_n but_o sometime_o the_o high_a element_n in_o fiery_a heat_n and_o sometime_o the_o low_a in_o sandy_a shower_n once_o a_o nature_n mock_v nature_n a_o order_n without_o order_n a_o constant_a inconstancy_n where_o it_o be_v nature_n pastime_n to_o do_v and_o undo_v to_o make_v mountain_n and_o valley_n and_o mountain_n of_o valley_n at_o pleasure_n strange_a be_v the_o composition_n of_o these_o place_n but_o stranger_n be_v that_o of_o the_o mind_n which_o feed_v itself_o with_o the_o cruel_a hunger_n and_o satiates_fw-la thirst_n with_o insatiable_a thirstiness_n of_o these_o desert_n and_o whereas_o the_o body_n fear_v to_o be_v drown_v even_o there_o where_o it_o as_o much_o fear_v to_o want_v water_n in_o this_o sandy_a journey_n the_o soul_n model_n of_o divinity_n life_n of_o humanity_n fear_v no_o such_o accident_n to_o itself_o but_o in_o a_o sweetness_n of_o variety_n delight_v to_o survey_v all_o that_o her_o first_o and_o ancient_a inheritance_n howsoever_o since_o by_o sin_n mortgage_v and_o confiscate_v and_o be_v sequester_v from_o all_o society_n of_o man_n can_v here_o discourse_v with_o god_n and_o nature_n in_o the_o desert_n hither_o now_o after_o so_o long_a a_o preamble_n we_o bring_v you_o and_o at_o first_o present_n unto_o your_o view_n numidia_n where_o you_o shall_v be_v feast_v with_o date_n which_o have_v give_v the_o name_n biledulgerid_n that_o be_v date-region_n thereunto_o and_o before_o be_v make_v one_o entire_a part_n of_o seven_o in_o our_o 1._o division_n of_o africa_n ludonicus_n biledulgerid_n marmolius_n write_v it_o biledel_n gerid_n observe_v by_o the_o way_n with_o aldrete_n that_o this_o numidia_n be_v that_o