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mistake_v for_o the_o aethiopian_n of_o africa_n l._n 1._o 13._o l._n 3._o 116_o &_o l._n 4._o 69._o casâ—uhim_n more_o likely_a to_o be_v find_v in_o casiotis_n than_o colchis_n l._n 1._o 13._o cimmerian_n the_o posterity_n of_o gomer_n l._n 1._o 15._o 152._o first_o settle_v in_o albania_n and_o phrygia_n major_a ib._n &_o l._n 3._o 17._o give_v name_n to_o bosphorus_n cimmerius_n l._n 2._o 42._o l._n 3._o 187._o in_o europe_n better_a know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o cimbri_n the_o same_o with_o the_o cimmerian_n l._n 1._o 152._o &_o l._n 2._o 142._o the_o cimbrick_n chersonese_n name_v from_o they_o l._n 2._o 121._o their_o attempt_n upon_o the_o roman_a empire_n l._n 1._o 186._o citim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o japhet_n first_o settle_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n l._n 1._o 16._o &_o l._n 3._o 44._o his_o posterity_n spread_v into_o macedonia_n lib._n 2._o 244._o from_o thence_o into_o aetolia_n and_o so_o into_o italy_n l._n 1._o 37._o chatsâ—rmaveth_v the_o father_n of_o the_o 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3._o 53._o mistcok_n by_o the_o gentile_n for_o a_o god_n ib._n the_o friar_n carmelites_n thence_o name_v ib._n &_o l._n 1._o 92._o curtius_n tax_v for_o overstrain_v the_o act_n of_o alexander_n l._n 3._o 217._o cloves_n where_o they_o grow_v most_o plentiful_o and_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o l._n 3._o 249._o circassian_n where_o they_o dwell_v l._n 3._o 191._o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n ibid._n cophti_n the_o name_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o egypt_n whence_o to_o be_v derive_v lib._n 4._o 6._o their_o tenet_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o estate_n at_o the_o present_a ibid._n capthorim_n to_o be_v find_v in_o coptus_n a_o town_n of_o egypt_n l._n 1._o 14._o carry_v against_o all_o reason_n into_o cappadocia_n ib._n &_o l._n 3._o 13._o chusite_n why_o render_v ethiopian_n in_o our_o english_a bibles_n l._n 3._o 116._o the_o translation_n justify_v ib._n the_o action_n ascribe_v unto_o they_o not_o possible_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o ethiopian_n of_o africa_n l._n 4._o 69._o the_o mistake_v lay_v on_o the_o expositor_n l._n 3._o 116._o caliph_n the_o name_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o mahomet_n l._n 3._o 124._o the_o succession_n of_o they_o ibid._n &_o 125._o &_o l._n 4._o 21._o crocodile_n their_o monstrous_a shape_n and_o where_o most_o usual_a l._n 4._o 9_o coco-nut_n a_o most_o excellent_a fruit_n and_o of_o several_a use_n l._n 4._o 84._o cinnamon_n what_o it_o be_v where_o and_o how_o it_o grow_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 4._o 59_o cipher_n or_o private_a character_n for_o writing_n by_o who_o first_o invent_v l._n 4._o 5._o chaldaean_n great_a astrologer_n l._n 3._o 128._o the_o name_n communicate_v unto_o all_o who_o profess_v that_o art_n ib._n so_o call_v from_o chesed_a the_o son_n of_o nachor_n 127._o cistercian_n or_o white_a monk_n whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 92._o by_o who_o ordain_v ib._n capuchin_n friar_n by_o who_o first_o institute_v and_o why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 92._o centaur_n the_o fable_n of_o they_o whence_o it_o take_v beginning_n l._n 2._o 242._o cretensis_n nâ—scit_fw-la pelagus_fw-la a_o proverb_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o l._n 2._o 261._o carthusian_n monk_n by_o who_o institute_v l._n 1._o 92._o their_o strait_a kind_n of_o life_n ib._n cocchinel_n a_o precious_a die_n how_o and_o where_o it_o grow_v l._n 4._o 148._o corybates_n the_o priest_n of_o cybele_n l._n 2._o 26._o curetes_n what_o they_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v lib._n 2._o 236._o and_o 262._o d_o dictator_n what_o they_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n l._n 1._o 42._o a_o catalogue_n of_o they_o 43._o diaries_n what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o they_o differ_v from_o history_n l._n 1._o 21._o delinquent_n how_v to_o be_v proceed_v with_o l._n 1._o 58_o gain_v more_o by_o favour_n than_o by_o rigour_n 59_o druid_n what_o they_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 212._o their_o chief_a seat_n in_o fâ—â—nce_n 170._o in_o britain_n 318._o due_n observe_v as_o lucky_a or_o unlucky_a unto_o divers_a man_n l._n 1._o 83._o l._n 3._o 95._o dodanim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o jauâ—n_n first_o settle_v in_o rhodes_n l._n 1._o 14._o &_o l._n 3._o 39_o his_o posterity_n pass_v into_o epirus_n l._n 2._o 239._o and_o there_o name_v the_o dodonian_a grove_n 238._o david_n george_n a_o monstrous_a heretic_n and_o what_o his_o tenet_n l._n 2._o 22._o dedan_n the_o son_n of_o regma_n plant_v upon_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf_n l._n 1._o 13._o drusian_o what_o they_o be_v their_o religion_n and_o country_n l._n 3._o 49._o of_o their_o power_n and_o strength_n 57_o dosithean_o a_o samaritan_n sect_n and_o their_o superstition_n l._n 3._o 86._o divination_n by_o bird_n and_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o 137._o damasken_o plum_n damask_n rose_n and_o damask_n linen_n from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 3._o 64_o 65._o drink_v when_o first_o in_o fashion_n among_o the_o english_a 149_o despot_n the_o title_n of_o the_o heir_n apparent_a in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n l._n â—2_n 207._o communicate_v after_o to_o inferior_a prince_n ib._n the_o despot_n of_o rascial_a l._n 2._o 207._o of_o servia_n 208._o and_o of_o bulgaria_n 212._o drake_n sir_n fra._n how_o say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o sail_v about_o the_o world_n lib._n 4._o 159._o by_o who_o follow_v e_o epoch_n what_o it_o be_v in_o account_n of_o time_n l._n 1._o 21._o the_o several_a epoche_n in_o story_n 22._o europe_n whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 32_o 33._o the_o original_a language_n still_o in_o it_o 33._o edward_n the_o 3d._o his_o claim_n â—nto_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n mistake_v in_o our_o common_a chronicle_n l._n 1._o 150._o 151._o not_o prejudice_v at_o all_o by_o the_o salic_a law_n ib._n enemy_n to_o be_v license_v flight_n l._n 1._o 196._o how_o to_o be_v deal_v withal_o when_o they_o be_v in_o our_o power_n lib._n 1._o 58._o exarch_o what_o he_o be_v and_o by_o who_o ordain_v l._n 1._o 78._o his_o proper_a territory_n 79._o the_o catalogue_n and_o succession_n of_o â—hem_n ib._n elector_n of_o germany_n how_o many_o l._n 2._o 44._o by_o who_o ordain_v ibid._n their_o office_n and_o how_o perform_v ib._n election_n of_o the_o pope_n l._n 1._o 91_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o venice_n 105._o of_o the_o german_a emperor_n l._n 2._o 44._o of_o the_o great_a master_n of_o malta_n l._n 4._o 47._o the_o ordinary_a mean_n for_o obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o bohemia_n l._n 2._o 90._o enterview_n betwixt_o great_a prince_n reckon_v inconvenient_a l._n 1._o 117._o elam_n the_o son_n of_o sem_fw-mi where_fw-mi plant_v l._n 1._o 13._o l._n 3._o 163._o elisha_n the_o son_n of_o javan_n settle_v in_o elis_n of_o pelopomesus_n l._n 1._o 16._o and_o after_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o greece_n l._n 2._o 220._o thence_o call_v the_o isle_n of_o elisha_n ezekâ—_n 27._o 7._o l._n 1._o 16._o emir_n of_o sidon_n what_o he_o be_v l._n 3._o 55._o his_o power_n and_o strength_n 57_o endymionis_n somnum_fw-la a_o proverb_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o 25._o etymology_n ridiculous_a of_o europe_n l._n 1._o 32._o of_o the_o hugonot_n 168._o of_o the_o walloon_n l._n 2._o 4._o of_o the_o lombard_n 186._o essenâ—_n why_o so_o call_v their_o opinion_n and_o dogmata_fw-la l._n 3._o 71._o egypt_n people_v in_o probability_n before_o the_o flood_n l._n 1._o 6._o l._n 4._o 17._o some_o of_o the_o dynasty_n of_o their_o king_n to_o have_v be_v before_o it_o ib._n elephant_n their_o vast_a greatness_n and_o docile_a nature_n l._n 3._o 213._o eunuchs_z why_o most_o employ_v by_o the_o eastern_a monarch_n l._n 3._o 183._o f_o flight_n to_o be_v permit_v a_o enemy_n and_o debar_v from_o a_o soldier_n l._n 1._o 159._o frank_n or_o french_a of_o what_o nation_n they_o consist_v and_o why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 198._o