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place_n by_o the_o power_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o empress_n eudoxia_n by_o who_o hate_v for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o point_n of_o faith_n who_o die_v afterward_o at_o comana_n of_o cappadocia_n be_v there_o inter_v this_o country_n be_v once_o part_n of_o cappadocia_n till_o the_o armenian_n by_o their_o incursion_n and_o colony_n pessess_v themselves_o of_o it_o and_o give_v unto_o it_o the_o name_n of_o armenia_n minor_n continue_v part_n of_o their_o estate_n till_o the_o war_n of_o 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v discomfit_v by_o lucullus_n flee_v with_o two_o thousand_o hâ—rse_n to_o the_o court_n of_o tigranes_n the_o armenian_a who_o have_v marry_v his_o daughter_n by_o who_o at_o first_o neglect_v and_o not_o suffer_v to_o come_v into_o his_o presence_n but_o afterward_o on_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o common_a danger_n more_o esteem_v and_o set_v by_o insomuch_o that_o his_o royal_a entertainment_n there_o and_o the_o refusal_n of_o tigranes_n to_o yield_v he_o up_o when_o require_v by_o the_o romanâ—_n occasion_v lucullus_n to_o bring_v his_o force_n into_o these_o part_n subdue_a all_o before_o he_o to_o the_o bank_n of_o euphrate_a his_o victory_n be_v second_v by_o pomper_n and_o confirm_v by_o augustus_n this_o country_n be_v make_v a_o province_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n the_o great_a armâ—nia_n lie_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o that_o river_n though_o conquer_v also_o in_o that_o war_n not_o be_v take_v into_o the_o account_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n till_o the_o time_n of_o traian_n augustus_n think_v it_o a_o high_a point_n of_o wisdom_n as_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v not_o to_o extend_v the_o empire_n beyond_o those_o bank_n after_o this_o it_o continue_v roman_a till_o the_o decline_a time_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n when_o waste_v by_o the_o persian_n and_o subdue_v by_o the_o turk_n by_o who_o call_v genech_n or_o as_o some_o say_v pegia_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o province_n of_o the_o
the_o west_n with_o mysia_n interpose_v betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o lesser_a phrygia_n on_o the_o north_n with_o metapontus_n or_o pontus_n special_o so_o call_v on_o the_o south_n with_o lydâ—â—_n call_v phrygia_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o lay_v down_o the_o word_n major_n be_v add_v for_o distinction_n sake_n because_o the_o great_a of_o the_o two_o the_o people_n of_o this_o country_n be_v ancient_o more_o superstitious_a than_o the_o other_o asian_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o rite_n use_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o cybele_n and_o some_o other_o goddess_n say_v to_o be_v also_o the_o inventor_n of_o augury_n and_o 〈◊〉_d kid_n of_o divination_n and_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n man_n of_o after-wit_n and_o all_o for_o have_v i_o wist_v whence_o 〈◊〉_d proverb_n sero_fw-la sapiwt_n phryges_n apply_v to_o those_o who_o want_v forecast_v and_o know_v better_a to_o lament_v mis_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d then_o to_o keep_v they_o off_o and_o use_v not_o to_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o what_o will_v follow_v till_o it_o be_v too_o 〈◊〉_d a_o people_n note_v for_o effeminacy_n and_o lightness_n of_o conversation_n and_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v not_o of_o themselves_o be_v wanton_a enough_o their_o very_a music_n be_v so_o fit_v as_o to_o dispose_v they_o to_o laseiviousnesse_n where_o by_o the_o way_n i_o find_v three_o sort_n of_o music_n speak_v of_o among_o the_o ancient_n the_o first_o that_o which_o aristotle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o settle_v and_o compose_v the_o affection_n and_o boëtius_n the_o lydian_a music_n because_o much_o use_v by_o that_o people_n before_o corrupt_a by_o long_a ease_n and_o ill_a example_n it_o consist_v principal_o of_o long_a note_n or_o spondee_n such_o as_o be_v that_o suppose_a to_o be_v which_o elisha_n call_v for_o king_n 1._o chap._n 3._o v._n 15._o to_o invite_v the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n to_o he_o and_o be_v play_v by_o david_n before_o saul_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o ill_a spirit_n from_o he_o and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o church-music_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n fit_v to_o calm_a man_n passion_n and_o raise_v their_o devotion_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la oblectamenta_fw-la aurium_fw-la as_o saint_n augustine_n have_v it_o assurgat_fw-la enimus_fw-la ad_fw-la pietat_fw-la be_v affectum_fw-la that_o by_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o ear_n the_o passion_n may_v be_v calm_v and_o the_o soul_n inflame_v with_o pious_a and_o devout_a affection_n the_o second_o sort_n be_v that_o which_o aristotle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o active_a as_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o merall_a commend_v it_o before_o the_o other_o in_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n because_o more_o stir_v they_o to_o action_n consist_v of_o dactyl_n or_o one_o long_a note_n and_o two_o short_a one_o by_o he_o and_o boëtius_n both_o call_v dâ—riâ—n_n as_o most_o peculiar_a to_o that_o people_n the_o three_o and_o last_o by_o the_o philosopher_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ravish_v because_o it_o unhinge_v the_o affection_n and_o stir_v man_n to_o lascivious_a gesture_n and_o wanton_a thought_n consist_v of_o short_a note_n or_o tribrachy_n boëtius_n term_v it_o phrygian_a as_o most_o in_o use_n among_o this_o loose_a and_o ungoverned_a nation_n such_o as_o the_o french_a music_n in_o our_o age_n a_o sort_n of_o music_n forbid_v to_o be_v use_v by_o aristotle_n but_o upon_o the_o theatre_n for_o contentation_n of_o the_o rude_a and_o unpolished_a people_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o influence_n which_o it_o have_v upon_o man_n behaviour_n mutatâ_fw-la musicâ_fw-la say_v the_o orator_n mutantur_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la curandum_fw-la itaque_fw-la ut_fw-la musica_fw-la quam_fw-la gravissima_fw-la &_o sedatissima_fw-la retineatur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o change_n of_o music_n make_v a_o alteration_n of_o manner_n care_v therefore_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o the_o music_n be_v compose_v and_o grave_a and_o such_o only_o use_v but_o see_v how_o fane_n this_o fiddle_a humour_n have_v lead_v i_o out_o of_o the_o way_n i_o return_v again_o the_o country_n very_o rich_a and_o pleasant_a well_o water_v with_o the_o river_n sangarius_n and_o marsyas_n of_o which_o the_o former_a have_v its_o spring_n or_o fountain_n in_o this_o country_n but_o his_o fall_n in_o the_o euxine_a on_o the_o bank_n whereof_o standech_v the_o city_n gordium_n and_o many_o other_o of_o good_a note_n the_o late_a be_v so_o call_v from_o one_o marsyas_n who_o strive_v with_o apollo_n for_o prcheminence_n in_o music_n be_v by_o he_o flay_v which_o fact_n say_v the_o poet_n be_v so_o lament_v that_o from_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o mourner_n grow_v this_o river_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v 1._o gordior_fw-la the_o seat_n of_o gordius_n who_o from_o a_o ploughman_n be_v raise_v and_o choose_a king_n of_o this_o kingdom_n place_v the_o furniture_n of_o his_o wain_n and_o ox_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n tie_v in_o such_o a_o knot_n that_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n be_v promise_v to_o he_o that_o can_v untie_v it_o which_o when_o alexander_n have_v try_v and_o can_v not_o undo_v it_o he_o cut_v it_o with_o his_o sword_n 2._o midaeium_n the_o seat_n of_o midas_n son_n to_o this_o gordiuâ—_n who_o be_v not_o a_o little_a covetous_a entreat_v of_o bacchus_n that_o what_o ever_o he_o touch_v shall_v be_v turn_v into_o gold_n which_o petition_n grant_v he_o be_v almost_o starve_v his_o very_a victual_n turn_v into_o gold_n till_o he_o have_v repeal_v his_o wish_n and_o afterward_o for_o prefer_v pan_n pipe_n before_o apollo_n harp_n his_o head_n be_v adorn_v with_o a_o comely_a pair_n of_o ass_n ear_n 3._o colosse_n where_o dwell_v the_o colossian_n to_o who_o saint_n paul_n write_v one_o of_o his_o epistle_n 4._o pesinus_n where_o the_o goddess_n cybele_n be_v worship_v be_v call_v dea_fw-la pesinuncia_n the_o roman_n be_v once_o tell_v by_o a_o oracle_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v lord_n of_o the_o world_n if_o they_o can_v get_v this_o goddess_n into_o their_o possession_n hereupon_o they_o send_v to_o the_o phrygian_n to_o demand_v it_o the_o phrygian_n will_v to_o please_v a_o potent_a neighbour_n especial_o the_o roman_n be_v their_o countryman_n as_o descend_v from_o aeneas_n and_o his_o trojan_n grant_v their_o request_n and_o the_o goddess_n be_v ship_v away_o for_o rome_n but_o behold_v the_o unluckinesse_n of_o fortune_n the_o ship_n goddess_n and_o all_o make_v a_o stand_n in_o tiber_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v advance_v forward_o by_o force_n or_o art_n it_o happen_v that_o one_o of_o the_o vestal_a virgin_n name_v claudia_n be_v suspect_v of_o unchastity_n resolve_v to_o put_v herself_o upon_o this_o experiment_n and_o fasten_v her_o girdle_n to_o the_o ship_n pray_v to_o the_o goddess_n that_o if_o she_o be_v causelesse_o suspect_v the_o ship_n may_v be_v suffer_v to_o go_v forward_o which_o be_v no_o soon_o hear_v then_o grant_v claudia_n draw_v the_o ship_n up_o the_o water_n to_o rome_n where_o i_o leave_v the_o people_n wonder_v at_o the_o miracle_n as_o well_o they_o may_v but_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o city_n it_o stand_v in_o the_o border_n of_o galatia_n and_o be_v by_o some_o make_v to_o be_v the_o city_n of_o gordius_n and_o the_o gordian_a knot_n place_v in_o it_o also_o but_o neither_o right_o not_o far_o off_o stand_v the_o mountain_n dindyme_n overlook_v the_o city_n in_o which_o the_o priest_n of_o cybele_n have_v their_o usual_a residence_n thence_o call_v dindymene_n 5._o apamea_n situate_v not_o far_o from_o the_o bank_n of_o maeander_n ancient_o a_o most_o flourish_a emporie_n &_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n till_o constantine_n divide_v it_o into_o the_o two_o province_n of_o salutaris_n and_o pacatiana_n make_v 6._o synnada_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o first_o 7._o hiâ—rapolis_n and_o 8._o laodicea_n two_o note_a city_n in_o those_o time_n the_o principal_a of_o the_o other_o province_n 9_o juliopolis_n and_o 10._o tiberiopolis_n so_o call_v from_o the_o emperor_n to_o who_o honour_n dedicate_v 11._o dorylaeum_n etc._n etc._n not_o know_v unto_o the_o ancient_a writer_n but_o of_o more_o note_n in_o modem_fw-la story_n be_v 1._o sagnta_n the_o habitation_n of_o etrogul_n father_n of_o ottoman_a the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o turk_n 2._o chara-chisar_a by_o the_o grecian_n call_v melampyrgos_n or_o the_o black_a tower_n 3._o billezuga_fw-la 4._o einegâ—oll_n place_n of_o consequence_n and_o importance_n take_v by_o the_o say_a ottoman_n from_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o his_o fortune_n as_o for_o the_o phrycians_n they_o descend_v as_o be_v show_v before_o from_o gomer_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o japhet_n and_o askâ—naz_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o gomer_n of_o which_o gomer_n first_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o mountainous_a country_n of_o albania_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o
the_o mountain_n call_v masigrum_n the_o massycite_v of_o pliny_n 9_o podalea_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o mylias_n as_o 11._o oenoanda_n be_v of_o oebalia_n two_o little_a region_n in_o this_o country_n the_o lycian_n be_v in_o former_a time_n a_o puissant_a people_n extend_v their_o power_n upon_o the_o sea_n as_o far_o as_o italy_n subject_v to_o the_o persian_a not_o without_o great_a difficulty_n the_o people_n with_o such_o obstinacy_n defend_v their_o liberty_n that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v besiege_v by_o harpagus_n licutenant_n unto_o cyrus_n the_o first_o persian_a monarch_n they_o first_o burn_v their_o wife_n child_n servant_n and_o riches_n in_o a_o common_a fire_n and_o then_o make_v a_o furious_a sally_n upon_o the_o enemy_n by_o who_o put_v all_o unto_o the_o sword_n to_o alexoender_v in_o his_o march_n this_o way_n towards_o persia_n they_o submit_v without_o any_o resistance_n after_o who_o death_n they_o fall_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o part_n into_o the_o 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and_o dispose_v the_o public_a game_n wherein_o by_o his_o office_n he_o preside_v when_o make_v a_o province_n of_o the_o empire_n it_o have_v the_o same_o fortune_n as_o the_o other_o have_v till_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o turk_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o second_o aladine_n make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o caramania_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o 15._o lycaonia_n lycaonia_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o armenia_n minor_n from_o which_o part_v by_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o mountain_n taurus_n on_o the_o west_n with_o the_o great_a phrygia_n on_o the_o north_n with_o cappadocia_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o pisidia_n so_o call_v from_o the_o lycaones_n a_o people_n of_o lycia_n or_o from_o the_o lycaonian_o inhabitant_n of_o lycaonia_n a_o town_n of_o phrygia_n major_n who_o enlarge_n themselves_o into_o these_o part_n give_v this_o name_n unto_o it_o either_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v prefer_v before_o their_o conceit_n who_o derive_v it_o 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it_o in_o apulia_n they_o use_v the_o mesapian_a tongue_n in_o that_o which_o be_v now_o call_v calabria_n they_o speak_v the_o greek_a in_o hetruria_n they_o use_v the_o tuscan_a and_o the_o latin_a in_o latium_n which_o last_v so_o alter_v in_o short_a time_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o commerce_n they_o have_v with_o the_o conquer_a nation_n that_o the_o article_n of_o the_o peace_n make_v between_o the_o roman_n and_o carthaginian_n at_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o tarquin_n can_v not_o be_v understand_v as_o polybius_n say_v by_o the_o best_a antiquary_n of_o his_o time_n and_o yet_o the_o time_n between_o the_o make_n of_o those_o article_n and_o the_o time_n of_o polybius_n who_o be_v contemporary_a with_o scipio_n africanus_n there_o pass_v not_o above_o 300_o year_n that_o the_o latin_a tongue_n be_v afterward_o at_o any_o time_n speak_v general_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n or_o of_o italy_n itself_o as_o i_o see_v some_o hold_n i_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v 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and_o the_o brother_n of_o guigne_a the_o six_o the_o last_o dauphin_n of_o this_o line_n of_o who_o surrendrie_n and_o the_o reason_n which_o induce_v he_o to_o it_o we_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a fol._n 191._o and_o thither_o i_o remit_v the_o reader_n then_o for_o the_o error_n of_o the_o press_n with_o their_o emendation_n and_o correction_n fol._n 147._o l._n 5._o for_o german_n r._n german_n word_n 148._o 46._o for_o bosomon_n r._n baisemain_v 151._o 32._o for_o mayenne_n r._n maine_n 152._o 60._o for_o galatia_n r._n galatia_n 153._o for_o celto-scyâ—bia_a r._n celta-scythia_n 155._o 63._o for_o chrysogonelle_n r._n grisogonelle_n 156._o 49._o for_o 14000_o r._n 140000._o fol._n 159._o 54._o for_o azure_a r._n argent_fw-fr 16â—_n 66._o for_o 13_o r._n 11_o 165._o 47._o for_o brien_n r._n brieux_n 170._o 46._o for_o antecum_fw-la r._n autricum_n 173._o 33._o for_o philip_n the_o good_a r._n philip_n the_o three_o son_n of_o philip_n the_o hardy_a 174._o 27._o for_o ovillac_n r._n aurillac_n 181â—_n 28._o for_o nimine_n r._n ximines_n 191._o 3._o for_o the_o praesectus_fw-la r._n the_o seat_n of_o the_o praefectus_fw-la ib._n 52._o for_o usual_o r._n not_o usual_o 193._o 51._o for_o aâ—axis_n r._n araxis_n 194_o for_o give_v r._n be_v give_v 198._o 12._o for_o war_n r._n wave_n 199._o ult_n for_o first_o r._n last_o 201._o 67._o for_o do_v r._n be_v 211._o 10._o for_o first_o r._n second_o 221._o for_o review_n r._n thus_o a_o view_n ib._n 46._o for_o garvine_n r._n gurvinea_n ib._n 63._o for_o country_n r._n continent_n 244._o 37._o for_o sorgorve_n r._n segorve_n 248._o 4._o for_o three_o r._n six_o 252._o 48._o to_o the_o north_n add_v and_o some_o few_o of_o the_o neglect_a land_n 260._o 22_o for_o honest_a death_n r._n the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n ib._n 33._o for_o those_o front_n r._n the_o front_n 264._o 26._o for_o pero-benefice_n r._n parochial_a benefice_n ib._n 48._o for_o pursue_v r._n pursue_v ib._n 52_o for_o guipuse_n r._n guipâ—scoa_n 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of_o the_o jonians_n and_o athenian_n l._n 1._o 16._o l._n 2._o 228._o l._n 3._o 22._o japyx_n the_o name_n of_o the_o northwest_n wind_n and_o why_o give_v unto_o it_o l._n 1._o 61._o inquisition_n when_o and_o why_o ordain_v l._n 1._o 231._o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o it_o ib._n not_o admit_v into_o many_o of_o the_o papal_a country_n ib._n ireland_n why_o never_o conquer_v till_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n lib._n 1._o 314._o john_n baptist_n head_n how_o pitiful_o mangle_a by_o the_o papist_n l._n 2._o 50._o julius_n scaliger_n his_o censure_n of_o hesiodus_n control_v by_o velleius_n l._n 2._o 232._o his_o base_a character_n of_o the_o english_a censure_v l._n 1._o 263._o joseph_n scaliger_n his_o singularity_n about_o nabonidus_n l._n 3._o 138._o and_o darius_n medus_n 〈◊〉_d his_o unsteadfastness_n about_o the_o hegira_n 158._o interim_n of_o germany_n what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o ill_o like_v of_o all_o party_n l._n 2._o 67._o imperial_a chamber_n why_o erect_v and_o where_o settle_v l._n 2._o 49._o imperial_a city_n v._n free_n joan_n the_o virgin_n not_o a_o witch_n as_o the_o english_a l._n 2._o 63._o nor_o so_o miraculous_o send_v as_o the_o french_a pretend_v ibid._n what_o she_o be_v indeed_o ibid._n invention_n of_o clock_n and_o watch_n l._n 2._o 4._o of_o picture_n in_o glass_n and_o lay_v colour_n in_o oil_n ib._n of_o print_v 22._o of_o gun_n 39_o leathern_a ordnance_n 174_o of_o wildfire_n of_o the_o battleax_n l._n 3._o 9_o of_o watchword_n 256._o of_o dice_n chess_n etc._n etc._n 23._o of_o tragedy_n 35._o of_o sail_n for_o ship_n 37._o of_o arithmetic_n and_o astromony_n 52._o of_o the_o purple_n die_v 54._o of_o crystal_n glass_n ib._n of_o pastoral_n hour-glass_n military_a engine_n l._n 1._o 68_o of_o comedy_n 70_o of_o the_o mariner_n compass_n lib_n 1._o 57_o and_o l._n 4._o 99_o of_o tacle_n for_o ship_n l._n 4._o 98._o of_o letter_n and_o cipher_n 5._o of_o brachygraphie_n 6._o of_o paper_n l._n 4._o 9_o jacobite_n what_o they_o be_v and_o where_o most_o numerous_a l._n 3._o 133._o their_o opinion_n ib._n 134._o indian_n or_o christian_n of_o st._n thomas_n what_o they_o hold_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n l._n 3._o 214._o the_o submission_n of_o their_o church_n to_o the_o pope_n ibidem_fw-la indigo_n where_o and_o how_o it_o grow_v l._n 3._o 222._o jamizary_n their_o institution_n and_o number_n l._n 3._o 153_o their_o office_n and_o power_n ib._n their_o insolence_n and_o punishment_n 154._o the_o likely_a man_n to_o carry_v the_o turkish_a empire_n if_o the_o line_n of_o ottomon_n shall_v â—ail_v 157._o jetur_fw-la the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n the_o father_n of_o the_o ituraean_n l._n 3._o 77._o jew_n not_o suffer_v to_o land_n in_o cyprus_n l._n 2._o 42._o expulse_v out_o of_o england_n france_n and_o spain_n 206._o in_o danger_n to_o be_v stone_v every_o moundy-thursday_n ib._n the_o hope_n and_o hindrance_n of_o their_o conversion_n ib._n the_o restitution_n of_o their_o kingdom_n not_o deny_v by_o christ_n 107._o israel_n and_o judah_n when_o divide_v l._n 2._o 102._o the_o reason_n why_o no_o more_o unite_a though_o some_o opportunity_n be_v offer_v 101._o jealousy_n a_o predominant_a passion_n among_o the_o italian_n l._n 1._o 53._o as_o also_o among_o the_o moor_n and_o spaniard_n 208._o the_o english_a little_a subject_n to_o it_o ib._n 200._o and_o the_o dutch_a much_o less_o l._n 2._o 141._o b._n jesuit_n by_o who_o first_o institute_v l._n 92_o 93._o their_o vow_n of_o mission_n 93._o grow_v formidable_a to_o the_o pope_n ib._n industrious_a in_o plant_v christianity_n in_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n l._n 3._o 208._o chief_a factor_n for_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n l._n 1._o 201._o they_o and_o the_o presbyterian_a or_o puritan_n preacher_n the_o great_a incendiary_n of_o christendom_n l._n 1._o 92._o judge_n of_o hell_n what_o and_o who_o they_o be_v l._n 2._o 257_o 262._o and_o why_o so_o account_v of_o ib._n k_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proverb_n and_o of_o of_o who_o intend_v l._n 2._o 261._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proverbial_o use_v for_o a_o wicked_a person_n l._n 3._o 12._o king_n call_v a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n and_o why_o l._n 1._o 5._o who_o of_o they_o ancient_o anoint_v 216._o â—ow_o they_o take_v precedency_n 286._o not_o to_o use_v their_o people_n to_o the_o waâ—s_n l._n 2._o 33._o the_o legend_n of_o the_o king_n of_o colen_n l._n 2._o 54._o king_n evil_n a_o disease_n l._n 1._o 131_o the_o cure_n thereof_o hereditary_a to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 283._o knighâ—ood_n v_o order_n l_o lvd_v the_o son_n sâ—m_n the_o father_n of_o the_o lydian_n in_o asia_n minor_n l._n 1._o 10._o l._n 3._o 24._o lehabim_n the_o father_n of_o the_o liby-aegyptiâ—_a l._n 1._o 14_o &_o l._n 4._o 16._o ludim_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n the_o father_n of_o the_o eâ—hiopians_n in_o africa_n l._n 1._o 14._o &_o l._n 4._o 69._o improper_o render_v lydian_n in_o our_o english_a bibles_n jer._n 16._o 9_o ibid_fw-la lady_n of_o loretto_n her_o legend_n l._n 3._o 88_o the_o sumptuosity_n of_o her_o temple_n l._n 1._o 81._o latin_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o latium_n and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 34._o the_o latin_a tongue_n not_o the_o language_n of_o italy_n 36._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o spread_a and_o extent_n thereof_o ib._n lombard_n their_o original_a and_o first_o king_n l._n 2._o 186._o their_o affair_n in_o italy_n 1._o 1._o 51._o the_o subversion_n of_o their_o kingdom_n there_o 51._o luther_n his_o birth_n &_o first_o contention_n with_o the_o pope_n l_o 2._o 105._o the_o success_n and_o spread_v of_o his_o doctrine_n 106._o and_o by_o what_o mean_v special_o ibid._n the_o government_n of_o the_o lutheran_n church_n 41._o the_o condition_n of_o their_o minister_n ib._n their_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n not_o much_o different_a from_o those_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n ibid._n laberâ—as_o prophetâ—ndâ—_n what_o and_o where_o most_o in_o use_n l._n 2._o 166._o liburns_n the_o name_n of_o a_o light_a vessed_a l_o 2._o 191._o and_o of_o such_o chair_n as_o we_o call_v sedan_n ibid._n and_o from_o whence_o so_o name_v ibid._n libanus_n a_o famous_a mountain_n why_o so_o name_v l._n 3._o 51._o the_o length_n course_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o ib_n &_o 9_o lysanias_n the_o tetrarch_n of_o abilâ—ne_n who_o son_n he_o be_v l._n 3._o 81._o why_o reckon_v luke_n 3._o among_o hâ—roâ—aâ—_n child_n 64._o 〈◊〉_d why_o scatter_v and_o divide_v among_o the_o tribe_n l._n 3._o 96._o the_o liberal_a maintenance_n allow_v they_o ibid._n lâ—byâ—â—th_o of_o egypt_n l._n 4._o 9_o for_o what_o cause_v make_v ib_n imitate_v by_o minos_n in_o that_o of_o creâ—el_n l._n 2._o 261._o letter_n the_o first_o original_n and_o history_n of_o they_o lib._n 2._o â—_o 2_o &_o lib._n 4_o 4_o 5._o lemnâ—a_n or_o terra_fw-la lemnia_n the_o sovereign_a virtue_n of_o it_o l._n 2._o 256_o how_o make_v and_o order_v ib._n why_o call_v terra_n 〈◊〉_d ib._n m_o man_n why_o create_v unarm_v and_o naked_a l._n 1._o 4._o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o he_o what_o it_o do_v consist_v in_o ibid._n monarchy_n the_o near_a form_n of_o government_n to_o that_o of_o god_n lib._n 1._o 5._o the_o monarch_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 253._o of_o the_o english_a 〈◊〉_d 26â—_n of_o the_o assyrian_n l._n 3._o 136._o of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n 167._o maâ—res_n of_o the_o palace_n their_o institution_n and_o authority_n l._n 1._o 199._o the_o catalogue_n and_o succession_n of_o they_o ibid._n mistress_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o mede_n l._n 3._o 193._o of_o the_o roman_n by_o mâ—thridates_n 10._o of_o the_o dane_n by_o the_o english_a lib._n 1._o 283._o of_o the_o french_a in_o sâ—eâ—l_n 74._o of_o the_o hugoâ—ots_n by_o the_o french_a 148._o morkâ—_n their_o original_n and_o increase_n l._n 1._o 92_o by_o who_o first_o bring_v under_o certain_a rule_n ibidem_fw-la their_o several_a and_o particular_a order_n 92._o etc._n etc._n meâ—hâ—_n and_o mount_n sephâ—r_o mention_v gen._n 10._o in_o what_o place_n they_o be_v l._n 1._o 12._o l._n â—_o 12._o 15._o morastick_a life_n how_o account_v of_o in_o the_o former_a time_n l._n 1._o 96._o whether_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o sociable_a ibid._n mosaic_a work_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 1._o 102._o marcheâ—a_n mulâ—er_o be_v a_o barbarous_a custom_n of_o the_o scot_n lib._n 1._o 296._o whence_o name_v and_o by_o who_o abrogate_a ib._n moscovite_n by_o who_o convert_v and_o of_o what_o opinion_n in_o religion_n l._n 2._o 151._o from_o what_o original_a they_o come_v 161._o mare_n why_o use_v in_o battle_n among_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n l._n 2._o 211._o minotaur_n the_o fable_n and_o true_a stoty_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o 261_o mshridates_n the_o author_n of_o the_o antidote_n so_o
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call_v sopththa_n also_o from_o whence_o in_o probability_n some_o of_o this_o people_n may_v pass_v over_o into_o persia_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o gulf_n and_o there_o give_v name_n to_o the_o sabtaei_n which_o by_o the_o transposition_n of_o the_o letter_n t._n be_v by_o prolomie_n call_v the_o stabaei_n that_o nimrod_n the_o four_o son_n of_o chus_n do_v first_o plant_v himself_o in_o babylonia_n the_o scripture_n be_v so_o plain_a and_o positive_a that_o nothing_o need_v be_v add_v to_o it_o of_o sabteca_n the_o five_o son_n i_o confess_v i_o can_v find_v no_o tract_n in_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_a author_n for_o why_o we_o shall_v admit_v of_o so_o great_a a_o change_n as_o first_o of_o b._n into_o m._n and_o then_o of_o t._n into_o d._n which_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v do_v by_o very_o careless_a transcriber_n and_o so_o find_v sabteca_n in_o samydace_n a_o city_n or_o country_n of_o the_o carmanian_o on_o the_o persian_a side_n of_o the_o gulf_n i_o can_v see_v no_o 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merchandize_v the_o merchant_n of_o shebah_n and_o raamah_n say_v the_o text_n they_o be_v thy_o merchant_n they_o occupy_v in_o thy_o fair_n with_o chief_a of_o all_o spice_n and_o with_o all_o precious_a stone_n and_o gold_n ezek._n 27._o v_o 22._o so_o that_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o sabaean_n though_o descend_v at_o the_o first_o from_o several_a parent_n inhabit_v the_o low_a part_n of_o arabia_n felix_n from_o one_o sea_n to_o the_o other_o as_o evident_o appear_v by_o those_o word_n of_o pliny_n where_o he_o inform_v we_o most_o true_o that_o the_o sabaean_n or_o arabian_a people_n well_o know_v for_o their_o abundance_n of_o frankincense_n ad_fw-la utraque_fw-la maria_fw-la porrectis_fw-la gentibus_fw-la habitare_fw-la have_v spread_v themselves_o over_o all_o the_o country_n even_o from_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o the_o gulf_n of_o persia_n final_o in_o the_o same_o tract_n we_o find_v dedan_n the_o other_o son_n of_o regma_n and_o the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o chus_n there_o be_v on_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf_n but_o on_o the_o arabian_a coast_n thereof_o not_o only_o a_o city_n but_o a_o province_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o dedan_n which_o both_o ortelius_n and_o some_o other_o late_a geographer_n do_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o more_o than_o so_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n join_v he_o with_o his_o brother_n sheba_n and_o make_v they_o both_o to_o follow_v the_o same_o trade_n of_o merchandise_n the_o man_n of_o dedan_n be_v thy_o merchant_n chap._n 27._o 15._o sheba_n and_o dedan_n and_o the_o merchant_n of_o tarshish_n chap._n 38._o 13._o they_o bring_v thou_o horn_n of_o ivory_n and_o ebony_n say_v the_o prophet_n in_o the_o former_a text._n the_o head_n of_o the_o next_o house_n of_o the_o race_n of_o cham_n be_v mizraim_n the_o second_o son_n of_o who_o it_o be_v general_o affirm_v that_o leave_v his_o elder_a brother_n chus_n and_o his_o posterity_n in_o the_o rich_a and_o delectable_a country_n of_o arabia_n felix_n and_o the_o next_o part_n to_o babylonia_n or_o the_o land_n of_o 〈◊〉_d he_o go_v with_o his_o own_o son_n and_o his_o brother_n phut_v into_o africa_n and_o there_o plant_v egypt_n oâ—th_o there_o be_v no_o question_n among_o the_o learned_a though_o all_o the_o tract_n and_o footstep_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v quite_o wear_v out_o unless_o any_o thing_n of_o it_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o word_n mesori_n by_o which_o the_o egyptian_n ancient_o call_v the_o first_o month_n in_o the_o year_n or_o in_o that_o of_o mesre_n by_o which_o name_n the_o arabian_n call_v egypt_n to_o this_o day_n but_o be_v egypt_n be_v call_v misraim_n in_o the_o hebrew_n bibles_n that_o only_o be_v sufficient_a without_o further_a evidence_n and_o therefore_o leave_v he_o in_o
egypt_n let_v we_o look_v after_o his_o son_n ludim_n who_o he_o send_v out_o to_o people_n aethiopia_n the_o next_o country_n to_o he_o for_o that_o this_o ludim_n be_v the_o father_n of_o those_o ethiopian_n many_o good_a reason_n be_v allege_v first_o from_o the_o text_n of_o esatah_n cap_n 66._o 19_o and_o jer._n 469._o where_o lud_n be_v say_v to_o be_v very_o skilful_a in_o draw_v the_o bow_n which_o agree_v punctual_o with_o the_o character_n give_v unto_o the_o ethiopian_n by_o strabo_n herodotus_n dâ—odorus_n siculus_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n second_o from_o the_o join_n of_o the_o child_n or_o people_n of_o ludim_n with_o those_o of_o phul_n in_o the_o place_n of_o esaiah_n before_o cite_v which_o phul_n may_v very_o probable_o be_v the_o city_n which_o the_o grecian_n call_v philae_n situate_v not_o far_o from_o syâ—ne_n on_o the_o very_a border_n of_o ethiopia_n and_o ancient_o inhabit_v both_o by_o the_o ethiopian_n and_o egyptian_n as_o strabo_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_n witness_v three_o from_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o child_n of_o lud_n or_o ludim_n with_o those_o of_o chus_n on_o the_o gulf_n of_o arabia_n and_o those_o of_o phut_v or_o lybian_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o mount_n atlas_n both_o next_o neighbour_n to_o they_o as_o in_o ezek_n 30._o ver_fw-la 5._o and_o that_o of_o jer._n above_o mention_v where_o our_o english_a very_o strange_o render_v ludim_n by_o the_o name_n of_o lydian_n which_o dwell_v too_o far_o off_o both_o from_o chush_fw-mi and_o phut_v to_o be_v join_v together_o in_o one_o action_n but_o of_o this_o more_o than_o enough_o already_o the_o argument_n be_v so_o strong_a and_o also_o most_o demonstrative_a i_o go_v on_o therefore_o to_o the_o next_o only_o observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o the_o ethiopian_n mention_v in_o those_o text_n of_o our_o english_a bibles_n be_v not_o these_o of_o asrica_n but_o the_o chusite_n of_o arabia_n felix_n our_o translator_n always_o render_v 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question_n need_v be_v make_v but_o that_o they_o be_v the_o people_n of_o that_o province_n of_o egypt_n which_o in_o divers_a place_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v call_v pathros_n as_o isaiah_n 11._o 11._o jer._n 44._o 1._o ezek._n 29._o 14._o and_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o part_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v call_v thebais_n where_o ptolemy_n place_v pathyris_n a_o inland_n town_n not_o far_o from_o thebâ—_n and_o pathuris_n the_o greek_a or_o septuagint_a term_n that_o which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v call_v pathros_n hitherto_o we_o have_v find_v the_o nation_n which_o descend_v from_o the_o son_n of_o misraim_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o country_n adjoin_v to_o it_o and_o there_o or_o there_o about_o we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o cophtorim_n and_o casluhim_n the_o two_o son_n remain_v i_o know_v there_o have_v be_v great_a pain_n take_v to_o find_v the_o casluhim_n in_o colchis_n and_o the_o cophtorim_n in_o cappadocia_n or_o pontus_n not_o far_o from_o trabezond_n where_o 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name_n of_o phut_n pliny_n make_v mention_n of_o it_o also_o ptoloâ—â—â—_n take_v notice_n of_o a_o river_n in_o those_o part_n call_v pthuth_n which_o come_v very_o near_o it_o and_o so_o do_v isidore_n origen_n l._n 9_o 2._o but_o st._n hierome_n in_o my_o mind_n put_v it_o out_o of_o doubt_n who_o word_n i_o shall_v put_v down_o and_o so_o leave_v africa_n phut_v librae_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la &_o mauritania_n fluviâ—s_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la praesens_fw-la phut_v dicitur_fw-la omnisque_fw-la circa_fw-la eum_fw-la regio_fw-la phutensis_fw-la cujus_fw-la reâ—_n multi_fw-la scriptores_fw-la tam_fw-la graeci_fw-la quam_fw-la latini_n testes_fw-la sunt_fw-la where_o we_o have_v not_o only_o a_o river_n but_o a_o province_n of_o the_o name_n of_o phut_v and_o many_o ancient_a writer_n both_o greek_a and_o latin_a call_v to_o witness_v it_o and_o now_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o canaan_n and_o his_o son_n eleven_o in_o all_o be_v the_o four_o and_o last_o branch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o cham._n but_o be_v they_o all_o keep_v together_o in_o or_o near_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n we_o shall_v sin_v they_o there_o or_o meet_v with_o they_o in_o such_o plantation_n and_o colony_n as_o they_o send_v abroad_o under_o the_o title_n of_o phoenician_n and_o therefore_o go_v we_o next_o to_o japhet_n who_o tent_n god_n promise_v to_o enlarge_v as_o indeed_o he_o do_v spread_v his_o branch_n over_o europe_n the_o lesseâ—_n asia_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o great_a also_o to_o he_o be_v bear_v seven_o son_n in_o all_o that_o be_v to_o say_v gomer_n and_o magog_n maedai_n and_o javan_n tubal_n mesech_n and_o thyras_n of_o which_o the_o issue_n of_o two_o only_o be_v upon_o record_n viz._n aschenaz_n riphath_n and_o togarma_n the_o son_n of_o gomer_n elisha_n tarshish_n kittâ—â—_n and_o dodanim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o javan_n and_o first_o for_o gomer_n and_o his_o
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about_o the_o spur_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o mountain_n before_o mention_v who_o they_o call_v jag_n or_o giacchi_n these_o natural_o and_o original_o of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n abandon_v the_o part_n about_o seirra_n leona_n where_o before_o they_o dwell_v and_o to_o the_o number_n of_o 12000_o fall_v into_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o this_o region_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o one_o elembe_n where_o they_o be_v since_o grow_v into_o a_o people_n and_o become_v a_o terror_n to_o their_o neighbour_n greedy_n devourer_n of_o man_n flesh_n which_o they_o prefer_v before_o that_o of_o beef_n or_o mutton_n not_o yet_o so_o qualify_v by_o the_o change_n of_o their_o country_n as_o to_o build_v house_n sow_n or_o plant_v or_o to_o breed_v up_o cattle_n find_v it_o far_o the_o easy_a life_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o by_o the_o labour_n and_o spoil_v of_o other_o and_o which_o be_v yet_o most_o strange_a of_o all_o though_o they_o have_v each_o of_o they_o many_o wife_n ten_o or_o twenty_o a_o piece_n yet_o they_o have_v no_o child_n but_o strangle_v they_o assoon_o as_o bear_v lest_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o their_o often_o wander_n but_o as_o pliny_n once_o say_v of_o the_o esseni_n gens_n aterna_fw-la est_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la nemo_fw-la nascitur_fw-la so_o we_o may_v also_o say_v of_o these_o that_o they_o do_v not_o want_v succession_n though_o they_o breed_v no_o child_n select_v out_o of_o their_o captive_n and_o steal_v child_n some_o of_o either_o sex_n but_o neither_o steal_v nor_o take_v they_o captive_a under_o twenty_o year_n old_a to_o be_v the_o seminary_n as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o new_a posterity_n against_o these_o monster_n those_o of_o batta_n be_v arm_v continual_o not_o otherwise_o able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n from_o their_o hand_n and_o tooth_n insomuch_o as_o this_o one_o province_n though_o none_o of_o the_o big_a be_v able_a to_o raise_v 70000_o man_n well_o arm_v and_o fit_a for_o any_o service_n the_o principal_a of_o their_o town_n be_v batta_n which_o give_v name_n to_o the_o province_n situate_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n lelanda_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o viceroy_n who_o be_v always_o of_o the_o blood_n royal_a honour_v sometime_o with_o sit_v at_o the_o king_n own_o table_n which_o none_o else_o may_v do_v and_o of_o so_o great_a authority_n in_o all_o consultation_n that_o no_o body_n dare_v to_o contradict_v he_o 5._o pango_fw-la be_v bound_v on_o the_o south_n with_o batta_n on_o the_o east_n extend_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o close_o up_o this_o country_n on_o the_o north_n with_o sunda_fw-la and_o on_o the_o west_n with_o part_n of_o pemba_n and_o sango_n of_o the_o people_n little_a singular_a of_o the_o country_n less_o neighbour_v on_o the_o north-east_n towards_o sierra_n the_o crystal_n with_o the_o languelungi_n suppose_v by_o some_o to_o be_v the_o aethiopes_n hesperii_fw-la speak_v of_o by_o ptolemy_n a_o barbarous_a nation_n but_o of_o so_o considerable_a power_n that_o they_o be_v find_v among_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o style_n imperial_a this_o once_o a_o kingdom_n of_o itself_o not_o subject_a till_o of_o late_a time_n to_o the_o king_n of_o congo_n the_o chief_a tow_n of_o it_o call_v pango_fw-la be_v seat_v on_o the_o western_a bank_n of_o the_o river_n barbele_n the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o viceroy_n and_o the_o name_n giver_n to_o the_o whole_a province_n 6._o sunda_fw-la be_v bound_v on_o the_o south_n with_o batta_n on_o the_o north_n with_o the_o great_a river_n zaire_n on_o the_o east_n with_o barbele_n and_o on_o the_o west_n with_o part_n of_o songo_n the_o country_n rich_a in_o several_a metal_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n prefer_v iron_n before_o any_o other_o because_o it_o do_v
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 chadro_n matiâ—ae_fw-la a_o indian_a people_n l._n 1._o 11_o 12._o cappadocian_o general_o so_o lewd_a that_o they_o grow_v a_o byword_n l._n 3._o 12._o v._n k._n coa_n and_o vestis_fw-la coa_n a_o light_a garment_n much_o use_v by_o the_o dame_n of_o rome_n l._n 3._o 38._o the_o coan_n wine_n vinum_fw-la cos_n as_o much_o cry_v up_o by_o the_o good-fellow_n of_o that_o city_n ibid._n colophonem_fw-la addere_fw-la a_o proverb_n and_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v l._n 3._o 22._o cotton-wooll_n where_o it_o grow_v and_o how_o l._n 3._o 58._o l._n 4._o 45_o 46._o &_o passim_fw-la aâ—ibi_fw-la cuspinian_o happy_a guess_n at_o the_o arm_n of_o germany_n l._n 2._o 119._o christians_n where_o first_o so_o call_v and_o with_o what_o solemnity_n l._n 3._o 49._o extreme_o hate_v by_o the_o gentile_n ib._n their_o persecution_n and_o increase_v 50._o chimaera_n the_o monster_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o 26._o and_o how_o tame_v by_o belerophâ—n_a ib._n carmel_n a_o mountain_n of_o syria_n l._n 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
their_o action_n and_o achievement_n 199._o by_o who_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o on_o what_o occasion_n 147._o thâ—_n antipathy_n between_o they_o and_o the_o spâ—niâ—rds_n 152._o the_o vastness_n of_o their_o empire_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o decay_n thereof_o 200._o the_o name_n of_o frank_n give_v by_o the_o turk_n to_o all_o western_a christian_n l._n 3._o 55._o formality_n of_o the_o homage_n do_v by_o edward_n the_o 3d._n to_o the_o french_a king_n l._n 1._o 183._o at_o the_o degradation_n of_o priest_n l._n 2._o 66._o at_o the_o investiture_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o carinthia_n 77._o of_o maurice_n duke_n of_o saxony_n 107._o of_o albert_n duke_n of_o prussia_n 175._o of_o the_o duke_n of_o moscovie_n 163._o at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o nestorian_n l._n 3._o 131._o at_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o great_a cham_fw-mi 204._o at_o the_o present_n of_o ambassador_n to_o the_o grand_fw-fr signeur_fw-fr 155._o at_o the_o funeral_n in_o china_n 208._o free_a city_n what_o they_o be_v how_o many_o and_o in_o what_o estate_n l._n 2._o 41._o figtree_n why_o curse_v by_o our_o saviour_n as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o gospel_n l._n 3._o 73._o frankincense_n where_o it_o growth_n and_o how_o l._n 3._o 117_o 118._o offer_v to_o the_o god_n 119._o friar_n and_o their_o several_a order_n l._n 1._o 92._o in_o what_o esteem_n among_o the_o people_n 93._o fire_n worship_v by_o the_o persian_n l._n 3._o 161._o carry_v in_o state_n before_o the_o roman_n ib._n foreign_a guard_n dangerous_a to_o a_o prince_n person_n l_o 4._o 21_o as_o foreign_a aide_n unto_o a_o kingdom_n 22._o on_o what_o occasion_n usual_o seek_v and_o when_o most_o necessary_a lb._n fides_n attica_n a_o proverb_n the_o original_n of_o it_o l._n 2._o 229._o franseâ—scans_n or_o grace_n friar_n why_o so_o call_v and_o by_o who_o found_v l._n 1._o 92._o by_o the_o french_a call_v cerdelier_n ib._n g_o gentleman_n of_o venice_n what_o they_o be_v and_o in_o what_o esteem_n l._n 1._o 104._o gallican_n church_n the_o power_n and_o privilege_n of_o it_o l._n 1._o 481._o gabat_v a_o leprours_n kind_n of_o people_n in_o what_o part_n they_o dwell_v lib._n 1._o 181._o guelâ—es_n and_o gibelline_n whence_o so_o call_v and_o when_o l._n 1._o 109._o &_o l._n 2._o 88_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o elf_n and_o goblin_n derive_v from_o thence_o ib._n german_n whence_o so_o name_v l._n 2._o 36._o how_o terrible_a at_o first_o to_o the_o roman_n 43_o their_o original_a extraction_n 42._o possess_v of_o the_o western_a empire_n 43._o the_o power_n of_o the_o emperor_n impair_v and_o by_o what_o mean_v 47_o 48._o now_o mere_o titular_a 118._o guicciardine_n geld_v by_o the_o inquisition_n l._n 1._o 89._o and_o the_o substance_n of_o he_o in_o that_o place_n ib._n gun_n where_o invent_v and_o by_o who_o l._n 2._o 39_o not_o use_v in_o india_n at_o the_o expedition_n of_o bacchus_n l._n 3._o 207._o goth_n their_o original_a and_o first_o seat_n l._n 2._o 141._o their_o king_n before_o they_o leave_v the_o east_n 142._o their_o success_n and_o affair_n in_o italy_n l._n 1._o 49._o in_o france_n 185._o in_o spain_n 213_o 214._o s._n george_n the_o cappadocian_n a_o famous_a martyr_n l._n 3._o 12._o his_o cenotaphium_fw-la at_o lidd_o â—_o in_o the_o holy_a land_n 87._o high_o esteem_v among_o the_o turk_n 62._o his_o bank_n in_o genoa_n l._n 1._o 119._o make_v patron_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n 287._o gyges_n whence_o say_v to_o have_v a_o ring_n by_o which_o make_v invisible_a l._n 3._o 24._o gaulonite_n what_o they_o be_v l._n 3._o 72._o for_o what_o cause_n name_v galilean_n ib._n geter_n the_o son_n of_o aram_n plant_v in_o albania_n l._n 1._o 10._o &_o l._n 3._o 149._o gomer_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n first_o settle_v in_o albania_n also_o l._n 1._o 16._o &_o l._n 2._o 17._o of_o his_o posterity_n see_v cimmerian_n galilean_n of_o what_o stock_n they_o be_v l._n 3._o 81._o scorn_v by_o the_o jew_n 85._o their_o zeal_n unto_o religion_n 72._o 85._o oru_a saviour_n call_v a_o galilean_a and_o why_o 82._o gipsy_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v both_o their_o name_n and_o feat_n l._n 4._o 6._o grecian_n in_o what_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n l._n 2._o 217._o by_o which_o malicious_o and_o unjust_o persecute_v ib._n their_o language_n not_o of_o such_o extent_n as_o in_o former_a time_n ibid._n h_o h._n a_o letter_n ominous_a to_o the_o state_n of_o england_n l._n 2._o 274._o hebrew_n not_o the_o primitive_a language_n l._n 1._o 18._o nor_o at_o all_o peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n ib._n history_n define_v l._n 1._o 21._o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o it_o and_o to_o who_o 19_o 20._o how_o it_o differ_v from_o annal_n commentary_n etc._n etc._n 21._o heteroson_n what_o they_o be_v in_o geography_n and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 25._o hydrography_n what_o it_o be_v and_o by_o who_o best_o write_v l._n 1._o 27._o harlot_n whence_o use_v for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o common_a prostitute_n li._n 1._o 163._o holy_a oil_n of_o rheims_n in_o what_o state_n attend_v l._n 1._o 158._o not_o so_o ancient_a as_o the_o french_a pretend_v ib._n hugonot_n whence_o so_o call_v lib._n 1._o 168._o their_o great_a power_n once_o and_o present_a condition_n 148._o hoâ—k-tide_n sport_n the_o original_n of_o they_o and_o from_o whence_o so_o name_v l._n 1._o 283._o havilah_n the_o son_n of_o chus_n first_o plant_v about_o babylonia_n l._n 1._o 13._o call_v thence_o the_o land_n of_o havilah_n in_o the_o second_o of_o gen._n lib._n 3._o 163._o havilah_n the_o son_n of_o joâ—ktan_n first_o seat_v in_o india_n l._n 1._o 12._o the_o kingdom_n of_o ava_n and_o chavilah_n so_o call_v from_o he_o ib._n &_o l._n 3._o 239._o hollander_n their_o great_a strength_n at_o sea_n l._n 2._o 21._o the_o great_a benefit_n they_o make_v by_o fish_v on_o the_o coast_n of_o england_n l._n 1._o 262_o &_o l._n 2._o 5._o their_o base_a cheat_n put_v upon_o the_o english_a at_o the_o isle_n of_o polerone_n l._n 3._o 249._o and_o bloody_a butchery_n at_o amboâ—na_n 251._o hanse-town_n why_o so_o call_v how_o many_o and_o of_o what_o power_n at_o sea_n l._n 241._o hercynian_a forrest_n the_o beginning_n and_o extent_n thereof_o l._n 242._o harpy_n the_o fable_n and_o the_o moral_a l._n 2._o â—65_n homer_n birth_n how_o contend_v for_o l._n 3._o 22._o where_n bear_v and_o why_o call_v moeonides_n 23_o 24._o hellenist_n what_o they_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v l._n 2._o 215._o &_o l._n 3._o 70._o in_o what_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o jew_n ib._n herodian_o what_o they_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o denominate_v lib._n 3._o 72._o hamath_n or_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n l._n 3._o 57_o the_o king_n and_o story_n of_o it_o ibid._n hegira_n the_o mahometan_a epoch_n l._n 1._o 22._o from_o whence_o so_o call_v lib._n 3._o 158._o the_o unsteadfastness_n of_o scaliger_n about_o it_o ibid._n hieroglyphic_n what_o they_o be_v and_o by_o who_o first_o use_v l._n 4._o 4._o some_o particular_n of_o they_o hul_n or_o châ—â—_n the_o son_n of_o aram_n in_o what_o part_n first_o settle_v l._n 1._o 10._o l._n 3._o 144._o s._n hierome_n a_o father_n of_o the_o church_n where_o bear_v l._n 2._o 183._o the_o order_n of_o monk_n by_o he_o institute_v lib._n 1._o 92._o huanacu_fw-la a_o strange_a beast_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o l._n 4._o 148._o i_o influence_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n on_o particular_a country_n l._n 1._o 19_o japhet_n how_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n gero_n 9_o 27._o both_o in_o the_o literal_a sense_n and_o the_o mystical_a l._n 1._o 33._o italian_n derive_v from_o cetim_o the_o son_n of_o japhet_n l._n 1._o 37._o so_o call_v from_o the_o aetolian_n 37_o 38._o by_o who_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n 36._o their_o scandalous_a life_n how_o punish_v and_o by_o what_o instrument_n 50._o italy_n the_o name_n at_o first_o of_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o country_n only_o l._n 1._o 59_o communicate_v after_o to_o the_o whole_a ib._n &_o 34._o the_o king_n thereof_o after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o empire_n 52._o abandon_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o for_o what_o reason_n ib._n &_o 51._o land_n how_o cause_v l._n 1._o 23_o whether_o better_a seat_v than_o the_o continent_n ib._n isthmian_a game_n l._n 2._o 227._o joctan_n and_o his_o posterity_n settle_v original_o in_o the_o east_n l._n 1._o 11_o 12_o &_o l._n 3._o 138._o the_o improbality_n of_o their_o fix_v in_o arabia_n fellix_fw-la 11._o great_a of_o their_o transplant_n into_o america_n l._n 4._o 135._o jarach_n the_o son_n of_o joctan_n more_o probable_o to_o be_v find_v in_o arachosia_n than_o insula_n hieracum_n lib._n 1._o 12._o javan_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n the_o father_n