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flourish_a title_n they_o pretend_v a_o right_a to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o west_n upon_o which_o vain_a presumption_n they_o assume_v also_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o emperor_n of_o the_o world_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v true_a successor_n of_o augustus_n and_o the_o western_a emperor_n usurper_n who_o they_o call_v by_o way_n of_o contempt_n and_o indignation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reges_fw-la as_o 155._o luitprandus_fw-la inform_v we_o in_o the_o account_n of_o his_o embassy_n to_o nicephorus_n phocas_n and_o afford_v the_o people_n of_o italy_n no_o other_o title_n than_o that_o of_o 139._o longobard_n or_o lombard_n the_o present_a greek_n call_v all_o the_o western_a christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latin_n or_o frank_n the_o turk_n only_o make_v use_n of_o the_o latter_a when_o they_o speak_v civil_o of_o we_o and_o call_v christendom_n phrenkistan_n in_o the_o present_a greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o turk_n now_o as_o proud_o call_v constantinople_n alempena_n or_o the_o refuge_n of_o the_o world_n where_o indeed_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o medley_n of_o all_o or_o most_o nation_n of_o three_o part_n of_o it_o and_o of_o all_o religion_n which_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v public_o profess_v and_o exercise_v every_o where_o throughout_o the_o empire_n except_o the_o persian_a for_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o corruption_n of_o and_o deviation_n from_o the_o rule_n and_o doctrine_n of_o mahomet_n their_o great_a false_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o absolute_o forbid_v it_o as_o repugnant_a to_o and_o destructive_a of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n as_o they_o speak_v and_o according_o they_o condemn_v with_o all_o imaginable_a fury_n the_o professor_n of_o it_o who_o pretend_v to_o follow_v ali_n as_o sectary_n and_o apostate_n and_o entertain_v worse_a opinion_n of_o they_o than_o of_o christian_n or_o jew_n or_o infidel_n the_o persian_n 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