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equal_a with_o the_o creator_n 348.20.30_o they_o be_v greedy_a of_o precious_a stone_n 353.10_o their_o southsay_v about_o their_o burial_n 357.10_o they_o call_v their_o kingdom_n the_o world_n and_o be_v amaze_v at_o a_o universal_a map_n 358.50_o the_o hope_n and_o hindrance_n of_o their_o conversion_n 359._o they_o may_v follow_v what_o religion_n they_o please_v ibid._n 20._o their_o good_a capacity_n ibid._n their_o incredulity_n of_o thing_n after_o this_o life_n 359.30_o they_o keep_v as_o many_o wife_n as_o they_o be_v able_a ibid._n desirous_a of_o learning_n 360.30_o their_o building_n and_o other_o thing_n all_o alike_o 363.40_o their_o ship_n of_o two_o sort_n 364.10_o their_o diet_n and_o feed_n they_o be_v great_a sallâ—t-eaters_n 305.50_o they_o eat_v horse_n mule_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 60._o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o dress_v their_o silk_n 366_o 40._o ill_a dyer_n ibid._n their_o apparel_n long_o ibid._n their_o long_a hair_n ibid._n their_o hat_n and_o cap_n 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woman_n ibid._n the_o change_n of_o their_o name_n often_o 394.50_o 60._o their_o game_n at_o card_n &_o dice_n etc._n etc._n 395.20_o their_o superstiion_n etc._n etc._n 395.40_o &_o 396._o their_o cruelty_n to_o their_o own_o child_n 396.10_o and_o self_n ibid._n their_o sect_n ibid._n the_o jesuit_n hope_v many_o of_o they_o be_v save_v ibid._n chinchintale_v the_o province_n 76_o 30_o chincille_n a_o indian_a beast_n who_o hair_n make_v cloth_n 966.40_o chingis_n chan_n his_o vision_n to_o conquer_v all_o the_o world_n 111.20_o choose_a emperor_n ibid._n his_o law_n 111.50_o his_o second_o vision_n 112_o 40._o his_o death_n 113.20_o chingis_n the_o great_a king_n of_o tartary_n be_v a_o smith_n 45.50_o chingis_n signify_v the_o sound_n of_o iron_n ibid._n cingischan_a his_o victory_n 77.50_o he_o consult_v with_o his_o soothsayer_n 77.60_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o with_o a_o reed_n 78.1_o slay_a and_o bury_v 78.10_o his_o successor_n all_o bury_v by_o he_o 78.20_o the_o tartar_n 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advance_v 357.30_o coach_n with_o one_o wheel_n in_o china_n 343.10_o cope_n wear_v by_o the_o greek_a clergy_n 448.20_o coâ—pes_n of_o the_o russian_a clergy_n 227.228_o cobinam_fw-la a_o great_a city_n in_o persia_n 72.10_o coca_n tree_n describe_v continual_o chew_v by_o the_o indian_n of_o peru_n the_o virtue_n 895.1_o coca_n tree_n and_o fruit_n describe_v 981.30_o medicinable_a for_o what_o why_o call_v coca_n 982.10_o coca_n a_o leaf_n of_o peru_n the_o esteem_n they_o chew_v it_o continual_o &_o use_v it_o for_o money_n 957_o coco_n tree_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n like_v to_o a_o palmtree_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o nut_n and_o medicinablenesse_n of_o the_o shell_n the_o nut_n have_v almond_n in_o they_o the_o tree_n bear_v twelve_o time_n a_o year_n 958.30_o etc._n etc._n cock_n of_o hispaniola_n when_o they_o crow_n 997_o cockin_n sound_v in_o groenland_n the_o distance_n betwixt_o london_n and_o it_o 832.10_o the_o latitude_n and_o variation_n there_o ibid._n &_o 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