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spain_n return_v with_o his_o army_n over_o the_o sea_n and_o bend_v his_o course_n toward_o cairaoan_n and_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a space_n send_v for_o by_o the_o letter_n of_o qualid_a califa_n he_o sail_v into_o egypt_n but_o arrive_v at_o alexandria_n it_o be_v tell_v he_o by_o one_o hescian_n brother_n unto_o the_o say_a califa_n that_o the_o califa_n his_o brother_n be_v fall_v into_o a_o most_o dangerous_a disease_n wherefore_o he_o wish_v he_o not_o to_o go_v present_o unto_o damascus_n for_o fear_n lest_o if_o the_o califa_n die_v in_o the_o mean_a season_n those_o rich_a and_o sumptuous_a spoil_n shall_v be_v waste_v and_o disperse_v to_o no_o end_n but_o muse_n little_o regard_v this_o counsel_n proceed_v on_o to_o damascus_n and_o present_v all_o his_o spoil_n to_o the_o califa_n who_o within_o five_o day_n after_o decease_a after_o who_o his_o brother_n succeed_v califa_n deprive_v muse_n of_o his_o dignity_n and_o substitute_v one_o jezul_a into_o his_o room_n who_o 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belong_v be_v dry_a and_o barren_a and_o yet_o bring_v they_o forth_o some_o quantity_n of_o barley_n for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o garell_n gare._n it_o be_v a_o certain_a little_a territory_n or_o grange_n contain_v cave_n of_o a_o marvelous_a depth_n whence_o they_o say_v the_o stone_n be_v take_v wherewith_o old_a tripoli_n be_v build_v because_o it_o be_v not_o far_o distant_a from_o that_o city_n of_o the_o village_n of_o sarman_n this_o large_a village_n stand_v not_o far_o from_o old_a tripoli_n abound_v with_o date_n but_o no_o corn_n will_v grow_v there_o of_o the_o village_n call_v zaviat_fw-la ben_fw-mi jarbuh_o this_o village_n be_v situate_a near_o unto_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n yield_v great_a plenty_n of_o date_n but_o no_o corn_n at_o all_o and_o be_v inhabit_v by_o certain_a religious_a person_n of_o the_o village_n of_o zanzor_n this_o village_n also_o stand_v near_o unto_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n within_o twelve_o mile_n of_o tripoli_n be_v inhabit_v by_o sundry_a artificer_n and_o abound_v with_o great_a store_n of_o date_n pomegranate_n and_o peach_n the_o inhabitant_n have_v be_v very_o miserable_a ever_o since_o tripoli_n be_v take_v by_o the_o christian_n and_o yet_o they_o traffic_v with_o the_o citizen_n of_o tripoli_n and_o carry_v date_n thither_o to_o sell._n of_o the_o village_n of_o hamrozo_n it_o stand_v six_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o the_o garden_n there_o of_o bring_v forth_o great_a plenty_n of_o date_n and_o of_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o fruit_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o taiora_n this_o plain_a stand_v two_o mile_n eastward_o of_o tripoli_n contain_v many_o grange_n exceed_o replenish_v with_o date_n and_o other_o fruit_n the_o surprise_n of_o tripoli_n be_v very_o profitable_a for_o this_o place_n for_o then_o many_o principal_a citizen_n flee_v hither_o for_o refuge_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v ignorant_a and_o rude_a people_n and_o altogether_o addict_v to_o theft_n and_o robbery_n build_v their_o cottage_n with_o the_o bough_n of_o palmtree_n their_o food_n be_v barley_n bread_n and_o bezin_n before_o describe_v all_o round_o about_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o king_n of_o tunis_n and_o the_o arabian_n save_o those_o only_a that_o inhabit_v upon_o this_o plain_a of_o the_o province_n of_o mesellata_n this_o province_n stand_v upon_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n about_o five_o and_o thirty_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o be_v fraught_v with_o rich_a village_n castle_n and_o inhabitant_n abound_v also_o with_o great_a plenty_n of_o olive_n and_o date_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v free_a from_o all_o foreign_a authority_n have_v a_o captain_n among_o themselves_o which_o govern_v their_o commonwealth_n and_o fight_v their_o battle_n against_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o soldier_n of_o this_o province_n be_v about_o 5000._o of_o the_o province_n of_o mesrata_n this_o province_n be_v situate_a also_o upon_o the_o mediterran_n sea_n about_o a_o hundred_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n have_v many_o village_n both_o upon_o the_o plain_n and_o mountain_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v rich_a and_o pay_v no_o tribute_n at_o all_o and_o exercise_v traffic_n with_o the_o venetian_n resort_v to_o this_o province_n with_o their_o galley_n carry_v the_o venetian_a ware_n to_o numidia_n and_o there_o exchange_v the_o same_o for_o slave_n musk_n and_o civet_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o out_o of_o ethiopia_n of_o the_o desert_n of_o barca_n this_o desert_n beginning_n at_o the_o utmost_a frontier_n of_o mesrata_n and_o extend_v eastward_o as_o far_o as_o the_o confine_n of_o alexandria_n contain_v in_o length_n a_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o and_o in_o breadth_n about_o 200._o mile_n it_o be_v a_o rough_a and_o unpleasant_a place_n be_v almost_o utter_o destitute_a of_o water_n and_o corn_n before_o the_o arabian_n invade_v africa_n this_o region_n be_v void_a of_o inhabitant_n but_o now_o certain_a arabian_n lead_v here_o a_o miserable_a and_o hungry_a life_n be_v a_o great_a way_n 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name_n of_o a_o town_n and_o yet_o contain_v four_o hundred_o family_n it_o be_v compass_v round_o about_o with_o sandy_a plain_n save_v that_o near_a unto_o the_o town_n grow_v some_o store_n of_o date_n of_o mill-seed_n and_o of_o barley_n which_o the_o miserable_a townsman_n use_v for_o food_n they_o be_v constrain_v also_o to_o pay_v large_a tribute_n unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d inhabit_v the_o next_o desert_n they_o exercise_v traffic_n in_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n and_o in_o guzula_n insomuch_o that_o they_o spend_v most_o of_o their_o time_n in_o foreign_a region_n they_o be_v of_o a_o black_a colour_n and_o destitute_a of_o all_o learning_n the_o woman_n indeed_o teach_v their_o young_a child_n the_o first_o rudiment_n of_o learning_n but_o before_o they_o can_v attain_v to_o any_o perfection_n they_o be_v put_v to_o labour_n and_o to_o the_o ploughtail_n the_o say_v woman_n be_v somewhat_o white_a than_o other_o woman_n some_o of_o they_o get_v their_o live_n by_o spin_v and_o card_v 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