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sing_v and_o dance_v then_o usual_a where_o o._n 127._o 459._o 541._o fire_n then_o see_v 382._o 459._o drum_z hear_v 458._o nigril_n point_v in_o jamaica_n c._n 38_o 9_o noddy_n bird_n d._n o._n 53._o nombre_fw-fr de_fw-fr dios_fw-es now_o a_o ruin_n o._n 58._o fernando_n de_fw-fr noronho's_n i._n d._n vv._n 56._o north_n storm_n and_o north-bank_n cloud_n presage_v they_o d._n vv._n 60_o 1_o 2._o 71._o 105_o 6._o c._n 21._o chocolatta-north_n 39_o d._n vv._n 60._o north-sea_n store_n of_o seal_n o._n 90._o north-sea_n see_v atlantic_a north-west_n and_o north-east_n passage_n how_o to_o be_v try_v o._n 273_o 4._o nose_n where_o people_n of_o short_a and_o low_a o._n 32._o 325_o 6._o 427._o thick_a 32._o and_o flat_a ib._n 326._o 537._o high_a or_o aquiline_n 44._o 297._o 395._o 407._o large_a 407._o small_a 170._o 326._o mean_a bigness_n and_o well_o proportion_v 395._o 478_o s._n 40._o 128._o c._n 115._o vv._n 110._o nuke_n mum_o a_o pickle_n what_o and_o where_o c._n 28._o 30._o nurse_n fish_n d_o and_o where_o c._n 25._o 35._o nutmeg_n where_o o._n 316._o 447._o 513._o a_o commodity_n and_o price_n s._n 152._o wild_a or_o bastard_n nutmeg_n without_o smell_n or_o taste_v o._n 391_o 2._o pulo_n nuttee_n water_n and_o provision_n s._n 4._o o._n oakam_n for_o calk_a ship_n o._n 295._o oak_n the_o only_a one_o see_v by_o the_o author_n in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n c._n 53._o oarrha_n d._n o._n 255._o oar_n what_o where_o and_o how_o use_v o._n 429._o 490._o s._n 5._o 13_o 4._o 75._o best_a loom_n or_o handle_n of_o what_o wood_n o._n 54._o 118._o oath_n of_o allegiance_n where_o and_o how_o take_v s._n 82_o 3._o observation_n take_v of_o the_o sun_n o._n 82._o 281._o see_v latitude_n by_o ob._n offering_n to_o idol_n flesh_n o._n 411._o burn_a stick_n 412._o see_v paper_n oil_n a_o commodity_n where_o o._n 142_o 3._o 196._o 214._o of_o coco-nut_n how_o make_v 294._o where_o use_v and_o palm-oil_n for_o anoint_v the_o body_n 537_o 8._o train-oil_n of_o seal_n where_o to_o be_v have_v 90._o c._n 26_o 7_o 8._o of_o sea-turtle_n o._n 109._o 110._o 395_o and_o of_o porpoise_n s._n 6._o 8._o sweet_a oil_n use_v against_o harmatans_n vv._n 50._o old_a wife_n fish_n where_o s._n 128._o oleta_n r._n d._n o._n 267._o omba_n i._n d._n and_o isle_n and_o shoal_n near_o it_o o._n 459._o one-bush_n key_n see_v bush._n onion_n where_o s._n 23._o 127._o opium_n a_o valuable_a commodity_n where_o s._n 154._o 165_o 6._o orange_n what_o and_o where_o o._n 258._o 291._o 311._o cam-chain_n and_o camquit_a s._n 23_o 4._o 45._o 90_o 2._o 124._o 163._o 181._o c._n 6._o 94._o orange_n i._n d._n o._n 385._o 421_o 2_o 9_o ornament_n of_o dance_a woman_n o._n 340._o princess_n 342._o of_o several_a people_n 32._o 326_o 7._o 407_o 8._o 418_o 9_o 427._o 456._o 464._o 479._o 514_o 5._o 537_o 8._o s._n 40_o 1._o c._n 114._o w._n 111._o pulo_n oro_fw-la s._n 5._o oromkey_n of_o achin_n o._n 500_o s._n 141_o 2_o 3._o 4._o ostriche_n see_v estriges_n otoque_fw-la i._n d._n o._n 200._o otta_n see_v anatta_n oven_n make_v in_o sand_n o._n 275._o a_o fence_n from_o fire_n s._n 45_o 6._o outcry_n of_o fish_n at_o malacca_n manner_n of_o it_o s._n 163._o outlager_n of_o boat_n what_o o._n 299._o 480._o how_o serviceable_a 487._o 492_o 5_o 7._o see_v proe_n oyster_n oyster-bank_n and_o pearl-oyster_n what_o and_o where_o o._n 43._o 153._o 173_o 4_o 6_o 7._o s._n 9_o 89._o 163._o c._n 17._o 28._o p._n pacheca_n i._n o._n d._n 175._o 196_o 9_o 206._o pacifick_n sea_n what_o proper_o so_o o._n 94._o and_o how_o make_v so_o w._n 78_o 9_o 83._o dew_n and_o mist_n though_o no_o rain_n 78._o o._n 94._o and_o great_a wave_n ib._n healthy_a coast_n 153._o paddle_n how_o and_o where_o use_v o._n 299._o w._n 38_o 9_o padres_n see_v priest_n spanish_n pagal_o what_o and_o where_o o._n 327_o 8._o 358._o 364_o 5._o 377._o s._n 52._o pageant_n o._n 340_o 1._o pageant_n prince_n see_v bova_n q._n of_o achin_n pagoda_n idol_n temple_n what_o and_o where_o s._n 56_o 7._o 90_o 1_o 2._o 152._o pagoda_n coin_n how_o much_o o._n 509._o paita_n see_v payta_n painter_n where_o s._n 60._o 136._o o._n 409._o paint_v the_o body_n where_o and_o how_o 514._o 537._o the_o tooth_n black_a s._n 41._o palace_n d._n s._n 47_o 8._o 130._o see_v house_n palankin_n of_o the_o sultan_n of_o mindanao_n o._n 341._o palimbam_fw-la in_o sumatra_n its_o pepper-trade_n o._n 401._o pallacat_v in_o coromandel_n o._n 522._o why_o desert_v w._n 74._o palmtree_n and_o dwarf-palm_n or_o palm_n to_o royal_a d._n o._n 248._o 318._o and_o thatch_n 328._o d._n s._n 46_o 7._o c._n 79._o 115._o palm-wine_n o._n 78._o whence_o 248._o palm-oil_n where_o use_v for_o anoint_v the_o body_n o._n 537._o palma_n mariae_fw-la d._n and_o where_o o._n 212_o 3._o palmeto_o and_o work_n and_o thatch_n of_o it_o d._n and_o where_o o._n 150_o 1._o 300._o 328_o 335._o 412._o 479._o s._n 46_o 7._o c._n 11._o 49._o 79._o 114_o 5._o 127._o c._n palmas_n coast_n and_o wind_n w._n 16._o 38._o 50_o 1._o wether_n 80._o r._n palmas_n c._n 1â—…0_n palo_n de_fw-fr campeche_n logwood_n why_o so_o call_v c._n 47._o panama_n bay_n its_o coast_n o_o 186._o low_a 34._o 425._o bound_n 164._o river_n 178._o ship-werms_a 363._o rains_n air_n etc._n etc._n 186._o w._n 83._o wind_n 17_o 9_o 34_o 5._o 40._o o._n 186._o tide_n w._n 95_o 6._o island_n 95._o d._n o._n 174_o 5._o 193_o 9_o 200_o 2_o 6._o 211_o see_v the_o map_n o._n 1._o panama_n city_n d._n o._n 178_o 9_o 186._o its_o strength_n 205._o whence_o its_o provision_n 176._o its_o commerce_n with_o portobel_n 179._o 184_o 5._o course_n towards_o lima_n 4._o 135._o 167._o and_o from_o lima_n thither_o 200_o 1._o old_a panama_n burn_v 178._o panay_n a_o spanish_a i._n unfrequented_a o._n 382._o fire_n in_o the_o night_n ib._n pangasanam_n pongasfinay_n of_o luconia_n d._n o._n 383._o pangasinam_fw-la in_o sumatra_n its_o pepper_n s._n 182._o pan-tile_n see_v roof_n panuk_fw-mi r._n and_o city_n d._n c._n 127._o paper_n what_o and_o where_o make_v s._n 60_o 1._o burn_v in_o sacrisice_n to_o idol_n 58._o 9_o o._n 396._o parade_n in_o spanish_a town_n o._n 219._o 269._o 387._o c._n 46._o parakite_n where_o o._n 321._o 392._o 426._o 458._o s._n 26._o 128._o 181._o c._n 65._o parent_n play_v away_o child_n where_o s._n 42._o sell_v they_o 37_o 8_o 9_o 50._o their_o daughter_n to_o husband_n ib._n see_v child_n pulo_n parselor_n d._n s._n 158_o 9_o parracota_n fish_n d._n sometime_o poisonous_a c._n 71_o 2._o parrot_n where_o and_o what_o o_o 39_o 321._o 392._o s._n 26._o 128._o 181._o c._n 65._o 118._o a_o fine_a sort_n d._n 128_o 9_o partridge_n where_o s._n 26._o c._n passao_n d._n o._n 162._o no_o l._n breeze_n w._n 33._o its_o current_n 107._o passage-fort_n in_o jamaica_n salt-earth_n c._n 18._o breeze_n w._n 36._o passage_n north-west_n and_o north_n east_n how_o to_o be_v attempt_v o._n 273_o 4._o passange-jonca_a o._n 499._o 500_o 1_o 2._o s._n 118._o 133_o 4._o pastla_fw-fr r._n see_v coolecan_n pasture_n where_o o._n 218._o 231._o s._n 14._o 21._o see_v savannahs_n patagonia_n a_o stage_n to_o east_n india_n arrow-head_n of_o flint_n o._n 85_o 6._o pate_n bay_n great_a calm_n there_o w._n 20._o pattache_v a_o spanish_a galleon_n its_o course_n o_o 185._o pavilion_n to_o sleep_n in_o a_o commodity_n c._n 42._o necessary_a 80._o pave_v of_o street_n s._n 47._o see_v floor_n st._n paul_n i._o o._n 175._o 206._o paunch_n of_o goat_n how_o dress_v and_o eat_v o._n 429._o 430._o pea_n where_o grow_v o._n 532._o peacock_n a_o bird_n like_o it_o where_o and_o what_o w._n 109._o pear_n where_o grow_v o._n 532._o pearl_n pearl-oyster_n and_o fishery_n where_o and_o what_o o._n 43._o 173_o 4_o 5._o 244._o 264._o s._n 8._o 89._o mother_n of_o pearl_n where_o good_a o._n 173._o pearl-island_n by_o tonquin_n s._n 11._o pearl-island_n in_o the_o w._n indies_n see_v corn-island_n pearl-island_n or_o kings-island_n by_o panama_n o._n 171._o d._n 175_o 6_o 7_o 8._o w._n 95._o see_v the_o map_n o._n 1._o santa_fw-it pecaque_fw-la see_v centiquipaque_n pecary_n where_o o._n 9_o 12_o 8._o 39_o 169._o c._n 59_o 96._o pecul_fw-la how_o much_o s._n 132._o pedro_n point_v in_o jamaica_n hard_o to_o double_v w._n 32._o current_n 101._o pegu_n its_o achar_n o._n 391._o woman_n prostitute_v there_o 395._o shipwreck_a man_n keep_v there_o s._n 8._o its_o jar_n 98._o low_a coast_n rich_a pagoda_n and_o image_n and_o commodity_n import_v 151_o 2._o pelican_n d._n and_o where_o c._n 69._o 70_o 1._o s._n 26._o penguin_n bird_n d._n and_o where_o o._n 97._o 146._o egg_n 159._o penguin_n fruit_n yellow_a and_o red_a d._n and_o where_o o._n 263._o c._n 94._o