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that_o dispeople_v a_o country_n 254.1_o bird_n and_o fish_n buy_v to_o let_v go_v 271_o 10_o birthday_n of_o their_o prince_n the_o tartar_n yearly_a observe_v 84.30_o the_o solemnity_n of_o it_o 84.30_o his_o subject_n send_v present_n to_o he_o 84.40_o birthday_n festival_n in_o china_n 202.10_o &_o 394.1.180.60.374_o 60_o biscayner_n fish_n at_o greenland_n forbid_v by_o the_o english_a 717.50_o &_o 718.719_o bishop_n in_o russia_n sometime_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o nobility_n 769_o 20._o &_o 791.10_o bishopâ—_n of_o russia_n be_v fix_v their_o jurisdiction_n 446.40_o their_o gentleman_n commissary_n ibid._n their_o 〈◊〉_d their_o chapter_n of_o priest_n or_o synod_n ibid._n their_o revenue_n and_o their_o habit_n 447.1_o elect_v by_o the_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o choose_v out_o of_o monastery_n unmarried_a and_o shear_v ibid._n they_o preach_v but_o twice_o a_o year_n their_o sermon_n ibid._n bishop_n of_o island_n 645.30_o bishop_n of_o island_n under_o the_o archbishop_n of_o nidrosia_n in_o norway_n 651.30_o bishop_n of_o groneland_n ibid._n bâ—snagar_fw-mi the_o greatness_n of_o the_o king_n 138.30_o bittacle_n in_o a_o ship_n what_o 582._o marg_n bitter_a a_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d what_o 565._o marg_n bitumen_n in_o a_o i_o of_o cuba_n ship_n talk_v and_o house_n build_v with_o it_o 994.1_o black_a sheep_n prefer_v by_o the_o tartar_n 441.50_o black_a fox_n the_o chief_a fur_n of_o russia_n 748._o etc._n etc._n black_a point_n 474.50_o black_a carpet_n at_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o great_a chan_n 111.30_o blacians_n or_o hacians_n a_o old_a people_n where_o 18.60_o whence_o descend_v 19.1_o bless_v the_o greek_a bishop_n do_v with_o two_o finger_n 445.50_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n use_v in_o the_o russian_a service_n 450_o 40_o blinghead_n in_o orkney_n 827.40_o blood_n drink_v at_o a_o peacemaking_a 285.1_o blood_n rain_v 198.30_o blood-letting_a in_o india_n the_o manner_n 992.10_o blood-letting_a for_o the_o devil_n service_n in_o mexico_n 1014._o &_o 1035.30_o blubber_v be_v the_o fat_a of_o whale_n 470.60_o the_o blue_a sea_n 234.10_o boat_n of_o fish_n skin_n and_o bone_n excellent_a 610_o boat_n of_o seale-skin_n 817.60_o boat_n on_o russia_n of_o hollow_a tree_n 777_o 20_o boat_n of_o groneland_n swift_a than_o ship_n 835._o sew_v with_o sinew_n or_o gut_n ibid._n bocara_n or_o boghar_n in_o bactria_n 66.10_o in_fw-it marg_n boghar_n a_o city_n in_o bactria_n 239.10_o persian_a tongue_n speak_v there_o ibid._n the_o priest_n depose_v the_o king_n ibid._n king_n not_o above_o three_o year_n 239_o 50._o the_o copper_n money_n there_o ibid._n the_o commodity_n sell_v at_o boghar_n 240.20_o the_o city_n besiege_v 241_o 10_o boghar_n or_o burgavia_n 312.10_o bogus_n or_o hispanis_n the_o river_n in_o podolia_n 632.10_o run_v into_o boristenes_n 633_o bohemia_n enter_v by_o the_o tartar_n 61.1_o bothol_n the_o island_n 285.30_o bondage_n for_o debt_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o 217.10_o voluntary_a for_o pure_a need_n ibid._n bones_o feast_v one_o another_o each_o new_a moon_n 275.20_o people_n oblation_n to_o these_o bone_n ibid._n bonzi_n of_o china_n their_o dotage_n 346.1_o bonzi_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o mandarines_n 347._o hold_v the_o base_a people_n of_o china_n 359.20_o bonzi_n the_o japonian_a priest_n 323_o 50._o a_o military_a order_n of_o they_o ibid._n book_n make_v of_o the_o leaf_n of_o tree_n in_o new_a spain_n 1052.10_o boot_n a_o ensign_n of_o magistrate_n in_o china_n and_o the_o ceremony_n about_o they_o 333.10_o boot_n the_o bride_n in_o russia_n pull_v off_o the_o brydegroome_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o that_o 230.10_o boot_n and_o shoe_n embroider_v in_o china_n 176.60_o shoe_n of_o straw_n 177.1_o borichen_n the_o ilâ—_n by_o hispaniola_n 998_o 30_o boris_n pheodorowich_n his_o great_a office_n &_o revenue_n in_o russia_n 742_o 10._o his_o present_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n 743.60_o his_o power_n 744_o 40._o and_o policy_n to_o become_v popular_a 745._o make_a emperor_n ibid._n modest_o refuse_v the_o empire_n accept_v it_o 745._o his_o wife_n son_n and_o daughter_n coronation_n expedition_z against_o the_o crim_n tartar_n his_o policy_n the_o beginning_n of_o his_o disaster_n seek_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n out_o of_o england_n 746_o desire_n a_o league_n with_o king_n james._n die_v sudden_o will_v be_v new_o christen_v before_o his_o death_n 751._o his_o care_n of_o his_o son_n policy_n etc._n etc._n 752._o his_o wife_n and_o son_n poison_v themselves_o the_o daughter_n live_v 753.50_o his_o patent_n to_o the_o english_a muscovie_n merchant_n 754._o report_n of_o his_o death_n diverse_a 757.1_o burial_n ibid._n boristhenes_n the_o course_n of_o it_o 633_o 20_o bornaholm_n consign_v to_o the_o lubecker_n 631_o botta_n a_o strange_a head_n tire_v of_o the_o tartarian_a woman_n 6.60_o &_o 7.1_o bougiusky_a sometime_o secretary_n to_o dâ—metrius_n of_o russia_n almost_o starve_v there_o relieve_v by_o the_o english_a 780.40_o escape_n into_o england_n and_o be_v relieve_v 782.10_o boy_n of_o day_n wrestle_v and_o play_v trick_n with_o a_o live_a boy_n 349.40_o boy_n of_o mexico_n their_o bold_a hunt_n of_o serpent_n 1043.10_o boy_n put_v betimes_o to_o earn_v their_o live_n 105.20_o boil_a fountain_n in_o groneland_n 751.40_o boil_a meat_n in_o gourd_n by_o cast_v in_o a_o burn_a stone_n to_o the_o liquor_n 922.10_o box_n of_o curious_a art_n wrought_v in_o japon_n 325_o bralapisacon_n a_o haven_n 253.20_o bramble-berry_n cure_v the_o looseness_n 517.1_o brame_n the_o people_n lord_n of_o pâ—gu_n etc._n etc._n rich_a in_o gold_n and_o ruby_n 169.40_o bramenes_n most_o true_a merchant_n 105.50_o they_o live_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n ibid._n their_o discipline_n ibid._n bramenes_n be_v witch_n the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n which_o they_o worship_v 166.30_o 40._o themselves_o yet_o alive_a be_v worship_v for_o god_n 166_o 50_o their_o authority_n ibid._n their_o degree_n of_o religious_a man_n 167.1_o brand_a of_o thief_n in_o china_n 395.20_o brand_a for_o theft_n in_o island_n 651_o 10_o brasile_n will_v not_o grow_v at_o venice_n 104.1_o brasile_a province_n the_o latitude_n discovery_n temperature_n soil_n chief_a traffic_n plantation_n by_o portugal_n and_o their_o latitude_n their_o port_n river_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o latitude_n â—03_n braslaro_n in_o podolia_n 632.10_o brazen_a serpent_n and_o the_o mystery_n of_o that_o represent_v in_o china_n strange_o 274.10_o bread_n the_o tartar_n mock_v we_o for_o eat_v it_o 232.50_o bread_n the_o chinois_n eat_v not_o common_o 365.40_o rice_n sodden_a instead_o of_o it_o ibid._n bread_n of_o wheat_n without_o crust_n how_o make_v 365.50_o bread_n of_o straw_n in_o china_n 230.50_o bread_n very_o bitter_a in_o ormuz_n 72.1_o bread_n of_o root_n and_o bark_n 416.1_o bread_n make_v of_o fish_n sod_a and_o dry_a 537.40_o bread_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n 953.954_o bread_n sod_v in_o the_o reek_v of_o water_n 365.50_o bread_n bake_v in_o ox_n dung_n or_o in_o horse_n dâ—ng_v 34.30_o bread_n &_o corn_n unknown_a in_o island_n 646.30_o bread_n and_o drink_v none_o where_o 223.20_o break_v the_o scutcheon_n or_o day_n of_o mourning_n 252.40_o breath_n hold_v half_o a_o hour_n together_o 953.1_o brew_v with_o holy-water_n in_o russia_n 456.1_o bribery_n in_o course_n of_o justice_n how_o prevent_v in_o china_n 185.10_o brick_n prefer_v before_o stone_n in_o china_n 34.20_o bridge_n a_o admirable_a one_o 295.30_o &_o 299.50_o &_o 89.1_o &_o 199.30_o bridge_n make_v with_o man_n purposely_o kill_v 628_o bridge_n of_o natural_a stone_n 990.30_o bridge_n of_o straw_n 1056.30_o bridge_n of_o hair_n and_o straw_n where_o 934.50_o bridge_n 12000._o in_o one_o city_n 98_o bridge_n see_v toll_n m._n briggs_n his_o treatise_n about_o the_o probability_n of_o the_o northwest_n passage_n 852_o brimstone_n every_o where_o dig_v in_o island_n 648.10_o &_o 649.20_o bâ—ises_n see_v east_n wind_n 858.30_o a_o philosophical_a reason_n for_o they_o ibid._n