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place_n to_o sell_v and_o from_o thence_o send_v into_o all_o place_n pâ—_n the_o indian_a spica_fw-la comfort_v the_o maw_n be_v take_v inward_o and_o also_o outward_o apply_v and_o consume_v cold_a humour_n aloe_n by_o the_o arabian_n call_v sebar_v by_o the_o decaner_n area_n by_o the_o canarijn_v cate_n comer_n and_o by_o the_o portugese_n azeure_n be_v make_v of_o the_o juice_n of_o a_o herb_n when_o it_o be_v dry_v the_o herb_n be_v call_v by_o the_o portugese_n herba_fw-la baboza_fw-it that_o be_v quill_n herb_n there_o be_v much_o of_o it_o in_o cambaia_n bengala_n and_o other_o place_n but_o in_o the_o island_n call_v sacotora_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n or_o the_o strength_n of_o mecca_n there_o be_v great_a quantity_n and_o the_o best_a it_o be_v a_o merchandise_n that_o be_v carry_v into_o turkey_n persia_n arabia_n and_o also_o into_o europe_n whereby_o the_o island_n be_v much_o esteem_v and_o the_o aloe_n call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o 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be_v bean_n of_o malacca_n because_o it_o be_v like_o a_o bean_n but_o somewhat_o great_a than_o the_o bean_n of_o these_o country_n they_o be_v use_v in_o india_n with_o milk_n against_o a_o short_a breath_n for_o the_o worm_n and_o for_o many_o other_o thing_n when_o they_o be_v green_a they_o make_v achar_n thereof_o that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o salt_v they_o and_o lay_v they_o in_o vinegar_n as_o they_o do_v with_o the_o most_o kind_a of_o fruit_n and_o spice_n as_o in_o diverse_a place_n i_o have_v show_v pall_n this_o fruit_n have_v her_o name_n from_o the_o hart_n because_o in_o colour_n and_o likeness_n it_o resemble_v the_o heart_n special_o be_v dry_a when_o the_o fruit_n be_v green_a and_o hang_v on_o the_o tree_n as_o i_o have_v see_v they_o in_o sicilia_n upon_o mount_n aethna_n they_o be_v like_o great_a bean_n
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and_o be_v more_o esteem_v of_o in_o india_n they_o the_o mother_n of_o pearl_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o beautiful_a colour_n they_o set_v upon_o it_o the_o 85._o chapter_n of_o diamond_n diamond_n by_o the_o arabian_n and_o moor_n call_v almas_n and_o by_o the_o indian_n where_o they_o grow_v iraa_n and_o by_o the_o malagans_n where_o they_o be_v likewise_o find_v itam_fw-la they_o grow_v in_o the_o country_n of_o decam_n behind_o ballagate_n by_o the_o town_n of_o bisnagar_n wherein_o be_v two_o or_o three_o hill_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v dig_v whereof_o the_o king_n of_o bâ—snagar_n do_v reap_v great_a profit_n for_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v straight_o watch_v and_o have_v farm_a they_o out_o with_o this_o condition_n that_o all_o diamond_n that_o be_v above_o twenty_o five_o mangeleyns_n in_o weight_n be_v for_o the_o king_n himself_o every_o mangelyn_n be_v four_o grain_n in_o weight_n and_o if_o any_o man_n be_v find_v that_o hide_v any_o such_o he_o lose_v both_o life_n 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and_o be_v more_o esteem_v than_o the_o rest_n special_o by_o the_o indian_n themselves_o in_o the_o straight_o call_v tania_n pura_fw-la a_o country_n on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o malacca_n there_o be_v likewise_o a_o old_a rock_n which_o also_o be_v call_v roca-vellia_a where_o many_o diamond_n be_v find_v that_o be_v excellent_a they_o be_v small_a but_o very_o good_a and_o heavy_a which_o be_v good_a for_o the_o seller_n but_o not_o for_o the_o buyer_n diamond_n be_v dig_v like_o gold_n out_o of_o mine_n and_o where_o they_o dig_v one_o year_n the_o length_n of_o a_o man_n into_o the_o ground_n within_z three_z or_o four_o year_n after_o there_o be_v diamond_n find_v again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o grow_v there_o sometime_o they_o find_v diamond_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o two_o hundred_o mangelyns_n and_o more_o but_o very_o few_o there_o be_v another_o stone_n call_v a_o topas_n for_o colour_n which_o be_v almost_o like_o the_o diamond_n but_o dark_a &_o of_o less_o 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