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upon_o a_o inlet_n of_o the_o lake_n gouletta_n situation_n the_o situation_n three_o mile_n to_o the_o north_n of_o the_o ancient_a carthage_n and_o two_o mile_n from_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n surround_v on_o the_o south_n with_o high_a mountain_n the_o form_n of_o it_o be_v a_o oblong-square_a and_o in_o bigness_n about_o a_o small_a mile_n in_o compass_n though_o gramay_n enlarge_v it_o to_o three_o and_o other_o to_o five_o spanish_a mile_n environ_v with_o a_o wall_n of_o forty_o cubit_n high_a strengthen_v with_o many_o turret_n before_o the_o last_o assault_v make_v upon_o it_o by_o the_o turk_n there_o be_v many_o bulwark_n and_o fort_n but_o most_o of_o they_o be_v since_o slight_v ¶_o the_o principal_a gate_n in_o the_o arabic_a tongue_n call_v bab_n be_v five_o viz._n gate_n the_o gate_n bab_n vasouque_n bab_n carthago_n bab_n elbaar_n bab_n asseire_n and_o bab_n efmenar_n beside_o several_a other_o postern_n former_o they_o reckon_v herein_o eighteen_o eminent_a 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also_o a_o quarter_n for_o the_o janissary_n a_o burse_n or_o exchange_n for_o merchant_n and_o a_o custom-house_n the_o other_o building_n of_o most_o remark_n be_v the_o palace_n of_o aga_n sidi_n la_fw-fr fe_n of_o sidi_n mahometa_n milanoy_n of_o sidi_n jucip_n raise_v and_o many_o other_o ¶_o the_o citizen_n house_n house_n the_o house_n gramay_n and_o sanutus_n say_v amount_v former_o to_o ten_o thousand_o but_o much_o increase_v by_o the_o moor_n that_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o spain_n and_o settle_v here_o have_v fill_v it_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o artificer_n and_o handicraft_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o be_v full_a of_o trade_n and_o will_v compare_v with_o many_o of_o our_o best_a city_n in_o europe_n the_o house_n be_v heretofore_o build_v very_o artificial_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o imagery_n wrought_v both_o in_o stone_n and_o plaster_n and_o curious_o paint_v the_o floor_n of_o the_o chamber_n pave_v with_o smooth_a and_o shine_a stone_n the_o roof_n flat_a but_o most_o 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bring_v to_o the_o city_n and_o sell_v make_v thereof_o good_a profit_n the_o people_n account_v it_o much_o wholesome_a than_o the_o rain-water_n in_o the_o cistern_n ¶_o anani_n say_v the_o soil_n on_o the_o west_n side_n be_v reasonable_o fertile_a soyl._n the_o soyl._n have_v some_o river_n to_o water_v it_o but_o on_o the_o east_n side_n for_o want_v of_o water_n very_o little_a worth_n but_o peter_n dan_n aver_v that_o on_o the_o southside_n where_o it_o lie_v surround_v with_o mountain_n it_o have_v very_a fruitful-valley_n but_o in_o all_o the_o other_o part_n very_o dry_a and_o sandy_n gramay_n and_o sanutus_n report_n that_o close_o by_o the_o ground_n be_v so_o dry_v that_o it_o have_v need_n be_v continual_o water_v this_o want_n of_o water_n together_o with_o the_o frequent_a incursion_n of_o the_o alarbe_n make_v the_o corn_n at_o tunis_n very_o dear_a the_o people_n in_o the_o suburb_n be_v necessitate_v to_o wall_n in_o little_a spot_n of_o ground_n
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that_o time_n neither_o dare_v any_o of_o those_o select_a young_a man_n own_o their_o sex_n or_o mention_v she_o and_o for_o the_o more_o orderly_o conceal_v thereof_o she_o clothe_v they_o in_o woman_n apparel_n according_a to_o her_o manner_n and_o go_v herself_o in_o man_n habit_n give_v out_o that_o they_o be_v woman_n and_o she_o a_o man._n all_o these_o have_v woman_n name_n but_o the_o queen_n her_o self_n a_o man_n especial_o in_o the_o army_n and_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o otherwise_o nay_o her_o favourite_n dare_v not_o say_v the_o contrary_a upon_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o head_n and_o as_o a_o testimony_n herein_o of_o their_o obedience_n and_o constancy_n to_o she_o permit_v they_o to_o go_v free_o among_o her_o woman_n and_o if_o they_o fail_v in_o their_o obligation_n they_o seldom_o escape_v to_o tell_v further_a news_n in_o the_o year_n sixteen_o hundred_o forty_o six_o she_o overran_a with_o her_o army_n oando_n ruin_a oando_n and_o spoil_v all_o the_o village_n 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