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check_v 1397._o patience_n commendable_a in_o a_o captain_n 1153_o captain_n lister'_v dingerous_a attempt_n in_o my_o lord_n of_o cumberland_n voyage_n 1143._o he_o be_v drown_v and_o his_o ship_n in_o his_o return_n ibid._n captain_n bayly_n slay_v 1144_o captain_n munson_n take_v captive_a 1144_o captain_n nortons_n uoyage_n ibid._n captain_n caves_n surprisal_n of_o in_o ar_n gosie_n of_o lisbon_n ibid._n captain_n nortons_n assail_a a_o fortingall_n ibid._n capt._n cave_n admiral_n in_o the_o eight_o uoyage_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o cumberland_n slay_v 1147_o captain_n antony_n kill_v ibid._n captain_n dounton_n wound_v 1148_o capurisell_n a_o river_n 1250_o capucaras_n water-serpent_n in_o the_o indies_n 1211_o capari_n a_o river_n near_o orenoque_n 1247_o carrabouca_n a_o place_n in_o india_n 1249_o carcocy_n indian_n so_o call_v 1365_o carder_n viz._n peter_n carder_n a_o cornish_a man_n his_o hard_a fortune_n and_o escape_n 1187._o the_o loss_n of_o his_o company_n 1188._o his_o living_n two_o month_n upon_o a_o fruit_n like_o orange_n and_o his_o drink_n of_o his_o own_o urine_n ibid._n his_o converse_v with_o indian_n abide_v teach_v they_o to_o mar_v 1189._o his_o departure_n from_o they_o ibid._n his_o imprisonment_n deliverance_n 1189_o 1190._o his_o employment_n 1190._o his_o escape_n from_o the_o portugese_n and_o arrival_n to_o england_n after_o nine_o year_n voyage_n 1190_o carigue_n a_o beast_n in_o brasile_n that_o that_o cart_v her_o young_a one_o in_o a_o bag_n about_o with_o she_o 1301_o cari-river_n 1248_o a_o carrak_fw-mi run_v a_o shore_n to_o avoid_v the_o english_a 1938_o caripo_n a_o town_n in_o guiana_n 1268_o caroli_n a_o pleasant_a river_n near_o orenoco_n 1248_o carraemba_n savage_n so_o call_v 1299_o carapana_n a_o place_n in_o the_o province_n of_o emeria_n 1247_o carraibas_n certain_a inggler_n in_o brasile_n 1290_o carracus_n a_o place_n in_o the_o indies_n 1242_o 1248_o caredenas_n a_o province_n in_o america_n 1560_o 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spaniard_n 1591._o 1592._o 1593._o 1594_o 1595_o granata_n isle_n 1186_o grandee_n a_o river_n in_o florida_n 1603_o grand_a bay_n a_o harbour_n on_o the_o north_n of_o the_o new-found_a land_n 1882_o grape_n good_a against_o the_o flux_n 1172_o grape_n in_o new_a france_n 1622_o grass_n want_v in_o a_o black_a champion_n country_n of_o the_o indies_n 1214_o gratiosa_fw-la one_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o azore_n 1671._o it_o submit_v itself_o to_o the_o english_a admiral_n 1960_o gregory_n 13._o his_o rage_n against_o q._n elizabeth_n 1893_o greediness_n a_o dangerous_a enemy_n 1152_o 1393._o greediness_n lose_v his_o prey_n 1964._o greediness_n of_o mariner_n a_o main_a prejudice_n to_o the_o virginian_a colony_n 1751_o sir_n richard_n greenuile_n general_n of_o virginia_n his_o voyage_n and_o act_n 1645_o his_o desperateness_n against_o the_o spanish_a armada_n 1961_o sir_n râchard_n greenuiles_n fight_n with_o the_o too_o unequal_a spanish_a fleet_n his_o stout_a resistance_n 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spaniard_n 1751_o guanos_n a_o fruit_n in_o s._n lucia_n which_o eat_a ripe_a set_v a_o man_n a_o scour_n but_o green_a stay_v from_o scour_v 1265_o guatatlan_n a_o province_n in_o new_a spain_n 1559_o guayanaguacu_fw-la cave-inhabiting_a savage_n 1299_o guayo_n brasilias_n indian_n 1299_o guâyayaquill_n a_o river_n with_o ãâã_d land_n in_o the_o âoâth_n ãâã_d 1446_o guasco_n a_o province_n in_o florida_n 1554_o guatimala_n a_o province_n in_o america_n dispeople_v by_o spanish_a cruelty_n 1579_o 1580_o guaracayo_n inhabitant_n of_o part_n of_o brasile_n 1298_o guaitaca-indians_a 1300_o guatalca_n a_o principal_a port_n town_n 1446_o guadianilla_n a_o river_n in_o port-ricco_a 1170_o guaire_n brasile_a indian_n 1300_o guirapanga_n a_o bird_n that_o make_v a_o sound_a as_o hard_o as_o a_o bell_n 1306_o gulgaifi_n indian_n near_o the_o river_n of_o plate_n their_o description_n 1350_o gum_n of_o rare_a operation_n for_o sundây_a disease_n in_o guyana_n 1276_o a_o gunner_n carelessness_n 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1272._o artillery_n order_n in_o the_o war_n 1272_o 1273._o policy_n season_n account_n of_o time_n by_o the_o moon_n religion_n rite_n at_o bury_a captain_n 1273_o 1274._o their_o drunkenness_n opinion_n of_o the_o dead_a priests_z and_o conference_n with_o the_o devil_n 1274._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o climate_n 1274._o their_o provision_n bread_n drink_v honey_n possibility_n of_o vine_n beast_n fish_n foul_a fruit_n 1274_o 1275._o its_o commodity_n of_o merchandise_n as_o sugarcane_n cotton-wooll_n wood_n for_o dyer_n of_o cloth_n 1275._o sweet_a gum_n very_o precious_a in_o physic_n and_o chirurgery_n drug_n medicinal_a plant_n strange_a wood_n tobacco_n 1276_o 1277._o the_o thing_n these_o indian_n most_o desire_v to_o trade_n for_o ibid._n 1277._o hope_n of_o gold_n ibid._n guyaxule-province_n 1539_o guyraupiaguara_n a_o great_a land-snake_n that_o go_v as_o fast_o on_o top_n of_o tree_n as_o a_o man_n on_o the_o ground_n 1303_o guyranhe_n eng_v era_fw-la a_o excellent_a speak_a bird_n in_o brasile_n 1305_o a_o giant_n anatomy_n send_v from_o china_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n of_o wondrous_a greatness_n 1178_o giant_n at_o port-desire_n their_o length_n bigness_n slinging-stone_n 1232_o giant_n at_o brasile_n 1243._o of_o twelve_o foot_n height_n ibid._n giant_n in_o peru_n of_o who_o one_o eat_v as_o much_o as_o fifty_o man_n 1481_o h._n habetebin_n a_o plain_a in_o the_o west_n indies_n between_o marwin_n and_o coorepan_n 1285_o harbour_n in_o virginia_n very_o safe_a and_o admirable_a 1664_o harbour_n of_o pentecost_n its_o description_n and_o commendation_n prefer_v before_o the_o river_n orenoco_n and_o other_o 1664._o it_o be_v several_a beneficial_a matter_n of_o worth_n large_o 1665_o 1666_o harbour_n of_o frenchman_n call_v by_o the_o indian_n aiurema_fw-la piasave_o in_o brasile_n its_o passage_n for_o navigator_n 1239_o capt._n mich._n harcourt_n his_o take_z possession_n of_o arrawary_n 1278_o capt._n harcourts_n voyage_n 1267_o &_o seq_n his_o company_n and_o depart_v from_o dartmouth_n 1267._o his_o arrival_n at_o the_o canary_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o wiapoco_n and_o guiana_n 1267_o 1268._o come_v to_o caripo_n converse_v with_o the_o indian_n 1268_o 1269._o agree_v and_o reside_v with_o they_o 1270._o take_v possession_n of_o the_o mountain_n gomerigo_n 1278_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o voyage_n 1279._o leave_v guiana_n 1281._o return_v home_n his_o small_a loss_n of_o man_n by_o the_o voyage_n ibid._n &_o 1282_o harris_n one_o that_o blow_v off_o his_o nose_n in_o frosty_a weather_n at_o the_o strait_o of_o magellane_n 1204_o hadarinner_n a_o town_n of_o suppay-savages_a in_o the_o indies_n 1286_o hail_n as_o big_a as_o orange_n 1561_o hair_n as_o big_a as_o a_o man_n finger_n 1560_o halo_n the_o circle_n see_v about_o the_o moon_n very_o strange_a and_o large_a in_o the_o bermuda_n land_n 1738_o hamaca-bed_n 1256_o hamburger_n ship_n surprise_v by_o the_o english_a 1929_o han_n a_o language_n of_o the_o indian_n in_o florida_n 1519_o hanamob_n a_o town_n of_o the_o arwac-savages_a in_o the_o indies_n 1286_o hap_n hill_n in_o uirginia_n 3649_o hapaluia_n a_o great_a floridan_n town_n and_o its_o commodity_n 1534_o harbour_v in_o enemy_n port_n be_v very_o dangerous_a 1378_o hardoo_n a_o arwacca_n town_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n 1285_o hatuncolla_n pancarcolla_n indian_n that_o have_v diverse_a fable_n of_o their_o original_a they_o worship_v a_o ram_n and_o sacrifice_n unto_o he_o 1461_o hawkins_n mayden-land_n 1384_o sir_n john_n hawkins_n his_o courtesy_n to_o the_o french_a 1604._o sr._n joh._n hawkins_n voyage_n 1177._o his_o courtesy_n to_o the_o spaniard_n repay_v with_o treachery_n ibid._n &_o seq_n his_o misfortune_n 1179._o death_n 1183._o a_o compare_v of_o he_o with_o sr._n fran._n drake_n 1185_o 1186_o master_n will._n hawkins_n man_n perfidious_o slay_v at_o playa_n 1181_o sir_n richard_n hawkins_n his_o voyage_n 1367_o &_o seq_n his_o come_n to_o the_o canary_n land_n 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