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hawk_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v toss_v up_o &_o down_o &_o beat_v with_o the_o wind_n or_o lest_o they_o shall_v soar_v too_o high_a wherefore_o they_o get_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o victual_n by_o hunt_v &_o hawk_v concern_v their_o garment_n and_o attire_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o your_o majesty_n that_o out_o of_o cataya_n &_o other_o region_n of_o the_o east_n out_o of_o persia_n also_o and_o other_o country_n of_o the_o south_n there_o be_v bring_v unto_o they_o stuff_n of_o silk_n cloth_n of_o gold_n &_o cotton_n cloth_n which_o they_o wear_v in_o time_n of_o summer_n but_o out_o of_o russia_n moxel_n bulgaria_n the_o great_a &_o pascatâ—r_n that_o be_v hungaria_n the_o great_a and_o out_o of_o kersis_n all_o which_o be_v northern_a region_n &_o full_a of_o wood_n &_o also_o out_o of_o many_o other_o country_n of_o the_o north_n which_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o the_o inhabitant_n bring_v they_o rich_a and_o costly_a skin_n of_o diverse_a sort_n which_o i_o never_o 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their_o hair_n and_o of_o the_o attire_n of_o their_o woman_n chap._n 8._o the_o man_n shave_v a_o plot_n four_o square_v upon_o the_o crown_n of_o their_o head_n and_o from_o the_o two_o foremost_a corner_n they_o shave_v as_o it_o be_v two_o seam_n down_o to_o their_o temple_n they_o shave_v also_o their_o temple_n and_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o their_o head_n even_o unto_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n likewise_o they_o shave_v the_o forepart_n of_o their_o scalp_n down_o to_o their_o forehead_n &_o upon_o their_o forehead_n they_o leave_v a_o lock_n of_o hair_n reach_v down_o unto_o their_o eye_n brow_n upon_o the_o two_o hindermost_a corner_n of_o of_o their_o head_n they_o have_v two_o lock_n also_o
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