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sum_n of_o money_n he_o bestow_v upon_o the_o commander_n and_o officer_n of_o each_o company_n many_o bountiful_a reward_n wherewith_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o very_o well_o please_v and_o satisfy_v in_o this_o sort_n be_v these_o three_o mutinous_a nation_n discharge_v for_o the_o king_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n trust_v or_o make_v use_n of_o they_o any_o long_o howbeit_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v these_o stranger_n to_o go_v all_o away_o together_o but_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v divide_v into_o troop_n each_o of_o they_o consist_v of_o a_o thousand_o man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o this_o mean_n they_o shall_v give_v the_o less_o suspicion_n in_o their_o return_n and_o shall_v be_v less_o able_a to_o plunder_v the_o open_a town_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v and_o thus_o the_o next_o day_n they_o depart_v as_o for_o gonçalo_n pacheco_n and_o nuno_n fernandez_n teixyra_n the_o king_n give_v they_o ten_o biss_n of_o gold_n for_o be_v his_o arbitrator_n in_o this_o affair_n whereunto_o he_o add_v a_o passport_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n whereby_o the_o portugal_n be_v permit_v to_o retire_v free_o into_o the_o indies_n without_o pay_v any_o custom_n or_o duty_n for_o their_o merchandise_n whereof_o we_o make_v more_o account_n then_o of_o all_o the_o money_n can_v have_v be_v give_v we_o because_o that_o for_o three_o year_n before_o the_o precedent_a king_n have_v retain_v we_o in_o this_o country_n with_o exceed_v much_o vexation_n and_o tyranny_n whereby_o we_o be_v oftentimes_o in_o great_a danger_n of_o our_o life_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o success_n of_o that_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v heretofore_o this_o do_v there_o be_v proclamation_n make_v by_o man_n on_o horseback_n to_o give_v notice_n that_o the_o day_n follow_v the_o king_n will_v enter_v into_o the_o city_n in_o a_o peaceable_a manner_n threaten_v all_o such_o as_o shall_v do_v the_o contrary_a with_o a_o cruel_a death_n according_o the_o next_o morning_n at_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o king_n part_v from_o the_o pagode_n whither_o he_o have_v retire_v himself_o and_o about_o a_o hour_n after_o arrive_v at_o the_o city_n wherein_o to_o enter_v by_o the_o chief_a gate_n he_o be_v receive_v by_o a_o assembly_n in_o form_n of_o a_o procession_n of_o six_o thousand_o priest_n of_o all_o the_o twelve_o sect_n which_o be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n by_o one_o of_o who_o call_v capizundo_n a_o oration_n be_v make_v unto_o he_o whereof_o the_o preface_n be_v thus_o bless_a and_o praise_v be_v that_o lord_n who_o ought_v true_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v of_o all_o man_n for_o such_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o holy_a work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o his_o divine_a hand_n testify_v to_o we_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n the_o shine_a of_o the_o night_n and_o all_o the_o other_o magnificence_n of_o his_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v produce_v in_o we_o praise_v be_v he_o i_o say_v for_o that_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o infinite_a power_n which_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o he_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o establish_v thou_o on_o the_o earth_n above_o all_o the_o king_n that_o govern_v it_o and_o see_v we_o hold_v thou_o for_o his_o favourite_n we_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o our_o lord_n that_o thou_o will_v never_o more_o remember_v the_o fault_n and_o offence_n which_o we_o have_v commit_v against_o thou_o to_o the_o end_n that_o these_o thy_o afflict_a people_n may_v be_v comfort_v with_o the_o promise_n thereof_o which_o they_o hope_v thy_o majesty_n will_v make_v they_o at_o this_o present_a this_o same_o request_n be_v likewise_o make_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o six_o thousand_o grepos_fw-la all_o prostrate_a on_o the_o ground_n and_o with_o their_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n who_o with_o a_o dreadful_a tumult_n of_o voice_n say_v unto_o he_o grant_v our_o lord_n and_o king_n peace_n and_o pardon_n for_o that_o be_v pass_v to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o this_o thy_o kingdom_n of_o pegu_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v not_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o their_o offence_n which_o they_o confess_v public_o before_o thou_o the_o king_n answer_v they_o that_o he_o be_v content_v so_o to_o do_v and_o swear_v to_o they_o by_o the_o head_n of_o quiay_v nivandel_n the_o god_n of_o battle_n of_o the_o field_n vitau_n for_o the_o confirmation_n thereof_o upon_o this_o promise_n all_o the_o people_n prostrate_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n on_o the_o ground_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o god_n make_v thou_o to_o prosper_v for_o infinite_a year_n in_o the_o victory_n over_o thy_o enemy_n that_o thou_o may_v trample_v their_o head_n under_o thy_o foot_n hereupon_o for_o a_o token_n of_o great_a gladness_n they_o fall_v to_o play_v on_o divers_a instrument_n after_o their_o manner_n though_o very_o barbarous_o
from_o the_o river_n of_o tinlau_n with_o his_o ill_a success_n thereupon_o and_o the_o succour_n we_o meet_v withal_o 73_o chap._n xxii_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n have_v news_n of_o the_o five_o portugal_n that_o be_v make_v captive_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o mandarin_n of_o nouday_n about_o they_o and_o his_o assault_v the_o say_a town_n 76_o chap._n xxiii_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n navigation_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o port_n of_o liampoo_n his_o arrival_n and_o gallant_a reception_n there_o by_o the_o portugal_n 81_o chap._n xxiv_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n depart_v from_o liampoo_n for_o to_o go_v and_o seek_v out_o the_o island_n of_o calempluy_fw-fr the_o strange_a thing_n that_o we_o see_v and_o the_o hazard_n we_o run_v in_o our_o voyage_n thither_o 87_o chap._n xxv_o our_o arrival_n at_o the_o island_n of_o calempluy_fw-fr with_o the_o description_n thereof_o what_o happen_v to_o antonio_n de_fw-fr faria_n in_o one_o of_o the_o hermitage_n there_o and_o how_o we_o be_v discover_v 92_o chap._n xxvi_o our_o cast_v away_o in_o the_o gulf_n of_o nanquin_n with_o all_o that_o befall_v we_o after_o this_o lamentable_a shipwreck_n 97_o chap._n xxvii_o our_o arrival_n at_o the_o town_n of_o taypor_n where_o we_o be_v make_v prisoner_n and_o so_o send_v to_o the_o city_n of_o nanquin_n 103_o chap._n xxviii_o the_o marvel_n of_o the_o city_n of_o nanquin_n our_o departure_n from_o thence_o towards_o pequin_n and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o we_o till_o we_o arrive_v at_o the_o town_n of_o sempitay_n 107_o chap._n xxix_o our_o arrival_n at_o sempitay_n our_o encounter_n there_o with_o a_o christian_a woman_n together_o with_o the_o original_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n and_o who_o they_o be_v that_o first_o people_v it_o 112_o chap._n xxx_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o four_o chief_a city_n of_o china_n together_o with_o which_o of_o the_o king_n of_o china_n it_o be_v that_o build_v the_o wall_n betwixt_o china_n and_o tartary_n and_o many_o thing_n that_o we_o see_v as_o we_o pass_v along_o 116_o chap._n xxxi_o the_o order_n which_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o move_a town_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o river_n and_o that_o which_o further_o befall_v we_o 122_o chap._n xxxii_o our_o arrival_n at_o the_o city_n of_o pequin_n with_o our_o imprisonment_n and_o that_o which_o moreover_o happen_v unto_o we_o there_o as_o also_o the_o great_a majesty_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o their_o court_n of_o justice._n 125_o chap._n xxxiii_o what_o past_a between_o we_o and_o the_o tanigores_n of_o mercy_n with_o the_o great_a favour_n they_o do_v we_o and_o a_o brief_a relation_n of_o the_o city_n of_o pequin_n where_o the_o king_n of_o china_n keep_v his_o court._n 131_o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o order_n which_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o feast_n that_o be_v make_v in_o certain_a inn_n and_o the_o state_n which_o the_o chaem_n of_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o university_n keep_v with_o certain_a remarkable_a thing_n in_o the_o city_n of_o pequin_n 134_o chap._n xxxv_o the_o prison_n of_o ximanguibaleu_n wherein_o those_o be_v keep_v which_o have_v be_v condemn_v to_o serve_v at_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o tartary_n and_o another_o enclosure_n call_v the_o treasure_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o the_o revenue_n whereof_o this_o prison_n be_v maintain_v 137_o chap._n xxxvi_o of_o a_o edifice_n situate_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n wherein_o be_v the_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o chapel_n of_o the_o king_n of_o china_n and_o the_o public_a granary_n establish_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a 142_o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o great_a number_n of_o officer_n and_o other_o people_n which_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o china_n palace_n with_o our_o go_v to_o quincay_v to_o accomplish_v the_o time_n of_o our_o exile_n and_o what_o befall_v we_o there_o 144_o chap._n xxxviii_o a_o tartar_n commander_n enter_v with_o his_o army_n into_o the_o town_n of_o quincay_n and_o that_o which_o follow_v thereupon_o with_o the_o nauticor_n besiege_v the_o castle_n of_o nixiamcoo_o and_o the_o take_n of_o it_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o of_o we_o portugal_n 149_o chap._n thirty-nine_o the_o mitaquer_n depart_v from_o the_o castle_n of_o nixiamcoo_o and_o go_v to_o the_o king_n of_o tartaria_n camp_n before_o pequin_n with_o that_o which_o we_o see_v till_o we_o arrive_v there_o and_o the_o mitaquer_n present_v we_o unto_o the_o king_n 154_o chap._n xl._o the_o king_n of_o tartaria_n raise_n his_o siege_n from_o before_o pequin_n for_o to_o return_v into_o his_o country_n and_o that_o which_o pass_v until_o his_o arrival_n there_o 158_o chap._n xli_o in_o what_o manner_n we_o be_v bring_v again_o before_o the_o king_n of_o tartary_n with_o our_o departure_n from_o that_o kingdom_n and_o all_o that_o we_o see_v and_o befall_v we_o in_o our_o voyage_n till_o our_o arrival_n at_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n of_o chauchinchina_fw-la 160_o chap._n xlii_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o tartarian_a ambassador_n by_o the_o king_n of_o chauchinchina_fw-la with_o the_o say_a king_n go_v to_o the_o city_n of_o uzanguea_n and_o his_o triumphal_a entry_n thereinto_o 167_o chap._n xliii_o our_o departure_n from_o the_o city_n of_o uzanguea_n and_o our_o adventure_n till_o our_o arrival_n at_o the_o isle_n of_o tanixumaa_n with_o our_o go_v a_o shore_n there_o 170_o chap._n xliv_o the_o great_a honour_n which_o the_o nautaquin_n lord_n of_o the_o isle_n do_v to_o one_o of_o we_o for_o have_v see_v he_o shoot_v with_o a_o harquebuse_n and_o his_o send_v i_o to_o the_o king_n of_o bungo_n with_o that_o which_o pass_v till_o my_o arrival_n at_o this_o court_n 172_o chap._n xlv_o the_o great_a mishap_n which_o befall_v the_o king_n of_o bungo_n son_n with_o the_o extreme_a danger_n that_o i_o be_v in_o for_o the_o same_o and_o what_o follow_v thereupon_o 176_o chap._n xlvi_o my_o cure_v the_o young_a prince_n of_o bungo_n with_o my_o return_n to_o tanixumaa_n and_o embark_a there_o for_o liampoo_n and_o also_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o we_o on_o land_n after_o the_o shipwreck_n we_o suffer_v by_o the_o way_n thither_o 178_o chap._n xlvii_o the_o carry_v of_o we_o to_o the_o town_n of_o pungor_fw-la and_o present_v we_o to_o the_o broquen_n governor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n with_o that_o which_o ensue_v upon_o it_o 181_o chap._n xlviii_o the_o king_n of_o lequios_n send_v a_o cruel_a sentence_n against_o we_o to_o the_o broquen_n of_o the_o town_n where_o we_o be_v prisoner_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v put_v it_o in_o execution_n and_o that_o which_o further_o happen_v unto_o we_o till_o our_o arrival_n at_o liampoo_n 184_o chap._n xlix_o my_o sail_v from_o liampoo_n to_o malaca_n with_o the_o send_v i_o by_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o fortress_n there_o to_o the_o chaubainhaa_n at_o martibano_n and_o all_o that_o befall_v we_o in_o our_o voyage_n thither_o 189_o chap._n l._n the_o continuance_n of_o our_o voyage_n to_o the_o bar_n of_o martibano_n and_o certain_a memorable_a particularity_n happen_v there_o 195_o chap._n li._n in_o what_o manner_n the_o chaubinhaa_n render_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n and_o the_o cruel_a procee_n against_o the_o queen_n of_o martabano_n and_o the_o lady_n her_o attendant_n 201_o chap._n lii_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v execute_v on_o the_o person_n of_o the_o chaubinhaa_n king_n of_o martabano_n nhay_n canatoo_n his_o wife_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o woman_n with_o that_o which_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n do_v after_o his_o return_n to_o pegu._n 205_o chap._n liii_o that_o which_o pass_v between_o the_o queen_n of_o prom_n and_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n together_o with_o the_o first_o assault_n that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o city_n and_o the_o success_n thereof_o 209_o chap._n liv._o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n his_o besiege_v the_o fortress_n of_o meleytay_n with_o his_o go_n from_o thence_o to_o avaa_n and_o that_o which_o pass_v there_o 282_o chap._n lv._o our_o go_v with_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n ambassador_n to_o the_o calaminham_n with_o the_o course_n which_o we_o hold_v until_o we_o arrive_v at_o the_o temple_n or_o pagode_v of_o tinagoogoo_n and_o a_o description_n thereof_o 215_o chap._n lvi_o the_o great_a and_o sumptuous_a procession_n make_v in_o this_o pagode_n together_o with_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o other_o particularity_n 218_o chap._n lvii_o what_o we_o see_v in_o the_o continue_n of_o our_o voyage_n until_o we_o arrive_v at_o the_o city_n of_o timplan_n 223_o chap._n lviii_o the_o magnificent_a reception_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bramaa_n his_o ambassador_n at_o the_o city_n of_o timplan_n and_o that_o which_o pass_v betwixt_o the_o calaminham_n and_o he_o 226_o chap._n lix_n a_o ample_a relation_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o calaminham_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pegu_n and_o bramaa_n
they_o chap._n vii_o what_o happen_v to_o i_o at_o penaiu_n with_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n expedition_n against_o the_o tyrant_n of_o achem_n and_o what_o he_o do_v after_o his_o victory_n over_o he_o 1._o by_o that_o time_n we_o have_v sail_v seven_o or_o eight_o league_n up_o the_o river_n at_o the_o end_n we_o arrive_v at_o a_o little_a town_n name_v botterrendan_n not_o above_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n distant_a from_o panaiu_n where_o the_o king_n of_o batas_n be_v at_o that_o time_n make_v preparation_n for_o the_o war_n he_o have_v undertake_v against_o the_o tyrant_n of_o achem._n this_o king_n understanding_n that_o i_o have_v bring_v he_o a_o letter_n and_o a_o present_a from_o the_o captain_n of_o malaca_n cause_v i_o to_o be_v entertain_v by_o the_o xabandar_n who_o be_v he_o that_o with_o absolute_a power_n govern_v all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o army_n this_o general_n accompany_v with_o five_o lanchares_n and_o twelve_o ballon_n come_v to_o i_o to_o the_o port_n 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be_v very_o little_a and_o close_o stop_v on_o all_o 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o burn_a green_a â—histles_n and_o thorn_n in_o they_o they_o choke_v themselves_o with_o the_o smoke_n thereof_o whereby_o one_o may_v see_v how_o by_o such_o rude_a and_o different_a way_n of_o live_v these_o miserable_a creature_n render_v themselves_o the_o devil_n martyr_n who_o in_o reward_n thereof_o give_v they_o everlasting_a hell-fire_n and_o very_o it_o be_v a_o pititiful_a thing_n to_o behold_v the_o great_a pain_n which_o these_o wretch_n take_v to_o lose_v themselves_o and_o the_o little_a that_o we_o do_v to_o be_v save_v chap._n lvii_o what_o we_o see_v in_o the_o continue_n of_o our_o voyage_n until_o we_o arrive_v at_o the_o city_n of_o timplan_n after_o we_o have_v see_v all_o these_o thing_n with_o wonder_n enough_o 1._o
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