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as_o well_o of_o his_o virtue_n as_o his_o estate_n do_v tread_v when_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o do_v still_o at_o present_a receive_v of_o you_o three_o my_o honour_a kinsman_n which_o my_o well-meaning_a dedication_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v favourable_o accept_v and_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v as_o your_o cousin_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n leonhart_n rauwolff_n the_o content_n part_n i._n chap._n i._n which_o way_n i_o go_v first_o of_o all_o from_o auspurg_n to_o marseilles_n and_o from_o thence_o ship_v over_o the_o sea_n towards_o tripoli_n of_o syria_n situate_v in_o phenicia_n pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o tripoli_n of_o its_o fruitful_a neighbourhood_n and_o great_a trade_n and_o also_o of_o the_o splendid_a bath_n and_o other_o magnificent_a building_n to_o be_v see_v there_o their_o way_n of_o make_v rusma_n pot-ash_n soap_n etc._n etc._n p._n 19_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o turk_n of_o high_a and_o low_a condition_n man_n and_o woman_n of_o their_o employment_n office_n manner_n custom_n clothes_n as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v at_o tripoli_n during_o my_o abode_n understand_v see_v and_o learn_v thereof_o p._n 35_o chap._n iu_o a_o description_n of_o the_o plant_n i_o gather_v at_o tripoli_n p._n 47_o chap._n v._o which_o way_n i_o travel_v from_o tripoli_n further_a to_o the_o two_o famous_a city_n of_o damant_n and_o halepo_n p._n 57_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o potent_a city_n of_o halepo_n of_o the_o building_n thereof_o and_o also_o of_o the_o delicate_a fruit_n and_o fine_a plant_n that_o grow_v there_o within_z and_o without_o garden_n p._n 61_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o authority_n of_o bashaw_n what_o great_a court_n they_o keep_v and_o how_o they_o administer_v their_o office_n as_o also_o of_o their_o way_n of_o live_v of_o their_o privilege_n of_o their_o manner_n and_o conversation_n p._n 69_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o great_a trade_n and_o deal_v of_o the_o city_n of_o halepo_n as_o also_o of_o several_a sort_n of_o their_o meat_n and_o drink_n of_o their_o ceremony_n and_o their_o peculiar_a way_n of_o sit_v down_o at_o meal_n p._n 83_o chap._n ix_o a_o short_a and_o plain_a relation_n of_o plant_n which_o i_o gather_v during_o my_o stay_n at_o halepo_n in_o and_o round_a about_o it_o not_o without_o great_a danger_n and_o trouble_n which_o i_o glue_v upon_o paper_n very_o careful_o p._n 100_o part_n ii_o chap._n i._n how_o i_o depart_v from_o halepo_n to_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o by_o our_o and_o how_o i_o sail_v from_o thence_o on_o the_o euphrates_n to_o old_a babylon_n p._n 121_o chap._n ii_o which_o way_n we_o go_v into_o the_o ship_n and_o sail_v to_o racka_fw-mi and_o how_o the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n with_o his_o retinue_n come_v to_o our_o ship_n to_o demand_v his_o custom_n what_o else_o we_o see_v by_o the_o way_n and_o what_o we_o do_v suffer_v from_o the_o arabian_n and_o their_o mendicant_n p._n 131_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o city_n of_o racka_fw-mi and_o of_o its_o situation_n and_o also_o something_o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o of_o his_o league_n with_o the_o turkish_a emperor_n and_o also_o of_o the_o trouble_n we_o have_v with_o the_o custom-house_n officer_n or_o publican_n p._n 146_o chap._n iv._o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o the_o great_a wilderness_n we_o come_v through_o to_o deer_n of_o their_o ancient_a origination_n and_o miserable_a and_o laborious_a livelihood_n p._n 153_o chap._n v._o of_o our_o voyage_n to_o the_o famous_a town_n ana_n in_o which_o we_o pass_v again_o through_o great_a sandy_a wilderness_n for_o the_o performance_n whereof_o we_o must_v provide_v ourselves_o with_o victual_n and_o be_v very_o careful_a in_o our_o navigation_n some_o relation_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o their_o clothes_n and_o other_o thing_n we_o do_v observe_v and_o see_v by_o the_o way_n and_o what_o else_o do_v happen_v unto_o we_o p._n 161_o chap._n vi_o which_o way_n we_o travel_v from_o ana_n further_a to_o old_a babylon_n by_o some_o ancient_a town_n call_v hadidt_n juppe_n idt_n and_o see_v more_o pleasant_a fruitful_a and_o well_o cultivate_v field_n on_o each_o side_n than_o before_o p._n 169_o chap._n vii_o of_o old_a babylon_n the_o metropolis_n of_o chaldee_n and_o its_o situation_n and_o how_o it_o be_v still_o to_o this_o day_n after_o its_o terrible_a desolation_n to_o be_v see_v with_o the_o tower_n or_o turret_n and_o the_o old_a ruin_a wall_n lie_v in_o the_o dust_n p._n 174_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bagdet_n call_v baldac_n of_o its_o situation_n strange_a plant_n great_a traffic_n and_o merchant_n of_o several_a nation_n that_o live_v there_o together_o with_o several_a other_o thing_n i_o see_v and_o do_v learn_v at_o my_o depart_n p._n 179_o
cod-piece_n which_o they_o do_v not_o suffer_v other_o to_o wear_v that_o they_o may_v wash_v themselves_o without_o hindrance_n their_o private_a part_n foot_n arm_n neck_n or_o any_o other_o part_n to_o cleanse_v themselves_o as_o often_o as_o their_o law_n shall_v direct_v they_o these_o drawer_n they_o tie_v about_o their_o middle_n with_o some_o string_n or_o band_n about_o their_o naked_a body_n and_o let_v their_o shirt_n hang_v down_o over_o they_o when_o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o make_v water_n they_o untie_v their_o drawer_n again_o sit_v down_o and_o cast_v their_o clothes_n round_o about_o they_o like_o woman_n turn_v themselves_o from_o the_o south_n to_o which_o they_o turn_v when_o they_o be_v go_v to_o pray_v if_o they_o see_v a_o man_n make_v his_o water_n stand_v they_o immediate_o conclude_v he_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o none_o of_o their_o faith_n they_o common_o sit_v with_o their_o leg_n lay_v one_o over_o the_o other_o which_o they_o do_v every_o 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