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day_n they_o be_v all_o sell_v they_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o mountain_n of_o armenia_n and_o from_o asia_n the_o less_o which_o be_v now_o call_v turchia_n or_o anatolia_n or_o anatolia_n the_o mahometans_n use_v long_a vesture_n and_o loose_a both_o of_o silk_n and_o cloth_n the_o most_o part_n use_v hose_n of_o gossampine_n cloth_n and_o white_a shoe_n when_o any_o of_o the_o mahometans_n by_o chance_n meet_v with_o any_o of_o the_o mamaluke_n although_o the_o mahometan_a be_v the_o woorthy_a person_n yet_o geve_v he_o place_n and_o reverence_n to_o the_o mamaluke_n who_o otherwise_o will_v geve_v he_o the_o bastonado_v and_o beat_v he_o with_o a_o staff_n the_o christian_n also_o keep_v there_o many_o ware_a house_n of_o merchaundies_n damascus_n where_o they_o have_v dyvers_a sort_n of_o sylke_n and_o velvet_n but_o the_o christian_n be_v there_o evyll_n entreat_v of_o the_o mahometans_n the_o journey_n from_o damascus_n to_o mecha_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o arabian_n chap._n 8._o after_o that_o i_o have_v large_o speak_v of_o damascus_n i_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o voyage_n therefore_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n .1503_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o month_n of_o apryll_n when_o i_o have_v hire_v certain_a cammelle_n which_o they_o call_v caravanas_n to_o go_v to_o mecha_n and_o be_v then_o ignorant_a of_o the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o they_o in_o who_o company_n i_o shall_v go_v cameles_a i_o enter_v familiarity_n and_o frendshyppe_n with_o a_o certain_a captain_n mamaluke_n of_o they_o that_o have_v forsake_v our_o faith_n renegadi_fw-la with_o who_o be_v agree_v of_o the_o price_n he_o prepare_v i_o apparel_n like_o unto_o that_o which_o the_o mamaluke_n use_v to_o wear_v and_o geve_v i_o also_o a_o good_a horse_n accompany_v i_o with_o the_o other_o mamaluke_n this_o as_o i_o have_v say_v i_o obtain_v with_o great_a cost_n and_o many_o gift_n which_o i_o give_v he_o thus_o enter_v to_o the_o journey_n 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i_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n i_o go_v to_o their_o temple_n or_o meschita_n where_o i_o see_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o poor_a people_n as_o about_o the_o number_n of_o xxu_o thousand_o mecha_n attend_v a_o certain_a pilot_n who_o shall_v bring_v they_o into_o their_o country_n here_o i_o suffer_v much_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n be_v enforce_v to_o hide_v myself_o among_o these_o poor_a folk_n feign_v myself_o very_o sick_a to_o the_o end_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v inquisityve_a what_o i_o be_v whence_o i_o come_v or_o whither_o i_o will_v the_o lord_n of_o this_o city_n be_v the_o soltan_n of_o babylon_n brother_n to_o the_o soltan_n of_o mecha_n who_o be_v his_o subject_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v mahumetan_n the_o soil_n be_v unfruitful_a and_o lack_v fresh_a water_n the_o sea_n beat_v against_o the_o town_n there_o be_v nevertheless_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o bring_v thither_o from_o other_o place_n as_o from_o babylon_n of_o nilus_n arabia_n foelix_n and_o 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330._o fol._n 330._o
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jerusalem_n many_o dog_n eat_v a_o mangy_a dog_n â—â—are_n sell_v broth_n of_o a_o mangy_a dog_n skin_n toad_n eat_v a_o dead_a man_n eat_v note_n petrus_n arias_n who_o the_o spanyardâ—s_n call_v pedâ—arias_n vaschus_fw-la nunnez_fw-fr governor_n of_o dariena_n the_o new_a south_n ocean_n commendation_n of_o the_o spanyarde_n a_o valiant_a mind_n can_v not_o be_v idle_a vaschus_fw-la his_o voyage_n towards_o the_o golden_a mountain_n â–ª_o careta_fw-la king_n of_o coiba_n king_n poncha_n strange_a thing_n be_v count_v precious_a lack_v of_o iron_n a_o stone_n in_o the_o steed_n of_o iron_n superfluity_n hynder_n liberty_n carpenter_n brydges_n the_o region_n of_o quarequa_n king_n quarequa_n be_v dryven_v to_o flight_n hargabusy_n crossbow_n vi_fw-la c._o barbarian_n be_v slay_v the_o use_n of_o dog_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o naked_a barbarian_n natural_a hatred_n of_o unnatural_a sin_n i_o will_v all_o man_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n the_o harvest_n be_v great_a and_o the_o 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cleopatra_n queen_n of_o egypt_n resolve_v a_o pearl_n in_o vinegar_n &_o drink_v it_o price_n five_o
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