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chap._n 19_o of_o tuscia_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o the_o tuscan_n ch_n 20_o of_o galalia_n in_o europe_n and_o of_o the_o old_a custom_n of_o that_o country_n chap._n 21_o of_o gallia_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a custom_n and_o late_a â—â—nners_n of_o the_o frenchman_n chap._n 22_o of_o spain_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o spaniard_n chap._n 28_o of_o lusitania_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o portugal_n chap._n 24_o of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o of_o many_o other_o land_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n &_o custom_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n chap._n 25_o of_o the_o i_o will_v of_o taprohane_a and_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o people_n cha_n 26_o finis_fw-la lib._n 3._o nicholas_n damascen_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o sundry_a nation_n fol_n 472_o certain_a thing_n of_o america_n or_o brasill_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o johannes_n lerius_fw-la fol._n 483_o the_o faith_n religion_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o aethiopian_n 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light_a thing_n tend_v upward_o and_o heavy_a thing_n downward_o the_o natural_a creation_n of_o live_a creature_n the_o barbarous_a manner_n of_o live_v of_o the_o first_o people_n the_o diversity_n of_o tongue_n how_o it_o come_v man_n make_v wise_a by_o danger_n necessity_n the_o the_o mistress_n of_o labour_n the_o first_o man_n be_v the_o aethiopian_n the_o earth_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n africa_n divide_v from_o asia_n europe_n divide_v from_o africa_n asia_n divide_v from_o europe_n the_o situation_n and_o quality_n of_o africa_n the_o incommodity_n of_o africa_n africa_n inhabit_v by_o homebred_a people_n and_o stranger_n the_o people_n of_o africa_n make_v more_o civil_a by_o hercules_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o soil_n of_o africa_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o ground_n the_o wonder_n of_o africa_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n be_v breed_v in_o africa_n two_o aethiopia_n one_o aethiopia_n be_v now_o call_v india_n the_o quality_n of_o aethiopia_n the_o aethiopian_n 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the_o aethiopian_n the_o egyptian_a woman_n do_v the_o office_n of_o man_n and_o man_n the_o office_n of_o woman_n their_o manner_n of_o funeral_n circumcision_n use_v by_o the_o egyptian_n the_o cleanness_n of_o the_o priest_n beanes_n a_o unclean_a grain_n with_o the_o egyptian_n the_o egyptian_n wine_n the_o egyptian_n salutation_n woollen_a garment_n contemn_v many_o ceremony_n use_v in_o christian_a religion_n borrow_v from_o the_o egyptian_n what_o servant_n attend_v upon_o their_o king_n the_o priest_n prasy_v the_o good_a king_n dispraise_v the_o bad_a the_o egyptian_n simple_a diet_n the_o king_n safety_n much_o regard_v how_o the_o egyptian_n be_v wail_v their_o dead_a king_n that_o be_v good_a how_o their_o king_n be_v bury_v the_o ancient_a government_n of_o the_o egyptian_n their_o commonwealth_n consist_v of_o three_o sort_n of_o people_n husbandman_n shepherd_n and_o labourer_n how_o their_o judgment_n be_v give_v the_o chief_a judge_n wear_v the_o sign_n of_o truth_n 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