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chersonesus_n who_o chief_a city_n isalso_fw-la cawled_a malacha_n and_o be_v in_o owlde_v time_n name_v tachola_n tachola_fw-la tachola_fw-la under_o this_o kyngedgme_n be_v infinite_a island_n cawled_a maluche_n â—alucha_fw-mi the_o island_n of_o â—alucha_fw-mi whereof_o the_o principal_a be_v these_o java_fw-it the_o great_a java_n the_o less_o polagua_n mendana_n cubu_n cailon_n huban_n bur_n tenado_n anbon_n and_o gilolo_n with_o infinite_a other_o on_o the_o south-west_n part_n from_o malacha_n be_v the_o great_a island_n of_o samotra_fw-fr cawled_a in_o owlde_v time_n laprobana_n samotra_n the_o island_n of_o samotra_n in_o the_o which_o be_v the_o kyngedome_n of_o peâ—ir_n biraen_n pazer_n ardagni_n and_o ham._n this_o island_n and_o all_o the_o other_o cauleâ—_n maluche_n spyce_n spyce_n bring_v forth_o great_a quantity_n of_o clove_n cinamome_v nuttemegge_n mace_n and_o all_o other_o kynde_n of_o spyce_n exe_v pâ—o_o pepper_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o province_n of_o calcutta_n aâ—d_v the_o island_n of_o ceilam_n calocut_n calocut_n ceilam_n ceilam_n all_o these_o sort_n of_o spice_n be_v carry_v to_o malacha_n to_o be_v sell_v but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v carry_v to_o cathay_n and_o china_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o north_n part_n of_o tartary_n cathay_n cathay_n china_n china_n this_o kingdom_n of_o china_n be_v very_o great_a and_o be_v in_o owlde_v time_n cawled_a sina_n here_o be_v find_v great_a plenty_n oâ—_n precious_a stone_n stone_n precious_a stone_n the_o people_n be_v very_o subtle_a and_o rich_a they_o be_v all_o apparel_v either_o in_o silk_n or_o cloth_n silk_n silk_n or_o vesture_n of_o other_o woorkemanshippe_n and_o be_v of_o good_a civility_n they_o do_v not_o glad_o permit_v the_o portugal_n or_o other_o stranger_n to_o traffic_n in_o their_o kingdom_n who_o most_o famous_a place_n upon_o the_o sea_n side_n be_v name_v cautan_n cautan_n cautan_n and_o the_o sea_n machiam_n cawled_a of_o the_o owlde_v writer_n the_o sea_n of_o sina_n ¶_o