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be_v because_o the_o christian_n be_v master_n of_o it_o in_o his_o time_n and_o that_o the_o mahometan_n have_v not_o a_o free_a trade_n therein_o the_o desert_n of_o goursey_n lie_v upon_o the_o river_n jordan_n betwixt_o damascus_n and_o the_o dead-sea_n through_o which_o lie_v the_o road_n from_o syria_n to_o arabia_n there_o be_v also_o a_o country_n of_o this_o name_n near_o the_o river_n indus_n which_o border_n upon_o the_o khorassan_n 111._o the_o same_o author_n of_o gulistan_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o a_o certain_a man_n of_o little_a sense_n but_o big_a and_o fat_a and_o rich_o clothe_v pass_v by_o on_o a_o brave_a arabian_a horse_n and_o have_v a_o huge_a turban_n upon_o his_o head_n he_o be_v ask_v what_o he_o think_v of_o the_o brocard_n with_o which_o that_o great_a fellow_n be_v clothe_v to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v just_a like_o sorry_a write_n in_o character_n of_o gold_n observation_n at_o this_o very_a day_n those_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n in_o 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