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manner_n in_o china_n 188.40_o worse_o than_o hang_v ibid._n &_o 202.40_o whip_v with_o cave_n the_o manner_n 319.50_o &_o 396.30_o whip_n of_o sinew_n or_o whitleather_n 434.40_o whirlpool_n of_o malestrand_n 222.60_o whirl-poole_n hinder_v sail_v where_o 520.40_o whistle_v arrow_n in_o tartary_n 29.30_o whistle_v language_n man_n understand_v one_o another_o in_o it_o in_o mexico_n 1135.10_o whore_n in_o china_n be_v all_o blind_a 176.50_o and_o all_o slave_n 182.40_o a_o officer_n set_v over_o they_o ibid._n whoredom_n unpunished_a in_o russia_n 460.50_o whoredom_n for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n 646.40_o scarce_o punish_v in_o iseland_n ibid._n white_a the_o tartar_n hold_v for_o a_o sign_n of_o good_a luck_n 84.50_o white_a the_o festival_n colour_n of_o the_o muscovite_n 214._o the_o mourn_a colour_n in_o china_n 368.1.165.50_o white_a creature_n in_o cold_a country_n 649.50_o white_a people_n under_o the_o torâ—idâ—_n zone_n 898.20_o white_a man_n rare_o bear_v in_o mexico_n 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none_o in_o tartary_n and_o why_o 27.1_o wind_n extreme_a hot_a in_o ormuz_n it_o stifle_v a_o army_n 71.50_o wind_n preserve_v from_o corruption_n 647.40_o wind_n sell_v to_o seafaring_a man_n in_o island_n 653._o &_o 646.20_o wind_n sell_v to_o mariner_n by_o the_o witch_n of_o lapland_n a_o fable_n 444.1_o wind_n temper_v the_o torrid_a zone_n 921.40_o their_o difference_n property_n and_o cause_n in_o general_a 922_o wind_n which_o the_o spaniard_n be_v to_o observe_v in_o their_o navigation_n to_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o how_o far_o each_o carry_v they_o 924._o &_o so_o to_z and_o from_o the_o philippinâ—s_n ibid._n a_o philosophical_a discourse_n of_o wind_n from_o pag._n 922._o to_o pag._n 928._o strange_a effect_n of_o wind_n 926_o wine_n of_o date_n 〈◊〉_d 103_o 50â—_n of_o indian_a nut_n ibid._n wine_n of_o rice_n 366.1_o drink_a hot_a ibid._n wine_n of_o peru_n the_o taste_n 938.1_o wine_n of_o palmtree_n 284.20_o wine_n make_v of_o the_o sap_n of_o a_o tree_n 957_o 20_o wine_n drink_v hold_v a_o sin_n 109.10_o wine-drinker_n not_o admit_v to_o be_v witness_n 105.10_o wife_n the_o chinois_n keep_v as_o many_o as_o they_o be_v able_a 359.60_o they_o be_v buy_v and_o sell_v 367.50_o wife_n sit_v at_o table_n and_o concubine_n wait_v 394._o they_o bring_v no_o portion_n 394.1_o wife_n the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d for_o assurance_n of_o her_o maidenhead_n 454_o 10._o use_v as_o servant_n 456.1_o wife_n and_o servant_n slay_v to_o wait_v on_o their_o master_n in_o the_o next_o world_n 1029.20_o woden_n in_o our_o saxon_a story_n be_v odinus_n 664.50_o woman_n the_o fair_a in_o the_o world_n where_o 72.20_o woman_n in_o china_n have_v no_o name_n 394.50_o they_o be_v seldom_o see_v they_o do_v all_o the_o work_n within_o door_n in_o china_n 189.10_o woman_n goldsmith_n and_o carver_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n 1123.10_o woman_n warrior_n in_o the_o indies_n 886.20_o &_o 992.40_o woman_n bring_v to_o bed_n the_o man_n lie_v in_o 92.30_o woman_n sell_v in_o sweden_n 631.10_o woman_n land_n in_o groneland_n the_o latitude_n 845_o wonder_n of_o island_n 647.648_o wood_n hold_v by_o the_o chinois_n for_o a_o element_n 345_o wood_n in_o ormuâ—_n which_o will_v not_o endure_v nail_v 71.50_o wood_n mighty_a store_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n 960_o wood_n float_v in_o the_o sea_n 531._o whence_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 527.50_o wood_n shine_v in_o the_o night_n 983.20_o wooing-presents_a in_o russia_n 454_o 10._o woo_v with_o whip_n 229.50_o wool_n in_o china_n and_o in_o cloth_n make_v of_o it_o 382.1_o wor_n see_v vor._n work_n of_o piety_n in_o china_n 271.30_o world_n the_o mexican_n belief_n of_o the_o end_n of_o it_o 1050.40_o worm_n troublesome_a one_o in_o the_o indies_n 975_o worm_n breed_v in_o man_n leg_n 23â—_n of_o a_o 〈…〉_z how_o get_v out_o ibid._n write_v with_o pencil_n and_o in_o character_n 34.10_o &_o 370.30_o from_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o the_o left_a ibid._n upward_o ibid._n downward_o ibid._n write_v of_o china_n from_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o the_o left_a and_o the_o line_n draw_v downward_o 384._o fair_a writing_n very_a â—â—are_n there_o 340_o write_v by_o picture_n in_o mexico_n 1052.60_o and_o in_o peru_n 1053.20_o write_v and_o read_v in_o peru_n by_o knot_n upon_o coard_n and_o by_o small_a stone_n upon_o a_o wâ—â—ele_n 10â—3_n write_v the_o line_n up_o or_o down_o 1054_o x_o xaguâ—_n a_o indian_a tree_n 〈…〉_z and_o nature_n of_o the_o sap_n of_o it_o 28_n â—0_n xalisco_n or_o new_a gallicia_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n the_o council_n and_o bound_n of_o it_o 876.20_o the_o bishop_n sea_n remove_v thence_o to_o guadalaiara_n when_o first_o discover_v a_o sickly_a country_n the_o latitude_n 876_o 50_o xamabusis_n pilgrim_n of_o japon_n their_o confession_n a_o fearful_a story_n of_o that_o 1042.30_o xancheum_fw-la in_o china_n describe_v 334_o 40_o xandu_n the_o city_n 80.40_o xataâ—_n and_o xambalu_n for_o catay_n and_o cambalu_n 310_o xaverius_n the_o jesuite_n call_v the_o indian_a apostle_n