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muaffic_n favour_n whereby_o ahmed_n be_v curse_v in_o all_o pulpit_n for_o muaffic_n rule_v all_o and_o mutamid_n enjoy_v only_o the_o title_n his_o name_n on_o coin_n and_o to_o pray_v in_o pulpit_n an._n 270._o habib_n be_v take_v and_o execute_v his_o head_n carry_v about_o for_o show_v muaffic_n be_v surname_v nasir_n lidinilla_n that_o be_v the_o helper_n of_o god_n religion_n conceit_n for_o kill_v habib_n the_o same_o year_n ahmed_n leys_n die_v when_o death_n approach_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n say_v o_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o which_o know_v not_o his_o own_o quantity_n and_o show_v thyself_o merciful_a to_o he_o when_o he_o die_v he_o leave_v three_o and_o thirty_o son_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o much_o justice_n and_o alm_n and_o give_v every_o month_n 300000._o piece_n of_o gold_n in_o alm_n a_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n daily_o be_v design_v to_o his_o kitchen_n and_o to_o ecclesiastic_a person_n every_o month_n he_o give_v as_o much_o and_o while_o he_o govern_v egypt_n two_o million_o and_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n be_v carry_v to_o bagdad_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o to_o learned_a and_o good_a man_n he_o leave_v in_o his_o treasury_n ten_o million_o of_o gold_n he_o have_v seven_o thousand_o slave_n and_o as_o many_o horse_n eight_o thousand_o mule_n and_o camel_n three_o hundred_o horse_n for_o war_n all_o his_o own_o proper_a good_n the_o rent_n of_o egypt_n in_o his_o time_n be_v three_o hundred_o million_o of_o piece_n of_o gold_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v execute_v with_o add_v those_o which_o die_v in_o prison_n eighteen_o thousand_o his_o son_n hamaruias_fw-la succeed_v in_o all_o which_o he_o have_v in_o egypt_n and_o syria_n an._n 273._o muhammed_n son_n of_o abdurrahman_n king_n of_o spain_n die_v his_o son_n mundir_n succeed_v an._n 278._o muaffic_n billa_z die_v and_o
to_o africa_n 626._o 671_o 704._o to_o america_n 950._o 951._o &_o seq_n island_n deal_v moro_n and_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 578_o ilium_n or_o troy_n the_o situation_n and_o founder_n thereof_o 332_o image_n of_o god_n 14._o 15._o how_o far_o lose_v 22_o image_n how_o come_v to_o be_v worship_v 45._o 46_o image_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o belus_n 49_o image_n erect_v by_o nebuchadonoser_n 50._o of_o senacherib_n 62_o image_n in_o the_o temple_n at_o hierapolis_n 68_o 69._o of_o apollo_n at_o daphne_n 71_o image_n in_o nebuchadnezar_n dream_n 71._o of_o victoria_n take_v away_o with_o a_o scoff_n 73._o of_o man_n mad_v god_n 75._o of_o moloch_n 86_o jewish_a hatred_n of_o image_n 213_o turkish_a hatred_n of_o they_o 301_o dream_n of_o a_o image_n at_o rome_n 205._o of_o venus_n 56._o 59_o turkish_a nicety_n for_o image_n 300._o 301_o image_n of_o mars_n and_o saturn_n at_o mecca_n 255._o 268._o persian_a image_n and_o the_o sacrifice_a to_o they_o 374._o 375._o 976_o image_n of_o the_o tartar_n 423._o in_o tanguth_n 428._o 429._o in_o cathay_n 405._o 415._o 416._o 426._o of_o the_o samoed_n 432._o 433._o chinois_n 470._o 471._o &_o seq_n siamite_n 490_o 491._o in_o pegu_n 505._o 506._o in_o bengala_n 508._o 509._o in_o salsette_n 545_o calicut_n 550._o negapatun_n 557_o 558._o in_o japon_n 597._o 598._o of_o adam_n in_o zellan_n 616._o 617._o in_o egypt_n 635._o 636._o in_o mexico_n 870._o 873._o &_o seq_n at_o acusamil_n 885._o in_o guiana_n 901._o &_o seq_fw-la in_o peru_n 940._o 941_o imbius_n a_o barbarous_a nation_n 755_o imemia_n a_o sect_n embrace_v of_o the_o persian_n and_o other_o 275._o 276_o impropriation_n popish_a 119._o how_o many_o and_o how_o wicked_a 119._o 120_o incest_n of_o the_o dogzijn_n father_n pollute_v their_o own_o daughter_n etc_n etc_n 220._o mother_n with_o the_o son_n ibid._n india_n what_o country_n so_o call_v 477_o india_n minor_n and_o maior_n 735._o the_o name_n india_n how_o use_v 477_o india_n how_o divide_v 477._o indian_a rite_n before_o and_o after_o bacchus_n 481._o 482_o indian_n of_o seven_o sort_n 478_o opinion_n and_o life_n of_o their_o brahmin_n 478_o 479._o diverse_a order_n of_o they_o ibid._n their_o rite_n in_o burn_a themselves_o 480_o indian_a god_n monster_n dance_n and_o other_o rite_n 481._o 482_o indian_a woman_n 482._o fruit_n plant_n spice_n beast_n &c_n &c_n 563._o &_o seq_fw-la portugal_n and_o dutch_n trade_v in_o india_n 483._o of_o the_o english_a trade_n there_o and_o many_o argument_n in_o defence_n of_o it_o 484_o 485._o &_o seq_fw-la indian_a society_n commend_v ibid._n indigo_n how_o and_o where_o it_o grow_v 570._o 1003_o indus_n river_n worship_v 478_o 479_o describe_v ibid._n inguas_n title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o peru_n 931_o intelligent_n a_o sect_n of_o moor_n 275_o inundation_n in_o china_n 458_o job_n story_n say_v to_o be_v feign_v 164_o ioghi_n indian_a votary_n and_o catharist_n 574._o their_o opinion_n ibid._n furious_a zeal_n self-rigor_n 575_o john_n king_n of_o england_n his_o embassage_n 702_o jonia_n how_o situate_a 336._o whence_o so_o call_v and_o the_o principal_a city_n thereof_o ibid._n jonithus_fw-la a_o suppose_a son_n of_o noah_n 36_o jonas_n send_v to_o ninive_n 66_o jonadab_n father_n of_o the_o rechabite_n 125_o jonathas_n son_n of_o usiel_n 161_o jonathan_n author_n of_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n 165._o the_o opinion_n of_o he_o and_o his_o sect_n ibid._n jonike_n letter_n 81_o joppe_n when_o build_v 83_o jor_n a_o kingdom_n 496_o jordan_n river_n describe_v 92_o josephus_n not_o skilful_a in_o hebrew_a 94_o ben_n gorion_n counterfeit_v 129._o his_o testimony_n of_o christ_n 163_o irak_n a_o kingdom_n 220_o isabel_n island_n 904_o be_v a_o city_n so_o call_v 50_o isis_n the_o story_n thereof_o 78._o 80._o 83._o 635._o 636_o isdigerte_n 353_o island_n and_o iscaria_fw-la 831_o &_o seq_n isman_n a_o drusian_a prophet_n 220._o 221_o ishmael_n 92_o ismaelite_n a_o sect_n 132_o ishmael_n sophi_n 381._o 382._o the_o second_o 815_o israel_n who_o call_v 90._o their_o numb_a 92._o how_o govern_v before_o and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n 68_o how_o how_o after_o 98_o 99_o carry_v captive_a 121._o when_o they_o depart_v egypt_n 675._o some_o remnant_n in_o china_n 475_o isidones_n their_o rite_n 397_o italy_n wherein_o happy_a and_o unhappy_a 828_o juan_n vasiliwich_n emperor_n of_o russia_n his_o cruelty_n and_o history_n at_o large_a by_o sir_n jerom_n horsey_n 973_o &_o seq_n juba_n a_o king_n and_o writer_n 678_o jubilee_n 112._o the_o nine_o and_o forty_o year_n 113._o the_o popish_a jubilee_n ibid._n jubilee_n of_o the_o mexican_n 881_o jucatan_n and_o the_o rite_n there_o 885_o juchri_fw-la juchria_n jurchi_n 341_o judah_n 124_o jude_n his_o cite_n of_o a_o testimony_n of_o henoch_n 30_o judaea_n 92._o when_o first_o so_o call_v 93_o vid._n jerusalem_n and_o jew_n judgement-day_n turkish_a opinion_n thereof_o 313_o jugure_n 404._o the_o sect_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o jugure_n 431_o julian_n apostata_fw-la 72_o julian_n the_o spanish_a traitor_n 229._o juno_n olympia_n 78._o 81_o jupiter_n of_o the_o plough_n 77._o of_o the_o dunghill_n 80._o beelsaman_n and_o olympius_n 77._o 81._o triphylius_fw-la 201._o bellipotens_fw-la 311._o hercaeus_fw-la and_o fulminator_fw-la 318._o descensor_n 319._o larisseus_fw-la 321_o jupitur_fw-la sagus_n 328._o jupiter_n of_o the_o persian_n 396_o jupiter_n graecanicus_fw-la 137._o the_o oracle_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n 665_o isates_n king_n of_o adiabena_n 63_o k_o kabala_n what_o it_o be_v 161_o &_o seq_fw-la how_o differ_v from_o the_o talmud_n 161._o 162._o three_o kind_n ibid._n kabala_n of_o the_o mahometans_n 276_o 277_o kain_n his_o sacrifice_n 28._o his_o punishment_n ibid._n his_o remove_n to_o nod_n and_o his_o posterity_n 29_o kain_n commend_v by_o the_o caiani_n 135_o calendar_n of_o jewish_a fast_n and_o feast_n 113._o 114._o of_o the_o samaritan_o 137._o 138._o of_o the_o saracen_n 229_o 230._o of_o the_o peruan_n 945._o 946_o kara_n karraim_n or_o koraim_n scripture_n jew_n 125_o 129._o ancient_a and_o modern_a differ_v 129_o karda_n mountain_n 35_o karthada_n 82_o kedar_n a_o country_n abound_v with_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o goat_n 85_o kergis_fw-la 405_o kiddish_n a_o jewish_a prayer_n 186_o kine_n worship_v by_o the_o indian_n and_o why_o 50._o how_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n his_o prerogative_n 89_o kiou_n chief_a city_n of_o russia_n 297_o kirgessen_n tartar_n 421_o kithaya_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 404._o their_o rite_n 405._o their_o faith_n and_o manner_n of_o writing_n ibid._n with_fw-mi cathaya_n kiugin_n a_o degree_n of_o the_o chinois_n 449_o knight_n of_o rhodes_n 584_o knighthood_n in_o civaloa_n 855._o 856._o in_o mexico_n 866._o 867._o in_o brasil_n 914._o goa_n 544._o master_n knivet_n most_o strange_a adventure_n in_o brasill_n and_o other_o part_n 909_o 910._o 911_o koptus_fw-la a_o city_n that_o give_v name_n to_o egypt_n 626_o kumero_fw-la kumeri_fw-la kumerae_n kumeraeg_n 37_o kyrke_n whence_o so_o call_v 120_o kitayans_n and_o their_o religion_n 404_o m_n laban_n idol_n 98_o laborosoarchadus_n 62_o he_o be_v that_o baltasar_n mention_v by_o daniel_n 63_o labyrinth_n in_o egypt_n 633._o 634_o lac_n a_o indian_a drug_n 569_o ladrone_n island_n the_o description_n thereof_o 950._o the_o rite_n and_o custom_n there_o 951_o lake_n at_o hierapolis_n 69._o ascalon_n 81._o sodom_n 84_o 85._o call_v asphaltites_n 92._o thonitis_n 65_o genesareth_n and_o samachonitis_n 92._o arethusa_n 318._o at_o hamceu_n in_o china_n 441._o at_o quinsay_n ibid._n the_o lake_n of_o maeris_n 634._o gale_n goiame_n magnice_n and_o other_o lake_n in_o africa_n 773_o 774._o 775_o lamech_n jewish_a dream_n of_o he_o 30_o lamb_n paschall_n vide_fw-la paschall_n a_o lamb_n the_o daily_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o hasidim_n 125._o 126_o labour_n 413_o lamp_n nine_o hundred_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o fez_n and_o as_o many_o arch_n 683._o a_o lamp_n perpetual_o burn_v 147_o lamp_n a_o stone_n so_o call_v of_o strange_a effect_n 69_o language_n confound_v 38._o 40_o restore_v ibid._n which_o be_v the_o first_o language_n 38._o 39_o 264._o reckon_v by_o some_o 40._o 264_o language_n which_o the_o most_o general_a 265._o strange_a language_n use_v in_o holy_a thing_n in_o peru_n 938._o 940_o in_o bisnagar_n 572._o in_o siam_n for_o other_o science_n 491._o 492_o last_v caliph_n in_o bagdad_n and_o egypt_n 1044_o laodicea_n 70._o &_o seq_fw-la six_o of_o that_o name_n 71_o laos_n or_o laios_n a_o indian_a people_n their_o habitation_n and_o rite_n 489._o 490_o lar_n and_o cailon_n 580_o lausu_n a_o philosopher_n of_o china_n 464_o his_o sect_n and_o the_o rite_n thereof_o 465._o 466_o law_n write_v in_o man_n heart_n 19_o differ_v from_o ceremonial_a ibid._n law_n divide_v into_o ceremonial_a moral_a judicial_a 96._o their_o difference_n ibid._n write_a and_o unwritten_a 121._o dream_n of_o unwritten_a 156._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o
and_o monstrous_a shape_n of_o man_n deny_v 385_o monomotapa_n or_o benomotapa_n empire_n 759._o their_o mine_n religion_n and_o rite_n 759._o 760_o moor_n who_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 224_o two_o sect_n of_o moor_n 275_o moor_n in_o china_n 457._o vid._n saracen_n arabian_n moores_n where_o now_o inhabit_v and_o how_v disperse_v 757._o 758_o moon_n why_o call_v a_o great_a light_n 10_o 11._o her_o greatness_n and_o excellence_n ibid._n dimas_n his_o journey_n thither_o 16._o worship_v of_o the_o chaldee_n 51._o at_o carrae_n 66._o by_o the_o jew_n 107._o by_o the_o arabian_n 227._o at_o diopolis_n 241._o by_o the_o persian_n 393._o tartar_n 431._o 432._o chinois_n 470._o 471._o goa_n 545._o brasilian_o 918._o boorneo_n 578._o 579._o by_o negro_n and_o other_o 709._o why_o the_o saracen_n use_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o moon_n on_o their_o steeple_n 230._o 231._o the_o moon_n seek_v the_o day_n of_o her_o conjunction_n 305._o jewish_a fable_n of_o the_o moon_n 193_o 194_o mahomet_n fable_n of_o the_o moon_n 252._o 253._o the_o new-moon-feast_n when_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o jew_n 106._o 107._o how_o observe_v 106._o 196_o month_n how_o reckon_v by_o the_o jew_n 106._o their_o name_n ibid._n they_o have_v in_o some_o place_v no_o name_n 107_o money_n of_o salt_n and_o paper_n 750._o money_n of_o ganza_n 612_o money_n of_o almond_n 619_o money_n by_o who_o invent_v 335_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o 336._o monastery_n of_o the_o turk_n 308._o in_o tartary_n 416._o 431._o in_o china_n 465._o 471._o of_o saint_n francis_n in_o goa_n 546_o monk_n 541_o monoemugi_fw-la 757_o monument_n vid._n sepulcher_n mopsus_n a_o lydian_a 80_o mountain_n of_o armenia_n 343._o 344_o mountain_n of_o crystal_n 412._o mountain_n of_o pardon_n by_o mecca_n 269._o 270_o burn_a mountain_n 612_o mount_v moriah_n 94._o sinai_n 225_o the_o mountain_n of_o health_n 271._o morboner_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o jew_n 135_o doctor_n morton_n commendation_n 95_o mordecay_n why_o he_o worship_v not_o haman_n morduit-tartar_n moratui_fw-la island_n 578_o morabite_n a_o sect_n in_o africa_n 626_o moravia_n and_o moldavia_n 416_o morse_n or_o sea-ox_n describe_v 913_o 914_o moses_n what_o he_o do_v on_o mount_n sinai_n 155._o jewish_a opinion_n of_o he_o 156._o he_o receive_v the_o first_o alphabetary_n letter_n in_o the_o table_n of_o the_o decalogue_n 82._o moses_n chair_n 132._o first_o penman_n of_o scripture_n his_o excellency_n 175._o pseu-moses_n a_o coozener_n 143._o moses_n aegyptius_n vid._n rambam_n the_o turk_n opinion_n of_o moses_n 302._o his_o wife_n 729._o moscow_n destroy_v by_o the_o tartar_n 422_o moscovite_n of_o mesech_n 37_o moschee_n or_o mosquita_n vid._n temple_n mossinaeci_fw-la a_o beastly_a people_n 330._o mosambique_n 785._o beastly_a rite_n of_o some_o near_o they_o ibid._n mosleman_n religion_n 265._o 266._o mosleman_n woman_n disrespect_a 265_o mosul_n suppose_v to_o be_v ninive_n 67_o famous_a for_o cloth_n of_o gold_n silk_n fertility_n &c_n &c_n ibid._n moss_n food_n to_o the_o dear_a of_o the_o samoed_n 432_o moth_n interpret_v mire_n 77_o mourner_n door_n in_o the_o temple_n 99_o a_o sect_n 135._o funeral_n mourning_n of_o jew_n 206._o of_o other_o vid._n funeral_n muavi_n son_n of_o abusofian_n the_o seven_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1021_o muavi_n son_n of_o jezid_n the_o nine_o chalifa_n 1022._o muavi_n the_o chaliph_n his_o act_n 234_o &_o seq_fw-la mufti_n of_o the_o turk_n and_o their_o authority_n 320._o 321_o mulli_n and_o muderisi_n 312_o muleass_n king_n of_o tonis_n 672_o muley_n hammet_n his_o style_n and_o letter_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n 696_o mummia_n 226._o 632._o how_o make_v in_o aethiopia_n 748_o murder_n among_o the_o turk_n unpardonable_a 300._o self-murder_n 633._o musa_fw-la alhadi_n the_o 25._o chalifa_n strangle_v by_o his_o mother_n 1028._o musarab_n christian_n 1024_o musk_n of_o a_o beast_n 564_o muslim_n what_o it_o signify_v 1013_o muslim_n empire_n fall_v in_o piece_n 1036_o musulipatan_n or_o musulipatnam_n 994_o describe_v 995._o mustapha_n his_o act_n 286._o the_o succession_n of_o mustapha_n twice_o 293_o 294_o &_o seq_n mustaed-dini_n chief_a priest_n or_o mufti_n of_o the_o persian_n 391._o musteatzem_n last_v chalif_n of_o bagdet_n 237._o 242_o mutadid_n equity_n and_o cruelty_n 1033_o mutar_n sect_n in_o persia_n 370._o 391_o mutasim_n the_o 29._o chalifa_n his_o strength_n of_o body_n 1030_o mutewakkel_n cruelty_n to_o muhammed_n 1031_o mutezuma_n king_n of_o mexico_n 860_o 861_o myiodes_n myiagrus_n 81_o midas_n his_o story_n 331_o mylitta_n venus_n 56_o myrrh_n in_o arabia_n 231_o mysia_n 334._o the_o mysian_n for_o their_o great_a devotion_n call_v smoke-climber_n 334._o matter_n famous_a in_o mysia_n 334._o 335_o n_n naamah_n first_o inventor_n of_o make_v linen_n and_o woollen_a and_o vocal_a music_n 29_o naaman_n a_o scenite_fw-la arabian_n 227_o nabathea_n and_o nabathaean_o 227_o 230_o nabathitae_n 222_o nabunanga_n king_n of_o japon_n 856_o 857_o nabuchodonosor_n his_o babylonish_a garment_n 48._o his_o pensile_a garden_n 49._o nabuchodonosor_n in_o judith_n uncertain_a 60_o nabopollasar_n ibid._n not_o the_o same_o with_o nabuchodonosor_n 62_o nabonidus_n the_o same_o with_o darius_n medus_n 63_o naboth_n jewish_a dream_n of_o his_o soul_n 187_o nafissa_n a_o quean_n saint_n at_o cairo_n 652_o nagayan_a tartar_n 423_o nairos_n knight_n or_o soldier_n in_o india_n their_o rite_n 553._o 554_o naida_n suppose_v to_o be_v build_v by_o cain_n 29_o naick_n indian_a governor_n 993_o naimaini_n 404._o 405_o nakedness_n of_o adam_n 22._o iewish_a dream_n of_o nakedness_n 180_o 181._o 183_o nanquin_n a_o city_n of_o china_n 439._o 466_o nastacia_n the_o empress_n make_v a_o saint_n 974_o nation_n their_o beginning_n 37._o &_o seq_fw-la natitae_fw-la and_o natophantae_fw-la certain_a priest_n 58_o nature_n what_o it_o be_v 13_o nature_n of_o man_n first_o infect_v now_o infect_v 25_o anatolia_n describe_v 325._o now_o call_v turkey_n ibid._n nail_n long_a in_o china_n 469._o account_v a_o gentlemanlike_a sign_n ibid._n navigation_n of_o the_o ancient_n 684._o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o navigation_n 82_o naugracot_n suppose_v the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n 35_o nazareth_n 90_o nazarite_n 133_o nazarean_o jewish_a sectary_n 133_o necromancy_n 369_o neerda_n and_o nisibis_fw-la 63_o negapatan_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 557._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o bloody_a and_o beastly_a rite_n there_o ibid._n negro_n a_o description_n of_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n 709_o &_o sequitur_fw-la whence_o call_v the_o land_n of_o negro_n 709._o many_o nation_n 711._o strange_a kind_n of_o negro_n 712._o 713._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o negro_n blackness_n 721._o 722._o their_o coast_n and_o inland_a country_n 721._o &_o sequitur_fw-la negro_n slave_n make_v king_n of_o egypt_n and_o syria_n 1037_o neriglossoorus_n 62_o neru_n and_o the_o rite_n there_o 605_o nero_n his_o superstition_n 69_o nestorian_n in_o cathaya_n their_o rite_n 404_o 409._o in_o ergimul_fw-la 416._o in_o egrigaia_n and_o tenduc_n 429._o 430._o at_o quinsay_n 442._o 443_o nethanim_n or_o gibeonite_n 123_o new_a moon_n vide_fw-la moon_n new_a year_n day_n of_o the_o jew_n 107._o 196._o their_o dream_n of_o that_o day_n 197_o new_a year_n day_n of_o the_o chinois_n 463_o newbery_n travel_n 579._o 580_o new_a granada_n 816_o new_a world_n why_o call_v america_n and_o west_n indies_n 791_o new_a england_n 829._o 830_o new_a wales_n 830_o new_a britain_n 829_o new-land_n of_o king_n james_n 814_o 815._o &_o seq_fw-la new_a france_n 823._o 824._o late_o plantation_n of_o new_a france_n 825._o 826._o &_o seq_n new_a mexico_n 855_o new_a spain_n 858_o &_o seq_n newfoundland_n 821._o &_o sequitur_fw-la diverse_a voyage_n thither_o 822._o plantation_n there_o by_o the_o english_a 822._o 823._o &_o seq_n nicaragua_n describe_v and_o how_o situate_a 887._o their_o book_n sacrifice_n priest_n procession_n confessor_n ibid._n their_o feast_n marriage_n punishment_n lake_n and_o riches_n 888_o nicaraguas_n question_n 889_o nicostrata_n author_n of_o the_o latin_a letter_n 82_o nififa_n in_o barbary_n 700_o nigritarum_fw-la terra_fw-la 709_o niger_n his_o course_n 709._o 710._o &_o sequitur_fw-la niguas_fw-es little_a worm_n great_a trouble_n 818_o nilus_n river_n a_o large_a discourse_n thereof_o 627._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o cause_n and_o time_n of_o the_o overflow_a 628._o the_o shallowness_n in_o some_o place_n ibidem_fw-la the_o fall_v thereof_o 727._o 740._o stay_v by_o the_o prete_n 731._o the_o spring_n of_o nilus_n 740_o nilus_n divert_v 1042_o nimrod_n 37._o 44._o a_o tyrant_n 45_o author_n of_o idolatry_n 45._o 46_o ninias_n suppose_v amraphel_n 61_o ninive_n build_v 45._o take_a by_o arbaces_n the_o mede_n 61._o by_o cyaxares_n 66._o describe_v 65._o who_o build_v it_o ibidem_fw-la the_o ruin_n thereof_o 138_o ninus_n first_o deifier_n of_o his_o father_n belus_n 46._o his_o history_n examine_v 65._o his_o exploit_n 65._o 66_o his_o sepulchre_n ibid._n nine_o a_o
number_n special_o observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n 404._o 419_o nisibis_fw-la people_v by_o the_o jew_n 64_o nisroch_n a_o assyrian_a idol_n 66_o nitocris_n not_o inferior_a to_o semiramis_n 49_o noah_n his_o wife_n 29._o his_o sacrifice_n 33._o 35._o his_o posterity_n 36._o the_o name_n give_v he_o by_o heathen_n 44._o zabij_n their_o conceit_n of_o he_o 49._o worship_v by_o the_o armenian_n 344_o nomades_n vide_fw-la tartar_n scythian_n arabian_n turk_n north-east_n discovery_n 792_o north_n and_o northwest_o 801._o 828_o nose_n flat_a a_o great_a beauty_n with_o tartar_n 420._o with_o chinois_n 436._o in_o brasill_n 906._o people_z that_o have_v no_o nose_n 149._o short_a nose_n esteem_v beauty_n 518_o noua_fw-la albion_n 853._o 854_o noua_fw-la zimla_n 856._o hollander_n winter_v there_o and_o their_o long_a night_n ibid._n noyra_n a_o indian_a fowl_n 564_o nubae_n and_o nubia_n 723._o 1026_o numas_fw-la temple_n of_o vesta_n 9_o fable_n of_o aegeria_n 27_o numidia_n describe_v 706._o 707._o &_o seq_n nun_n of_o mithra_n 57_o nun_n in_o china_n 465._o 466._o in_o comar_n 478_o among_o the_o indian_n 479._o in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o mexico_n 896_o nun_n wile_n to_o preserve_v her_o chastity_n 1027_o nutmeg_n how_o grow_v 569_o nymphaeum_n 68_o nymph_n 87_o o_o oannes_n a_o strange_a monster_n 47._o 80_o ob_fw-la river_n 432_o obedience_n of_o self-killing_a upon_o command_n 1041_o obeliske_n of_o semiramis_n at_o babylon_n 49_o obeliske_n in_o egypt_n 633._o in_o aethiopia_n 726_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n 115._o gift_n or_o sacrifice_n 115._o 116_o ocaca_fw-la rock_n and_o the_o confess_v there_o 596._o 597_o occada_n the_o tartarian_a emperor_n his_o reign_n 405._o 406_o ochon_n his_o act_n 235_o ochus_n the_o persian_a 647_o odia_fw-la a_o great_a city_n 782_o offering_n 115._o burn_a offering_n 116._o meat_n offering_n and_o peace_n offering_n ibid._n personal_a offering_n 119._o 120_o ogge_n the_o giant_n his_o huge_a bone_n 210_o ogige_n his_o flood_n 34_o ogoshasama_n his_o act_n 591_o oyster_n wonderful_a great_a 513_o oyster_n with_o pearl_n 566_o old_a man_n of_o the_o mountain_n 218_o 219_o omar_n and_o his_o act_n 215_o omar_n son_n of_o alchittab_n succeed_v abubecr_n in_o the_o califate_n 1018._o he_o conquer_v persia_n syria_n egypt_n and_o palaestina_n 1019_o his_o privilege_n grant_v to_o jerusalem_n ibid._n he_o be_v kill_v ibid._n omar_n son_n of_o abdulacis_fw-la the_o fifteen_o chalifa_n 1025._o he_o be_v just_o devout_a religious_a ibid._n omarca_n or_o omorka_n 47_o onias_n build_v a_o temple_n in_o egypt_n 104._o 651._o his_o city_n onion_n ibid._n onion_n worship_v of_o the_o chaldee_n 52._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 634_o how_o use_v at_o fez_n ophir_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 756._o suppose_a sofala_n ibid._n ophitae_n a_o sect_n of_o jew_n 135_o opium_n much_o eat_v by_o turk_n 303._o where_o it_o grow_v 570_o oracle_n at_o hierapolis_n at_o delphos_n and_o daphne_n 70._o 356._o 357._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 643._o 644._o of_o jupiter_n ammon_n 665._o 666_o orb_n how_o many_o suppose_a 8._o but_o suppose_v ibid._n oram_n or_o oran_n 678_o ordnance_n by_o who_o invent_v 527_o call_v metal-devil_n fire-breathing_a bull_n etc_n etc_n ibid._n orenoque_n river_n 898_o orion_n or_o otus_n a_o giant_n 32_o orimazes_n and_o arimanius_n 367_o orissa_n or_o orixa_n how_o situate_a 511_o 512_o orite_n certain_a people_n of_o india_n 37_o orontes_n a_o river_n 72_o orodes_n or_o herodes_n 353_o ormisda_n king_n of_o persia_n his_o reign_n 363_o ormuz_n late_o take_v by_o the_o persian_n 580_o orpha_n a_o town_n in_o the_o way_n from_o byr_n to_o babylon_n 64_o osel_n or_o osell_n a_o island_n in_o the_o baltic_a sea_n 981_o osiris_n 78._o his_o legend_n 635._o 636_o feast_n of_o seek_v osiris_n 114_o ossen_n 133_o ostrige_n 625_o oath_n of_o the_o hasidee_n 125._o of_o the_o pharisee_n 128._o of_o the_o mahometans_n 256_o otoman_a family_n of_o the_o turk_n 281._o 282_o otoman_n or_o osman_n his_o exploit_n 282._o 283._o &_o seq_n his_o murder_n 294._o 295_o otsman_n the_o four_o emperor_n of_o the_o muslims_n 1020._o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o kill_v ibid._n owl_n observe_v by_o the_o tartar_n and_o have_v in_o great_a reverence_n 403_o ox_n of_o huge_a greatness_n 210._o 853_o vide_fw-la behemoth_n ox-fish_n 913._o 914_o oxus_n a_o river_n run_v under_o ground_n 402_o oil-fountain_n 395_o oziman_n or_o odman_n 275_o p_o pachacamac_n 935_o pacorus_n his_o exploit_n 354_o pagod_n and_o varelle_n in_o pegu_n 505._o in_o bengala_n 509._o in_o goa_n 545_o palace_n of_o benhadad_n 233._o of_o golchonda_n 995_o palaestina_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 83._o 84._o 91._o the_o last_o inhabitant_n thereof_o 213_o palicat_fw-la a_o dutch_a fort_n in_o east_n india_n 964_o palm-wine_n 564_o palmita_n 563._o call_v taddye_a ibid._n palladius_n his_o horsemanship_n 342_o pantogia_n his_o chinian_a journey_n 414_o his_o opinion_n of_o china_n ibid._n paphlagonia_n how_o situate_a 330_o whence_o so_o call_v ibid._n paquin_n chief_a city_n of_o china_n whither_o cambalu_n 439._o 440._o the_o description_n thereof_o 440_o paradise_n the_o differ_a opinion_n concern_v it_o 15._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o river_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o 15._o 16_o 17._o mercator_n map_n thereof_o 16._o two_o paradise_n 161._o golden_a tree_n in_o paradise_n 263_o paradise_n of_o aladeules_n 64._o 380._o of_o the_o jew_n 206._o of_o mahomet_n 253._o 254._o 263._o of_o turk_n 313_o of_o the_o siamite_n parent_n how_o to_o be_v esteem_v 516_o paria_fw-la the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 899_o parchment_n why_o so_o call_v 318_o pariacaca_fw-la hill_n in_o peru_n of_o strange_a quality_n 934_o parthian_n their_o history_n 62_o parasceve_fw-la 110_o parrot_n and_o the_o several_a kind_n 565_o troublesome_a to_o some_o country_n as_o crow_n here_o 816_o parthia_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 352._o 353_o paschall_n feast_n 110._o how_o observe_v ibid._n &_o seq_n paschall_n lamb_n how_o many_o in_o one_o feast_n and_o how_o use_v ibid._n how_o the_o modern_a jew_n prepare_v to_o it_o and_o observe_v it_o 194._o 195_o passarans_n a_o kind_n of_o indian_a essee_n 610_o paste-god_n of_o the_o mexican_n or_o transubstantiation_n 881_o patricius_n his_o chain_n of_o the_o world_n 7._o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o moon_n 16._o of_o zoroaster_n opinion_n 142_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n 324._o the_o other_o patriarch_n and_o eastern_a bishop_n 325._o the_o patriarch_n of_o aleandria_n 659._o patriarch_n of_o aethiopia_n 752_o patane_n a_o city_n and_o kingdom_n 495._o 511._o the_o description_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o neighbour_a petty_a kingdom_n 495._o 496_o 497_o patenaw_n a_o kingdom_n 511._o 512_o paulina_n abuse_v by_o mundus_n in_o isis_n temple_n 635_o peace-offering_n of_o the_o jew_n 116_o pearl_n how_o fish_v for_o 566._o where_o the_o best_a ibid._n how_o engender_v ibid._n peacock_n have_v in_o high_a account_n 412_o pegu_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 498._o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n 498._o 499._o the_o commodity_n of_o pegu_n and_o the_o kingdom_n adjoin_v thereunto_o ibidem_fw-la the_o destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o pegu_n 500_o 501._o 502._o the_o elephant_n there_o white_a ibid._n 503._o the_o peguan_a rite_n &_o custom_n 502_o 503._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o dwell_n in_o boat_n 504._o temple_n image_n priest_n 505._o 506._o their_o opinion_n of_o god_n the_o world_n the_o state_n after_o death_n their_o original_n 507_o devotion_n to_o the_o devil_n monday_n sabbath_n wash_n feast_n ibid._n their_o opinion_n of_o crocodile_n and_o ape_n and_o their_o funeral_n 507._o 508._o the_o king_n of_o pegu_n his_o entertainment_n to_o the_o english_a 1006_o pehor_n and_o baal_n pehor_n 85_o peleg_n why_o so_o call_v 95_o pentecost_n 195_o penguin_n a_o kind_n of_o fowl_n where_o find_v and_o the_o description_n of_o they_o 716_o pepper_n how_o it_o grow_v 569_o pella_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 132._o 133_o penance_n vide_fw-la punishment_n pergamus_n and_o pergamenae_fw-la 335_o perimal_a king_n of_o malabar_n 550_o 617._o the_o sign_n of_o perimal_n erect_v 553._o 617._o his_o generation_n 560_o permack_n their_o religion_n and_o rite_n 432_o permian_o 431._o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o ruff_n their_o manner_n of_o live_v 431._o 432_o persis_n 141._o 142_o persecution_n of_o christian_n 1024_o persia_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 356_o the_o persian_n whence_o descend_v ibidem_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n by_o cyrus_n 356._o 357_o the_o succession_n of_o cyrus_n and_o cambyses_n 358._o the_o succeed_a persian_a monarch_n until_o alexander_n conquest_n 359._o 360._o the_o persian_a chronology_n 360._o &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o king_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o dynasty_a 360._o 361_o 362._o &_o sequitur_fw-la persian_a magnificence_n and_o other_o their_o antiquity_n 365._o 366._o their_o riches_n epicurism_n excess_n in_o apparel_n diet_n
their_o morning_n prayer_n and_o superstition_n therein_o 185_o &_o seq_fw-la their_o gesture_n and_o turn_n at_o prayer_n ibid._n mahomet_n canon_n of_o prayer_n 256._o 257._o 263._o the_o turk_n manner_n of_o pray_v 297_o 298._o 308._o the_o iugutes_n their_o pray_v 772._o the_o mogul_n 516_o persian_n 582._o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a among_o the_o jew_n vide_fw-la jew_n among_o the_o turk_n 297._o 308._o among_o the_o persian_n 389._o among_o the_o tartar_n 418._o the_o indian_n 481_o 482_o in_o banda_n 562._o of_o the_o prayer_n of_o every_o nation_n see_v the_o whole_a book_n in_o discourse_n of_o each_o religion_n preach_v little_o use_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n 324._o 325_o preach_v of_o mahumetan_n 256_o turk_n 319._o 320._o of_o the_o talapoy_n 513_o precept_n affirmative_a and_o negative_a 173._o the_o jew_n negative_a precept_n expound_v by_o the_o rabbin_n 174_o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o affirmative_a precept_n expound_v 175._o 176_o precopite_n tartar_n 421._o 422_o presbyter_n john_n in_o asia_n the_o history_n of_o he_o 734._o 735._o &_o sequitur_fw-la whither_o this_o be_v the_o same_o with_o he_o of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n two_o in_o asia_n 737_o presbyter_n john_n in_o africa_n not_o strong_a at_o sea_n 738._o not_o so_o call_v there_o ibidem_fw-la his_o state_n relation_n of_o his_o empire_n 740_o 741._o doubtful_a or_o fabulous_a out_o of_o friar_n luis_n 742._o his_o library_n and_o treasure_n 744._o 745._o his_o election_n 746._o 747._o his_o city_n 747._o 748._o the_o more_o credible_a report_n of_o he_o out_o of_o godignus_n 749._o &_o sequitur_fw-la his_o course_n of_o justice_n 150._o his_o misery_n ibidem_fw-la his_o descent_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n 151_o priapus_n city_n and_o haven_n 334_o priapi_n two_o huge_a one_o 68_o priamus_n 328_o priest_n the_o first_o name_v melchisedec_n 121._o head_n of_o family_n and_o firstborn_a priest_n ibidem_fw-la priest_n of_o the_o jew_n 121._o 122_o 123._o no_o priesthood_n now_o leave_v to_o the_o jew_n ibid._n priest_n of_o the_o chaldee_n 51._o 52._o 57_o call_v magi_n 55._o natitae_fw-la 58_o galli_n 68_o their_o number_n and_o order_n 69_o priest_n of_o phoenicia_n 88_o of_o moloch_n 86._o of_o arabia_n 227._o 228_o of_o panchaea_n 229._o of_o the_o turk_n 319._o 320._o &_o sequitur_fw-la of_o the_o cappadocian_n 326._o 327_o of_o mysia_n and_o their_o abstain_v from_o flesh_n and_o marriage_n 334_o 335._o of_o diana_n 337._o shave_n priest_n at_o solmissus_n 339._o at_o mylasa_n 340_o priest_n of_o cybele_n ibid._n 367._o 368_o 369._o 372._o 373._o 374._o of_o the_o present_a persian_n 393._o 394._o of_o the_o scythian_n 397._o of_o the_o tartar_n 419._o shave_n priest_n and_o single_a in_o cathay_n 404._o 415_o 426._o in_o china_n more_o popish_a priest_n 461._o 466._o &_o sequitur_fw-la in_o syam_n more_o than_o popish_a 491_o in_o pegu_n also_o 505._o mogul_n priest_n 520._o banian_o 241_o bramenes_n 547._o 548._o japonite_n 592._o 593_o priest_n in_o ternate_a 605._o 606._o samatra_n 614._o zeilan_n 616._o egypt_n 635._o 636._o &_o sequitur_fw-la saracenicall_a priest_n 230._o christian_n 251._o jewish_a 263_o priest_n of_o ammon_n 273._o carthaginian_a 285._o cairaoan_n 353._o at_o ham_n lisnan_n 386._o in_o guinea_n 716._o 717._o meroe_n 728_o abassia_n 740._o angola_n 766_o congo_n 767._o loango_n 770._o 771_o new_a france_n 826._o virginia_n 840._o 841._o florida_n 847._o 848_o 849._o mexico_n 870._o 871_o acusamil_n 885._o nicaragua_n 887_o dabaiba_n 894._o cumana_n 898_o brasill_n 916._o 917._o peru_n 490_o 491._o hispaniola_n 957._o popish_a priest_n in_o america_n 799_o prince_n of_o the_o faction_n of_o black_a sheep_n and_o white_a sheep_n 381_o prophet_n of_o god_n 136._o seduce_v prophet_n 143._o 144._o mahometicall_a prophet_n 254_o prophet_n of_o the_o world_n 276_o prophet_n in_o patenaw_n 495._o in_o temesna_n 680_o prophetical_a saint_n and_o king_n in_o barbary_n 700._o 701_o proselyte_n who_o so_o call_v 97._o how_o make_v ibid._n procession_n of_o the_o zabij_n 52._o 53._o to_o the_o syrian_a goddess_n 67._o 68_o of_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n 112._o 196._o to_o mecca_n 255._o 267._o 268._o 269_o procession_n of_o the_o magi_n 55._o 369_o 370._o &_o sequitur_fw-la procession_n with_o candle_n in_o china_n 466._o &_o seq_fw-la procession_n near_o goa_n 543._o of_o perimal_n at_o prepeti_fw-la 550._o in_o japon_n 592._o in_o zeilan_n 617._o in_o egypt_n 636_o of_o ammon_n 657_o of_o mexican_n 881._o nicaragua_n 887._o in_o peru_n 948_o proserpina_n 76._o vide_fw-la sinope_n psammeticus_n his_o trial_n of_o antiquity_n 39_o psaphon_n policy_n 171_o ptolemeis_n king_n of_o egypt_n 73_o 648_o ptolemais_n how_o situate_a 79_o pulaoan_n describe_v 604_o purification_n of_o jew_n 181._o 182_o among_o the_o tartar_n 415._o &_o seq_fw-la purity_n from_o sin_n 283._o their_o beastliness_n ibid._n purple_a dye_n of_o ape_n blood_n 406_o punnishment_n among_o the_o jew_n how_o many_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n 98._o of_o stone_a hang_a burn_a etc_n etc_n 99_o 100_o of_o the_o whip_n and_o excommunication_n ibid._n after_o death_n 160._o modern_a punishment_n 198._o 205_o punishment_n among_o the_o turk_n during_o lent_n 310._o self-punishment_n of_o the_o pharisee_n 128._o of_o the_o essen_n 130._o 131._o of_o the_o hasidaei_n 125._o 126._o of_o modern_a jew_n 197._o 198._o of_o mahumetan_n 251_o &_o sequitur_fw-la 259._o of_o turk_n 315._o 316._o of_o the_o galli_n 68_o cappadocian_o 326._o 327_o of_o the_o magi_n 55._o 369._o of_o the_o persian_n 390._o samoed_n 432_o of_o the_o chinois_n 465._o siamite_n 503._o peguan_n 506._o 507._o at_o ganges_n 510._o of_o cambayan_o 537._o braman_n 547._o in_o narsinga_n 557._o of_o the_o japonite_n 592._o philippinas_n 603._o passarans_n 610._o in_o zeilan_n 616._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 634._o carthaginian_n 672_o purgatory_n of_o the_o jew_n 206_o 207._o like_o the_o popish_a ibidem_fw-la their_o purgatory_n prayer_n ibid._n purgatory_n of_o hecla_n 563._o purgatory_n vision_n 361_o pustozera_n 445_o put_v and_o phuthaei_n 37_o putulangua_n a_o tree_n so_o call_v worship_v in_o persia_n and_o arabia_n 242_o pygmalion_n founder_n of_o carthage_n 79_o pyramus_n and_o thisbe_n 57_o pyramid_n in_o egypt_n 632_o pythagorean_n opinion_n of_o kill_v &_o eat_v no_o quick_a thing_n etc_n etc_n 462_o 531._o 701._o 542_o q_o qvabacondono_n emperor_n of_o japon_n 590._o 591._o make_v his_o nephew_n quabacondono_fw-it 591_o 592._o cause_v he_o to_o pluck_v out_o his_o bowel_n ibidem_fw-la the_o young_a quabacondono_fw-it his_o cruelty_n ibidem_fw-la quail_n sacrifice_v 630_o quicksilver_n and_o the_o property_n thereof_o 797._o where_o find_v 798_o quilacare_fw-la and_o their_o bloody_a rite_n 890_o quiloa_n the_o situation_n and_o description_n thereof_o 756._o 757_o quinsay_n great_a city_n of_o the_o world_n 441._o the_o description_n thereof_o 442._o 443_o quippos_n wherewith_o they_o account_v in_o peru_n 935_o quivira_n the_o description_n thereof_o 853_o r_o raimah_n and_o his_o posterity_n 37_o rab_n his_o strictness_n 126_o rab_n rabrah_n rabath_n with_o a_o rabble_n of_o like_a title_n 164_o rabbi_n and_o ribbi_n ibid._n rabbin_n of_o two_o sort_n 165._o their_o several_a class_n ibid._n &_o sequitur_fw-la the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o the_o rabbin_n with_o their_o rite_n of_o creation_n 166._o &_o sequitur_fw-la their_o degree_n ibid._n their_o scholar_n and_o academy_n 167._o which_o of_o most_o reckon_a ibidem_fw-la their_o glorious_a title_n they_o give_v to_o each_o other_o 168._o when_o their_o first_o morenu_n ibid._n compare_v to_o jesuit_n 159._o to_o ignatius_n loyola_n 158_o rabbin_n more_o exercise_v in_o their_o talmud_n then_o in_o the_o bible_n 157_o rabbinist_n jew_n 125_o rabbath_n chief_a city_n of_o the_o amorites_n 86_o rach_n and_o rachiophantae_n 57_o rakiah_n what_o it_o signify_v 8_o rainbow_n observation_n on_o the_o colour_n thereof_o 36._o call_v the_o child_n of_o wonder_n ibid._n it_o be_v before_o the_o flood_n ibid._n rain_v of_o stone_n 295._o of_o ash_n sand_n hair_n 360_o rain_n seldom_o and_o unwholesome_a in_o egypt_n 630_o rain_n warm_a and_o unwholesome_a in_o guinea_n 717_o rain_n turn_v into_o worm_n 805_o the_o manner_n of_o rain_n in_o peru_n 941_o raleigh_n viz._n sir_n walter_n raleigh_n his_o discovery_n of_o guiana_n 900_o 901._o his_o plantation_n in_o virginia_n vide_fw-la virginia_n his_o take_a saint_n joseph_n 907_o ramadan_n festival_n month_n of_o the_o saracen_n 239._o 240_o ramadam_n or_o ramazam_n of_o the_o mahometans_n 263_o rambam_n or_o rabbi_n moses_n ben_n maimon_n his_o commendation_n 52_o author_n of_o the_o jewish_a creed_n 171_o ram_n in_o turkish_a superstition_n 324_o golden_a ram_n 350._o phryxus_n his_o ram_n 347_o race_v and_o print_v the_o flesh_n 876_o rat_n wonderful_a great_a 565._o musk_n rat_n 621._o many_o kind_n of_o rat_n 565_o raziel_n adam_n teacher_n 161_o rebat_fw-la a_o town_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o fez_n 681_o rebecca_n
sacri_fw-la sacri_fw-la idem_fw-la de_fw-fr astrologia_n astrologia_n idem_fw-la de_fw-la saltatione_fw-la saltatione_fw-la d._n sic._n l._n 4._o c._n 1._o 1._o macro_n in_o somn._n scip._n l._n 2._o cap_n 10._o 10._o picr_n hieroglyphica_fw-la hieroglyphica_fw-la the_o like_a be_v use_v in_o japan_n japan_n diod_n sic._n strabo_n l._n 17._o 17._o laurentij_fw-la corvino_n geograph_n io._n boemus_n de_fw-la morib_n gentium_fw-la drandius_n in_o solinum_n fr._n thamara_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr costumbras_fw-la de_fw-fr todas_fw-la las_fw-fr gentes_fw-la gentes_fw-la sardus_n de_fw-fr morib_n gentium_fw-la l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o 10._o plut._n de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosoph_n philosoph_n raph._n volaeterranus_n geograph_n l._n 12._o 12._o id._n de_fw-fr non_fw-fr irascendo_fw-la irascendo_fw-la gen._n dierum_fw-la l._n 2._o 25._o c._n 30._o 30._o dam._n a_o go_v zaga_n zabo_n de_fw-la fide_fw-la aethiopium_fw-la aethiopium_fw-la ios._o scalig._n de_fw-fr emend_n l._n 7._o see_v lyturg._n aethiop_n in_o biblioth_n patrum_fw-la patrum_fw-la coel._n r._n l_o c._n 16._o 15._o l._n 9_o 23._o 23._o niceph._n hist_o eccles_n l._n 9_o c._n 18._o 18._o dom._n niger_n niger_n sexti_fw-la vict._n augustus_n augustus_n procop._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la persico_n l._n 1._o 1._o pauli_n diaconi_fw-la justinus_n justinus_n oros_n l._n 1_o c._n 9_o 9_o abdias_n bab._n apostolicae_fw-la hist_o lib._n 7._o 7._o wolfg._n laius_n laius_n jewel_n and_o harding_n harding_n euseb_n eccl._n hist_o lib._n 2._o papius_n speak_v of_o thomas_n matthew_z and_o mathias_n preach_v in_o ethiopia_n ethiopia_n genebr_n chron_n pag._n 118._o 118._o the_o abassen_n greatness_n be_v unlikely_a to_o have_v come_v of_o cham_n curse_a stock_n which_o never_o yield_v any_o great_a monarchy_n ful._n misc_n l._n 2_o c._n 1._o &_o 4._o thus_o he_o yet_o the_o phoenician_n &_o carthaginian_n be_v more_o potent_a than_o ever_o be_v the_o abassine_n abassine_n 〈◊〉_d anti._n l._n 8_o c._n 2_o 2_o zaga_n zabo_n episcopus_fw-la ethiop_n ethiop_n candac_n be_v the_o name_n of_o diverse_a ethiopian_a queen_n contrary_a to_o this_o report_n report_n r._n sedechias_n from_o mecca_n mecca_n vincent_n ferrer_n a_o popish_a saint_n saint_n four_o time_n the_o height_n of_o a_o man_n man_n god_n curse_n and_o man_n follow_v the_o jew_n every_o where_o as_o the_o shadow_n the_o body_n body_n ios._o scal._n de_fw-fr emend_n temp._n lib._n 7._o 7._o castaneda_n seem_v also_o to_o hold_v that_o the_o negus_n be_v that_o presbyter_n john_n of_o asia_n though_o not_o of_o his_o race_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o 1._o so_o with_o we_o the_o french_a king_n be_v call_v christianissimus_a the_o spaniard_n catholicus_n the_o english_a defender_n of_o the_o faith_n faith_n maliapur_n see_v our_o history_n lib._n 5._o 5._o in_o ramusius_n copy_n it_o be_v anavia_n in_o the_o latin_a auarii_n marcus_n paulus_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 27._o ram._n 20._o 20._o scaliger_n ethiopian_a grammar_n grammar_n ortel_n theat_n in_o the_o map_n of_o tartary_n p_o bertias_fw-la &_o alii_fw-la geograph_n geograph_n will._n de_fw-fr rubruquis_fw-la itinerarium_fw-la ap_fw-mi hak._n tom_fw-mi 1._o cap._n 19_o 19_o this_o vut_n or_o uncam_fw-la be_v call_v prete_n or_o priest_n as_o boterus_n coniecture_v because_o he_o have_v the_o cross_n bear_v before_o he_o he_o be_v say_v with_o no_o great_a likelihood_n of_o truth_n to_o have_v rule_v 72_o kingdom_n kingdom_n cap._n 52._o the_o latin_a copy_n want_v these_o thing_n thing_n marcus_n paulus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 24._o 24._o sir_n john_n mandevile_n story_n of_o presbyter_n john_n be_v fabulous_a fabulous_a haply_o the_o prince_n before_o mention_v be_v call_v uncam_n of_o ung_n and_o can_v for_o can_n signify_v a_o divine_a or_o ruler_n ruler_n joan_n de_fw-fr pl._n carp_n itinerarium_fw-la cap._n 5._o 5._o vincentii_fw-la beluacensis_fw-la spec_fw-la historiale_fw-la l_n 32._o c._n 10._o 10._o marcus_n paulus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 37._o 37._o abdias_n nominat_fw-la indiam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o aethiopiam_fw-la vergit_fw-la 1._o 8._o 8._o sidonius_n ap_fw-mi ortel_n in_o thesauro_fw-la thesauro_fw-la aelian_n l._n 17._o animalium_fw-la animalium_fw-la virg_n gewg_n 4._o 4._o sabellicus_n ennead_n 10._o l._n 8._o more_o testimony_n of_o this_o nature_n see_v in_o scal._n e._n t._n pag._n 639._o 639._o sabell_n aen._n 10._o lib._n 8._o 8._o ios._o acco_v hiss_v ind_n lib._n 1._o c._n 14._o turn_v adverse_a lib._n 21._o cap._n 9_o 9_o of_o these_o indian_a history_n touch_v the_o same_o time_n see_v linschoten_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o &_o 27_o &_o g._n b._n b._n b._n this_o brand_a be_v common_a to_o the_o morish_n christian_n and_o idolatrous_a ethiopian_n use_v to_o prevent_v rheumatic_a distillation_n from_o the_o brain_n superstition_n have_v cause_v some_o to_o annex_v it_o to_o their_o baptism_n baptism_n odoardo_n lopez_n l._n 2._o ult._n ult._n zago_n zabo_n de_fw-fr 33._o fide_fw-la ethiopum_fw-la ethiopum_fw-la lewis_n de_fw-fr urreta_n hist_o ethiop_n lib._n 1._o cap_n 7._o 7._o matth._n 2.1_o 2.1_o communicate_v to_o i_o by_o that_o industrious_a and_o learned_a gentleman_n master_n selden_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n temple_n garc._n ab_fw-la hor._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 28._o linschot_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o 27._o goa_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o portugal_n vice_n roy_fw-fr roy_fw-fr m._n paul_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 6._o 6._o g_o bot._n ben._n part_n 3._o lib._n 2._o 2._o d._n morton_n against_o brere_o brere_o jumno_n &_o scal._n duo_fw-la magna_fw-la literarum_fw-la lumina_fw-la rex_fw-la jacobus_n in_o declarat_fw-la contra_fw-la vor_v vor_v lit._n ad_fw-la em._n reg_fw-la vid._n marin_n l._n 10._o c._n 10._o &_o seq_fw-la ad_fw-la fin_n &_o sanut_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 11._o 11._o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n change_v their_o name_n as_o the_o pope_n use_v to_o do_v do_v in_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o pope_n be_v add_v son_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n according_a to_o grace_n grace_n lewis_n de_fw-fr urreta_n &_o thes._o polit._n apost_n 34_o make_v prester_n john_n the_o great_a prince_n in_o the_o world_n except_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n spain_n g._n botero_n benese_n p._n 1._o pory_n his_o description_n of_o place_n undescribe_v by_o leo._n a_o maginus_fw-la maginus_fw-la g._n b._n b._n part_n 2._o lib._n 2._o 2._o he_o be_v call_v the_o bassa_n of_o abassia_n a_o five_o bassa_n or_o belgerbeg_n of_o the_o turk_n in_o africa_n omit_v by_o knolles_n knolles_n fr._n aluares_n io._n bermudez_n bermudez_n fr._n aluares_n aluares_n aluar._n c._n 21._o 21._o cap._n 50._o 50._o c._n 135._o see_v c._n 12._o some_o draw_v nilus_n from_o certain_a mountain_n which_o be_v name_v mountain_n of_o the_o moon_n but_o it_o come_v first_o from_o the_o lake_n zembre_n or_o zaire_n and_o pass_v by_o this_o where_o it_o be_v increase_v berumdez_n berumdez_n c._n 159._o 159._o abuna_n be_v their_o patriarch_n patriarch_n strabo_n lib._n 16._o tell_v of_o circumcise_a woman_n in_o these_o part_n quemadmodum_fw-la utri_fw-la praeputium_fw-la habent_fw-la mulieres_fw-la etiam_fw-la habent_fw-la quandam_fw-la glaudulosam_fw-la carnem_fw-la quam_fw-la nympham_fw-la vocant_fw-la non_fw-la ineptam_fw-la accipiendo_fw-la characteri_fw-la circumcisionis_fw-la any_o one_o man_n may_v circumcise_v and_o it_o be_v do_v without_o solemnity_n or_o ceremony_n ceremony_n catholic_a tradition_n tradition_n litera_fw-la ad_fw-la eman._n eman._n literae_fw-la ad_fw-la papam_fw-la papam_fw-la obedienza_n del_fw-it prete_n janni_n etc_n etc_n apud_fw-la ramustum_fw-la ramustum_fw-la p._n maff._n hist_o judic._n lib._n 16._o 16._o eman._n acosta_n in_o commentario_fw-la rerum_fw-la in_o criento_fw-la gestarum_fw-la gestarum_fw-la ouiedo_n b._n of_o hierapolis_n hierapolis_n io._n bermudez_n relat_n legat._n atani_fw-la tinghil_n tinghil_n sabel_n en._n 10._o lib._n 8._o 8._o web_n travel_n travel_n l._n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr l._n 9_o 9_o aluarez_n cap._n 113._o 113._o the_o moor_n also_o use_v to_o give_v assault_n on_o the_o saturdays_n and_o sunday_n because_o of_o a_o jewish_a superstition_n then_o they_o refuse_v to_o fight_v fight_v lit._n helen_n ad_fw-la em._n reg._n portugal_n portugal_n aluarez_n aluarez_n f._n lewis_n histor_n &_o l._n 1._o c._n 20._o brief_a description_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n ._o ._o alfon_n albuquerque_n devise_v to_o divert_v nilus_n into_o the_o red_a sea_n f._n lewis_n say_v that_o pius_n 5._o the_o pope_n provoke_v menna_n the_o prete_n to_o refuse_v the_o tribute_n and_o to_o stay_v it_o by_o divert_v the_o stream_n whereupon_o the_o turk_n send_v christian_n out_o of_o greece_n and_o other_o part_n to_o dwell_v there_o and_o in_o cairo_n place_v 30000._o family_n which_o cause_v there_o pope_n and_o prete_n to_o alter_v their_o course_n course_n andrea_n corsali_n litter_n 2._o ap_fw-mi k._n k._n lewis_n de_fw-fr urreta_n hist_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ethiopia_n l._n 1._o p._n 247._o &_o d._n d._n pag._n 344._o in_o their_o language_n alicomeinos_n e._n aluareza_n c._n 58._o ad_fw-la 62._o 62._o lewis_n de_fw-fr urreta_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr historia_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ethiopia_n l._n prim_fw-la c._n 8._o &_o deinceps_fw-la deinceps_fw-la hom._n il._n a_o a_o iam_fw-la nocet_fw-la essè_fw-la deum_fw-la
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