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the_o hadriatick_a and_o ionian_a sea_n on_o the_o south_n the_o africa_a sea_n and_o on_o the_o west_n the_o sardinian_a sea_n thycydides_n write_v lib._n 6._o that_o the_o compass_n of_o sicily_n be_v about_o 8._o day_n journey_n and_o yet_o it_o lie_v but_o 20._o furlong_n from_o the_o main_a land_n or_o continent_n of_o italy_n moreover_o this_o island_n do_v excel_v for_o the_o wholesomenesse_n of_o the_o air_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o fruit_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n for_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o 4._o climate_n which_o for_o the_o gentleness_n and_o temperateness_n of_o the_o air_n do_v exceed_v the_o six_o other_o so_o that_o sicily_n produce_v the_o best_a fruit_n so_o that_o marcus_n cato_n call_v it_o the_o stoarehouse_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o nurse_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n and_o strabo_n the_o barn_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o sunensian_a field_n where_o the_o ancient_n do_v fain_o that_o proserpina_n be_v take_v away_o violent_o which_o they_o call_v the_o navel_n of_o italy_n the_o corn_n yield_v so_o great_a a_o increase_n insomuch_o that_o one_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n sow_v yield_v a_o hundred_o which_o field_n they_o call_v therefore_o camp_n dallo_fw-la cento_fw-la salme_n the_o leontine_n field_n be_v not_o inferior_a unto_o this_o concern_v which_o cicero_n say_v in_o his_o three_o oration_n against_o verres_n quid_fw-la vina_n commorabo_fw-la optimi_fw-la saporis_fw-la adorisque_fw-la what_o shall_v i_o mention_v the_o fragrant_a pleasant_a wine_n pliny_n who_o be_v most_o diligent_a and_o curious_a in_o reckon_v the_o best_a sort_n of_o wine_n do_v affirm_v that_o there_o be_v excellent_a good_a wine_n make_v in_o sicily_n and_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v the_o balincian_n wine_n in_o sicily_n which_o taste_v like_o metheglin_n or_o wine_n mingle_v with_o honey_n so_o that_o they_o suppose_v the_o balincian_n wine_n be_v that_o which_o 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be_v wash_v
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hostility_n wherefore_o when_o captain_n newport_n come_v thither_o with_o a_o new_a supply_n he_o will_v needs_o go_v visit_n poâ—hatan_n at_o his_o house_n at_o weromoco_n who_o be_v courteous_o entertain_v he_o find_v he_o sit_v on_o a_o straw_n mart_n and_o rest_v his_o head_n after_o his_o country_n manner_n on_o a_o fair_a pillow_n and_o maid_n as_o fair_a as_o the_o place_n can_v afford_v do_v sit_v at_o his_o head_n and_o foot_n and_o 20._o concubine_n do_v watch_v at_o each_o side_n of_o the_o palace_n but_o he_o himself_o have_v his_o head_n and_o breast_n paint_v red_a wear_v a_o chair_n of_o white_a coral_n and_o when_o the_o captain_n have_v give_v he_o one_o of_o his_o boy_n he_o give_v he_o back_o in_o exchange_n one_o of_o his_o servant_n call_v wamotack_n with_o coral_n and_o some_o corn_n which_o serve_v well_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o his_o man_n and_o afterward_o he_o furnish_v the_o captain_n with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a he_o as_o also_o captain_n smith_n 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