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conquer_v and_o destroy_v their_o empire_n beside_o in_o 1512._o they_o have_v divers_a presage_n that_o portend_v the_o same_o for_o which_o reason_n the_o king_n die_v advise_v his_o son_n with_o the_o white_a man_n with_o beard_n that_o be_v to_o be_v their_o master_n and_o the_o indian_n in_o excuse_n that_o they_o no_o better_o defend_v themselves_o against_o such_o a_o handful_n of_o spaniard_n say_v it_o be_v not_o for_o want_n of_o courage_n but_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o order_n and_o premonition_n of_o their_o prince_n huiana_n have_v by_o all_o his_o wife_n above_o 300._o child_n yet_o but_o one_o legitimate_a call_v hilascar_n by_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o one_o other_o by_o his_o dear_a concubine_n call_v acabalipa_n to_o who_o he_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n of_o quito_n and_o huascat_fw-la reign_v sovereign_a at_o cusco_n but_o acabalipa_n to_o throw_v off_o his_o homage_n to_o his_o brother_n invade_v he_o with_o a_o bloody_a war_n defeat_v he_o and_o take_v he_o and_o put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o incas_fw-la and_o prince_n of_o the_o blood-royal_a revenge_v that_o he_o may_v reign_v sole_a king_n though_o according_a to_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o state_n not_o capable_a his_o mother_n be_v daughter_n neither_o of_o coya_n that_o be_v a_o queen_n nor_o of_o palla_n a_o princess_n of_o the_o blood_n he_o give_v death_n to_o above_o two_o hundred_o of_o his_o brother_n then_o to_o as_o many_o of_o his_o alliance_n as_o he_o can_v lay_v hand_n on_o as_o well_o man_n as_o woman_n with_o cruel_a torment_n and_o extend_v his_o tyranny_n upon_o the_o very_a servant_n and_o officer_n royal_a with_o fire_n violation_n and_o other_o villainy_n in_o the_o province_n of_o canares_n alone_o he_o put_v to_o death_n sixty_o thousand_o man_n because_o they_o have_v hold_v with_o his_o brother_n and_o cover_v the_o land_n with_o carcase_n and_o horrible_a desolation_n in_o recompense_v this_o villain_n be_v just_o punish_v by_o the_o spaniard_n more_o wicked_a than_o himself_o and_o they_o afterward_o by_o themselves_o not_o find_v any_o that_o can_v exceed_v they_o again_o in_o villainy_n in_o the_o year_n 1526._o francisco_n pizarra_o and_o diego_n almagro_n be_v at_o panarma_n have_v live_v a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o indies_n and_o assist_v at_o the_o conquest_n of_o vraba_n cartagena_n and_o other_o place_n resolve_v upon_o the_o expedition_n and_o discovery_n of_o peru_n where_o they_o meet_v with_o ill-favoured_a entertainment_n at_o their_o first_o land_n then_o pizarra_n go_v to_o spain_n obtain_v the_o chief_a command_n in_o the_o design_a conquest_n and_o with_o four_o of_o his_o brother_n diego_n almagro_n and_o other_o make_v their_o invasion_n in_o the_o year_n 1531._o with_o most_o fortunate_a success_n acabalipa_n they_o take_v who_o pay_v a_o ransom_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n nevertheless_o they_o give_v he_o a_o ignominious_a death_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o hangman_n thus_o be_v this_o mighty_a and_o opulent_a empire_n conquer_v by_o a_o handful_n of_o spaniard_n divine_a providence_n in_o inscrutible_a counsel_n make_v the_o avarice_n cruelty_n and_o other_o vice_n of_o these_o victor_n instrumental_a to_o bring_v these_o people_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n now_o be_v the_o time_n the_o spaniard_n glut_v their_o avarice_n and_o cruelty_n perpetrate_v all_o insolence_n and_o truculency_n imaginable_a which_o have_v be_v so_o full_o represent_v observe_v and_o exaggerated_a by_o their_o own_o history_n and_o author_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o paint_v they_o in_o any_o other_o colour_n but_o they_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n pay_v dear_a for_o it_o when_o by_o intestine_a discord_n envy_n and_o amutiny_n among_o themselves_o they_o butcher_v one_o another_o and_o so_o revenge_v the_o nefarious_a treatment_n of_o the_o poor_a indian_n and_o those_o who_o overstand_v this_o self-destruction_n be_v just_o execute_v by_o the_o command_n of_o charles_n the_o five_o who_o commission_v certain_a licenciados_n vacca_n de_fw-fr gastro_n and_o gasca_n to_o pronounce_v severe_a justice_n upon_o these_o seditious_a mutineer_n there_o the_o pizarras_n almagros_n and_o other_o all_o perish_a the_o five_o viceroy_n establish_v in_o peru_n be_v blasius_n nuez_n 1544._o lima_n or_o the_o town_n of_o king_n be_v found_v at_o this_o time_n first_o by_o pizarra_fw-mi in_o 1533._o afterward_o the_o residence_n of_o the_o viceroy_n the_o seat_n of_o parliament_n inquisition_n university_n and_o the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o to_o chila_n that_o wide_a country_n which_o the_o incas_fw-la can_v never_o subdue_v almagro_n first_o discover_v it_o then_o in_o 1540_o oâ—e_v valdiâ—ia_n enter_v and_o overrun_v it_o but_o he_o find_v such_o opposition_n of_o the_o araucans_n a_o small_a people_n of_o this_o great_a territory_n that_o he_o breathe_v his_o last_o there_o be_v slay_v and_o eat_v and_o from_o that_o time_n for_o 50._o year_n they_o
page_n 9_o book_n of_o the_o life_n and_o sect_n of_o mahomet_n successor_n page_n 13_o benjamin_n page_n 19_o biharen_n page_n 30_o benmir_n page_n 32_o babylon_n ibid._n bagded_a page_n 32_o 33._o balsora_n ibid._n bacchat_n page_n 35_o besoart_n stone_n page_n 36_o barcas_fw-la page_n 40_o batinisar_n and_o her_o carpet_n page_n 44_o baticola_n page_n 54_o bisnegar_n page_n 72.74_o a_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bisnegar_n page_n 73_o brahmin_n high_a priest_n page_n 75_o barrs_n of_o gold_n page_n 94_o ball-play_a page_n 99.155_o betell_v a_o tree_n page_n 101_o bird_n of_o paradise_n page_n 115_o beast_n train_v up_o to_o hunt_v page_n 166_o a_o bloody_a battle_n page_n 178_o bird_n of_o strange_a nature_n ibid._n belugara_n a_o town_n in_o monopotapa_n page_n 186_o butua_n a_o province_n page_n 198_o bagamidri_n a_o town_n in_o ethiopia_n page_n 218._o bagamidri_n call_v imperial_a and_o why_o ibid._n bagamidri_fw-la a_o kingdom_n ibid._n bagamadri_n how_o bound_v ibid._n barua_n a_o town_n page_n 241.227_o biguen_o a_o strong_a town_n page_n 235_o bridge_n of_o straw_n page_n 236_o baza_n a_o pleasant_a town_n page_n 256_o beniermi_n a_o desert_n page_n 271_o bazuelle_n a_o fair_a town_n page_n 273_o natural_a balsam_n and_o how_o it_o grow_v page_n 275_o barua_n a_o isle_n page_n 321_o bracala_n a_o country_n page_n 322_o baris_n a_o ape_n very_o serviceable_a page_n 325_o bread_n make_v of_o fish_n page_n 333_o beseé_v espada_fw-es a_o dangerous_a fish_n page_n 336_o a_o history_n of_o bibical_a page_n 338_o breeze_n wind_n page_n 341_o bacaltos_n why_o so_o call_v a_o coast_n annoy_v with_o fish_n page_n 347_o bacalto_n discover_v by_o a_o english_a man_n page_n 348_o strange_a beast_n page_n 380_o bird_n of_o prodigious_a greatness_n ib._n a_o good_a bargain_n page_n 380_o brasile_v describe_v page_n 395_o brasile_v a_o fruitful_a and_o for_o pleasure_v a_o miraculous_a country_n ibid._n strange_a beast_n in_o brasile_n page_n 397_o brasile_v divide_v ibid._n brasile_v by_o who_o discoverrd_v ibid._n brasilian_n their_o nature_n their_o wear_n and_o ornament_n page_n 397_o brasilian_n religion_n page_n 398_o brasilian_n ceremony_n at_o marriage_n ibid._n the_o brasilian_n custom_n page_n 399_o the_o brasilian_n way_n of_o traffic_n ibid._n brasilian_n man-eater_n page_n 400_o brasilian_n their_o arm_n and_o war_n ibid._n brasilian_n usage_n of_o prisoner_n at_o war_n ibid._n brasilian_n kind_a to_o stranger_n page_n 402_o brasilian_n give_v to_o divination_n and_o superstition_n ibid._n c._n caire_n page_n 2_o candia_n ibid._n chrysorrhas_n page_z 4_o caravane_n page_z 9_o a_o cheat_n page_n 12_o cassia_n page_n 19_o cinnamon_n ibid._n a_o cutler_n page_z 5_o cassis_n deceive_v his_o brother_n page_z 13_o caravans_n from_o aleppo_n damas_n and_o the_o grand_a cair_n ibid._n cassis_n his_o treachery_n page_n 17_o chicali_n page_n 19_o cosan_n or_o cosara_n a_o river_n page_n 20_o camaran_n a_o island_n page_n 23_o camara_n page_n 25_o camelots_n page_n 26_o caymans_n or_o crocodile_n ibid._n ceyfadin_n page_n 29_o cimite_n of_o persia_n page_n 31_o a_o marseillan_n courtesan_n page_n 35_o casbin_n page_n 36_o cusa_n page_n 39_o calandre_n ibid._n caidsidibir_n page_n 40_o cassandera_fw-la ibid._n christianisme_n in_o the_o indies_n page_n 42_o cambaye_n a_o town_n page_n 45_o 46._o child_n sell_v by_o parent_n page_n 47.85_o calicut_n page_n 57_o cochin_n situation_n page_n 62_o cinnamon_n page_n 67_o circle_n of_o poison_a iron_n page_n 75_o christian_a faith_n preach_v in_o the_o indian_n and_o by_o who_o page_n 76_o ceremony_n page_n 89_o cruelty_n of_o the_o javan_n page_n 98_o chiamay_n a_o famous_a lake_n page_n 105_o castigay_n a_o idol_n page_n 107_o chaubanoy_n disaster_n page_n 108_o caipomo_n a_o river_n page_n 112_o confession_n among_o idolater_n page_n 124_o communion_n extravagant_a page_n 129_o cannon_n in_o the_o indies_n from_o all_o antiquity_n page_n 132_o cock-fights_a page_n 138_o ceremony_n page_n 143_o casubi_n a_o kingdom_n page_n 154_o casubi_n a_o town_n page_n 155_o cocos_fw-la and_o the_o benefit_n page_n 156_o the_o cape_n of_o palm_n page_n 180_o cape_n of_o natall_a page_n 183_o where_o christianity_n first_o plant_v in_o africa_n ibid._n crocodile_n and_o how_o take_v page_n 185_o christian_n in_o belugara_n page_n 187_o courtesy_n of_o savage_n page_n 195_o courtesy_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o belugara_n ibid._n suguelane_n a_o town_n and_o the_o entertainment_n of_o that_o town_n with_o their_o custom_n page_n 197_o the_o court_n of_o abissina_n under_o tent_n in_o the_o field_n page_n 215_o combat_n of_o savage_a beast_n page_n 222_o couzan_n a_o kingdom_n page_n 238_o ceremony_n at_o matrimony_n ibid._n crown_n revenue_n of_o the_o grand_a negus_n page_n 243_o church_n and_o church-service_n in_o ethiopia_n page_n 244_o candace_n queen_n page_n 252_o caraman_n a_o town_n page_n 254_o a_o church_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o natural_a rock_n found_v by_o candaces_n eunuch_n ibid._n the_o chair_n of_o saint_n john_n babtist_n ibid._n the_o celebrate_a cataract_n page_n 261_o christian_n deliver_v from_o infidel_n by_o miracle_n page_n 272_o cairo_n build_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n and_o memphis_n page_n 274_o crocodile_n and_o their_o nature_n page_n 277_o constantina_n a_o town_n in_o morocca_n page_n 298_o constantinople_n the_o situation_n and_o founder_n page_n 306_o a_o stupendous_a rock_n of_o crystal_n page_n 325_o canary_n why_o so_o call_v page_n 331_o a_o cave_n in_o a_o rock_n once_o a_o church_n page_n 332_o cuba_n the_o most_o fruitful_a island_n of_o america_n page_n 336_o crocodile_n good_a meat_n page_n 337_o cannibal_n hunt_v man_n and_o why_o page_n 339_o cruelty_n of_o the_o spaniard_n page_n 340_o coast_n of_o mexico_n page_n 341_o canada_n or_o new-france_n by_o who_o discover_v page_n 349_o the_o king_n of_o canada_n whence_o extract_v page_n 350_o the_o canadans_n nature_n religion_n law_n habit_n and_o custom_n ibid._n a_o example_n of_o covetousness_n page_n 365_o cordilera_n vast_a extend_v mountain_n of_o wonderful_a situation_n page_n 372_o cosca_n a_o province_n ibid._n charcas_n a_o province_n in_o peru._n page_n 373_o the_o calandar_n of_o peru._n page_n 388_o cruelty_n revenge_v page_n 389_o chica_n a_o country_n page_n 392_o d._n damas_n page_z 5_o a_o deruis_fw-la page_n 6.39_o dan_n caerea_n page_z 7_o dalatia_n page_n 22_o dehir_n ibid._n dalascia_fw-la a_o town_n page_n 25_o a_o strange_a dispute_n page_n 27_o derbent_fw-la page_n 35_o delicacy_n page_n 38_o durmisar_n page_n 39_o diu_n assault_v by_o the_o turk_n page_n 44_o delidecan_n page_n 49_o dinari_fw-la page_n 50_o country_n dame_n page_n 74_o a_o declare_v of_o war_n page_n 75_o diamond_n mine_n page_n 83_o the_o devil_n adore_v page_n 99_o dead_a body_n eat_v page_n 104_o how_o drug_n be_v bring_v into_o europe_n page_n 133_o document_n for_o prince_n page_n 136_o the_o devil_n dance_n page_n 143_o a_o dance_n in_o arm_n page_n 164_o desert_n frightful_a page_n 174_o dumes_n a_o river_n page_n 191_o king_n david_n robe_n page_n 254_o dangala_n a_o town_n page_n 272_o delusion_n of_o a_o mahometan_a priest_n page_n 274_o desert_n of_o cairo_n and_o how_o travail_v page_n 279_o a_o difference_n ingenious_o reconcile_v page_n 319_o domingo_n a_o island_n page_n 332_o inhabitant_n of_o domingo_n their_o nature_n law_n custom_n and_o religion_n ibid._n discovery_n of_o the_o new_a world_n page_n 346_o the_o devil_n god_n ape_n page_n 361_o dancer_n on_o the_o rope_n in_o mexico_n page_n 365_o a_o discovery_n page_n 379_o dive_v man_n page_n 386_o f._n a_o fatal_a execution_n page_z 6_o erithreos_n a_o king_n page_n 23_o ecade_n page_n 40_o ebony_n page_n 56_o euate_v a_o precious_a wood_n page_n 81_o a_o story_n of_o a_o elephant_n page_n 117_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o keep_n page_n 118_o exorcism_n page_n 150_o number_n of_o elephant_n in_o pegu._n page_n 135_o extent_n of_o africa_n page_n 178_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o abissins_n page_n 180_o extent_n of_o the_o abissins_n country_n page_n 212_o ethiopian_n descend_v from_o chus_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n the_o first_o idolater_n euate_v a_o precious_a vessel_n that_o endure_v no_o poison_n page_n 216_o a_o entertainment_n page_n 255_o ermine_n a_o judge_n with_o the_o turk_n election_n of_o the_o king_n page_n 327_o increase_v of_o corn_n admirable_a page_n 339_o election_n of_o the_o king_n of_o mexico_n page_n 358_o earthquake_n page_n 375_o emerald_n enemy_n to_o inconstancy_n page_n 386_o f._n ferragous_n page_n 17_o frankincense_n page_n 19_o forest_n page_n 38_o prodigious_a food_n page_n 46_o the_o french_a pox_n in_o indies_n page_n 51_o fish_n charm_v page_n 72_o a_o fortunate_a escape_n page_n 96_o two_o franciscan_n eat_v page_n 98_o strange_a funeral_n page_n 104_o faithful_a trade_v page_n 111_o fraternal_a amity_n page_n 145_o faith_n of_o the_o indian_n page_n 154_o french_a high_o esteem_v in_o the_o
east_n page_n 162_o a_o female_a guard_n for_o a_o king_n the_o flow_v of_o nile_n whence_o it_o proceed_v page_n 217_o fidelity_n in_o subject_n page_n 243_o flesh_n eat_v raw_a for_o a_o dainty_a page_n 255_o fougira_n a_o odoriferous_a town_n page_n 257_o the_o fountain_n where_o the_o virgin_n mary_n rest_v when_o she_o flee_v into_o egypt_n page_n 276_o fig_n of_o particular_a quality_n page_n 305_o a_o gallant_a fight_n at_o sea_n page_n 318_o deal_v fuego_n a_o isle_n page_n 321_o a_o mystical_a fruit_n page_n 344_o florida_n discover_v and_o describe_v page_n 352_o florida_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n floridans_fw-la their_o nature_n and_o custom_n ibid._n floridans_fw-la wealthy_a page_n 353_o the_o miraculous_a fountain_n of_o youth_n ibid._n french_z hang_v in_o florida_n page_n 356_o a_o fountain_n of_o hot_a oil_n page_n 377_o a_o fountain_n congeal_v immediate_o page_n 378_o fountain_n medicinable_a with_o accommodation_n for_o the_o sick_a page_n 358_o fish_n in_o mexico_n both_o useful_a and_o dangerous_a page_n 381_o french_a naturalize_v among_o the_o brasilian_n page_n 398_o g._n grot_n of_o persecute_a christian_n page_z 5_o ginger_n page_n 26_o gedri_n page_n 30_o gezempee_n goa_n page_z 50_o ganges_n a_o river_n page_n 83.88_o the_o gulf_n bengala_n page_n 84_o giraffe_v a_o beast_n page_n 105_o gaypoumo_n a_o strange_a river_n page_n 106_o gun_n page_n 110_o geographer_n mistake_v griffin_n page_n 115.152_o grage_n extraordinary_a page_n 155_o guber_n how_o bound_v page_n 179_o gorague_n wild_a and_o sanguinary_a people_n page_n 227_o a_o garden_n at_o casima_n most_o pleasant_a page_n 261_o guinea_n how_o bound_v page_n 321_o gambra_n a_o famous_a river_n page_n 322_o guinalla_n a_o kingdom_n a_o river_n and_o a_o haven_n the_o king_n of_o guinalla_n be_v state_n ibid._n gutulea_n a_o pleasant_a country_n the_o riches_n thereof_o page_n 324_o gold_n for_o thing_n inconsiderable_a goulmaran_n the_o name_n of_o a_o river_n and_o country_n page_n 351_o goulmarans_n their_o nature_n house_n habit_n diet_n religion_n war_n and_o innocence_n ibid._n goulmarans_n their_o army_n of_o dog_n h._n hunt_v page_n 38_o hali._n page_n 38_o hamar_n page_n 38_o a_o history_n of_o a_o bear_n page_n 78_o a_o history_n of_o a_o spanish_a woman_n and_o a_o monkey_n page_n 79_o hunt_v of_o elephant_n page_n 92_o hermaphrodite_n page_n 92_o a_o history_n of_o serpent_n page_n 105_o horse_n page_n 110_o holy_a ash_n and_o holy_a water_n page_n 121_o hen_n black_a of_o flesh_n page_n 127_o a_o deplorable_a history_n of_o two_o prince_n page_n 144_o horse_n and_o their_o breed_n page_n 166_o a_o royal_a hunt_n ibid._n a_o history_n of_o a_o incubus_n page_n 175_o horse_n suck_v by_o cowes_n page_n 202_o dexterous_a horseman_n ibid._n a_o history_n of_o prince_n aranubi_fw-la page_n 220_o heretic_n condemn_v to_o fire_n with_o the_o ethiopian_n page_n 246_o a_o prodigious_a history_n of_o prince_n joel_n page_n 261_o a_o history_n of_o the_o pope_n almne_v page_n 314_o a_o accidental_a destruction_n of_o idolater_n page_n 325_o hispaniola_n by_o who_o discover_v and_o when_o page_n 337_o in_o hispaniola_n the_o people_n how_o govern_v their_o law_n and_o nature_n ibid._n a_o history_n of_o a_o slave_n page_n 406_o i._n jurabi_fw-la a_o guide_n use_v the_o compass_n page_n 10_o jew_n thief_n page_n 12_o jesrab_n a_o town_n page_n 13_o jubara_n abraham_n mountain_n page_n 15_o saint_n john_n baptist_n page_n 21_o ibram_n page_n 25_o ishmael_n sophy_n page_n 39_o icorma_fw-la page_n 39_o inhabitans_fw-la of_o genoa_n page_n 41_o ivory_n page_n 47_o idolatry_n page_n 50_o a_o miraculous_a discovery_n of_o innocence_n page_n 53_o idol_n of_o a_o monkey_n tooth_n page_n 69_o indian_n earthen_a ware_n page_n 78_o idolater_n fear_v of_o christianisme_n page_n 88_o idolater_n superstitious_a ibid._n java_n a_o island_n page_n 96_o infirm_a eat_v ibid._n inhabitant_n of_o sapara_n page_n 98_o idolatrous_a and_o mahometan_a martyr_n page_n 125_o idol_n of_o pegu._n page_n 125_o idol_n destroy_v by_o the_o portugal_n page_n 123_o the_o image_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n in_o the_o indies_n respect_v page_n 154_o interrement_n ibid._n interrement_n page_n 168_o igname_v a_o delicate_a root_n page_n 182_o janiharou_n a_o town_n and_o river_n page_n 185_o joguia_n a_o root_n page_n 186_o justice_n betwixt_o creditor_n and_o debtor_n severe_a page_n 244_o joconomite_n a_o austere_a order_n page_n 245_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jalofe_n page_n 321_o jalofe_n have_v person_v and_o qualify_v their_o ornament_n and_o nature_n page_n 322_o jalofe_n in_o their_o deal_n lawless_a page_n 323_o a_o island_n see_v and_o not_o know_v page_n 331_o the_o isbane_n of_o iron_n page_n 332_o jagare_n famous_a for_o swiftness_n page_n 353_o jucatan_n describe_v page_n 370_o incas_fw-la king_n of_o peru._n page_n 387_o the_o isle_n of_o saint_n thomas_n describe_v page_n 404_o k._n a_o kingdom_n leave_v for_o heaven_n page_n 88_o kingdom_n conquer_v by_o pegu._n page_n 112_o kingdom_n tributary_n to_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o abyssins_n page_n 213_o knight_n of_o malta_n and_o their_o institution_n page_n 283_o l._n libanus_n page_z 4_o ladamum_n page_n 19_o lacca_n page_n 26_o law_n in_o narsingue_n page_n 74_o lagi_n a_o town_n page_n 113_o largaray_n a_o kingdom_n page_n 177_o the_o isle_n of_o saint_n laurence_n or_o madagascar_n page_n 182_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o saint_n laurence_n how_o they_o employ_v the_o inhabitant_n page_n 184_o lacque_fw-la for_o paint_v page_n 260_o lion_n their_o nature_n page_n 271_o saint_n laurence_n a_o river_n in_o the_o east-indies_n page_n 327_o a_o unfortunate_a love_n page_n 355_o a_o prodigious_a lightning_n ibid._n m._n manna_n page_n 4_o moret_n entertainment_n page_z 8_o a_o description_n of_o medina_n page_z 13_o mahomet_n tomb_n ibid._n mahomet_n birth_n page_n 14_o mahomet_n law_n ibid._n medina_n take_v by_o mahomet_n ibid._n marabuts_n sacrificator_n page_n 15_o mahometan_a ceremony_n page_n 15_o mazara_n a_o beast_n page_n 19_o myrrh_n page_n 20_o mezua_n page_n 25_o machif_n page_n 35_o the_o virgin_n mary_n honour_v by_o the_o indian_n page_n 50._o a_o most_o admirable_a medicine_n page_n 56_o maladive_n isle_n page_n 72_o a_o history_n of_o the_o magician_n of_o pegu._n ibid._n merchant_n deceive_v page_n 74_o musk_n and_o from_o whence_o page_n 81_o metempsicosis_n page_n 94.97_o malaca_n and_o the_o traffic_n page_n 102_o martaban_n page_n 106_o a_o miraculous_a delivery_n of_o a_o christian_a expose_v to_o beast_n to_o be_v devour_v page_n 116_o meat_n perfume_v page_n 137_o mandronella_n a_o town_n page_n 152_o a_o monkey_n arm_v page_n 160_o militia_n of_o transiana_n page_n 165_o mountain_n remarkable_a page_n 168_o mummy_n page_n 169_o mountain_n of_o the_o sun_n ibid._n mastiff_n for_o prey_n page_n 175_o magician_n page_n 180_o madrogan_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o monopotapa_n page_n 200_o the_o monopotapian_a king_n habit_n ibid._n the_o king_n of_o monopotapa_n palace_n service_n officers_z and_o magnificence_n page_n 201_o the_o king_n of_o monopotapa_n accoutrement_n for_o the_o war_n ibid._n the_o order_n of_o his_o militia_n page_n 202_o military_a mastiff_n ibid._n the_o monopotapian_a eunuch_n how_o clothe_v and_o their_o office_n ibid._n the_o monopotapian_a punishment_n page_n 203_o monopotapian_a prince_n be_v distinguish_v by_o a_o lion_n skin_n ibid._n manica_fw-la a_o gold_n i_o page_n 194_o mount_v manica_fw-la and_o the_o ruin_n of_o stupendous_a structure_n ibid._n magnificence_n of_o the_o negus_n page_n 203_o three_o mystical_a dish_n page_n 226_o the_o mongibir_n king_n resignation_n page_n 230_o mongibir_n a_o kingdom_n page_n 233_o mongibirians_n low-spirited_a and_o timorous_a ibid._n mongibirians_n idolater_n worship_v the_o sun_n ibid._n mongibirians_n opinion_n of_o the_o christian_n ibid._n magnificence_n in_o mongibir_n page_n 234_o a_o mountain_n never_o free_a from_o snow_n page_n 337_o moucall_v a_o uniform_a town_n ibid._n a_o passionate_a mourning_n page_n 240_o the_o march_n of_o the_o grand_a negus_n page_n 241_o monk_n marry_v page_n 245_o man_n turn_v into_o wolf_n page_n 269_o a_o man_n turn_v into_o a_o ass_n by_o magic_n ibid._n a_o magical_a relation_n page_n 270_o a_o famous_a mosque_n page_n 273_o mummi_fw-la page_n 279_o morocca_n page_n 297_o melli_fw-la a_o kingdom_n very_o wealthy_a page_n 299_o magician_n of_o divers_a kind_n page_n 302_o a_o cruel_a murder_n page_n 317_o the_o crick_n s_o michael_n page_n 331_o marriage_n in_o domingo_n page_n 334_o mexico_n and_o the_o coast_n page_n 341.345_o mexico_n how_o call_v and_o describe_v page_n 356_o mexican_n ingenious_a and_o idolater_n page_n 357_o of_o the_o temperature_n of_o mexico_n ib._n the_o ancient_a mexican_n page_n 358_o the_o mexican_n arm_n page_n 359_o the_o king_n montezuma_n ibid._n mexican_n divide_v into_o several_a nation_n page_n 360_o mexican_n religion_n page_n 361_o the_o mexican_n year_n and_o month_n page_n 362_o the_o
french_a pirate_n a_o unheard_a of_o courtesy_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o pirate_n punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a cassia_n the_o pirâ—ts_n perfidiousness_n antropophayes_n marvellous_a season_n in_o the_o same_o parallel_n cinnamon_n oil_n of_o cinnamon_n butter_n and_o hony_n ruby_n betale_a a_o pearle-fishing_a a_o fish_n charm_v matouca_n a_o ruby_n king_n of_o zeilan_n bread_n make_v of_o rice_n camouch_n haven_n straight_o of_o zeilan_n jafanapatan_n manar_n a_o island_n badage_n idol_n of_o a_o monkey_n tooth_n hanimam_fw-la a_o monkey_n pescaria_n the_o manner_n of_o fish_v for_o pearl_n fish_n charm_v chitmi_fw-la be_v commissioner_n setin_n baharem_fw-la parave_n maldives_n isle_n polovis_n the_o devil_n isle_n history_n of_o the_o magician_n of_o pegu._n bisnegar_n or_o marsingue_n a_o vast_a army_n horsebits_n history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bisnegar_n var_fw-mi or_o viridi_fw-la pagont_n transiane_fw-la treason_n punish_v timeragi_n gondariane_n merchant_n deceive_v chandegry_n narsingue_n thatch_a house_n law_n observe_v at_o narsingue_n coutry_n dame_n brahmins_n high-priest_n thus_o do_v the_o bard_n among_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n a_o manner_n of_o declare_v war_n poison_a circle_n of_o iron_n palecate_n s._n thomas_n his_o shrine_n christian_n faith_n preach_v in_o the_o indies_n and_o by_o who_o chaldean_a tongue_n meliapur_n signify_v a_o pea-bird_n st._n thomas_n entomb_v albuna_fw-la in_o aethiopia_n indian_n earthen_a ware_n nutmeg_n calanfour_n a_o clovegilliflowr_v a_o story_n of_o a_o bear_n ismahan_n bâ—zari_n agarida_n sagistan_n town_n history_n of_o a_o spanish_a woman_n and_o a_o monkey_n maginus_fw-la and_o bartheme_n say_v this_o town_n stand_v between_o bengale_n and_o narsingue_n modern_a author_n between_o malalaca_n and_o nateabam_fw-la unless_o there_o be_v two_o town_n of_o the_o same_o name_n ternassery_n musk_n and_o from_o whence_o euate_v bettell_n wood_n quelba_n maturane_n diamond_n mine_n bengale_n or_o batacouta_n ganges_n river_n the_o gulf_n bengale_n seraglio_n guard_v subtle_a poison_n child_n sell_v in_o market_n apura_n a_o prodigious_a age_n bonane_n be_v a_o indian_n fig._n a_o kingdom_n leave_v for_o heaven_n the_o idolater_n fear_v of_o christianisme_n sartagan_n idolater_n superstition_n the_o river_n ganges_n how_o esteem_v strange_a ceremony_n andemaon_n sad_a accident_n caselba_n resolution_n in_o extremity_n sumatrans_n insulary_n false_a people_n continual_a rain_n bahar_n pepper_n hunt_v of_o elephant_n hermaphrodite_n english_a and_o hollander_n in_o this_o island_n name_n of_o fruit_n golden_a coin_n bar_n of_o gold_n two_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n nicobar_n catarana_n call_v sombrero_n metempsycose_n several_a kingdom_n the_o infirm_a eat_v a_o fortunate_a escape_n camorre_v metympsphyâ—asâ—s_n two_o franciscan_n eat_v japara_n igname_fw-la govera_fw-mi pirates_z how_o take_v cruelty_n of_o the_o javan_n a_o sort_n of_o ball-play_a or_o tennis_n the_o like_a at_o mexico_n bantan_n the_o devil_n adore_v french_z at_o bantan_n ambergris_n to_o be_v empale_v be_v to_o have_v a_o stake_n thrust_v through_o the_o fundament_n and_o to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n nutmeg_n of_o banda_n touman_n cocuma_n ginger_n betel_fw-mi durion_n malaca_n ophir_n the_o traffic_n of_o malaca_n quinsay_v siam_n war_n for_o a_o white_a elephant_n the_o empire_n of_o sornao_n odiva_n lugor_n pretty_a woman_n tirada_n queen_n strange_a funeral_n dolefull_n instrument_n dead_a body_n eat_v gigraff_n a_o beast_n get_v by_o a_o camel_n and_o a_o female_a panther_n unicorn_n chiamay_n lake_n a_o story_n of_o serpent_n espaluco_fw-la martaban_n gaypoumo_fw-la dougon_n laque_fw-la rhubarb_n aloes·_n banean_a &_o satalico_n sacrificator_n castigay_n a_o idol_n chaubaina_n disaster_n pegu._n sea_n from_o north_n and_o south_n meet_v in_o the_o strait_a of_o magellan_n maskaret_n of_o bourdeaux_n garonnne_n river_n kingdom_n of_o pegu._n empire_n of_o pegu_n length_n town_n of_o 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