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A09829 The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English; Travels of Marco Polo. English Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596. 1579 (1579) STC 20092; ESTC S105055 116,899 196

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declare_v of_o it_o large_o as_o well_o of_o the_o commodity_n there_o as_o also_o of_o their_o manner_n and_o usage_n of_o a_o province_n call_v vochaym_n chap._n 27._o depart_v from_o balassia_n you_o shall_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n between_o the_o north-east_n and_o by_o a_o river_n that_o be_v near_o to_o balassia_n in_o this_o province_n be_v many_o city_n and_o town_n the_o man_n of_o this_o province_n be_v valiant_a in_o arm_n and_o speak_v the_o persian_a language_n and_o be_v mahomet_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o three_o day_n journey_n be_v a_o city_n call_v vochayn_n very_o long_o of_o three_o day_n journey_n on_o either_o side_n long_o the_o people_n of_o this_o province_n be_v subject_n to_o the_o king_n of_o balassia_n and_o there_o be_v great_a hunter_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o take_v of_o wild_a fowl_n in_o great_a number_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o this_o country_n chap._n 28._o three_o day_n journey_n go_v forward_a you_o shall_v go_v up_o a_o hill_n upon_o the_o which_o be_v a_o river_n and_o goodly_a fruitful_a pasture_n that_o if_o you_o put_v in_o your_o cattle_n there_o very_o lean_a within_o ten_o day_n they_o will_v be_v fat_a there_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o among_o they_o wild_a sheep_n that_o some_o of_o they_o have_v their_o horn_n of_o four_o and_o some_o of_o seven_o long_o and_o some_o of_o ten_o span_n long_o and_o of_o these_o horn_n th●_z herdsman_n there_o do_v make_v dish_n and_o spoon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o this_o mountain_n call_v plavor_n you_o shall_v travel_v ten_o day_n journey_n without_o come_v to_o any_o town_n or_o any_o grass_n therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v needful_a for_o the_o traveylour_n that_o way_n to_o carry_v provision_n with_o they_o as_o well_o for_o themselves_o as_o for_o their_o horse_n there_o be_v great_a cold_n in_o that_o country_n that_o the_o fire_n have_v not_o the_o strength_n to_o séethe_v th●ir_a victual_n as_o in_o other_o country_n of_o the_o desert_n 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sembelech_n which_o stand_v in_o india_n the_o great_a chap._n 124._o go_v from_o giesurath_n towards_o the_o occident_n you_o come_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o thoma_n &_o unto_o sembelech_n in_o these_o realm_n there_o be_v all_o kind_n of_o merchandize_n and_o these_o realm_n have_v the_o language_n and_o faith_n of_o persia_n and_o in_o none_o of_o they_o both_o there_o grow_v any_o other_o sustenance_n than_o rice_n they_o be_v realm_n and_o province_n of_o india_n the_o great_a of_o the_o thing_n already_o declare_v chap._n 125._o i_o have_v only_o declare_v of_o the_o province_n and_o kingdom_n of_o india_n which_o stand_v only_o upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n and_o have_v declare_v nothing_o unto_o you_o of_o the_o province_n and_o kingdom_n within_o the_o land_n for_o then_o this_o treatise_n will_v be_v very_o long_a and_o tedious_a unto_o the_o reader_n but_o yet_o something_o of_o those_o part_n i_o will_v not_o let_v to_o declare_v of_o two_o land_n the_o one_o of_o man_n and_o the_o other_o of_o woman_n christian_n and_o how_o there_o be_v much_o amber_n chap._n 126._o when_o you_o go_v from_o besmaceian_n sail_v through_o the_o mean_a sea_n towards_o the_o midday_n or_o south_n .25_o mile_n you_o come_v unto_o two_o island_n of_o christian_n the_o one_o thirty_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o other_o the_o island_n where_o there_o be_v all_o man_n be_v name_v masculine_a and_o the_o other_o where_o there_o be_v all_o woman_n be_v name_v feminine_a the_o people_n of_o those_o land_n be_v as_o one_o the_o man_n go_v not_o unto_o the_o woman_n nor_o the_o woman_n unto_o the_o man_n but_o three_o month_n in_o the_o year_n as_o to_o wit_n august_n september_n and_o october_n and_o these_o three_o month_n the_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v together_o and_o at_o the_o three_o month_n end_n they_o return_v unto_o their_o own_o house_n do_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o business_n by_o themselves_o the_o child_n male_n tarry_v with_o their_o mother_n until_o they_o 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