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and_o the_o kingdom_n subject_n to_o continual_a revolution_n till_o bramaa_n king_n of_o pegu_n take_v occasion_n to_o besiege_v odiaa_n but_o leave_v his_o life_n in_o the_o siege_n hâ—r_v successor_n utter_o demolish_v the_o town_n and_o obtain_v the_o white_a elephant_n i_o speak_v of_o since_o that_o siam_n have_v revenge_v herself_o upon_o pegu._n thus_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o indies_n be_v very_o various_a never_o remain_v long_o under_o the_o same_o condition_n or_o government_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o martaban_n marvellous_a strength_n of_o macaraou_fw-la or_o the_o flow_n of_o the_o sea_n particularity_n of_o pegu._n martaban_n from_o siam_n we_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o town_n of_o martaban_n sometime_o subject_a to_o pegu_n but_o since_o to_o the_o king_n of_o syam_n it_o butt_v westward_o upon_o the_o gulf_n of_o bengale_n northward_o upon_o pegu_n eastward_o upon_o siam_n and_o southward_o upon_o tanasserim_n and_o jangome_n the_o father_n of_o st._n francis_n and_o those_o of_o the_o society_n have_v build_v they_o church_n there_o the_o soil_n be_v very_o fertile_a yield_v ordinary_o three_o crop_n the_o year_n there_o be_v plenty_n of_o rice_n and_o other_o sort_n of_o grain_n fruit_n tree_n sweet_a and_o medicinal_a herb_n of_o all_o sort_n mine_n of_o all_o metal_n ruby_n and_o other_o stone_n and_o the_o air_n be_v very_o wholesome_a gaypoumo_fw-la the_o capital_a town_n be_v martaban_n sixteen_o degree_n towards_o the_o north_n have_v a_o good_a harbour_n and_o situate_a upon_o the_o river_n gaypoumo_n or_o rather_o upon_o a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n where_o the_o tide_n run_v strange_o towards_o pegu_n for_o whereas_o ordinary_o it_o flow_v by_o degree_n with_o a_o easy_a motion_n without_o violence_n here_o it_o fill_v that_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o river_n on_o a_o sudden_a and_o flow_v with_o such_o fury_n and_o impetuosity_n as_o it_o be_v mountain_n roll_v up_o in_o water_n and_o the_o most_o rapid_a 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share_n this_o be_v do_v in_o honour_n of_o castigay_n their_o idol_n all_o those_o flamen_n be_v great_a magician_n they_o cast_v the_o child_n nativity_n newborn_a and_o set_v down_o what_o shall_v befall_v they_o during_o their_o life_n this_o writing_n be_v careful_o keep_v by_o the_o parent_n for_o to_o prevent_v the_o bad_a accident_n for_o they_o esteem_v whatever_o those_o banean_n say_v infallible_a and_o when_o any_o person_n be_v sick_a they_o be_v consult_v whether_o the_o party_n will_v die_v or_o recover_v and_o when_o they_o have_v give_v their_o opinion_n it_o be_v believe_v as_o gospel_n one_o be_v once_o as_o i_o may_v say_v condemn_v or_o sentence_v to_o death_n by_o a_o wizard_n and_o leave_v off_o be_v undertake_v by_o one_o of_o our_o company_n and_o recover_v in_o nine_o day_n which_o make_v they_o believe_v the_o christian_n be_v more_o know_v then_o their_o magician_n the_o like_v
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