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arragon_n which_o be_v in_o spain_n the_o kingdom_n or_o principality_n of_o arragon_n saragoz_n or_o caragoss_n lerida_n huesca_n jorca_n catalogne_n or_o catalonia_n barcelona_n perpignan_n taragona_n lerida_n valencia_n valencia_n morvedre_n the_o isle_n of_o majorca_n minorca_n yvisa_n majorca_n citadelli_n yvisa_n in_o italy_n the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n of_o naples_n naples_n cosence_n or_o cozenza_n lecce_fw-la aquila_n isle_n of_o sicily_n messina_n palermo_n siracusa_n isle_n of_o sardiny_n cailari_n oristagni_fw-la and_o divers_a small_a isle_n ischia_n capri_n lipari_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o portugal_n which_o be_v in_o spain_n the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n lisbona_n braga_n evora_n coimbra_n algarve_n pharo_n in_o africa_n and_o thereabouts_o on_o the_o straight_a of_o gibraltar_n ceute_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o negro_n arguin_n of_o guinee_n st._n george_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mine_n of_o the_o caffres_n cuama_n or_o sophala_n of_o zanguebar_v mosambique_n melinde_a and_o the_o isle_n of_o madera_n funghal_o the_o azore_n angra_n cape_n verd_fw-mi st._n jago_n st._n thomas_n cuidad_fw-es or_o pavoâ—sanâ—_n in_o asia_n and_o thereabouts_o on_o the_o coast_n of_o persia_n ormus_n india_n diu_n goa_n malacca_n and_o part_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o ceylan_n colombo_n of_o the_o moluccoe_n nostro_fw-la senioro_n del_fw-it rosario_n in_o america_n brazil_n st._n salvador_n olinda_n parayba_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o castille_n be_v about_o europe_n as_o in_o spain_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o country_n the_o kingdom_n of_o leon_n leon_n astorga_n kingdom_n of_o castille_n burgos_n valadolid_n toledo_n madrid_n towards_o the_o north_n the_o signiory_n of_o biscay_n bilboa_n kingdom_n of_o asturie_n oviedo_n kingdom_n of_o gallicia_n st._n jago_n de_fw-fr compostella_n towards_o the_o south_n the_o kingdom_n of_o andalousia_n sivilla_n cordova_n cadiz_n kingdom_n of_o granada_n granada_n malaga_n towards_o france_n the_o kingdom_n of_o murcia_n alicant_n kingdom_n of_o navarre_n pamplona_n france_n to_o wit_n the_o low_a country_n where_o be_v the_o duchy_n of_o brabant_n louvain_n brussels_n duchy_n of_o limbourg_n limbourg_n duchy_n of_o luxembourg_n luxembourg_n thionville_n duchy_n of_o gueldres_n ruremonde_n gueldres_n county_n of_o flanders_n gand_n or_o gaunt_n lisle_n county_n of_o artois_n arras_n st._n omer_n county_n of_o haynaut_n mons._n county_n of_o namur_n namur_n marquisate_n of_o the_o empire_n anvers_n or_o antwerp_n seignory_n of_o malines_n the_o french_a county_n where_o be_v the_o balliage_n of_o dole_n grace_n salin_n in_o italy_n to_o wit_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n viz._n milanese_n milan_n pavese_n pavia_n cremonese_n cremona_n alpesre_o come_v alexandrin_n alexandria_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paille_n on_o the_o river_n of_o genes_n the_o estate_n of_o finale_n and_o pontremoli_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o toscany_n be_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o presidii_fw-la orbetello_n porto_n hercole_n protection_n of_o the_o seignory_n of_o piombino_n in_o africa_n as_o terra_n firma_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o barbary_n marquisate_n of_o oran_n and_o the_o oran_n masulquivir_n penon_n de_fw-fr valez_n in_o the_o western_a ocean_n the_o canary_n isle_n the_o great_a canary_n canary_n in_o asia_n as_o in_o the_o e._n ocean_n the_o philippine_n isle_n luson_n or_o manilla_fw-la manilla_fw-la towards_o the_o land_n of_o australes_fw-la the_o isle_n of_o salomon_n or_o of_o new_a guinee_n isabel_n in_o america_n as_o septentrionale_n or_o mexicane_n where_o be_v the_o audience_n of_o st._n domingo_n isle_n of_o antilles_n s._n domingo_n in_o hispaniola_n havana_n in_o cuba_n st._n jean_n de_fw-fr puerto_n rico._n florida_n st._n augustino_n mexico_n or_o new_a spain_n mexico_n mexico_n mechoacan_a valadolid_n panuco_n st._n estevan_fw-mi del_fw-it puerto_n tlascala_n los_fw-la angeles_n guaxaca_n antequerra_fw-mi jucatan_n merida_n tavasco_n neustra_fw-la seniore_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr victoria_n guadalajara_n or_o new_a gallicia_n guadalajara_n guadalajara_n xalifco_n compostella_n chiametlan_n st._n sebastian_n culiacan_a st._n michael_n cinaloa_o st._n john_n ro._n los_fw-la zacatecas_fw-la los_fw-la zacatecas_fw-la new_a biscay_n indies_n guatemala_n guatemala_n st._n jago_n de_fw-fr guatemala_n soconufco_n guevetlan_n chiapa_n guidad_fw-es real_a verapax_n verapax_n honduras_n valadolid_n nicaragua_n leon_n de_fw-fr nicaragua_n costarica_n cartago_fw-la meridionale_fw-la or_o peruviane_n where_o be_v the_o audience_n or_o region_n of_o panama_n veragua_n la_fw-fr conception_n panama_n porto_n bello_fw-la panama_n new_a kingdom_n of_o granada_n cartagena_n cartagena_n st._n martha_n st._n martha_n new_a kingdom_n of_o granada_n st._n fe_o de_fw-fr bogota_n rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hacha_n nost_n sen._n de_fw-es los_fw-es remedios_n venezuela_n venezuela_n or_o cori._n new_a castille_n cordova_n la_o nueva_n peru_n popayan_n popayan_n cali._n quito_n st._n francisco_n de_fw-fr quito_n los_fw-la quixos_n bacsa_n pacamore_n st._n john_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr salinas_n lima_n lima_n or_o los_fw-la reyes_n cusco_n los_fw-es charcas_fw-es la_fw-fr plata_fw-la potessi_fw-it la_fw-fr sierra_n st._n cruz_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sierra_n chili_n chili_n st._n jago_n de_fw-fr chili_n la_fw-fr imperiale_n paraguay_n rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la tucoman_n l'assumption_n st._n jago_n del_fw-it l'estero_fw-la cordova_n de_fw-fr tuconan_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o arragon_n be_v
in_o spain_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o firm_a land_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o arragon_n where_o be_v ten_o city_n to_o wit_n caragosa_n lerida_n huesca_n jacca_n callatajud_n borio_n daroca_n teruel_n albazarin_n and_o more_o than_o a_o hundred_o wall_v town_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v anza_n de_fw-fr sobrarbe_n benavarri_n de_fw-fr ribagorsa_n monsons_n fraga_n camfrane_n viescas_n the_o principality_n of_o catalogne_n or_o catalonia_n with_o the_o county_n of_o rousillon_n where_o be_v in_o catalogne_n eight_o city_n barcelona_n tartagona_n lerida_n girona_n tortosa_n solsona_n urgel_n which_fw-mi in_o rousillon_n two_o city_n perpignan_n elna_n and_o about_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o wall_v town_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o in_o catalogne_n be_v puycerda_n balaguer_n cardona_n cervera_n manresa_n castillo_n d'empurias_fw-la rose_n and_o in_o rousillon_n collioure_fw-fr the_o kingdom_n of_o valencia_n where_o be_v four_o city_n valencia_n segorbia_n xativa_n orihuelha_n and_o about_o 60_o wall_v town_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v elche_v biar_n denia_n gandia_n alzira_n morvedre_n villa_n real_a st._n mattheo_n in_o the_o sea_n as_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o majorca_n majorca_n minorca_n citadelli_n yuisa_n yuisva_n in_o italy_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o firm_a land_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n where_o be_v terra_fw-la di_fw-it lavoro_n naples_n or_o napoli_n capona_n principato_n citra_fw-la amalfi_n salerno_n principato_n ultra_fw-la benevento_n conza_n calabria_n citra_fw-la conzenza_n calabria_n ultra_fw-la reggio_n cotrone_n basilicata_n cirenza_n terra_fw-la di_fw-fr otrante_n tarante_n lecce_fw-la otrante_n brindici_fw-la or_o blind_v terra_fw-la di_fw-it bari_n bari_n capitanate_n monte_fw-it st_o angelo_n manfredonia_n comtado_n di_o molife_o abruzzo_n citra_fw-la or_o abruzze_v citerieure_fw-fr lanciau_n or_o lancrano_n sulmone_n civita_n di_fw-fr chietti_n abruzzo_n ultra_fw-la or_o abruzze_v ulterieure_fw-fr civita_n di_fw-it penna_fw-la aquila_n in_o the_o sea_n as_o the_o isle_n and_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n where_o be_v in_o val_n di_fw-it demona_fw-la messina_n taormina_n catane_n patta_n troina_n cefaledi_fw-la val_n di_fw-fr noto_n siracuso_n noto_n motya_n termini_fw-la val_n di_fw-fr mazara_n palermo_n monreal_n trapani_n marzalla_n mazara_n xacca_n girgenti_n the_o isle_n and_o kingdom_n of_o sardaigne_n where_o be_v in_o capo_n cagliari_n cagliary_a or_o calari_n oriftagni_n villa_n di_fw-fr glesia_n capo_n lugodori_n sassari_n algeri_n bosa_n and_o divers_a isle_n towards_o naples_n ischia_n capri_n towards_o sicily_n lipara_n etc._n etc._n the_o estate_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o portugal_n be_v in_o europe_n the_o portugal_n or_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n comprehend_v three_o region_n six_o province_n twenty_o almoxarifatz_n that_o be_v court_v of_o audience_n or_o for_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o king_n revenue_n 18_o city_n more_o than_o 400_o wall_a town_n 200_o borough_n 4000_o parish_n the_o region_n be_v between_o the_o river_n minho_n and_o douro_n where_o be_v the_o province_n of_o between_o the_o river_n minho_n and_o douro_n which_o comprehend_v the_o almoxarifatz_n of_o porto_n porto_n viana_n de_fw-fr foz_fw-fr caminha_n viana_n de_fw-fr foz_fw-fr de_fw-fr lima_n barcelos_n ponte_n de_fw-fr lima_n ponte_n de_fw-la lima._n guimaranes_n braga_n guimaranes_n tralos_a montes_n which_o comprehend_v the_o almoxarifatz_n of_o miranda_n miranda_z bragansa_n torro_fw-la de_fw-fr mencorvo_n torre_n de_fw-fr mencorvo_n chiave_n villa_n real_a villa_n real_a pinhel_n castel_n rodrigo_n pinhel_n between_o the_o river_n douro_n and_o tajo_n where_o be_v the_o province_n of_o estremadura_n which_o contain_v the_o almoxarifatz_n of_o lisbona_n lisbona_n santarein_o santarein_o tomar_n tomar_n alenquez_n alenquez_n sintra_n leiria_n leiria_n setubal_n setubal_n cezimbra_n almada_n palmela_n alcazer_n do_v sal._n beira_n which_o hold_v the_o almoxarifatz_n of_o coimbra_n coimbra_fw-la guarda_fw-it guarda_fw-it lamego_n lamego_n viseu_n viseu_n aveiro_n aveiro_n castel_n branco_n castel_n branco_n salvatierra_n indanha_n alen-tajo_a or_o between_o the_o river_n tajo_n and_o guadiana_n where_o be_v the_o province_n of_o alen-tajo_a which_o hold_v the_o almoxarifatz_n of_o evora_n evora_n beja_n beja_n serpa_n st_n jago_n de_fw-fr câ—cem_fw-la mertola_fw-la ourique_n elvas_n elvas_n olivensa_fw-la mouraon_n portalegre_n portalegre_n crato_n estremoz_fw-mi estremoz_fw-mi and_o avis_n algarve_n and_o the_o almoxarifatz_n of_o tavila_n pharo_n tavila_n lagos_n silve_n and_o lagos_n divers_a estate_n kingdom_n isle_n city_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o continent_n among_o the_o which_o be_v in_o africa_n and_o on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o fez_n centa_n the_o kingdom_n of_o morocco_n mazagan_n the_o country_n of_o negro_n arguin_n sierre_n leone_n cachieu_n guinee_n st._n george_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mina_n the_o kingdom_n of_o angola_n st_n pol_n de_fw-fr loanda_n cambambe_n caffreria_n or_o cafres_n cuama_n or_o sofala_n zanguebar_v mozambique_n malinde_a monbaza_n the_o isle_n of_o madera_n funghal_o azore_n angra_n cape_n verd_fw-mi st._n jago_n st._n thomas_n etc._n etc._n pavoasam_n in_o asia_n and_o on_o the_o coast_n of_o arabia_n mascate_v persia_n ormus_n cambay_n diu_n daman_n bazaim_n decan_n shall_fw-mi cuncan_n goa_n canara_n barcelor_n malabar_n cananor_n cranganor_n cohin_n coulan_n choromandel_n negapatan_n malâ—apour_n or_o st._n thomas_n pegu_n sirian_a malacca_n malacca_n china_n macao_n the_o isle_n or_o part_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o ceylan_n colombo_n manar_n manar_n moluccoe_n nostro_fw-la seniora_n del_fw-it rozaria_n japon_n meliapon_n in_o america_n and_o in_o brazil_n the_o fourteen_o capitany_n or_o government_n of_o para_n para._n maranhan_n maranhan_n ciara_n ciara_n rio_n grande_n rio_n grande_n or_o potengi_n parayba_n paraba_n tamaraca_n tamaraca_n fennambuco_n olinda_n seregippa_n seregippa_n bahia_n de_fw-fr todo_fw-es los_fw-es santos_n st._n salvador_n los_fw-la isleos_n los_fw-la isleos_n porto_n seguro_fw-la porto_n seguro_fw-la spiritu_fw-la santo_n spiritu_fw-la santo_n rio_n janiero_n st._n sebastian_n st._n vincent_n santos_n to_z the_o r_z t_o worshipful_a henry_n hunloke_n of_o wingerworth_n in_o derbyshireshire_n bar_n t_o this_o map_n be_v humble_o d.d._n by_o r.b._n a_o general_n map_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o spain_n by_o mounseur_fw-fr sanson_n geographer_n to_o the_o eranch_n king_n spain_n the_o kingdom_n of_o spain_n be_v almost_o quite_o encompass_v with_o the_o ocean_n and_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o pyrenean_n mountain_n separate_v it_o from_o france_n these_o mountain_n be_v that_o isthmus_n or_o neck_n of_o land_n that_o unit_v spain_n to_o the_o continent_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o desence_n and_o bind_v for_o this_o kingdom_n and_o france_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o here_o reside_v be_v a_o sort_n of_o rude_a and_o barbarous_a people_n spain_n take_v conjoint_o with_o portugal_n which_o though_o a_o particular_a kingdom_n have_v be_v always_o take_v as_o a_o member_n thereof_o extend_v itself_o from_o the_o 35th_o degree_n of_o latitude_n unto_o almost_o the_o 44th_o and_o from_o the_o 9th_o degree_n of_o longitude_n to_o the_o 24_o it_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o most_o southern_o part_v of_o the_o north_n temperate_a zone_n situation_n situation_n the_o long_a summers-day_n make_v 15_o hour_n it_o be_v a_o country_n not_o over_o fertile_a in_o corn_n or_o cattle_n which_o do_v occasion_n the_o people_n to_o order_v their_o diet_n according_o their_o chief_a food_n be_v salad_n and_o fruit_n the_o product_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o with_o a_o small_a piece_n of_o flesh_n they_o will_v make_v two_o or_o three_o dish_n and_o above_o all_o their_o oleum_n be_v esteem_v as_o a_o excellent_a dish_n but_o in_o recompense_n of_o the_o defect_n of_o 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