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dominicnn_n superior_a in_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr ulhua_n page_n 23._o the_o house_n and_o church_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr ulhua_n build_v with_o board_n and_o timber_n and_o therefore_o easy_o and_o often_o fire_v page_n 23._o 24._o a_o further_a relation_n of_o the_o town_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr ulhua_n with_o the_o rich_a trade_n of_o it_o from_o most_o part_n of_o the_o west-india_n as_o also_o from_o the_o east-india_n page_n 24._o chap._n ix_o of_o our_o journey_n from_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr ulhua_n to_o mexico_n and_o of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a town_n and_o village_n in_o the_o way_n page_z 25._o content_n our_o friar_n first_o entertainment_n by_o the_o indian_n of_o the_o old_a vera_fw-la crux_fw-la page_n 25._o a_o franciscan_a friar_n vow_v and_o profession_n contrary_a to_o the_o vanity_n card_v dice_a and_o swear_v practise_v by_o they_o of_o xalappa_n in_o the_o india_n page_n 26._o abundance_n of_o gnat_n in_o the_o rinconada_n take_v away_o the_o comfort_n 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