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of_o numidia_n call_v segelmesse_n and_o north_n on_o the_o plain_a of_o edeksen_n and_o guregra_n
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towards_o the_o inland_a and_o each_o of_o which_o have_v a_o city_n call_v alzier_n bugia_n gigeri_fw-la constantine_n bona_n sargel_n horan_n humanbar_n haresgol_n tebesse_n beniarax_n or_o beniaraxid_n miliane_n angad_n tenez_n and_o tremecen_n or_o telensin_n former_o a_o kingdom_n of_o itself_o beside_o the_o kingdom_n of_o kouco_n labez_n tikarte_n and_o huerguela_fw-mi which_o two_o last_v now_o belong_v to_o numidia_n ¶_o the_o chief_a river_n water_v the_o whole_a country_n algiers_n the_o river_n of_o algiers_n be_v zis_n hue_v habra_fw-la tesne_fw-la mina_n xilef_n celef_fw-fr ceffaye_n hued_a el_fw-es harran_n hued_a el_fw-es hamiz_n hued_a icer_n hued_a el_fw-es quibir_n sufgemar_n marsoch_n and_o yadoch_n all_o which_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o great_a atlas_n and_o finish_v their_o course_n in_o the_o midland-sea_n the_o ziz_n ziz._n the_o river_n ziz._n a_o large_a stream_n derive_v his_o head_n as_o we_o mention_v before_o from_o atlas_n flow_v through_o the_o desert_n of_o angued_a and_o at_o last_o join_v with_o hued_a habra_fw-la fall_v into_o the_o mediterrane_n the_o water_n hereof_o be_v very_o clear_a and_o well_o replenish_v with_o fish_n hue_v habra_fw-la habra_fw-la hue_v habra_fw-la arise_v in_o tremecen_n and_o unite_n with_o zis_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o cira_n change_v its_o name_n to_o cirat_n so_o pass_v the_o desolate_a city_n arzeo_n empty_v her_o water_n into_o the_o mediterrane_n tesne_n tesne_fw-la tesne_fw-la by_o ptolemy_n call_v siga_n and_o by_o the_o native_n harelgol_n a_o little_a brook_n descend_v from_o atlas_n take_v a_o northern_a course_n through_o the_o desert_n of_o angued_a and_o so_o give_v a_o visit_n to_o tenzegzet_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n five_o mile_n westward_o of_o oran_n mina_n mina_n mina_n a_o middling_a river_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n chylemath_n run_v from_o atlas_n northward_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n near_o arzeo_n zilef_fw-fr zilef_fw-fr zilef_fw-fr former_o call_v cartena_n a_o great_a river_n spring_v out_o of_o guanecexis_n and_o pass_v through_o the_o plain_n of_o tremezen_n intermingle_v his_o water_n with_o the_o sea_n near_o mostagan_n both_o the_o side_n of_o it_o be_v inhabit_v by_o rich_a and_o warlike_a arabian_n call_v fledsueid_v which_o can_v bring_v into_o the_o field_n above_o two_o thousand_o horse_n and_o three_o thousand_o foot_n celeph_n celeph_n celeph_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o chinalaph_n of_o ptolemy_n who_o bank_n be_v shadow_v with_o pleasant_a grove_n adjoin_v water_n the_o metiasian_a valley_n at_o length_n disembogue_v into_o the_o sea_n three_o mile_n from_o algiers_n ceffaye_o soffaye_v ceffaye_o or_o soffaye_v or_o soffaye_v the_o save_v of_o ptolemy_n enter_v the_o mediterrane_n close_o by_o metafuz_n eastward_o of_o algiers_n hue_v el_fw-es harran_n hamiz_n huid_fw-la el_fw-es harrax_fw-mi hue_v el_fw-es hamiz_n and_o hued_a el_fw-es hamiz_n winter_n rivers_n but_o summer_n brooks_n mix_v with_o the_o sea_n between_o algiers_n and_o ceffaye_n hued_a icer_n icer_n hued_a icer_n think_v to_o be_v ptolomy_n serbere_fw-la spring_v from_o atlas_n and_o
city_n be_v many_o old_a building_n and_o some_o ruin_n sign_n of_o its_o former_a greatness_n and_o about_o half_a a_o mile_n distant_a from_o it_o a_o triumphal-arch_n build_v after_o the_o roman_a fashion_n from_o the_o city_n they_o go_v to_o the_o river_n by_o step_n cut_v out_o in_o a_o rock_n within_o which_o be_v a_o vault_n who_o roof_n column_n and_o floor_n be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o piece_n not_o far_o off_o rise_v a_o fountain_n of_o warm_a water_n a_o little_a eastward_o of_o which_o by_o a_o little_a rill_n of_o fresh_a water_n be_v a_o structure_n of_o marble_n garnish_v with_o carve_a image_n which_o the_o common_a people_n imagine_v to_o have_v be_v a_o academy_n and_o that_o the_o master_n and_o scholar_n for_o their_o wickedness_n be_v metamorphose_a into_o those_o statue_n sanutus_n place_v the_o city_n chollo_n kollo_n kollo_n former_o call_v kullu_n and_o now_o by_o some_o alkol_n by_o other_o kol_n and_o kollo_n near_o constantine_n be_v build_v by_o the_o roman_n at_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o mediterrane-sea_n adjoin_v to_o a_o high_a mountain_n but_o open_a and_o without_o wall_n it_o have_v a_o castle_n found_v upon_o a_o rock_n with_o a_o convenient_a road_n for_o ship_n former_o much_o frequent_v by_o genovese_n and_o french_a merchant_n sukaicada_n sukaicada_n sukaicada_n about_o thirty_o mile_n from_o constantine_n have_v also_o a_o haven_n full_a of_o trading_n and_o a_o street-way_n run_v from_o it_o a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a in_o length_n five_o or_o six_o mile_n from_o constantine_n estore_v the_o village_n estore_v not_o far_o from_o the_o cape_n of_o gigeri_fw-la lie_v the_o village_n estore_v famous_a for_o its_o antiquity_n and_o a_o small_a but_o convenient_a haven_n ¶_o the_o mountain_n be_v many_o constantine_n the_o mountain_n of_o constantine_n cover_v the_o whole_a coast_n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o west_n and_o so_o to_o the_o east_n begin_v at_o the_o mountain_n of_o bugie_a and_o reach_v alone_o the_o mediterranean-sea_n about_o thirty_o mile_n from_o whence_o arise_v many_o fountain_n and_o river_n that_o take_v their_o course_n through_o the_o plain_n by_o their_o fertilize_a stream_n great_o enrich_v the_o place_n through_o which_o they_o pass_v here_o also_o appear_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o many_o ruin_n of_o street_n and_o castle_n build_v by_o the_o roman_n ¶_o the_o land_n about_o constantine_n be_v bountiful_a to_o the_o countryman_n render_v to_o his_o labour_n a_o thirty-fold_n return_v nor_o be_v the_o mountain_n much_o behind_o yield_v good_a corn_n beside_o plenty_n of_o olive_n fig_n and_o other_o fruit_n yet_o nevertheless_o through_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o arabian_n be_v but_o thin_o inhabit_v in_o the_o beforementioned_a warm_a bath_n there_o be_v abundance_n of_o snail_n with_o shell_n which_o the_o silly_a woman_n cry_v out_o upon_o for_o evil_a spirit_n and_o devil_n attribute_v to_o they_o the_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o all_o disease_n but_o other_o evil_a occurrent_n as_o a_o remedy_n of_o all_o mishap_n come_v by_o they_o they_o use_v to_o kill_v a_o white_a hen_n and_o thrust_v it_o with_o their_o foot_n into_o a_o dish_n so_o bring_v it_o with_o a_o wax-candle_n to_o the_o bath_n and_o leave_v it_o which_o be_v soon_o convey_v away_o and_o eat_v i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o think_v by_o the_o snail_n ¶_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n constantine_n be_v rich_a proud_a and_o clownish_a but_o withal_o courageous_a those_o of_o kollo_n friendly_a and_o courteous_a great_a trader_n and_o lover_n of_o art_n and_o science_n the_o mountaineer_n be_v much_o civil_a here_o than_o in_o bugie_a but_o ignorant_a in_o all_o part_n of_o literature_n however_o they_o learn_v and_o use_v many_o handicraft_n trade_n and_o without_o doubt_n will_v much_o improve_v themselves_o if_o they_o will_v leave_v off_o those_o continual_a war_n they_o manage_v among_o themselves_o about_o their_o wife_n which_o often_o run_v over_o from_o one_o mountain_n to_o another_o to_o get_v change_n of_o men._n by_o this_o mean_n general_o the_o man_n be_v soldier_n so_o that_o they_o can_v bring_v into_o the_o field_n forty_o thousand_o man_n of_o the_o which_o perhaps_o four_o thousand_o horse_n the_o citizen_n of_o constantine_n kollo_n and_o gigeri_fw-la yea_o and_o the_o alarb_n come_v to_o their_o weekly_a market_n to_o who_o without_o exception_n they_o equal_o sell_v what_o fruit_n or_o other_o commodity_n they_o have_v ¶_o the_o whole_a government_n be_v command_v by_o a_o provincial_a lieutenant_n government_n it_o be_v government_n reside_v in_o constantine_n heretofore_o they_o have_v king_n of_o their_o own_o but_o in_o the_o year_n fourteen_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o become_v subject_a to_o tunis_n the_o king_n thereof_o bestow_v it_o as_o a_o principality_n on_o their_o elder_a son_n but_o at_o last_o in_o the_o year_n fifteen_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o after_o cheredine_n barbarossa_n have_v take_v kollo_n those_o of_o constantine_n weary_a of_o the_o trunsian_a yoke_n voluntary_o yield_v themselves_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o barbarossa_n since_o which_o they_o have_v remain_v free_a from_o tunis_n bona_z pliny_n and_o ptolemy_n call_v this_o country_n the_o royal_a hippon_n border_n its_o border_n for_o distinction_n from_o diarrython_n hippon_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o moorish_a tongue_n name_v it_o bederna_n now_o a_o member_n of_o algiers_n though_o heretofore_o compute_v under_o constantine_n it_o lie_v encompass_v with_o mountain_n on_o the_o west_n and_o south_n and_o which_o reach_n about_o twenty_o mile_n that_o be_v from_o bona_n to_o beg_v and_o in_o breadth_n eight_o mile_n ¶_o the_o city_n bona_n famous_a for_o have_v be_v the_o episcopal_a see_v of_o st._n augustine_n bona._n the_o city_n bona._n be_v say_v to_o be_v build_v by_o the_o roman_n upon_o sharp_a and_o very_a high_a cliff_n on_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n have_v both_o within_o and_o without_o many_o well_n and_o spring_n sanutus_n and_o john_n leo_n say_v that_o bona_n lie_v at_o present_a waste_n and_o depopulate_v and_o another_o city_n call_v beldelhuneb_n or_o beledel_n ugneb_n build_v out_o of_o its_o ruin_n whereas_o yet_o marmol_n a_o writer_n worthy_a of_o belief_n averr_v that_o the_o city_n which_o the_o european_n call_v bona_n get_v the_o name_n of_o beledel_n ugneb_n from_o the_o moor_n so_o make_v they_o both_o one_o as_o indeed_o they_o be_v the_o compass_n thereof_o be_v small_a and_o the_o street_n very_o narrow_a so_o that_o it_o have_v keep_v nothing_o of_o the_o former_a beauty_n and_o ancient_a glory_n which_o it_o boast_v of_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n st._n augustine_n have_v be_v several_a time_n destroy_v by_o the_o moor_n and_o saracen_n particular_o in_o four_o hundred_o and_o forty_o the_o very_a year_n wherein_o st._n augustine_n die_v a_o small_a quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n southwards_o from_o the_o city_n lie_v a_o remarkable_a plain_n where_o yet_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o mark_n and_o monument_n of_o the_o monastery_n and_o cloister_n which_o that_o father_n cause_v there_o to_o be_v build_v which_o by_o the_o foundation_n may_v be_v judge_v to_o have_v contain_v about_o a_o hundred_o pace_n in_o length_n and_o thirty_o in_o breadth_n near_o the_o ruin_n of_o this_o structure_n be_v a_o very_a fair_a and_o large_a fountain_n which_o the_o moor_n of_o this_o place_n do_v to_o this_o day_n call_v saint_n augustine_n well_o eastward_o of_o bona_n lie_v a_o handsome_a citadel_n build_v by_o the_o king_n of_o tunis_n wherein_o the_o governor_n keep_v his_o residence_n it_o be_v strong_o fortify_v and_o well_o provide_v with_o great_a cannon_n and_o other_o ammunition_n as_o well_o for_o fetch_v the_o revenue_n from_o the_o alarb_n as_o to_o keep_v the_o country_n in_o awe_n the_o usual_a garrison_n two_o hundred_o janissary_n will_fw-mi or_o mile_n mele._n mele._n former_o tenare_n stand_v also_o near_o the_o sea_n yield_v obedience_n at_o present_a to_o the_o algerines_n but_o before_o subject_a to_o constantine_n from_o which_o distant_a three_o mile_n the_o wall_n be_v old_a and_o ruinous_a the_o house_n sometime_o three_o thousand_o now_o very_a few_o and_o those_o thin_o inhabit_v yet_o the_o great_a conduit_n in_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o the_o place_n be_v no_o little_a advantage_n to_o such_o as_o dwell_v there_o tabarka_o tabarka_o tabarka_o seat_v on_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o famous_a only_a for_o the_o coral-fishery_a close_o by_o it_o opposite_a thereto_o lie_v a_o island_n of_o the_o same_o name_n between_o which_o and_o the_o main_a land_n be_v the_o distance_n of_o a_o mile_n and_o half_a ¶_o the_o soil_n of_o this_o territory_n well_o deserve_v the_o attribute_n of_o bona_n country_n the_o soil_n of_o the_o country_n good_a abound_v with_o fresh_a valley_n rich_a in_o grain_n and_o delightful_a in_o the_o shadow_n of_o jujuben-tree_n who_o fruit_n the_o inhabitant_n gather_v in_o
account_v a_o rich_a man_n that_o can_v lay_v up_o two_o tunn_n of_o corn_n for_o his_o own_o use_n ¶_o the_o revenue_n tribute_n and_o custom_n trade_n the_o revenue_n and_o trade_n which_o the_o bassa_n receive_v yearly_a amount_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o thousand_o ducat_n gramay_n gramay_n all_o which_o come_v from_o the_o custom_n set_v upon_o export_v and_o import_v commodity_n the_o poll-money_n or_o tribute_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o contribution_n fetch_v in_o by_o the_o fly_a army_n of_o dragoon_n from_o the_o moor_n and_o arabian_n in_o the_o country_n the_o venetian_n use_v former_o to_o trade_n hither_o with_o their_o galley_n but_o have_v long_o discontinue_v go_v far_a to_o alexandria_n or_o scandaroon_n there_o be_v no_o city_n of_o note_n between_o that_o and_o tripoli_n the_o chief_a trade_n now_o be_v in_o blacks_n or_o negro_n which_o former_o be_v sell_v in_o sicilia_n but_o now_o in_o turkey_n but_o when_o we_o have_v say_v all_o we_o must_v 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land_n that_o it_o be_v former_o annex_v by_o a_o bridge_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n upon_o the_o report_n of_o a_o intend_a invasion_n pull_v down_o leo_fw-la africanus_n bigness_n bigness_n and_o gramay_n give_v it_o four_o mile_n in_o compass_n but_o pliny_n enlarge_v its_o length_n to_o eight_o mile_n and_o its_o breadth_n to_o six_o situate_a in_o two_o and_o thirty_o degree_n northern_a latitude_n ptolemy_n place_n two_o city_n on_o this_o island_n place_n place_n meninx_n and_o gerra_n but_o pliny_n three_o namely_o meninx_n on_o the_o side_n next_o africa_n thoar_n on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o sibele_n between_o which_o they_o say_v be_v overthrow_v in_o the_o year_n eleven_o hundred_o fifty_o nine_o and_o the_o whole_a island_n waste_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sicily_n but_o at_o the_o present_a there_o be_v no_o city_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o some_o hut_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o far_o from_o one_o another_o only_o on_o the_o north_n side_n there_o be_v some_o village_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o fort_n wherein_o lie_v a_o garrison_n of_o the_o turk_n thevet_n tell_v we_o there_o sometime_o be_v here_o zadaique_a zibida_n camusa_n agimur_fw-la borgi_fw-la rochere_fw-la and_o kantare_fw-la but_o little_a remain_v of_o they_o beside_o the_o name_n ¶_o the_o ground_n soyl._n the_o soyl._n though_o plain_a and_o even_o yet_o be_v sandy_a and_o barren_a so_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n notwithstanding_o they_o use_v great_a care_n with_o all_o their_o industry_n get_v only_o a_o small_a pittance_n of_o barley_n but_o date_n fig_n olive_n and_o grape_n grow_v here_o without_o cultivate_v the_o island_n and_o the_o neighbour_a shore_n lotus-tree_n lotus-tree_n produce_v also_o the_o lotus_fw-la who_o fruit_n grow_v to_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o bean_n at_o first_o yellow_a but_o often_o change_v colour_n before_o it_o be_v perfect_o ripe_a this_o fruit_n be_v of_o so_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a a_o taste_n that_o the_o people_n from_o the_o eat_n thereof_o be_v call_v lotofagi_n that_o be_v lotus-eater_n this_o name_n the_o greek_n impose_v who_o for_o its_o extraordinary_a deliciousness_n feign_v that_o foreigner_n after_o the_o eat_n of_o it_o forget_v their_o native_a country_n which_o homer_n take_v notice_n of_o recite_v that_o some_o of_o ulysses_n fellow-traveller_n in_o their_o wander_a fall_v in_o here_o entice_v by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o this_o fruit_n homer_n homer_n will_v not_o return_v again_o his_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d toss_v with_o cold_a wind_n upon_o the_o rage_a main_n the_o ten_o the_o remain_v the_o the_o ancient_n agree_v not_o on_o the_o seat_n of_o these_o lotophagi_n artemidorâ—_n say_v that_o they_o inhabit_v the_o desert_n of_o africa_n south_n of_o mauritania_n from_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n even_o to_o cyrene_n other_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o island_n meninx_n which_o lie_v before_o the_o lesser_a syrtis_n which_o be_v here_o denote_v because_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o those_o lotus-tree_n in_o that_o island_n which_o bear_v a_o very_a pleasant_a fruit_n and_o a_o altar_n of_o vlysses_n still_o remain_v lotophagian_a coast_n we_o gain_v who_o feed_v on_o flowr_n we_o dine_v and_o water_v there_o when_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n satisfy_v be_v two_o then_o to_o make_v discovery_n i_o send_v of_o our_o prime_a man_n with_o they_o a_o herald_n go_v who_o find_v the_o lotophagi_n plant_v there_o they_o pleasant_a lotus_fw-la for_o they_o do_v prepare_v not_o mean_v harm_n now_o they_o who_o lotus_fw-la eat_v never_o mind_n return_v to_o their_o native_a seat_n these_o whilst_o they_o shriek_v act_v distract_v prank_n i_o force_v aboard_o and_o fasten_v to_o their_o bank_n then_o ship_v i_o all_o the_o rest_n lest_o they_o shall_v eat_v sweet_a lotus_fw-la and_o their_o native_a soil_n forget_v most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v merchant_n carry_v cloth_n to_o alexandria_n b._n leo_n 6._o d._n sanut_n 5._o b._n and_o raisin_n not_o only_o thither_o but_o barter_n with_o they_o to_o several_a other_o place_n their_o language_n the_o morisk_a or_o ancient_a african_a ¶_o former_o this_o island_n have_v a_o particular_a xeque_n but_o now_o be_v whole_o under_o the_o bashaw_n of_o tripoli_n who_o raise_v from_o hence_o a_o great_a revenue_n the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o conquer_a it_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o tripoli_n and_o put_v it_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o viceroy_n of_o sicily_n who_o keep_v it_o not_o long_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o by_o the_o duke_n d'_fw-fr alva_n and_o medina_n coeli_fw-la ezzab_n ezzab_n or_o rather_o azzab_n contain_v the_o country_n of_o mecellata_n mesrata_fw-la taurka_n and_o the_o mountain_n garian_n and_o beniguarid_n this_o territory_n begin_v at_o the_o westerly_a end_n of_o the_o mountain_n garian_n and_o beniguarid_n and_o end_n at_o the_o outermost_a border_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o mesrata_n on_o the_o east_n sanutus_n make_v ezzab_v to_o contain_v ras_n axara_n tessuta_fw-la rasamisar_n lepida_n former_o eoa_n and_o ruscelli_n comment_v upon_o ptolemy_n believe_v it_o from_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o name_n leptis_n out_o of_o who_o ruin_n tripoli_n rise_v ¶_o garian_n a_o high_a and_o cold_a mountain_n three_o mile_n in_o length_n garian_n the_o mountain_n garian_n and_o as_o much_o in_o breadth_n lie_v northward_o of_o great_a atlas_n about_o four_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o sharpness_n of_o its_o air_n be_v yet_o well_o inhabit_v contain_v by_o common_a repute_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o village_n beniguarid_a eighteen_o mile_n from_o tripoli_n and_o a_o part_n of_o the_o great_a atlas_n boast_v above_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o inhabit_a ville_n this_o country_n afford_v little_a corn_n but_o abundance_n of_o date_n olive_n and_o saffron_n hold_v to_o excel_v all_o in_o these_o part_n both_o for_o colour_n and_o goodness_n and_o be_v transport_v to_o gran-cayre_a where_o it_o be_v sell_v dear_a by_o a_o three_o part_n then_o other_o saffron_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o mount_n garian_n be_v fainthearted_a and_o continual_o molest_v and_o cow_v by_o the_o arab_n but_o those_o of_o beniguarid_n be_v so_o warlike_a that_o they_o not_o only_o preserve_v their_o liberty_n but_o keep_v both_o the_o king_n of_o tripoli_n and_o
great_a katabathmus_n by_o ruscelius_n name_v carto_fw-la a_o great_a valley_n reach_v to_o egypt_n opposite_a to_o this_o but_o more_o deep_a into_o the_o country_n be_v the_o oracle_n and_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o pace_n from_o cyrene_n say_v both_o pliny_n and_o solinus_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o sandy_a desert_n three_o mile_n in_o length_n gramay_n by_o mistake_n set_v it_o in_o the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n and_o leo_n africanus_n in_o numidia_n between_o jasliten_n and_o teorreque_n but_o wherever_o it_o stand_v they_o call_v it_o now_o in_o arabic_a hesachbir_n that_o be_v a_o heap_n of_o stone_n afterward_o follow_v the_o haven_n former_o call_v selin_n now_o sultan_n have_v but_o a_o narrow_a entrance_n but_o spacious_a and_o convenient_a within_o next_o appear_v laguixi_fw-la former_o trifachi_n of_o late_a time_n raxa_n take_v for_o the_o paresonium_n of_o ptolemy_n and_o strabo_n although_o mercator_n reject_v that_o opinion_n and_o maintain_v paresonium_n to_o have_v be_v alberton_n farther_o to_o the_o inland_n stand_v the_o chief_a city_n barka_o from_o whence_o the_o country_n take_v its_o name_n all_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v almost_o nothing_o but_o a_o barren_a wilderness_n soyl._n their_o soyl._n that_o have_v neither_o water_n for_o refreshment_n or_o use_n or_o soil_n fit_a for_o tillage_n which_o make_v they_o live_v very_o poor_o a_o few_o date_n they_o have_v indeed_o but_o of_o little_a consequence_n to_o supply_v so_o great_a a_o tract_n of_o land_n some_o sheep_n and_o camel_n they_o be_v master_n of_o but_o make_v little_a profit_n of_o they_o the_o scarcity_n of_o pasturage_n and_o fodder_n make_v they_o so_o lean_a that_o they_o be_v unfit_a for_o use_n or_o service_n nay_o such_o be_v the_o unhappy_a necessity_n of_o the_o people_n that_o parent_n often_o send_v their_o child_n over_o to_o sicily_n to_o become_v servant_n and_o undertake_v all_o sort_n of_o drudgery_n only_o for_o their_o sustenance_n the_o arabian_n that_o possess_v barka_o be_v ill-favoured_a and_o crooked_a of_o body_n and_o condition_n drive_v by_o want_n continual_o to_o rob_v so_o that_o no_o carravan_n dare_v pass_v along_o the_o sea-coast_n opposite_a to_o the_o desert_n but_o take_v their_o way_n sixty_o mile_n about_o to_o the_o inland_n when_o these_o arabian_n go_v to_o steal_v in_o biledulgerid_n robbery_n the_o arabian_n robbery_n and_o ransack_v pilgrim_n and_o traveller_n they_o give_v they_o hot_a milk_n to_o drink_v then_o lift_v they_o up_o by_o their_o leg_n with_o their_o head_n down_o so_o that_o of_o necessity_n all_o must_v break_v forth_o that_o be_v in_o their_o body_n which_o excrement_n these_o villainous_a thief_n search_v in_o hope_n therein_o to_o find_v some_o ducat_n suppose_v traveller_n come_v that_o way_n out_o of_o fear_n have_v swallow_v their_o money_n but_o the_o place_n on_o the_o sea-coast_n be_v better_o order_v government_n their_o government_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o turk_n and_o under_o the_o immediate_a command_n of_o the_o bashaw_n of_o tripoli_n who_o usual_o send_v to_o barka_o the_o principal_a city_n a_o kadiz_n to_o administer_v justice_n all_o the_o people_n be_v mahumetan_n except_v the_o wild_a arab_n in_o the_o desert_n religion_n their_o religion_n who_o live_v by_o rapine_n and_o villainy_n without_o any_o sense_n of_o religion_n honesty_n or_o goodness_n biledulgerid_n or_o numidia_n 283._o comprehend_v sus_n and_o ydausquerit_fw-la sus_n proper_a city_n or_o town_n idrunadayf_v iduguneus_n argon_fw-la the_o three_o chief_a beside_o idjauson_n merit_n deusdisdud_n deusenez_n indeuzell_n arrahala_n ayhakeli_n and_o tizitit_fw-la river_n darha_n ziz_n and_o ghir_n extuka_n town_n targuez_n the_o metropolis_n with_o 40_o township_n and_o castle_n subject_a to_o it_o nun_n town_n nun_n the_o chief_a city_n idaguazinguel_v idanbaquil_n deurseumugt_v and_o hilela_n tesset_fw-la town_n tesset_fw-la the_o head-city_n ufran_n or_o ufaran_a town_n it_o have_v four_o fortify_v but_o not_o name_v river_n one_o and_o that_o but_o small_a aka_fw-mi town_n none_o only_o three_o village_n dara_n dara_n contain_v town_n banesbick_a quiteva_n sizeri_n tagumadert_n tenzeda_n tragadell_n tenzulin_n tameguerut_n temerguit_fw-la tabernast_n and_o assa_n rivers_n dara_n mountain_n atlas_n in_o part_n tafilet_fw-la itata_fw-la town_n itata_fw-la tafilet_fw-la prop._n town_n tafilet_n sugulmesse_n sugelmesse_n town_n segelmesse_n teneghet_n tebubassan_n manuun_n mazalig_fw-ge abuhinam_n and_o kasayr_n beside_o 350_o city_n more_o great_a and_o small_a not_o name_v river_n ziz._n monutain_n mezetazu_n telde_n queneg_v matgara_n retil_o tebelhelt_n togda_fw-la forkala_fw-la tezerin_n berrigumi_fw-la benibesseri_fw-la guachde_v fighie_n terebit_fw-la tegorarin_n messab_n tekort_n guargula_n zeb_n town_n zebbell_n gastir_n and_o tamarakrost_n beside_o 12_o small_a fort_n and_o 26_o village_n helet_n and_o some_o fort_n on_o the_o river_n fez._n none_o name_v but_o fort_n essuoihila_n humeledegi_n and_o ummelhesen_n three_o very_o populous_a and_o 12_o village_n four_o village_n 10._o three_o small_a one_o and_o 4_o village_n six_o small_a one_o and_o 15_o village_n eight_o of_o considerable_a strength_n beside_o 15_o hamlet_n three_o fortify_v place_n three_o fair_a one_o the_o river_n ghir_n three_o strong_a one_o four_o village_n eight_z three_o and_o fifty_o fortress_n and_o 100_o village_n six_o stronghold_n beside_o village_n tekurt_n the_o turaffilum_fw-la of_o ptolemy_n guargala_n zeb_n peskare_o nefta_n teolocha_n and_o deusca_n biledulgerid_n proper_a biledulgerid_fw-la city_n teusar_n kafza_n nefzara_n teoreque_fw-la three_o good_a fort_n 26_o village_n jasliten_v town_n jasliten_v gademez_n town_n sixteen_o wall_v and_o ninety_o two_o village_n fassen_n town_n augele_n beside_o 58_o wall_v city_n and_o a_o hundred_o open_a village_n numidia_n or_o biledulgerid_n ancient_a numidia_n by_o ptolemy_n call_v new_a numidia_n numidia_n ancient_a numidia_n and_o by_o the_o grecian_n according_a to_o pliny_n metagonites_n take_v its_o beginning_n as_o the_o same_o pliny_n at_o the_o river_n ampiaga_n now_o name_v sufegnia_n and_o end_v at_o the_o river_n tuska_n now_o call_v guadel_n barbar_n which_o region_n some_o now_o comprise_v under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o telensin_n or_o tremecen_n but_o some_o observe_v that_o ptolemy_n have_v not_o set_v forth_o in_o particular_a the_o proper_a bound_n of_o numidia_n though_o they_o may_v well_o say_v that_o he_o have_v conterminate_v this_o country_n with_o the_o river_n sufegmar_n and_o jadogh_n by_o the_o modern_n call_v ampsiaga_n and_o rubrikat_n near_o bona_n which_o territory_n contain_v part_n of_o constantine_n and_o a_o part_n of_o bugie_a but_o maginus_fw-la settle_v numidia_n otherwise_o that_o be_v between_o the_o river_n magior_n former_o know_v by_o audus_n where_o ptolemy_n fix_v his_o numidian-bay_n and_o the_o river_n megerada_n or_o magrada_n call_v bagrada_n near_o carthage_n under_o which_o also_o a_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tunis_n may_v be_v comprise_v the_o numidia_n which_o now_o we_o know_v be_v that_o part_n of_o africa_n numidia_n modern_a numidia_n which_o by_o some_o be_v place_v between_o lybia_n and_o the_o mountain_n atlas_n africanus_n leo_fw-la africanus_n and_o likely_a take_v in_o no_o little_a share_n of_o ptolomy_n ancient_a description_n for_o some_o endeavour_n to_o make_v out_o that_o its_o border_n extend_v far_o take_v in_o most_o part_n of_o bugie_a and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tunis_n and_o a_o good_a share_n of_o the_o caesarian_a mauritania_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o dara_n ¶_o the_o spacious_a dominion_n of_o this_o vast_a country_n numidia_n name_n name_n the_o arabian_n call_v biledulgerid_n from_o the_o chief_a province_n thereof_o or_o according_a to_o anani_n guaten-tamar_a both_o signify_v date-land_n so_o name_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o that_o fruit_n which_o that_o country_n produce_v more_o than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o africa_n ¶_o numidia_n take_v its_o beginning_n eastward_n at_o the_o city_n of_o elokar_n border_n border_n five_o and_o twenty_o spanish_a mile_n from_o egypt_n stretch_v westward_o to_o nun_n who_o utmost_a confine_n border_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n its_o northern_a boundary_n be_v the_o skirt_n of_o mount_n atlas_n the_o south_n the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n ¶_o the_o most_o eminent_a region_n which_o this_o world_n of_o ground_n contain_v territory_n territory_n be_v tesset_n dara_n tafilet_n segelmesse_n zeb_n and_o biledulgerid_n this_o last_o as_o we_o say_v give_v the_o denomination_n to_o all_o numidia_n but_o there_o be_v other_o country_n within_o this_o its_o spread_a circuit_n especial_o westward_o as_o shall_v appear_v hereafter_o ¶_o biledulgerid_n bigness_n bigness_n or_o numidia_n reckon_v in_o length_n six_o hundred_o mile_n in_o breadth_n where_o at_o wide_a three_o and_o fifty_o the_o chief_a people_n which_o now_o plant_v this_o large_a country_n on_o the_o west_n be_v according_a to_o marmol_n the_o musamades_n hilel_n zaragans_n and_o quicimas_n and_o the_o mean_a sort_n be_v call_v gemis_fw-la signify_v a_o masseline_n of_o several_a nation_n ¶_o
of_o epaphus_n son_n of_o jupiter_n other_o will_v force_v the_o name_n lybia_n from_o the_o arabic_a word_n lebib_fw-la which_o signify_v excessive_a heat_n now_o the_o arab_n call_v this_o land_n zaahara_n zaara_n or_o sarn_n that_o be_v the_o desert_n ¶_o the_o migrate_a arab_n lybia_n the_o arabian_a division_n of_o lybia_n that_o so_o often_o in_o great_a company_n shift_v their_o eat_v up_o station_n for_o fresh_a pasturage_n rove_a through_o this_o lybia_n divide_v it_o now_o into_o three_o part_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o variety_n of_o place_n to_o which_o they_o progress_n for_o the_o sandy_a bear_v neither_o shrub_n nor_o grass_n they_o call_v tehel_n the_o stony_a or_o gravel_n country_n zaara_n and_o all_o that_o which_o be_v morass_n or_o boggy_a be_v always_o green_a azgar_o and_o late_o it_o have_v be_v divide_v into_o ten_o canton_n desert_n other_o partition_n into_o ten_o territory_n or_o desert_n or_o desert_n in_o which_o there_o be_v some_o populous_a place_n the_o first_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o lybick_a nun_n to_o the_o desert_n of_o zenega_n or_o zanaga_n tagaza_n zuenziga_n hair_n or_o terga_fw-la lempta_fw-la berdoa_n augele_n serte_n and_o alguechet_n every_o one_o so_o call_v from_o their_o metropolis_n cluverius_n on_o the_o other_o side_n bring_v the_o desert_n lempta_fw-la hair_n zuenziga_n zanhaga_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o targa_n and_o berdoa_n under_o biledulgerid_n and_o extend_v sarra_n all_o the_o length_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o gaoga_n quite_o to_o gualata_n ¶_o most_o of_o the_o people_n of_o lybia_n have_v their_o dwelling-place_n about_o the_o river_n zenega_n dwelling-place_n where_o the_o people_n of_o lybia_n have_v their_o chief_a dwelling-place_n a_o branch_n of_o the_o river_n niger_n that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o drive_v their_o trade_n and_o hold_v commerce_n with_o the_o negro_n ¶_o this_o lybia_n air._n the_o air._n or_o sarra_n have_v so_o excellent_a and_o wholesome_a air_n that_o it_o not_o only_o exclude_v all_o disease_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o make_v a_o cure_n on_o all_o other_o that_o have_v long_o despair_v of_o their_o recovery_n of_o health_n so_o that_o from_o barbary_n and_o other_o adjacent_a country_n they_o thither_o repair_v and_o sudden_o shake_v off_o their_o weakness_n and_o malady_n they_o return_v sound_a and_o able_a ¶_o the_o soil_n be_v very_o hot_a and_o dry_a water_n the_o water_n and_o have_v great_a scarcity_n of_o water_n none_o to_o be_v find_v but_o here_o and_o there_o in_o pit_n or_o well_n and_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n brackish_a for_o in_o some_o place_n they_o travel_v six_o or_o seven_o day_n find_v no_o water_n so_o that_o the_o merchant_n trade_n from_o fez_n to_o tombut_n or_o from_o telensin_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o agadez_n bottle_n it_o up_o in_o goatskin_n and_o carry_v their_o provision_n of_o liquor_n on_o camel_n back_n but_o though_o the_o way_n be_v much_o more_o troublesome_a which_o go_v from_o fez_n to_o gran-cayre_a through_o the_o wilderness_n of_o lybia_n they_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o great_a lake_n in_o their_o passage_n where_o the_o people_n of_o ceu_fw-la and_o gorhan_n dwell_v 1._o jeo_n eerst_a decl._n marmel_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o and_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o but_o in_o the_o other_o road_n from_o fez_n to_o tombut_n they_o find_v some_o spring_n cover_v over_o with_o camel_n hide_v out_o of_o which_o they_o draw_v their_o water_n as_o in_o little_a bucket_n with_o the_o shank-bone_n of_o the_o same_o creature_n the_o merchant_n adventure_n more_o by_o land_n than_o we_o at_o sea_n put_v themselves_o oft_o in_o great_a danger_n especial_o if_o they_o set_v forth_o in_o summer_n for_o then_o usual_o arise_v in_o those_o country_n southern_a wind_n which_o raise_v abundance_n of_o sand_n that_o new_a congeal_a drift_n cover_v those_o pit_n so_o deep_a that_o all_o mark_n be_v lose_v whereby_o they_o may_v recover_v 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continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o november_n but_o sometime_o stretch_v out_o a_o month_n or_o two_o nay_o almost_o three_o month_n long_o than_o the_o country_n flourish_v with_o grass_n and_o herbage_n and_o the_o temperature_n make_v travel_v very_o pleasant_a and_o well_o accommodate_v for_o then_o there_o be_v neither_o scarcity_n of_o water_n nor_o milk_n the_o necessity_n of_o which_o at_o other_o time_n make_v the_o whole_a country_n a_o map_n of_o misery_n but_o if_o those_o that_o observe_v their_o time_n to_o travel_v set_v forth_o upon_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o expect_a season_n if_o then_o it_o happen_v as_o sometime_o it_o fall_v out_o a_o general_a or_o second_o drought_n than_o not_o only_a traveller_n be_v put_v to_o run_v the_o risk_a but_o the_o inhabitant_n lose_v the_o product_n of_o the_o whole_a year_n ¶_o there_o be_v some_o barren_a mountain_n which_o bear_v nothing_o but_o inconsierable_a shrub_n brier_n and_o thorn_n vegetable_n the_o vegetable_n the_o most_o fertile_a soil_n of_o all_o lybia_n manure_v produce_v only_a barley_n and_o but_o a_o few_o date_n by_o which_o we_o may_v judge_v the_o sterility_n of_o that_o country_n their_o chief_a support_n be_v camel_n which_o there_o they_o have_v in_o abundance_n who_o flesh_n and_o milk_n supply_v sufficient_o what_o their_o barren_a earth_n and_o droughty_a air_n deny_v they_o ¶_o they_o have_v also_o adimmain_v beast_n not_o unlike_a sheep_n 24_o the_o animal_n see_v p._n 24_o which_o we_o have_v before_o mention_v and_o ostrich_n but_o the_o people_n have_v also_o add_v to_o their_o other_o suffering_n viz._n sudden_a incursion_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o deadly_a bite_a serpent_n prey_v both_o on_o man_n and_o cattle_n but_o most_o of_o all_o they_o be_v miserable_o infest_a with_o locust_n which_o in_o vast_a army_n cloud_v the_o sky_n in_o their_o speedy_a march_n from_o arabia_n and_o other_o eastern_a part_n take_v up_o their_o quarter_n in_o those_o desert_n which_o whatever_o they_o yield_v though_o little_a they_o utter_o destroy_v enable_v they_o for_o great_a expedition_n and_o their_o second_o flight_n to_o the_o fare_n and_o plunder_n of_o rich_a country_n barbary_n and_o spain_n but_o a_o worse_a mischief_n when_o they_o be_v go_v they_o leave_v behind_o they_o viz._n their_o spawn_n which_o produce_v a_o more_o ravenous_a and_o greedy_a generation_n who_o heavy_a and_o unwieldy_a not_o fit_a for_o flight_n sit_v down_o on_o the_o tree_n and_o plant_n and_o eat_v not_o only_o the_o leave_n but_o the_o bark_n and_o rind_n make_v all_o over_o a_o famine_n which_o the_o arab_n call_v jarat_n yet_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o arabian_a wild_n be_v hard_a enough_o for_o they_o though_o they_o spoil_v they_o as_o other_o country_n make_v they_o quit_v score_n by_o eat_v the_o eater_n which_o they_o esteem_v savoury_a balance_n of_o the_o account_n of_o their_o loss_n ¶_o here_o be_v five_o sort_n of_o people_n sect_n or_o tribe_n as_o zanaga_n guenazery_n lybia_n several_a sort_n of_o people_n in_o lybia_n or_o zerenziga_n terga_n lempta_n and_o bardoa_n some_o of_o which_o be_v call_v habex_n other_o breberians_n native_n of_o the_o country_n one_o part_n reach_v in_o village_n among_o morass_n and_o fenny_a ground_n and_o the_o other_o flit_a from_o place_n to_o place_n for_o fresh_a pasture_n for_o their_o cattle_n like_o the_o wander_a arab_n ¶_o many_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v meager_a inhabitant_n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n lean_n and_o more_o or_o less_o deform_v yet_o their_o so_o seem_o weak_a constitution_n give_v they_o strength_n and_o good_a health_n to_o the_o sixti_v year_n of_o their_o age_n the_o woman_n be_v something_o gross_a but_o their_o arm_n and_o leg_n their_o supporter_n be_v slender_a like_a stick_n or_o tabletressle_n they_o be_v rather_o brown_a than_o fair_a their_o speech_n and_o behaviour_n comely_a ¶_o both_o sex_n be_v natural_o
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