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caspian_a sea_n he_o come_v aboard_o we_o and_o have_v drink_v sufficient_o he_o make_v we_o the_o great_a protestation_n of_o friendship_n in_o the_o world_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o trouble_v it_o be_v to_o he_o to_o see_v we_o in_o those_o difficulty_n have_v bereave_v he_o of_o his_o sleep_n that_o his_o joy_n to_o find_v we_o in_o good_a health_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o extraordinary_a and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o send_v the_o weywode_n notice_n of_o it_o by_o a_o express_a messenger_n that_o all_o under_o his_o command_n be_v at_o our_o service_n and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v get_v aboard_o slur_n he_o will_v
ibid._n a_o description_n of_o the_o province_n of_o shriwan_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a media_n 145_o a_o description_n of_o persia_n its_o etymology_n greatness_n frontier_n province_n the_o province_n of_o erak_fw-mi ibid._n fars_n schirwan_n iran_n aderbeitzan_n 146_o kilan_n mesanderan_n labetzan_n rescht_n kesker_n 147_o chorasan_n sablustan_n sitzistan_n kirman_n 148_o chasistan_n tzifire_n or_o diarbeck_n 149_o a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o province_n of_o shirwan_n ibid._n the_o house_n of_o persia_n the_o governor_n of_o derbent'ss_n present_v to_o the_o ambassador_n which_o be_v refuse_v through_o brugman_n uncivility_n 150_o a_o mehemandar_n send_v to_o the_o ambassador_n to_o conduct_v they_o through_o the_o country_n ibid._n the_o cuptzi_n come_v to_o niasabath_n ibid._n the_o tartar-prince_n of_o dagestan_n visit_v the_o ambassador_n brugman_n indiscretion_n 151_o december_n the_o 22._o the_o ambassador_n leave_v niasabath_n by_o land_n and_o lodge_v at_o the_o village_n of_o mordou_n its_o inhabitant_n a_o people_n call_v padar_n 152_o caravansera_n what_o it_o signify_v the_o mountain_n barmach_n describe_v ruin_n of_o the_o fortress_n ancient_o call_v portae_n caspiae_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o persian_n concern_v the_o say_a fortress_n ibid._n the_o 26._o leave_v barmach_n and_o come_v the_o next_o day_n to_o pyrmaraas_n a_o place_n famous_a for_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o a_o persian_a saint_n a_o description_n of_o it_o as_o also_o that_o of_o another_o 153_o a_o error_n of_o i._o caemerarius_fw-la varro_n and_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n ibid._n shell_n in_o mountain_n far_o from_o sea_n false_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o the_o persian_a saint_n the_o superstition_n of_o the_o persian_n 154_o the_o 30._o come_v to_o scamachie_n ibid._n the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o reception_n there_o the_o kindred_n of_o aly_n distinguish_v by_o their_o habit_n the_o chan_n retinue_n 155_o the_o music_n of_o the_o persian_n the_o chan_n treat_v the_o ambassador_n the_o service_n of_o the_o feast_n the_o napkin_n ibid._n the_o cleanliness_n of_o the_o persian_n the_o chan_n a_o excellent_a marksman_n one_o of_o the_o company_n a_o persian_a kill_v himself_o with_o drink_v aquavitae_n the_o chan_n present_n to_o the_o ambassador_n 156_o we_o continue_v at_o scamachie_n three_o month_n m.dc.xxxiii_o janvary_n this_o innterment_n of_o the_o foresaid_a persian_a gentleman_n the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o armenian_n consecrate_v of_o the_o water_n on_o twelf-day_n 157_o the_o calenter_n feast_n the_o ambassador_n present_v to_o the_o chan_n the_o governor_n permit_v the_o armenian_n to_o build_v a_o church_n 158_o the_o schach_n order_n for_o the_o ambassador_n 159_o the_o 28._o the_o muscovian_a envoy_n leave_v scamachie_n ibid._n febrvary_n a_o college_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o child_n 160_o what_o teach_v in_o the_o say_a college_n another_o school_n the_o persian_n have_v euclid_n and_o make_v use_v of_o the_o astrolabe_n ibid._n the_o prior_n of_o a_o monastery_n of_o augustine_n friar_n at_o tiflis_n visit_v the_o ambass_n 161_o a_o feast_n in_o memory_n of_o aly_n a_o persian_a priest_n pleasant_o dress_v a_o procession_n after_o sermon_n ibid._n the_o 14._o end_v the_o persian_a lent_n which_o begin_v jan._n 16._o the_o amb._n treat_v by_o the_o chan_n hunt_v with_o a_o tame_a leopard_n 162_o march_n the_o 1._o the_o persian_n celebrate_v a_o feast_n their_o new-years-day_n their_o epoch_n their_o year_n consist_v of_o 12._o lunar_a month_n 163_o the_o chan_n make_v his_o last_o visit_n to_o the_o ambass_n their_o persian_a intepreter_n turn_v renegado_n 164_o the_o 24._o the_o chan_n send_v his_o new-years-gift_n to_o the_o king_n the_o ambassador_n reimburse_v their_o expense_n ibid._n a_o description_n of_o scamachie_n 165_o its_o name_n and_o situation_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o media_n atropatia_n its_o founder_n street_n house_n inhabitant_n commerce_n market-place_n caravanseras_n ibid._n its_o hamam_n or_o public_a stove_n the_o chan_n charge_n a_o character_n of_o the_o chan_n and_o calenter_n 166_o a_o ruine_a fortress_n name_v kolekulesthan_n two_o sepulcher_n of_o saint_n the_o tomb_n of_o a_o princess_n of_o persia._n ibid._n the_o perpetual_a fire_n of_o the_o persian_n keep_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o elbour_n 167_o the_o 18._o the_o ambassador_n leave_v scamachie_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o a_o persian_a saint_n ibid._n the_o 30._o come_v to_o kasilu_n the_o 31._o to_o tzavat_n the_o conjunction_n of_o cyrus_n and_o arares_fw-la 168_o april_n the_o 2._o the_o ambass_n cross_v the_o river_n cyrus_n by_o a_o bridge_n of_o boat_n change_v their_o mehemandar_n a_o kind_n of_o deer_n not_o know_v in_o europe_n ibid._n the_o torrent_n of_o balharu_n tortoise_n how_o they_o hatch_v their_o egg_n the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o tartarian_a hut_v 169_o ill_a weather_n a_o venomous_a herb_n the_o schach_n send_v another_o mehemandar_n to_o meet_v the_o ambassador_n ibid._n the_o mountain_n tzizetlu_n ibid._n the_o 10._o of_o april_n the_o ambassador_n make_v their_o entrance_n into_o ardchil_n have_v travel_v 45_o league_n in_o 12._o day_n 170_o they_o continue_v there_o two_o month_n the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o entrance_n the_o chan_n and_o calenter_n of_o the_o city_n their_o name_n and_o quality_n the_o chan_n collation_n ibid._n the_o chan_n house_n describe_v the_o veneration_n the_o persian_n have_v for_o their_o prince_n thaberick_n what_o be_v serve_v without_o wine_n the_o allowance_n of_o the_o ambass_n during_o their_o stay_n at_o ardebil_n 171_o the_o governor_n be_v visit_n that_o of_o a_o armenian_a bishop_n christian_a church_n in_o persia_n the_o kurban_n or_o sacrifice_v of_o the_o persian_n ibid._n the_o pilgrimage_n of_o the_o turk_n and_o persian_n to_o mecca_n 172_o the_o fabulous_a story_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n 173_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a the_o chan_n treat_v the_o ambassador_n and_o acquaint_v they_o with_o 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