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As touching the trade of Shamaky in Media and Tebris, with other townes in Persia, I haue enquired, and do well vnderstand, that it is euen like to the trades of Tartaria, that is little vtterance, and small profite: and I haue bene aduertised that the chiefe trade of Persia is into Syria, and so transported into the Leuant sea.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Persia, I haue enquired, and do well vnderstand, that it is euen like to the trades of Tartaria, that is little vtterance, and small profite: and I haue bene aduertised that the chiefe trade of Persia is into Syria, and so transported into the Leuant sea.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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There is a certaine beast in Tartaria, which is wilde and as big as a wolfe, which beast they take aliue, and beat him to death with small staues that his blood may be spread through his whole body, then they cut it in pieces and take out all the bones, and beat the flesh with the blood in a morter very smal, and dry it, and make purses to put it in of the skin, and these be the cods of muske.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Turkey and "Tartaria" are evidently taken from the narratives of other travelers.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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But his account of the wars there, and of the political complications, we suspect are cribbed from the old chronicles, probably from the Italian, while his vague descriptions of the lands and people in Turkey and "Tartaria" are evidently taken from the narratives of other travelers.
Captain John Smith Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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According to the police, the suspect might have gone into hiding in his place in Batangas or in Villa España, Tatalon Quezon City, Tandang Sora, Quezon City and Tartaria, Silang Cavite.
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The latter (Jayhun or Amu, Oxus or Bactros) is famous for dividing Iran from Turan, Persia from Tartaria.
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So that to describe this sweet youth in his lively colours, both for naturall perfections of body, and artificiall composure of his Garments; never came the fowlest silks out of Tartaria or India, more ugly or unsightly to bee lookt upon.
The Decameron 2004
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Tartaria, should be brought me, and instantly shee was.
The Decameron 2004
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Tartaria, otherwyse called Mongal: As Vincentius wryteth, is in that parte of the earthe where the Easte and the Northe ioyne together.
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