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Afrike is parted from Asie with the floude of Nilus, whiche comyng fro the Southe, ronneth through Ethiope into Egipte, where gently sheadyng hymself ouer his bancques, he leaueth in the countrie a marueilous fertilitie, and passeth into the middle earth sea, with seuen armes.
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That which is thinne and cleare their masters drinke: and in very deed it is marueilous sweete and holesome liquor.
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Eliphantes very deerely, and they are had in great regard, and kept with very meete seruice, euery one of them is in a house, all guilded ouer, and they haue their meate giuen them in vessels of siluer and golde, there is one blacke Eliphant the greatest that hath bene seene, and is kept according to his bignesse, he is nine cubites high, which is a marueilous thing.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This king loued strangers marueilous well, especially marchants which had traffique in and out of his kingdome, in such wise that hee would take no custome of them, neither any other grieuous thing.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And in this voyage you shall haue a Macareo, which is one of the most marueilous things
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Amurat, kept his Court and residence, in a marueilous goodly place, with diuers gardens and houses of pleasure, which is at the least two English miles in compasse, and the three parts thereof ioyne vpon the sea: and on the Northeast part of the Citie on the other side of the water ouer against the Citie is the Towne of Pera, where the most part of the Christians do lye.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 6. of August we came to Zara in Dalmatia, a strong towne of the Venetians: and so that night to Sebenico, which standeth in a marueilous goodly hauen, with a strong castle at the entrie thereof.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The day and the night are all of one length, very litle difference, and marueilous great store of fruits.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Howbeit there was seene (yet very lately) in the yeere 1581 out of a certaine mountaine of South Island lying neere the Sea, and couered ouer with continuall snow and frost, a marueilous eruption of smoke and fire, casting vp abundance of stones and ashes.
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Standard of the Grand Signior, accompanied continually with the musicians of the captaine, and fiue and twentie Spachi archers, with a Chaus before them, and about these marueilous things goe all the people and Camels which follow the Carouan.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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