In the middest of this towne also standeth a goodly castle raised on high, with a garrison of foure or fiue hundred Ianisaries.

This Citie of Venice is very faire, and greatly to bee commended, wherein is good order for all things: and also it is very strong and populous: it standeth vpon the maine Sea, and hath many Islands about it, that belong to it.

And now have I no further need To seek for loveliness; She standeth at my side indeed FeliciaHappiness!" With which he produced the wreath of Mayflowers, and, flinging himself suddenly upon her with a hug not specified in the rite, cast it upon her chestnut locks and twined himself joyfully around her.

growled sulky Roger, "and twenty and two good men slain." "Why, see you, Roger, here is good cause for rejoicing also, for, our youthful Ajax grieving for a dead Fool, it standeth to reason he shall better love a live oneand thou wert ever a fool, Rogerso born and so bred.

Basora standeth neere the gulfe of Persia, and is a towne of great trade of spices, and drugges which come from Ormus.

It standeth very plesantly in a clift betweene two hilles, with a good prospect.

And in diuers places there standeth a kind of image which in their language they call Ada.

Imprimisthou art to know that somewhat of a long distance to the westward of that place where thou didst fall asleep yesterday, there standeth a very large, fair abbey known as the Abbey of Saint James the Lesser.

It standeth about a mile from Pegu, builded with a faire court within, and is in a great groue or wood: and there be many huntsmen, which go into the wildernesse with she elephants: for without the she they are not to be taken.

The Portugales haue a castle here which standeth neere vnto the sea, wherein there is a Captaine for the king of Portugale hauing vnder him a conuenient number of souldiers, whereof some part remaine in the castle, and some in the towne.

Neere vnto the palace of the king, there is a treasure woonderfull rich; the which because it is so neere, he doth not account of it: and it standeth open for all men to see in a great walled court with two gates, which be alwayes open.

When they are in the cart, and brought before the wall of the church, there he standeth ready with the same bell, and after certain toles rehearseth an appointed praier, desiring all the people there present to pray for them.

It standeth vpon a very great high rocke as the most part of their castles doe, and was of a very great circuite.

This Citie of Venice is very faire, and greatly to bee commended, wherein is good order for all things: and also it is very strong and populous: it standeth vpon the maine Sea, and hath many Islands about it, that belong to it.

degrees of Northerly latitude, and standeth a league from Satagan: they cal it Porto Piqueno.

Also it hath twelue principall gates: and about the distance of eight miles, in the high way vnto euery one of the saide gates standeth a city as big by estimation as Venice, and Padua.