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... Letters and Reports . No. 1. First Letter of Montecorvino ( 1305 ) . From Tauris to India , and death of his companion , 45 ; reaches Cathay ; harassed by the Nestorians , 46 ; but eventually gets the better of them ; joined by F ...
... Letters and Reports . No. 1. First Letter of Montecorvino ( 1305 ) . From Tauris to India , and death of his companion , 45 ; reaches Cathay ; harassed by the Nestorians , 46 ; but eventually gets the better of them ; joined by F ...
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... letter in the collection , which purports to be written from that coast . This is derived from a MS . in the Laurentian Library , of which I found the indication in Quétif's Script . Ord . Prædicatorum . The transcriber Friar ...
... letter in the collection , which purports to be written from that coast . This is derived from a MS . in the Laurentian Library , of which I found the indication in Quétif's Script . Ord . Prædicatorum . The transcriber Friar ...
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... letter this fragment in full ) ' . 1 " Moreover , almost quite recently hath Friar John the Cordelier written a letter respecting the inhabitants of the climate in question from the territory of Mohabar in India , in the coast where ...
... letter this fragment in full ) ' . 1 " Moreover , almost quite recently hath Friar John the Cordelier written a letter respecting the inhabitants of the climate in question from the territory of Mohabar in India , in the coast where ...
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early employment 4 sent by the Pope to Kúblái Khan letter from | 26 |
Chagatai 32 chronological difficulties in connexion with the dates | 35 |
Archbishop of Soltania 37 another work probably his but erroneously | 38 |
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