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TA Z and the most noble *palace* that is *to be found* in the world. And I will tell you some-
Z thing of it. Now you may know that the palace has a circuit of *quite* ten miles
Z TA TA *of land*¹ round and *it is square and* is walled with high *and thick* walls, all with
TA P battlements. And inside the walls *at the back* are many *very* beautiful gardens with
FB all the good fruits which man would know how to describe, *the most beautiful and*
Z *delectable gardens in the world*. There are many *beautiful* fountains and several lakes
Z P Z where there *are found* many good fishes. And in the middle *of the inner space of this*
VA Z *wall* is the palace very vast and beautiful, *the largest that is in the world*. It has a *chief*
Z hall *in it* so large and so fair that a very great number of people could stay in it
Z Z *at once* and eat at table. The hall is *all* portrayed and painted with painting of gold
TA Z *and blue* & there are many *different* stories² and many beasts and birds and knights
and ladies and there are many marvels. It is a very beautiful sight to see, for on all
the walls and on the whole ceiling one could see nothing but painting in gold
Z *and other colours delectable and beautiful*. And what shall I tell you of it? You may know
FA that *it is so beautiful that* I should not be able to describe to you the great nobleness
of this palace, but I will [68*b*] tell you briefly and in sum all the truth of it, to
wit that this palace has twenty halls all of one size and of one decoration, and they
P are indeed so large that ten thousand men *together* could eat at table there with ease,
and they are all painted and worked very nobly with gold. Moreover I tell you
that this palace has quite a thousand rooms, these are houses fair and great, both
Z for sleeping and for eating; *and the nature of this palace is something wonderful*.³ The
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450
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460
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470
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480
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490
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500
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510
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521
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531
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541
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551
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561
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571
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581
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591
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601
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