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the portug: Church, but in the way we met an Armenian and I desired him to read it, but the Sercar said his mar that we should not trust it to any Armenian. I mean to say that I stood near the window of Mr. Sarkiss and was calling one Isaac who writes there, & the Sercar forbid me to give it to any Armenian to be read. So I went on with them to the Portug: Church, & gave it into the hands of a man
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