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et sur che hault lieu ou montaigne sourt une fon
taine tresgrande et moult large et leau belle et cle
re. Et a au dessus dicelle fontaine ung arbre grant
et bel merveilleusement que len voit de bien loings
Si fait sur celui arbre son nid et sa sepulture droit ou
milieu de larbre. Mais il le fait de espices de si grant
oudeur que nul ne porroit point trouver de meilleu
res. puis se dresche dedens son nid quant il la tout par
fait. Si prend a mouvoir et a debatre ses elles vers
le soleil de tel randon et si treslonguement que une
grant chaleur se boute dedens ses plumes tellement
quelles sesprendent et ardent entour lui tant quil est
tout alume. Et ainsi le feu lard et consume tout en
centre. et de celle cendre ou pouldre renaist ung oisel
tout vif samblable a lui. Apres celle region de fenice
est le royaulme de damas ou croissent les bons fruits
Et apres damas est trouvee la region danthioche ou
len treuve tresgrant plente de chameaulx. Puis
vient la contree de palatine et en apres samarie et
puis sebaste et apres penthapolile. ou jadiz furent
fondees deux puissantes cites appellees lune Sodome

In this high place -- or mountain -- a
very large fountain surges, with beautiful, clear
water. And above this fountain there is a tree,
large and marvelously beautiful, that one can see from far off.
The phoenix makes its nest and grave right in the
middle of this tree. But it makes it of spices of such
great scent that no one could find better.
Then it sits itself inside its nest, once it has
made everything perfect. It starts to move and to
flap its wings towards the sun with such abandon and for so
long that a great heat arises within its feathers, so that
they take flame and burn around it until it is
completely lit. And then the fire burns and consumes
everything into cinder. And from this cinder or
powder is reborn a living bird just like the one that had burned.
After the region of the phoenix is the realm of Damascus
where good fruits grow. And after Damascus may be
found the region of Antioch where there are camels
in great number. Then comes the country of Palatine,
then Samaria, and then Sebaste. After that is that Pentapolile,
where once were founded two powerful cities, one called Sodom

et sur che hault lieu ou montaigne sourt une fon
taine tresgrande et moult large et leau belle et cle
re. Et a au dessus dicelle fontaine ung arbre grant
et bel merveilleusement que len voit de bien loings
Si fait sur celui arbre son nid et sa sepulture droit ou
milieu de larbre. Mais il le fait de espices de si grant
oudeur que nul ne porroit point trouver de meilleu
res. puis se dresche dedens son nid quant il la tout par
fait. Si prend a mouvoir et a debatre ses elles vers
le soleil de tel randon et si treslonguement que une
grant chaleur se boute dedens ses plumes tellement
quelles sesprendent et ardent entour lui tant quil est
tout alume. Et ainsi le feu lard et consume tout en
centre. et de celle cendre ou pouldre renaist ung oisel
tout vif samblable a lui. Apres celle region de fenice
est le royaulme de damas ou croissent les bons fruits
Et apres damas est trouvee la region danthioche ou
len treuve tresgrant plente de chameaulx. Puis
vient la contree de palatine et en apres samarie et
puis sebaste et apres penthapolile. ou jadiz furent
fondees deux puissantes cites appellees lune Sodome

In this high place or mountain surges a
very large fountain with beautiful, clear
water. And above this fountain there is a tree,
large and marvelously beautiful, that one can see from far off.
The phoenix makes its nest and grave right in the
middle of this tree. But it makes it of spices of such
great scent that no one could find better.
Then it sits itself inside its nest, once it has
made everything perfect. It starts to move and to
flap its wings towards the sun with such abandon and for so
long that a great heat arises within its feathers, such that
they take flame and burn around it until it is
completely lit. And then the fire burns and consumes
everything into cinders. And from this cinder or
powder is reborn a living bird similar to the one that burned.
After the region of the phoenix is the realm of Damascus
where good fruits grow. And after Damascus may be
found the region of Antioch where there are camels
in great number. Then comes the country of Palatine
and then Samaria, then Sebaste. After that is that Pentapolile,
where once were founded two powerful cities, one called Sodom