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zukeng_v 7_o 1258_o xxii_o zukia_fw-la 2_o 1225_o xxiii_o linsin_n 63_o 1219_o xxiv_o kent_v 21_o 1198_o xxv_o uvye_fw-mi 4_o 1194_o xxvi_o tait_v 3_o 1191_o xxvii_o tiye_o 37_o 1154_o xxviii_o vhe_fw-it 33_o after_o the_o subdue_a of_o the_o house_n of_o xang_n rise_v the_o family_n cheu_n anno_fw-la 1122._o and_o flourish_v till_o anno_fw-la 247._o before_o our_o savior_n nativity_n under_o thirty_o seven_o emperor_n the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v a_o prince_n call_v fa_n who_o when_o he_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n change_v his_o name_n to_o five_o which_o signify_v valiant_a and_o they_o say_v that_o from_o he_o all_o the_o emperor_n since_o at_o their_o enter_v on_o the_o throne_n change_v their_o name_n he_o possess_v in_o the_o province_n xensi_fw-la a_o country_n name_v cheu_n from_o whence_o the_o family_n receive_v their_o denomination_n before_o christ_n birth_n reign_v year_n 1078_o i._n fa_o or_o u_o 7_o 1115_o ii_o ching_n 38_o 1122_o iii_o kang_n 26_o 1056_o iu_o cha_n 51_o 1001_o v._o mother_n 55_o 946_o vi_o cung_n 12_o 934_o vii_o be_v 25_o 894_o viii_o hia_n 15_o 896_o ix_o be_v 16_o 878_o x._o li_n 38_o 827_o xi_o siveni_fw-la 46_o 781_o xii_o je_fw-fr 11_o 770_o xiii_o ping_n 51_o 719_o fourteen_o you_o 23_o 696_o xv._n chuang_n 15_o 631_o xvi_o li_z 5_o 676_o xvii_o hoei_fw-it 25_o 651_o xviii_o siang_n 33_o 618_o xix_o hiang_n 6_o 612_o xx._n quang_n 6_o 606_o xxi_o fing_v 21_o 585_o xxii_o kien_fw-fr 14_o 571_o xxiii_o ling_n 27_o 544_o xxiv_o king_n 25_o 519_o xxv_o king_n 44_o between_o which_o be_v the_o emperor_n menguen_o who_o reign_v scarce_o a_o month_n  _fw-fr reign_v  _fw-fr year_n 475_o xxvi_o yuen_n 7_o 468_o xxvii_o chint_v 27_o 440_o xxx_o ka_o 15_o ka_o be_v account_v the_o thirty_o for_o after_o chintung_n death_n his_o other_o son_n be_v kiucie_a and_o xocie_n attempt_v for_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n be_v account_v as_o be_v two_o viz._n the_o twenty_o eight_o and_o twenty_o nine_o because_o they_o act_v for_o 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though_o small_a yet_o abound_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o provision_n the_o five_o county_n fuencheufu_n though_o hilly_a yet_o on_o the_o hill_n themselves_o have_v some_o place_n capable_a of_o tillage_n and_o beneath_o divers_z thick_a wood_n and_o forest_n store_v with_o venison_n fruitful_a cornfield_n and_o meadow_n for_o pasture_n the_o province_n of_o xensi_fw-la be_v more_o subject_n to_o drought_n than_o any_o other_o province_n and_o very_o often_o infinite_o endamage_v by_o swarm_n of_o locust_n which_o like_o a_o vast_a army_n devour_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o lie_v waste_v all_o before_o they_o this_o province_n particular_o produce_v the_o physical_a plant_n rhubarb_n the_o first_o county_n siganfu_n of_o the_o province_n of_o xensi_fw-la have_v both_o pleasant_a mountain_n and_o fruitful_a plain_n produce_v all_o store_n of_o fruit_n and_o other_o provision_n the_o second_o likewise_o be_v both_o manure_v and_o not_o behind_o in_o natural_a fertility_n the_o three_o territory_n hanchungfu_n have_v many_o rank_a pasture_n and_o rich_a field_n the_o four_o pingleangfu_n have_v many_o pleasant_a mountain_n which_o be_v not_o altogether_o barren_a the_o soil_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n of_o xantung_n be_v enrich_v by_o the_o many_o river_n lake_n and_o brook_n that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o and_o have_v plenty_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o necessary_n as_o well_o rice_n barley_n and_o other_o sort_n of_o corn_n as_o of_o bean_n hau_o and_o divers_a sort_n of_o excellent_a fruit_n but_o drought_n and_o locust_n do_v often_o great_a hurt_n nevertheless_o the_o country_n be_v natural_o so_o exceed_o fertile_a that_o they_o say_v the_o harvest_n of_o one_o fruitful_a year_n store_v they_o for_o ten_o year_n in_o such_o plenty_n as_o to_o spare_v great_a quantity_n to_o other_o country_n particular_o it_o yield_v large_a pear_n and_o apple_n of_o several_a sort_n chest-nut_n small-nut_n and_o great_a abundance_n of_o plum_n which_o be_v dry_v and_o send_v to_o other_o country_n the_o first_o county_n cinunfu_n yield_v not_o for_o pleasure_n to_o any_o other_o of_o the_o northern_a province_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o grain_n or_o fruit_n especial_o wheat_n and_o rice_n which_o grow_v there_o in_o great_a abundance_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o second_o county_n yeucheufu_n have_v many_o delightful_a field_n wooddy_n mountain_n and_o in_o most_o place_n be_v well_o cultivate_v the_o three_o county_n tungchangfu_n have_v a_o plain_a and_o rich_a soil_n produce_v great_a store_n of_o grain_n and_o want_v in_o a_o manner_n nothing_o of_o what_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o sustain_n of_o man_n life_n the_o province_n of_o honan_n be_v in_o some_o part_n champain_n and_o in_o other_o mountainous_a especial_o westward_o yet_o the_o soil_n be_v every_o where_o fruitful_a no_o place_n lie_v untilled_a except_o towards_o the_o west_n where_o several_a craggy_a mountain_n obstruct_v the_o husbandman_n labour_n the_o field_n produce_v rice_n and_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o grain_n they_o have_v all_o manner_n of_o european_a fruit_n and_o that_o in_o such_o abundance_n that_o they_o be_v buy_v at_o very_o cheap_a rate_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n this_o province_n be_v by_o the_o chineses_n call_v a_o paradise_n of_o delight_n for_o the_o eastern_a part_n thereof_o be_v so_o pleasant_a and_o every_o where_o so_o improve_v by_o tillage_n that_o those_o who_o shall_v for_o several_a day_n travel_v through_o the_o same_o may_v fancy_v they_o walk_v through_o a_o most_o delightful_a garden_n but_o above_o all_o for_o richness_n of_o soil_n be_v the_o county_n queitefu_n and_o changtefu_n as_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n plain_a without_o any_o mountain_n the_o three_o territory_n on_o the_o contrary_n be_v very_o barren_a and_o sandy_a yet_o that_o defect_n be_v much_o supply_v by_o the_o conveniency_n of_o its_o river_n the_o five_o county_n hoaikingfu_n again_o be_v exceed_o fertile_a as_o also_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o be_v honanfu_n and_o nanyangfu_n the_o last_o well_o water_v with_o river_n and_o surround_v with_o mountain_n so_o abound_v with_o provision_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o furnish_v whole_a army_n therewith_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o little_a county_n in_o which_o stand_v the_o city_n in_o be_v very_o fruitful_a the_o province_n of_o suchuen_n have_v many_o pleasant_a pasture_n and_o rich_a cornfield_n yet_o be_v mountainous_a in_o several_a place_n the_o physical_a drug_n which_o this_o country_n produce_v as_o well_o herb_n as_o mineral_n be_v much_o esteem_v and_o from_o thence_o transport_v to_o europe_n among_o other_o the_o true_a china-root_n and_o best_a rhubarb_n the_o whole_a territory_n chingtufu_n be_v partly_o champain_n and_o in_o some_o part_n with_o mountain_n the_o plain_n be_v enrich_v by_o nature_n hand_n and_o the_o very_a mountainous_a part_n by_o good_a tillage_n be_v make_v fruitful_a all_o the_o field_n be_v water_v by_o rivulet_n either_o natural_a or_o cut_a insomuch_o that_o whoe're_o travel_n through_o they_o have_v for_o three_o day_n a_o exceed_a pleasant_a journey_n in_o the_o county_n paoningfu_n of_o the_o province_n of_o suchuen_n in_o a_o pagod-temple_n in_o the_o great_a city_n kien_n grow_v a_o indian_a figtree_n in_o the_o portuguese_n tongue_n call_v arvor_n de_fw-fr ray_n in_o the_o country_n xunkingfu_n grow_v great_a store_n of_o gold-coloured_a apple_n a_o root_n call_v soozanem_fw-la and_o chest-nut_n which_o melt_v in_o the_o mouth_n like_o sugar_n the_o territory_n siucheufu_n though_o craggy_a and_o mountainous_a produce_v among_o many_o other_o thing_n requisite_a abundance_n of_o indian_a sugarcane_n and_o a_o excellent_a fruit_n call_v lichi_n the_o county_n chunkingfu_n have_v store_n of_o meutang-flower_n and_o the_o fruit_n licheu_fw-la the_o territory_n queicheufu_n fruitful_a of_o its_o self_n be_v also_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n very_o much_o improve_v by_o tillage_n no_o spot_n of_o ground_n be_v leave_v unmanured_a except_o some_o sandy_a and_o stony_a mountain_n which_o lie_v especial_o towards_o the_o north_n among_o other_o excellent_a fruit_n this_o country_n abound_v in_o orange_n and_o lemon_n the_o first_o little_a county_n wherein_o stand_v the_o city_n tungchun_v be_v exceed_o enrich_v by_o the_o abundance_n of_o river_n which_o water_n the_o same_o the_o small_a territory_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n kiate_v be_v a_o pleasant_a place_n and_o yield_v plenty_n of_o rice_n and_o other_o grain_n by_o the_o four_o garrison_v city_n chinhiung_v grow_v a_o sort_n of_o bean_n which_o the_o chineses_n for_o their_o hardness_n call_v the_o stone-bean_n they_o grow_v on_o shrub_n and_o be_v exceed_o good_a against_o heartburning_a the_o county_n of_o huquang_n for_o its_o fruitfulness_n be_v call_v jumichity_n that_o be_v the_o country_n of_o fish_n and_o rice_n it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o corn-store-house_n of_o the_o chinese_n as_o sicily_n be_v ancient_o call_v the_o storehouse_n of_o italy_n from_o its_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n especial_o corn_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o grain_n which_o it_o not_o only_o yield_v to_o its_o inhabitant_n but_o in_o a_o plentiful_a manner_n furnish_v all_o the_o neighbour_a country_n the_o county_n vuchangfu_n be_v advantage_v by_o the_o many_o stream_n and_o channel_n that_o run_v through_o the_o same_o and_o along_o who_o bank_n grow_v abundance_n of_o reed_n of_o which_o they_o make_v paper_n the_o second_o honia_n among_o other_o thing_n produce_v in_o particular_a great_a plenty_n of_o lemon_n orange_n and_o citron_n nor_o be_v the_o five_o and_o six_o territory_n inferior_a which_o last_o yield_v all_o manner_n of_o provision_n the_o seven_o county_n jocheufu_n be_v very_o much_o enrich_v by_o three_o river_n viz._n the_o kiang_n siang_n and_o fungi_fw-la and_o bring_v forth_o incomparable_a fruit_n especial_o orange_n and_o lemon_n the_o eight_o county_n changxafu_n general_o champain_n but_o in_o some_o place_n mountainous_a have_v a_o fat_a and_o fertile_a soil_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n rice_n grow_v there_o in_o abundance_n without_o danger_n of_o wither_v in_o the_o dry_v season_n because_o there_o seldom_o want_v rain_n which_o if_o there_o shall_v the_o husbandman_n supply_v it_o sufficient_o with_o water_n which_o by_o a_o engine_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o lake_n and_o stream_n over_o their_o field_n so_o to_o moisten_v the_o root_n of_o their_o plant_n the_o county_n hengcheufu_n be_v a_o delightful_a and_o well_o till_v country_n yield_v all_o manner_n of_o provision_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n paper-cane_n much_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v the_o ten_o and_o fourteen_o county_n in_o the_o territory_n chingyangfu_n grow_v a_o plant_n which_o like_o our_o ivy_n run_v up_o in_o height_n bear_v yellow_a flower_n and_o some_o white_a the_o utmost_a end_n of_o the_o sprig_n be_v very_o thin_a like_o silken_a thread_n they_o say_v that_o a_o small_a branch_n thereof_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o naked_a body_n occasion_n sleep_v and_o therefore_o
the_o tree_n within_o a_o month_n after_o bud_n again_o and_o in_o harvest_n smell_v so_o strong_a and_o sweet_a that_o it_o may_v be_v scent_v at_o a_o very_a considerable_a distance_n the_o chineses_n prepare_v many_o dainty_n of_o this_o flower_n both_o to_o please_v the_o palate_n and_o to_o delight_v the_o smell_n this_o also_o be_v the_o same_o flower_n which_o steep_v in_o the_o juice_n of_o lemmon_n the_o turk_n use_v to_o colour_v their_o hair_n with_o the_o tree_n thereof_o suffer_v no_o other_o to_o grow_v near_o they_o nor_o grow_v in_o place_n where_o other_o have_v grow_v in_o the_o county_n lieucheufu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n on_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o pusu_n river_n lieu_fw-fr grow_v many_o willow_n tree_n there_o be_v likewise_o several_a excellent_a herb_n good_a against_o many_o sickness_n among_o which_o the_o herb_n pusu_n that_o be_v immortal_a so_o call_v by_o the_o chinese_n because_o they_o always_o preserve_v it_o green_a in_o their_o house_n in_o the_o county_n gucheufu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n grow_v a_o tree_n name_v tree_n quanglang_n which_o in_o stead_n of_o pith_n or_o marrow_n enclose_v a_o kind_n of_o thin_a matter_n like_o honey_n in_o stead_n of_o which_o it_o be_v often_o use_v be_v no_o less_o please_v to_o the_o palate_n in_o the_o territory_n cincheufu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n grow_v a_o herb_n call_v thou_o of_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n make_v their_o clothes_n which_o be_v rich_a than_o silk_n and_o among_o they_o of_o great_a value_n there_o also_o grow_v a_o tree_n who_o wood_n be_v like_a iron_n it_o be_v much_o hard_a than_o our_o box-wood_n the_o same_o county_n likewise_o produce_v excellent_a cinnamon_n in_o the_o chinese_n tongue_n call_v kueypi_n which_o only_o differ_v from_o the_o ceylon_n cinnamon_n in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v more_o bite_n on_o the_o tongue_n and_o of_o a_o better_a scent_n the_o chineses_n in_o ancient_a time_n use_v to_o carry_v cinnamon_n from_o the_o island_n ceylon_n which_o be_v according_a to_o boem_n so_o call_v by_o the_o chinese_n from_o the_o many_o ship_n which_o suffer_v shipwreck_n on_o the_o same_o or_o else_o ceylon_n or_o rather_o sinland_n signify_v according_a to_o martinius_n people_n of_o china_n or_o chineses_n by_o sea_n to_o ormuz_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v carry_v by_o land_n to_o aleppo_n in_o syria_n and_o greece_n the_o ignorant_a sort_n of_o people_n suppose_v that_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o moor_n country_n and_o egypt_n whenas_o it_o never_o grow_v in_o that_o country_n though_o sometime_o a_o fleet_n of_o four_o thousand_o ship_n come_v lade_v with_o gold_n silk_n precious_a stone_n musk_n porcelain_n copper_n allom_n nutmeg_n clove_n and_o chief_o cinnamon_n into_o the_o bay_n of_o persia._n the_o merchant_n as_o the_o same_o boem_n tell_v we_o call_v cinnamon_n otherwise_o by_o the_o chineses_n name_v the_o bark_n of_o the_o sweet_a tree_n cina_n and_o momum_fw-la which_o signify_v sweet_a and_o well_o scent_v chinese_n wood._n in_o the_o county_n lipingfu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o queicheu_o grow_v a_o herb_n like_o quoth_fw-mi hemp_n which_o the_o chineses_n call_v quoth_fw-mi and_o make_v their_o summer_n garment_n thereof_o which_o be_v a_o excellent_a where_fw-mi against_o the_o excessive_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o also_o grow_v in_o the_o county_n nankangfu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o kiangsi_n in_o the_o southern_a province_n of_o junnan_n quangsi_n quantung_n fokien_n and_o on_o the_o fanyaycocu_fw-la isle_n ainan_n grow_v in_o great_a abundance_n a_o tree_n by_o the_o chineses_n call_v fanyaycocu_n by_o the_o eastern_a indian_n papayo_n by_o the_o west-indian_a inhabitant_n pinoyvacu_fw-la and_o by_o the_o portugese_n mamova_n it_o produce_v a_o fruit_n which_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o top_n of_o the_o fanyay_n body_n of_o the_o tree_n look_v red_a within_o and_o have_v in_o stead_n of_o pith_n a_o thin_a juice_n that_o may_v be_v eat_v with_o a_o spoon_n they_o be_v account_v to_o be_v very_o cool_v and_o to_o abate_v lascivious_a desire_n and_o cause_n barrenness_n this_o tree_n a_o strange_a thing_n have_v no_o branch_n but_o only_o leave_v which_o grow_v on_o the_o top_n thereof_o from_o among_o which_o leave_v sprout_v out_o white_a flower_n which_o afterward_o become_v fruit._n the_o fruit_n have_v no_o set-time_n of_o the_o year_n to_o ripen_v in_o but_o successive_o ripe_a fruit_n be_v to_o be_v find_v on_o the_o tree_n every_o month_n in_o the_o year_n the_o chineses_n call_v it_o fanyaycocu_n that_o be_v fruit_n of_o the_o fanyay_n for_o kocu_n signify_v fruit_n and_o the_o portuguese_n maman_n because_o it_o hang_v on_o the_o tree_n like_o a_o teat_n the_o fruit_n leave_n and_o whole_a tree_n be_v pleasant_a and_o delightful_a to_o the_o eye_n the_o tree_n spring_v first_o from_o the_o seed_n of_o its_o fruit_n and_o afterward_o new_a tree_n from_o the_o string_n which_o shoot_v out_o of_o the_o root_n the_o leave_n and_o part_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v put_v into_o the_o ground_n grow_v very_o speedy_o and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o a_o high_a tree_n anno_fw-la 1626._o the_o papayo-tree_n be_v sow'n_v grow_v in_o naples_n it_o have_v a_o whitish_a root_n full_a of_o string_n a_o whitish_a stem_n or_o body_n eighteen_o inch_n long_o and_o a_o finger_n thick_a of_o the_o same_o colour_n with_o the_o root_n spungy_a and_o round_a not_o unlike_o the_o body_n of_o the_o wonder-tree_n and_o notch_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n under_o the_o leave_n which_o when_o green_a hang_v by_o a_o long_o stalk_v round_o about_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n slope_v from_o the_o middle_n upward_o all_o of_o they_o four_o or_o five_o inch_n broad_a divide_v like_o the_o figleaf_n into_o five_o part_n but_o notch_v much_o deep_a smooth_a and_o of_o a_o pleasant_a green_n all_o of_o they_o fall_v off_o in_o the_o winter_n and_o the_o body_n with_o the_o root_n also_o wither_v away_o by_o 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