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be_v think_v they_o be_v incite_v to_o it_o by_o the_o crafty_a persuasion_n of_o the_o knavish_a braman_n who_o promise_v they_o inestimable_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n in_o another_o life_n have_v somewhat_o satisfy_v my_o curiosity_n and_o as_o i_o think_v give_v a_o satisfactory_a account_n of_o the_o place_n i_o visit_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n the_o fame_n of_o china_n invite_v i_o to_o take_v a_o very_a tedious_a journey_n to_o visit_v that_o kingdom_n and_o hear_v that_o a_o caravan_n of_o merchant_n every_o year_n pass_v from_o lahors_n thither_o i_o find_v a_o convenient_a opportunity_n by_o land_n and_o water_n to_o arrive_v at_o that_o city_n a_o little_a before_o the_o caravan_n be_v about_o to_o depart_v which_o consist_v of_o about_o 500_o man_n and_o 7000_o camel_n horse_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xvii_o travel_n through_o divers_a country_n into_o china_n and_o a_o satisfactory_a account_n of_o all_o that_o be_v remarkable_a in_o that_o kingdom_n in_o 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the_o city_n of_o socive_a and_o thus_o be_v enter_v china_n i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v during_o my_o stay_n there_o as_o for_o the_o vast_a kingdom_n of_o china_n it_o have_v go_v under_o many_o denomination_n as_o the_o prince_n have_v be_v please_v to_o new_a name_n and_o call_v it_o as_o they_o several_o ascend_v to_o the_o throne_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o first_o king_n it_o be_v call_v tae_fw-la mim_fw-mi que_fw-fr that_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o great_a brightness_n and_o by_o several_a other_o name_n but_o when_o the_o tartar_n who_o race_n be_v now_o in_o the_o power_n conquer_a it_o they_o call_v it_o tai_n ciroque_fw-la a_o kingdom_n of_o great_a purity_n and_o since_o it_o be_v call_v chin_n to_o which_o the_o portuguese_n the_o first_o european_n trading_n there_o add_v a_o a_o it_o have_v since_o among_o we_o be_v call_v china_n and_o so_o it_o be_v general_o accept_v it_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o extremity_n 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