Iasdi a great Citie of Trade in Persia 71.1 Iaspar deare sold in China 362.20 Iassi the chiefe Towne in Walachia 633.1 Iaua maior the greatest Iland of the World 103.10 Gold there ibid. The description and Commodites ibid. Iauolgenses ancestors to the Crim Tartars 637 Ice passed ouer in Sleds 107.10 Ice with Ponds of sweet water in them at Sea 598.40 Ice one hundred and fortie fathome deepe ibid. Ice at Sea the originall cause of it 726.40 Ice 1680. foote thicke 837. The English trauell ouer it 248.10 Ice fiue and fiftie fathome thicke 487.10 Makes a thunder as it breakes ibid. Lifts vp Ships 488.10 Ice as bigge as Townes 504.40 Ice breaking like a Thunder clap 812. It makes a loathsome noyse 811.40 Ice a Market vpon it 225.30 Condemned persons thrust vnder 435.1 Ice preserued in China and why 341.30 Icoxos what in Iaponian 323.60 Idifa in Tartary 30.30 Idlenesse not permitted in Peru 1055.20 Idlenesse inueighed against 666.40 Idlenesse loated in China 175.30 Idolaters all are betwixt the Mountaines of Caucasus c. 24.1 Idolaters in Catay 20.60 Idolaters in Colchis 636.30 Idolaters diuers in the Persian Prouinces 74 Idolaters in Curland and Prussia 628.10 Idolaters in Tanguth their Ceremonies 77.10.2 Idols are the Oldest men in the house where 92.30 Idols seene two dayes Iourney off 20.30 Idols of the Mexicans their beastly shapes 1030.20 And deckings ibid. c. Idols their Temples Sacrifices of old in Island 664.40 Altars c. 665.1.10 Idols bellies filled with Iewels 408.20 How the Chinois maintaine their Idolatry Idol-Sacrifices of China 369.1 In filthy stinking houses ibid. Idols one hundred and eleuen in one Chappell 302.60 Idols huge ones 77.1 Idols men kill themselues in honour of them 104.60 Idols of the Groenlanders 838.30 Idols in Myters wheeles 263.20 Idols of the Moall Tartars 799.40 Idols made to speake by Magicke 74.1 Idols why vsed in China 334.30 Iegur a strange Corne 236.40 Ienisce a mighty Riuer 527.30 Ouerflowes like Nilus ibid. Two Riuers of that name 530.10 The Iourney thither out of Russia ibid. See Yenisce Ieraslaue in Russia 214.10 Iesuites liued twenty yeares in China 410 Iesuites in China 314.30 In Iapan 316. Their Conuersions discussed 317 Iesuite whipt to death in China 406.40 Iesuites change their Names 339.30 Iesuite set on the Pillorie in China 339.40 Iesuites Colledges in Brasill 903.20 Iesuites make Conuerts in China 320.40 Their first Station there 321.50 Iesuites the Abetters of an Impostor in Russia 756.10.40 768.1 Iesuites in China their proceedings See in Ruggierus in Ricius Iewels of the Mexicans buryed with them 1029 Iewes kept within inclosures 49.10 Igla the Iland 285.50 Ilacians or Blacians 18.60 Ilands of Men alone and of Women alone 106.30 Ilands 12700. in the Indian Sea ibid. Ilands of Hispaniola 862.40.50 Iland Santa Maria one of the Azores the Latitude 859.40 Iland of Saints in Norway subiect to Denmarke not Inhabited 614.20 The Latitude ibid. in marg Fiue miles from Rustene 615.20 Ilands of Theeues or Ladrones in the West Indies their Latitude number pouertie neerenesse to the Philippinaes the People names Diuers other Ilands there abouts and their Latitudes 907.30 Ilands of Farre on the South-east part of Island 597.30 Ilands of Moluccas their seuerall name and Latitudes 904 Ilands of Matfloe and Delgoy 477.50 Ile of Resolution the Latitude 837.10 The variation and longitude from London 838.1 Ile of Merchants 232.20 Ile of Saint Iohn of Porto Rico in the West Indies the first name distance from Hispaniola c. Commodities temperature of the Ayre Townes first Dicouerie Ports Riuers c. 864.865 Iles of Gods Mercies 596.50 Iles of Farre their Latitude 574.1 Misplaced in the Care 582.1 Illiricum when first peopled 662.20 Illocos the Ilands 283.10 Images of Christ our Lady and the Apostles mistaken by a Iew worshipped 400.40 Images with three Heads in China 303.1 And with eight Armes and other Monsters ibid. Image in China like that of our Lady 195.50 Image of Christ most solemnely honoured in China 340 Images of their Kings worshipped by the Indians 1028.50 Images Painted and not Carued honoured 217.30 Christened ibid. Images offered in Temples of China 271.1 Image Point 479.10 Images of the Tartars made of Felt 4.30 Many in one house ibid. The Tartars Lar or houshold God 4.30 Images great store in Russia prayed vnto 228. Very rich ibid. 20. 229.1 Children committed to them ibid. 20 Images worshipped with diuine honour 452. Painted not carued in the Greeke Church ibid. Called Miracle-workers 453.1 Image made without hands 456.1 Imagination the strength of it 395.60 Imperiall Ensignes of the Russe 741.20.30 Incense where it growes 959.40 Incense vsed by the Mexicans in giuing of Welcomes and in Sacrifices 1004.10.1013.60 c. Incestuous Marriages of the Kings of Peru 1054.50 1058.60 The Successe 1059.1 India the bounds of it 110.1 Indians white and faire where 893.20 Indies of the West are not the West Indies the Countries which they containe properly 903.60 in margine Their temper colours of the Indians c. 904.1 Indian delayes for aduantage 285.50 Indians 60000. to Guard the passages in Persia 68.30 Indians of the West their Stature and Complexions 992.50 Indies why they goe to them one way and returne another 923.40.50.60 The going thither shorter then the returne The Spaniards courses in Nauigation thither c. 924. And to the Philippinaes ibid. The Seasons of the seuerall Flâ—ets 859 Indies of the South described 887. Their extent Prouinces Gouernments ibid. Indian Seas haue diuers Kingdoms see page 168.10.20.30.40 Indico or Anill how it growes 957.50 Industan the Kingdome the old Names 397.50 Inferiour layes aside his State in presence of his Superiour 297.1 Inferiour natures made for the seruice of their next Superiour 942.1 Infants consulted as Oracles 395.60 Information of all monethly giuen to the King of China 189.30 His Spies ibid. Ingermanland the Title of Sweden discust 795 Ingermenum in the Crim Tartars built by the Greekes 633.50 Inhabited by Greeke Christians ibid Inger-Sound 223.10 Inguas the Kings of Peru. See Peru. Their Diadem Greatnesse Riches Honours after death c. 1054. Their Coronation ceremonies exact Iustice Policy c. 1055. Their publicke buildings reuenues c. 1056. They haue the third part of the Land 1957. Their Originall Conquests and Storie 1059. c. Euery Ingua builds a new Palace c. 1060.10 Their Succession for 3. hundred yeares together 1062.10 Their Attire Diet c. 1126.40 See pag. 1130 Ingulsus of Norway his fortunes 656.657 Peoples Island first 657. The Story ibid. Inheritance the manner of it in China 371 Inheritances in Peru went to the Brother and not to the Sonne 1054.50 Inke-making a liberall Art 383.50 Innes in China 185.50 Innes or Lodging in Tartarie none 9.10 Innes in Tartarie the prouision for them 87.10.20 c. Seuerall Stages ibid. Inquisition Spanish in the West Indies where exercised and how 910.911.871 50 Inquisition Spanish gotten into the West Indies 871.50 Inquisition
beginnings of the China Kingdome and of their admirable Wall pag. 263. § 4. Mindo Salt pits Mines of Coretumbaga Copper-workes Idolatrie and Christianitie China Trades and Riuer Faires their comming to Pequin triall and sentence Rarities of Pequin pag. 269. § 5. Foure buildings incredibly admirable in Pequin and diuers of their superstitions their Hispitals and prouisions for the Poore The Kings reuenues and Court their Sects pag. 273. § 6. Their remooue to Quansie quarrels miseries Tartarian huge Armie and losse at the siege of Pequim reported Quansie taken and Nixianco Mendez his exploit Their entertainment by the Tartar King and going to Cauchinchina with his Embassadours with many Tartarian obseruations pag. 277. CHAP. III. Spanish plantation of the Philippinas and what entercourse hath thence hapned betwixt them and the Chinois pag. 282. § 1. First discouerie of the Philippinas written by Friar Iuan Gonzales de Mendoza ibid. § 2. First plantation of the Philippinas by Michael Lopez de Legaspi pag. 284. § 3. Of Limahon a China Robber and Rouer by whose occasion the Spaniards sent into China pag. 286. § 4. Friar Martin de Herrada and other Spaniards entertainment in China and their returne to the Philippinas pag. 292. Two Letters taken out of Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola his Treatise called Conquista de las Islas Malucas printed at Madrid 1609. pag. 336 337. mentioning the comming of two English ships to China which seeme to be two ships of the fleet of Beniamin Wood The former written by the Visitor of Chincheo in China vnto the Gouernour of the Philippinas Don Pedro de Acunna H. P. pag. 309. The Answere of Don Pedro de Acunna Gouernour of the Philippinas to the Visitor of Chincheo in China pag. 310. CHAP. IIII. The report of a Mahometan Merchant which had beene in Cambalu and the troublesome trauell of Benedictus Goes a Portugall Iesuite from Lahor to China by land thorow the Tartars Countries pag. 310. CHAP. V. A generall collection and historicall representation of the Iesuites entrance into Iapon and China vntill their admission in the Royall Citie of Nanquin pag. 316. § 1. Of Francis Xauier Melchior Nunnes Valignanus Ruggerius and Pasius ibid. § 2. Iaponian Embassage to the Pope Of Nabunanga and Quabacondono their gouernment Corai inuaded Embassage from China Taicosamas Temple and Ogoshosamas succession pag. 322. § 3. Ruggerius enters againe into China with Ricius and is forced backe to Amacao thence sent for againe by the Vice-roy Sande and Almeida are sent to them and enter the Countrey as farre as Cequion and returne to Sciauchin pag. 327. § 4. False brethren and others accusations detected they are expelled Sciauchin erect a Seat at Xauceum Monasterie of Nanhoa and other things of note in those parts They alter their habit Voyage to Nanquin the Lake Riuers Idols and other rarities pag. 332. § 5. Nanquin described Ricius expelled thence he setleth at Nancian thence goeth to Nanquin againe and to Pequin description of it the way thither the Kings Palace and of Suceu and Hamceu pag. 338. § 6. Letters from Father Longobard and Taiso Ricius his entertainment at Nanquin and residence there The Chinois vnlearned learning pag. 343. CHAP. VI. A Letter of Father Diego de Pantoia one of the Companie of IESVS to Father Luys de Guzman Prouinciall in the Prouince of Toledo written in Paquin which is the Court of the King of China the ninth of March the yeere 1602. H. P. pag. 350. § 1. Difficulties of entring China their dwelling at Nanquin going from thence to Paquin with Presents for the King troubles in the way by an Eunuch pag. 350. § 2. The King sends for them is delighted with their Clocks and Pictures they are shut vp after take a House are admired for learning Christianitie of China pag. 356. § 3. The description of the Kingdome of China of Catay and Musk the diuision into Prouinces Cities and Townes described Riuer Shipping Commodities Diet and feeding pag. 360. § 4. Their moneyes apparell persons trades wealth learning marriages superstitions rites and opinions pag. 366. § 5. Their bad Souldierie and Artillerie Degrees priuiledges honours and promotions of learning Their Authors and Bookes and Printing The Mandarins commended pag. 369. § 6. Of the gouernment of China Of the Mandarins the China complements and manifold nicities pag. 372. § 7. Of their Women Of the Tartars Conquest acts and expulsion The greatnesse of the King and neighbouring States Of the Queenes Eunuchs pag. 375. CHAP. VII A discourse of the Kingdome of China taken out of Ricius and Trigautius contayning the countrey people gouernment religion rites sects characters studies arts acts and a Map of China added drawne out of one there made with Annotations for the vnderstanding thereof pag. 380. § 1. Of the name scite and greatnesse the Tributaries commoditie arts printing seales inke pencill-pennes and fannes ibid. § 2. Of their Characters and writing downeward their studies Ethikes Astrologie Physike authentike Authors Degrees how taken both Philosophicall and Militarie pag. 384. § 3. Of the Tartarian conquest Of Humuâ— the Establisher of the present gouernment The Reuenues Magistrates in the Courts Royall Prouinces Cities Orders Exaltations Visitations Depriuations pag. 387. § 4. Their manifold rites in Salutations Entertainments and other ciuilitie to the King and Magistrates Of Burials and Marriages Birth-dayes their Men Women Names and Games Habites pag. 391. § 5. Of their Superstitions Cruelties feares of Magistrates of the Kings kindred of Strangers and Souldiers Their Deities and three Sects Priests Nunnes Monasteries Legends Lyes pag. 395. § 6. Of strangers and forraine Religions in China pag. 399. § 7. The Map of China taken out of a China Map printed with China Characters illustrated with Notes for the vnderstanding thereof pag. 401. CHAP. VIII A continuation of the Iesuites Acts and obseruations in China till Ricius his death and some yeers after Of Hanceu or Quinsay An Extract of Monfaâ—ts trauell pag. 405. The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the third Booke of the first part of Purchas his PILGRIMS CHAP. I. A Treatise of Russia and the adioyning Regions written by Doctor Giles Fletcher Lord Ambassadour from the late Queene Euer-glorious Elizabeth to Theodore then Emperour of Russia A. D. 1588. pag. 413. CHAP. II. A briefe discouerie of the Northerne discoueries of Seas Coasts and Countries deliuered in order as they were hopefully begun and haue euer since happily beene continued by the singular industrie and charge of the Worshipfull Societie of Muscouia Merchants of London with the ten seuerall Voyages of Captaine Thomas Edge the Authour pag. 462. § 1. Greenland first discouered by Sir Hugh Willoughby the Voyages of Frobisher Pet and Iackman Dauis the Dutch First Morse and Whale-killing with further discoueries ibid. § 2. Dutch Spanish Danish disturbance also by Hull men and by a new Patent with the succeeding successe and further discoueries till this present pag. 466. § 3. The description of the
call the Southerne Mangines that is rude or barbarous as the Iesuites haue taught vs. But neither Cathay nor Mangi was then the name which they assumed but was giuen them by the Tartars as China is a name vnknowne to them now If any will find no other Cambalu nor Cathay but Pequin and China I will not contend though my Reasons elsewhere giuen out of Polo and Chaggi Memet and others with the former Relations of Pinto and Alhacen make me scrupulous and still to beleeue some greater Prince or Can with his Cambalu or Court in the more Northerly parts of Asia then the Iesuits could learne of which the China iealousie admitting no entercourse of Strangers and the many quarrelling Tartar Princes in the way haue concealed from vs hitherto The great blacke space on the North-west hath in the Originall certayne Characters in it which expresse it whether it intendeth Mountayns which their Art could no better expresse and the Riuers thence running may import or that sandy Desert on the North-west I cannot so well determine The Iesuits say that ab occasu qui Aquiloni vicinior est conterminus visitur arenae sitientis ager qui multorum dierum penuria aduenarum exercitus ab Sinarum Regno aut deterret aut sepelit I rather thinke that it is Cara Catay or Blacke Catay before often mentioned both Mountaynous and Desert and perhaps coloured blackish as the name intimates by black sands or as health grounds with vs it was the first Tartarian Conquest and beginning of the greatest greatnesse which this World hath yeelded the Countrey before of Presbyter Ioannes Asiaticus The wall is in this forme in the original not in the Picture made vp of Mountaynes wherein I thinke they had not art to imitate Nature the Art in the whole Map much resembling our old Maps of wooden prints saue that I see not one Mountaine presented in swelling fashion to the Eye The Ilands are very many with their Characters but poorely delineated their names here omitted for their vncertaynties so little and yet how much more then any other doe wee giue you of China till Time giue vs more The degrees are not so perfectly accommodated to the Map by reason that we must at once follow the Chinian Map which had no degrees nor could their Art without degrees giue euery place his iust longitude or latitude and the Iesuits Rules yet we haue comne somewhat neere as may be seene Other things appeare in the History CHAP. VIII A continuation of the Iesuits Acts and Obseruations in China till RICIVS his death and some yeares after Of Hanceu or Quinsay An Extract of MONâ—ARTS trauell THus hauing with Pantogias eyes taken some view of the Kings Palace and with Ricius of their whole Gouernment I hold it fit not to leaue this China Apostle so Ricius is called till wee haue seene some fruits of his labours vntill and after his death He tels vs that three dayes after they had beene shut vp in the Palace of Strangers as yee haue read they were brought forth into the Kings Palace so performe the wonted Rites to the Kings Throne This is done in a large and glorious Court or Porch where 30000. men might be contayned at the end whereof is a high Chamber vnder which by fiue great doores is a passage to the Kings Lodgings in that Chamber is the Kings Throne where anciently he sate to heare and dispatch businesses and Embassages and to receiue the Rites of Magistrates rendring thankes for their Preferments But in the present solitarinesse of the King those Rites are done to the Empty Throne many there gratulating the King euery day In this Court enuironed with stately Workes 3000. Souldiers watch euery night besides others watching in Towres without a stones cast from one another In each of the fiue Gates is an Elephant which with the Souldiers goe forth when it is day and those are admitted which come to gratulate the King These come in a peculiar Habit of Red with an Iuory Table in their hand to couer their mouth and exhibit their kneelings and bowings to the Throne as they are taught by Officers of Rites or Masters of Ceremonies one crying out to that purpose at the performance of each gesture The Gouernour of Strangers hauing shut them vp first petitioned the King sharply against Mathan the Eunuch and them but seeing no answere he petitioned more gently but would haue them sent from Pequin which the King liked not yet without Petition from the Magistrates would not detayne them The Eunuches also laboured their stay for feare the Clockes should miscarry beyond their skill The Kings Mother hearing of a selfe-striking bell sent for it and the King sent it but to preuent her asking it caused the Wheeles to be loosed so that not seeing the vse she sent it againe When the Rituall Magistrates could get no answere to their Petitions for not touching their stay at Pequin the Praefect sent to Ricius that he would make a Petition to giue him leaue to stay there in pretence of Sicknesse and Physicke which hee did and the other presently answered giuing him libertie to hyre a House continuing also his former allowance with foure seruants to bring it euery fifth day Flesh Salt Rice Wine Hearbs Wood and another seruant in continuall attendance so that now they recouered libertie and credit The Eunuches also told them of the Kings approbation of their stay and they had out of the Treasurie eight Crownes a moneth which their goeth much further then heere and the Captayne of Strangers by open Sentence gaue them full libertie One of the Colai and then the onely became their great friend with his Sonne after some European Presents which hee bountifully rewarded likewise the supreame President of the Court of Magistrates and other of the Grands besides the Eunuches of the Palace and some of the Queenes and Royall family Amongst others was Fumochan a great man who for withstanding the Eunuches capacitie in Vquam Prouince was depriued whipped and three yeeres Imprisoned but by others honored with Temples Odours Images and Bookes in prayse of him as a Saint and the King wearyed by multitude of Petitions for him granted him againe his libertie Also Lingoson a great Magistrate and Mathematician as they accounted became Ricius his Scholler and was baptised Leo borne at Hanceu the chiefe Citie of Cechian of which afterward Yet had Ricius a great enemy of a great Learned man of Hanlin Colledge who in zeale of the Idol-sect had put away his Wife and professed himselfe one of their Votaries or Shauelings drew many Disciples after him and writ many Bookes against the Literate Sect and writ also against Ricius his bookes One of the Kings Admonishâ—rs accused him to the King by Petition and the King rescribing seuerely hee slue himselfe yea the King ordayned that if the Magistrates would become Apostata shauelings they should leaue
huntings Court and Counsell His Citie Cambalu and glorious Palace pag. 81. § 6. The Cans prouisions for Embassadours and for Posts against Dearth for High-wayes for the Poore in Cambalu for Astrologers Tartars Wine Fuell Religion Opinions Behauiour Court-neatnesse Polos proceeding from Cambalu westward Of Pulisangan Gouza Tainfu Pianfu Thaigin Cacianfu Quenzaufu Sindinfu Thebeth Caindu Caraian Carachan Cardandan and Vociam pag. 87. § 7. Of the Prouince of Mien and Bengala how they were conquered to the Can Of Cangigu Amu Tholoman Cintigui and some other parts of Cataio And of the Conquest of Mangi pag. 93. § 8. Of the Cities of Mangi now called China and the rarities thereof the many wonders of Quinsai the Palaces Pleasures Rites and Gouernment obserued by the Natiues and the Tartars pag. 96. § 9. The ships of India described the I le of Zipangu the Sea Chin and World of Ilands the two Iauas Zeilan and other Ilands with the rarities therein pag. 102. § 10. Of the firme Land of the Creater India pag. 104 CHAP. V. The Historie of Ayton or Anthonie the Armenian of Asia and specially touching the Tartars H. P pag. 108. § 1. Of the Kingdome of Cathay and diuers other Prouinces of Asia and of the first habitation of the Tartars and of Cangius or Cingis his beginnings ibid. § 2. Of Changius Can his second vision and conquests Of Hoccoâ—â— and his three sonnes expeditions of Gino Can of Mangu Can who was visited by the King of Armenia and â—aptâ—â—ed of the expedition of his brother Haloon pag. 112. § 3. Of Coâ—na Can the fift Emperour of the Tartarâ—ans Of the warre with Barcha and Tartarian quarrell with the Christians Haolaons death Acts of the Solâ—an of Egypt Of Abaya and other sonnes and successours of Haloon pag. 117. § 4. Of Argon the sonne of Abaga and 〈◊〉 his brother of Baâ—do and of the exploits of Casan against the Soldan of Egypt and others pag. 120. § 5. Casan dyeth Carbanda succeedeth his Apostasiâ— The Authors entrance into a Religious habit Of Tamor Can the sixt Emperour and of Chapar Hochtaâ— and Carbanda three other Tartarian Kings pag. 125. CHAP. VI. Trauels and Memorials of Sir Iohn Mandeuile pag. 128. CHAP. VII The Voyage of Nicolo di Conti a Venetian to the Indies Mangi Cambalu and Quinsai with some obseruations of those places pag. 158. CHAP. VIII Extracts of Alhacen his Arabike Historie of Tamerian touching his Martiall trauels done into French by Iean de Bec Abbat of Mortimer pag. 160. § 1. Tamerlans birth and person his Expedition against the Muscouite his marriage with the Cans daughter his ouer-throwing of Calix ibid. § 2. Cataio Cambalu Tamerlans Expedition into China entring the Wall conquering the King and disposing of the Countrey and returne to Cataio pag. 14◠§ 3. The differences betwixt Tamerian and Baiazet the Turke his returne to Samarcand and Expedition against Baiazet the battell and victorie his Caging of Baiazet and making him his foot-stoole pag. 155. § 4. Encrease of Samarcand Affaires of China Funerals of the Can comming to Quinza and description thereof His disposition of his estate and death pag. 160. CHAP. IX Reports of Chaggi Memet a Persian of Tabas in the Prouince of Châ—â—an touching his trauels and obseruations in the Countrey of the Great Can vnto M. G. Baptista Ramuâ—ic pag. 164. CHAP. X. A Treatise of China and the adioyning Regions written by Gaspar da Cruz a Dominicanâ—riar â—riar and dedicated to Sebastian King of Portugall here abbreuiated H. P. pag. 166. Of Camboia and the Bramenes there the cause of his going to China Of China and the neighbouring Regions ibid. § 2. Cantan described the publike and priuate buildings and gouernment The shipping and husbandrie of China their contempt of the idle and prouision for impotent poore pag. 170. § 3. Of their mechaâ—ix all Trades Merchandises and Moneyes their prouisions of flesh and fish the Persons and attyre of Men and Women their Feasts pag. 176. § 4. Of their Loâ—thias Mandarines or Magistrates their creation priuiledges maintenance of Prisons and Tortures of the King and of Embassadours pag. 183. § 5. Of the Portugall commerce with the Chinois of the seuere Iustice executed vpon certaine Magistrates for wrongs done to the Portugals pag. 190. § 6. Of the Religion in China difficultie of bringing in Christianitie Terrible Earth-quakes and Tempests in China pag. 195. CHAP. XI The relation of Galeotto Perera a Gentleman men of good credit that lay prisoner in China pag. 199. The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the second Booke of the Second part of Purchas his PILGRIMS CHAP. I. THe beginning of English Discoueries towards the North and North-east by Sir Hugh Willoughby Richard Chancellor and others of the Muscouie Trade as also Voyages by Russia ouer the Caspian Sea and thorow diuers Regions of Tartaria pag. 211. § 1. The first voyage for discouerie with three ships set forth vnder the charge of Sir Hugh Willoughby Knight in which he dyed and Muscouia was discouered by Captaine Chancellor ibid. Some additions for better knowledge of this Voyage taken by Clement Adams Schoole-master to the Queenes Henshmen from the mouth of Captaine Chancellor pag. 218. The Copie of the Duke of Moscouie and Emperour of Russia his Letters sent to King Edward the Sixth by the hands of Richard Chancellor pag. 221. § 2. The first voyage made by Master Anthonie Ienkinson from the Citie of London toward the Land of Russia begun the twelfth of May in the yeere 1557. pag. 222. § 3. Notes taken out of another mans Relation of the same voyage touching the Russian Rites pag. 226. § 4. The voyage of Master Anthony Ienkinson made from the Citie of Mosco in Russia to the Citie of Boghar in Bactria in the yeere 1558. written by himselfe to the Merchants of London of the Moscouie Companie pag. 231. § 5. Aduertisements and reports of the sixt voyage into the parts of Persia and Media gathered out of sundrie Letters written by Christopher Borough and more especially a voyage ouer the Caspian Sea and their shipwracke and miseries there endured by the Ice pag. 243. A Letter of Master Henrie Lane to the worshipfull Master William Sanderson contayning a briefe discourse of that which passed in the North-east discouerie for the space of three and thirtie yeeres pag. 249. CHAP. II. Obseruations of China Tartaria and other Easterne parts of the World taken out of Fernam Mendez Pinto his Peregrination pag. 2â—2 § 1. Mendez his many miserable aduentures his strange Expedition with Antonio de Faria diuers Coasts visited Pirats tamed miseries sâ—ffered glorie recouered pag. 252. § 2. Antonio Faria his taking of Nouda a Citie in China triumph at Liampoo strange voyage to Calempluy miserable shipwrack pag. 258 § 3. Their shipwrack in which Faria and most of them were drowned the miserable wandrings of the rest to Nanquin their imprisonment sentence and appeale to Pequin rarities obserued in those places and wayes of the
the which was performed being yet day for the battaile was wonne at foure of the clocke and there was as yet fiue houres of day-light The children of Baiazet were brought before him hee caused them to bee vsed curteously and as the children of an Emperour The next day hee commanded the dead to bee buried they found the Prince of Tirzis dead in the middest of the Ianizaries where he remained enclosed The Emperour did greatly lament this young Prince who was his kinsman and would haue beene one day worthie for to doe him great seruice In that battaile there died manie Captaines almost the chiefe Ottomans This was a great Battaile the which was fought from seuen vnto foure of the clocke in such sort that they knew not vnto whom the victorie did incline Our Armie stayed vntill the next day euery one causing his friends to bee buried The Prince of Tirzis was emblamed and conueyed with two thousand horse vnto Samarcand vntill the Emperour returned All the other dead bodies were buried at Sanas with all the honour that might be Axalla was much grieued for his kinsman because hee was verie well beloued of the Prince his charge was giuen vnto one of his brethren who was verie famous in fighting this same day we might iudge the euents of the matters of the world Behold this Emperour Baiazet who was as hee thought superiour to fortune which in an instant found himselfe and his estate by one battaile onely ouerthrowne euen vnto the lowest place and at such time as hee thought least thereof Hee vsed to say that hee was iustly punished for despising the multitude we had for the assurance that hee had in the valour of his horsmen and especially of his Ianizaries Hee was three dayes as they report before he could bee pacified as a desperate man seeking after death and calling for it The Empeour did not vse him at all curteously but caused small account to bee made of him and for to manifest that he knew how to punish the proud vpon festiuall dayes when as hee mounted on horseback they brought this proud man vnto him and he serued him in stead of a foot-stoole this did he for to manifest the folly and arrogancie of men and how iustly God had humbled him The next day the Prince marched directly towardes Bursia whither all the remainder of Baiazet his Armie was retired with the Bassa Mustapha All the countrie yeelded vnto vs and the Prince caused all the holdes and fortresses to bee ouerthrowne and destroyed and punished all those which were so euill aduised as to stay vntill they were besieged I had forgotten to declare how hee caused the Prince of Tirzis bodie to bee accompanied with diuers prisoners chained and tied together whom hee did send vnto Samarcand the which the Prince had determined to make great for a perpetuall memorie of his greatnesse Euen so had hee greatly peopled with people of China which had beene taken in the Battailes and of those likewise which were taken out of the two great Cities Paguinfou and Quantoufou Now this battaâ—le did bring great astonishment vnto all the countries possessed by Baiazet and no bodie resâ—sted vs euen vnto Bursia whither this Armie was fled and therein were also two sonnes of Baiazet verie young Axalla being alwaies aduanced forward before our Armie with fortie thousand Horse and an hundred thousand Foot-men without any carriages who hindred the Enemies from joyning themselues againe together and hee made a cruell Warre vpon the Ottomans deliuering the Graecians from the tyrannie of Baiazet Hee approached neere vnto Bursia where the Ottomans did not stay the comming of Axallas Armie but only they which could not runne remayned behind Baiazet his two Sonnes were sent vnto the Greekish Emperour for to bring them vp and to haue mercie vpon them the rest went vnto Gallipoli for to goe vnto Andrinopoli the which they held hauing conquered it from the Graecians Now the Prince for to returne vnto my purpose dispatched towards the Emperour his Vncle and vnto the Empresse his Wife one of his Familiars called Lieban Captayne of his Chamber for to carrie him newes of this Victorie and to ioyne it also vnto all the rest He sent vnto him Baiazet his Sword and Bow and the Caparisons of his Horse the which was esteemed to be worth aboue two hundred thousand Duckets You may easily thinke that Prince Lieban was well entertayned of the old Emperour and of the young Princesse bringing word vnto them that all the World did bend it selfe to make our Prince victorious who surely receiued these Victories from God without insolencie and at such time as hee sent him most glory then did his men note him to be least puffed vp He was neuer bold but in the day of battaile and on the Eeue for to command seuerely and with greater Majesty To tell you what he was in aduersitie I did neuer see him in that estate but it is to be thought that they which bee not insolent in prosperitie are not faint-hearted in aduersitie So our victorious Prince marched directy vnto Bursia loaden with Spoyles and Trophees which hee daily got departing from the Cities which did come and yeeld themselues vnto him therein obseruing the same manner of proceeding the which we did in the Conquest of China they which did yeeld vnto him without fighting were well vsed and the obstinate well punished the Prince knowing that reward and punishment are the Moderators of Common-wealthes the one to bee vsed towards the good and the other towards the euill In the end we receiued newes by Axalla that he had receiued Bursia in the Emperours name and how the Inhabitants thereof had punished the Garrisons of Baiazet hauing driuen them away and slaine many But I dare not follow our Author any further from Tartaria for whose sake I haue entertayned him Leauing therefore his agreement with the Greeke Emperour and secret visiting Constantinople his comming to Ierusalem and Expedition against the Soldan With his Exploits in Egypt Syria Persia we will returne with him to Samarcand §. IIII. Encrease of Samarcand Affaires of China Funerals of the Can comming to Quinza and description thereof His disposition of his estate and death PErsia as long as he liued was much affected vnto him which greatly serued him for the keeping as well of Syria as of the Soldans Empire leauing continually men there and drawing out Colonies the better to settle his Affaires in those places So the Emperour leauing the Prince of Thanais with his Army to attend his pleasure he marched with the rest of his forces into his owne Countrey with all the Ioyes and Triumphes that might be possible the chiefest Prisoners marching before the Emperour amongst the which was Baiazet Emperour of the Turkes all chayned and was a Spectacle vnto all the World of Fortunes inconstancy hee continued notwithstanding in the same fiercenesse was woont to be in him So wheresoeuer the
but ours is better they would all depart and leaue me alone Further they being very ignorant presumed to be very wise and the common people did hold them for such all their knowledge being ignorances and Heathenish follies They make seuen and twenty Heauens some where there is meate and drinke and faire women whether they say all liuing things doe goe euen the Flea and the Lowse for they say that as they haue soules that they must liue in the other World And to these they say all doe goe that are not Religious men as they are They place others higher whether they say their holy Priests doe goe that liue in the Wildernesses and all the felicitie they giue them there is to sit refreshing themselues with the wind They place others yet higher the gods of the which they say haue round bodies like Bowles those which goe to these Heauens and the honour wâ—ich they giue them is to giue them round bodies as the Gods themselues haue And euen as they make many Heauens so they doe many Hels for they make thirteene to the which they goe according to the grieuousnesse of the sinnes of euery one eyther higher or lower They haue a diuision of their religious men for some they call Massancraches which are as supreame which sit aboue the King others they call Nascendeches which are as our Bishoppes here These sit equall with the King Others they call Mitires which are in the common degree of Priests which do sit vnder the King vnder the which there are yet two degrees which they call Chaynizes and Sazes And all these they ascend in degree so they doe in vanitie and pride and are more reuerenced Besides all this there is another very great inconuenience that except the Priests and all those that holds themselues for Religious men all the rest are slaues of the King and when the owner of the House dyeth all that is in it returneth to the King and let the Wife and Children hide what they can and begin to seeke a new life the people of the Countrey is of such a nature that nothing is done that the King knoweth not and any bodie be he neuer so simple may speake with the King wherefore euery one seeketh newes to carry vnto him to haue an occasion for to speake with him whereby without the Kings good will nothing can be done and wee haue already shewed before that hee is vnwilling to the matter of Christianitie To these things was joyned some disorders of the Portugals so that by all meanes I found crosses and inconueniences for to obtayne my desires and my pretence wherefore I hauing beene in the Countrey about a yeare and seeing I could make no fruit beside the passing of grieuous sicknesses I determined to leaue this Countrey and because they told mee many things of China and the people of it to haue a disposition to Christianitie and that they loued reason I determined seeing in this Countrey I did no good nor baptized more then one Gentile which I left in the Caue to goe to China in a ship of China which was then in the Countrey in which they carryed me with a very good will giuing me the best roome in the ship not taking any interest of me yea they dealt very charitably with me This name China is not the proper name of the people of this Countrey nor of the Countrey it selfe neither is there commonly in the Countrey notice of such a name onely among all the people of India and among those which dwell in the South parts as in Malaca Siam Iaoa this denomination of Chinas goeth currant and also among those Chinas which doe traffique among vs. The proper name of the Countrey is Tame the e. not well pronounced but almost drowning it and the name of the people of the Countrey is Tamgin whence this name China doth come which is currant among the strangers we know not but it may be conjectured that the people which in old time did sayle to those parts because they passed by the Coast of a Kingdome which they call Cauchin-china and traffique in it and victuall and take refreshings there for the Iourney of the Countrey that lyeth forward which is that of China in the which Kingdome they liue after the manner of the Chinas and is subject to the Chinas it sâ—emeth that omitting Cauchin from the denomination of this other Kingdome they called all the Countrey that lyeth along China China is a great part of Scythia for as Herodotus saith Scythia extendeth it selfe vnto India which may be vnderstood because the Chinas did possesse many parts of India and did conquer them of old time whereof at this day there are some Monuments as in the Coast of Choromandell which is towards the Coast of the Kingdome of Narsinga on that side which we call Saint Thome because there is a House built by the Apostle and the Relikes of his bodie There is at this day a great Temple of Idols which is a maâ—ke for the Nauigators to know the Coast which is very low the which as the men of the Countrey affirme was made by the Chinas of whom there remayned among them a perpetuall memory and therefore they call it Pagode of the Chinas which is to say Temple of the Chinas And in the Kingdome of Callecut which is the head of Mâ—lauar there be very ancient fruit-trees which the men of the Countrey say were planted by the Chinas and on the shoales of Chilao which doe runne from the Iland of Ceylan toward the Coast of Cheromandel is affirmed by the men of the Countrey a great Army of the Chinas to be cast away which came for India which was lost because the Chinas were but young in that Nauigation And so the men of the Countrey say the Chinas were Lords of all Iaoa and of Iautana which is the Kingdome of Malaca Siam and of Chapaa as it is commonly affirmed in those parts wherefore some doe affirme many of this people to bee like the Chinas that is hauing small eyes flat noses and long faces for the great commixture that the Chinas had with all of them especially with them of Iaoa which commonly are more China-like But the King of China seeing that his Kingdome went to decay and was in danger by their seeking to conqâ—er other strange Countreyes he with-drew himselfe with his men to his owne Kingdome making a publike Edict vnder paine of death that none of the Countrey should sayle out of the Kindome of China the which lasteth to this day The Liquos are not continued with mayne Land but it is an Iland which standeth in the Sea of China little more or lesse then thirtie leagues from China it selfe In this Iland liue these people which is a well disposed people more to the white then browne It is a cleanly and well attyred people they dresse their haire like women and tye it on the side of
dead are and there it consumes with time Their mourning which they vse is the sharpest that euer I saw for they weare Coats after the common sort of verie course wooll next the flesh and girt with great coards and on their head a Cappe of the same cloath made like the Caps that are vsed in the Countrey sauing that these haue certaine flappes that fall ouer their eyes Notwithstanding that as they are nearest in kindred so they weare the rougher mourning weed The rest weare raw cloath and not so course For Father or Mother they mourne three yeeres and if he bee Louthia as soone as hee heareth the newes presently he leaueth the office he serueth and goeth to mourne to his owne house for three yeeres which being ended he goeth to the Court to demand his office The Women commonly excepting those of the Sea coast and the Mountayners are very white and fine women some hauing their noses and eyes well proportioned From their child-hood they wrap their feete in cloathes that they may remayne small and they doe it for the China's doe holde them for finer women that haue small Noses and Feete This is vsed yet among the noble people and not among the basest They weare their hayre very well combed close and tyed to the crowne of the head and bound from the rootes to the toppes with a long lace very well placed And the lace is garnished with Iewels and peeces of Gold round about They vse long Coats like the Portugall women which haue the waste in the same manner that they haue They weare vpper-bodies with long sleeues they spend commonly more Silke in their garments then their husbands but in their common apparell they are cloathed in white Linnen-cloath They make curtesies as our women doe but they make three together and very hastely They vse painting their faces with Vermilion and white Ceruse very well set They commonly keepe themselues close so that through all the Citie of Cantan there appeareth not a woman but some light huswiues and base women And when they goe abroad they are not seene for they goe in close Chayres whereof wee spake before neither when any bodie commeth into the house doth hee see them except for curiositie they chance vnder the doore-cloath to looke on them that come in when they are strange people Commonly the men haue one Wife which they buy for their money more or lesse according as they are of their Fathers and Mothers Yet may euery one haue as many wiues as hee is able to maintaine but one is the principall with whom they liue and the other he lodgeth in sundry houses And if hee hath dealings in diuers Countries hee hath in euery one a wife and house with entertainement If the wife committeth adulterie and the husband accuseth her and the adulterer both suffer death And if the husband doe suffer the wife to play the adulteresse hee is grieuously punished I being in Cantan saw a Marchant of China goe from Iustice to Iustice verie sharpely handled for suffering his wife to play the adulteresse The common women are in no wise permitted to dwell within the walls And in the Suburbes without they haue their proper streets where they dwell out of the which they may not liue All the common women are slaues they bring them vp for that purpose from their child-hood they buy them of their mothers and teach them to play on an Instrument of musique and to sing And those that can best doe this because they gaine most are worth more And those which cannot doe that are worth lesse The masters either carrie them vnto the men or sell them to them and when they are to beset in the street of the common women they are written by an Officer of the King in a Booke and the Master is bound to come euerie yeere with a certaine fee to this Officer they are bound to answer their Master so much euerie moneth When they are old with Paynting they make them seeme young And after they are not for that trade they are altogether free without any obligation either to Master or any bodie and then they feed vpon that which they haue gottten I spake so particularly of this matter for to come to say that in this Countrey of China is no greater captiuitie then this of these Wenches And let no man say or affirme any other thing for about the examining of it I laboured somewhat in Cantan because some Portugals would affirme it otherwise The captiuitie in this Countrey is in manner following If any woman by the death of her husband remayneth a widdow and hath nothing to maintayne her selfe with neither the children that are left her are such as are able to get their liuing neither hath shee any thing to giue her children this Woman in this necessitie commeth to a rich man and agreeth with him for six or seuen Crownes for a Sonne or a Daughter and the price receiued shee deliuereth it if it be a Daughter shee serueth as abouesaid for a common Woman and is brought vp for that purpose if it be a Sonne hee serueth his Master some time And when hee is of age to marrie the Master giueth him a Wife and all the Children that are borne to him remayne free and without any Obligation notwithstanding this Seruant is bound to giue his Master so much by the yeere hauing a house by himselfe for when he marrieth they giue him a house and he laboureth either at some Trade or by his industrie for to earne his liuing And no man may sell any of these Slaues to the Portugals hauing great penalties for it The Women as by being common they looke for great profit of them in no wise they will sell them besides the running into great penalties also And all those which commonly are sold to the Portugals are stollen they carry them deceiued and secretly to the Portugals and so they sell them and if they were perceiued or taken in these stealths they would bee condemned in the vtmost punishment The Lawes of China giue authoritie to the Women for to sell their Children and not to the Men for as the Men are bound to get a liuing for himselfe and for his Children if hee want the remedie they hold that hee is in the fault of that And that Man may the better labour for their liuing and their Childrens So farre is China from hauing Slaues that altogether should bee captiues that neither those which they take in warre are slaues onely they are bound to the King and are placed for Souldiers in places farre from their Countries where they were taken eating of the wages they haue of the King These doe weare for a deuice a red cap as I saw the Tartarians weare in Cantan which had beene taken in the warres §. IIII. Of their Louthias Mandarines or Magistrates their creation priuiledges maintenance Of Prisons and Tortures of the King
marrieth and at such time as he marrieth them they are lodged in some of the Cities that he best liketh where they are well prouided of all things necessarie for their maintenance as sonnes to the King But they neuer see the Kings face any more after they are married All the Embassadours that come to China with Embassages from Kings or Princss receiue of the King great rewards and fauours and they giue him Cap and signes of Lothia whereby he hath great priuiledges in the Countrey They may whip and punish the Chinaes themselues so that they touch not any Louthia small or great for to meddle with these would breed great inconueniences This was the cause that Fernando Perez of Adrade going for Embassadour to China that the Chinaes did rise against him and hee escaped with his hands on his head losing some ships because hauing done vnaccustomed Iustice in China and vpon the Chinaes and they forbearing him he would stretch his hand to the Louthias The goods of the Embassadour and of his is free from customes and to him and to his they giue lodgings to dwell in and all things necessarie while they are in the Countrie No man no not a Louthia may disturbe him in any thing nor any thing of his One Lothia would haue whipped one of Siam for hauing carried a message to the Prison to certaine Portugals that were in Prison One of the Officers said vnto him that was present that he was of Siam of the Embassage wherefore being satisfied therewith he let him goe in peace desiring him he would not doe so againe With the Chinaes being so great as at the beginning we said and declared the King hath such meanes and industrie in the gouernement thereof that euery moneth he knoweth all that passeth through all the Realme and he knoweth it in this manner All matters of Iustice and of Warre and all annuities with all that is worth the knowing in euery one of the Prouinces is referred by the Louthias and by other persons to the Ponchasi and the Ponchasi maketh a relation of all by writing to the Tutan The Tutan is bound to send a Post euery moneth to the Court which carrieth the information in writing to the King of all things that passed in that moneth They count their moneths by the Moones and they are to be dispatched in such sort that at the beginning of euery Moone the Posts from all the Prouinces are to bee at the Court that the first day of the Moone it may be presented to the King as relations of all things happened in euery Prouince And although some Prouinces are farre distant from the Court that the Posts cannot come within a moneth to the Court notwithstanding in such manner they agree that euery Moone the King is to haue the relation of euery Prouince though the one be of more time then another because of the one Prouince being farre and the other neere The manner of the Posts is as among vs they carrie a Horne which they winde when they come neere to any Towne that they may haue a Horse ready in euery Towne within a certaine distance They are bound when they heare the Horne to haue a Horse ready for him which is done with such diligence as all the other seruices of the Officers And where hee is to passe a Foord as soone as he windeth his Horne with great speed they carrie him a Boat as I saw once going to the Citie of Cantan in a Towne that was in the way called Caaman Sometimes it hapneth by the malice of some Louthias when they haue any interest in it to keepe some things concealed that the King knoweth not but woe to them if the King come to know it for they are grieuously punished as wee shall see in a case hereafter following Being in India and also in China I was enformed that sometimes the King of China doth send some men of great confidence disguised through diuers parts of China that they might see how his Officers did serue him And if there were any nouelties or changes whereof they made him not priuie or some things that were necessarie to prouide § V. Of the Portugall commerce with the Chinois of the seuere Iustice executed vpon certaine Magistrates for wrongs done to the Portugals BEcause we spake many times before of Portugals captiues in China it will bee a conuenient thing that the causes of their Captiuitie be knowne where many notable things will be shewed Yee are to know that from the yeere 1554. hitherto the businesses in China are done very quietly and without danger and since that time till this day there hath not one ship beene lost but by some mischance hauing lost in times past many Because as the Portugals and the Chinaes were almost at warres when the Armies came vpon them they weighed anchor and put for the Sea and lay in places vnsheltered from tempests whereby the stormes comming many were lost vpon the coast or vpon some shelues But from the yeere 1554. hitherto Lionell of Sosa borne in Algarue being chiefe Captaine and married in Chaull made a couenant with the Chinaes that they would pay their duties and that they should suffer them to doe their businesses in their Ports And since that time they doe them in Cantan which is the first part of China and thither the Chinaes doe resort with their Silkes and Muske which are the principall goods the Portugals doe buy in China There they haue sure Hauens where they are quiet without danger or any one disquieting them and so the Chinaes doe now make their merchandise well and now both great and small are glad with the trafficke of the Portugals and the fame of them runneth through all China Whereby some of the principall of the Court came to Cantan onely to see them hauing heard the fame of them Before the time aforesaid and after the rising which Fernando Perez of Andrade did cause the businesses were done with great trouble they suffered not a Portugall in the Countrey and for great hatred and loathing called them Facui that is to say Men of the Deuill Now they hold not commerce with them vnder the name of Portugals neither went this name to the Court when they agreed to pay customes but vnder the name of Fangin which is to say People of another Coast. Note also that the law in China is that no man of China doe sayle out of the Realme in paine of death Onely it is lawfull for him to sayle along the coast of the same China And yet along the coast nor from one place to another in China it selfe it is lawfull to goe without a certificate of the Louthias of the Countrey whence they depart in which is set downe whither they goe and wherefore and the markes of his person and his age If he carrieth not this certificate he is banished to the Frontiers The Merchant that carrieth goods carrieth a
nor Siluer And therefore I besought the King that he would punish this deceiuer Tioneg that the good iustice that is vsed in China might be knowne In the time of the former Vice-roy and Capado Tioneg and his companion Yanlion deliuered this vntruth I afterward besought the King that hee would cause all the Papers of the cause of Tioneg to be coppied out and that he would send for the said Tioneg with his processes before himselfe And I my selfe saw the said Papers and caused it to appeare that all was but lyes which the said Tioneg had said I wrote vnto the King saying That by reason of the lyes which Tioneg had made the Castillians suspected that wee sought to make warre vpon them and that therefore they had slayne aboue thirtie thousand Chineses in Luzon The King did that which I besought him And so he chastised the said Yanlion commanding him to bee put to death And hee commanded Tionegs head to be cut off and to be put in a Cage The people of China which were slayne in Luzon were in no fault And I with others negotiated this businesse with the King that I might know his pleasure in this affaire and in another matter which was this That there came two English ships to these coasts of Chincheo a thing very dangerous for China That the King might consider what was to bee done in these two matters of so great importance Likewise wee wrote vnto the King that he would command the two Sangleys to be punished which shewed the Hauen to the Englishmen And after wee had written these things aforesaid to the King he answered vs thâ—t wee should learne wherefore the English ships came vnto China whether they came to robbe or no That they should dispatch from thence a Messenger immediatly to Luzon and that they should signifie to them of Luzon that they should not giue credite to the base and lying people of China And that forthwith they should put to death those two Sangleyes which shewed the Hauen to the Englishmen And touching the rest that wee wrote vnto him wee should doe as wee thought best After wee had receiued this order the Vice-roy the Capado and I sent this message to the Gouernour of Luzon That his Lordship might know the greatnesse of the King of China Seeing hee is so mightie that hee gouerneth all that the Moone and Sunne doe shine vpon And also that the Gouernour of Luzon may know the great wisedome wherewith this mighty Kingdome is gouerned Which Kingdome this long while none durst attempt to offend And albeit the Iaponians haue pretended to disquiet Corea which is vnder the Gouernment of China yet they could not obtayne their purpose but they were driuen out of it And Corea hath remayned in great peace and safety as at this day they of Luzon doe well vnderstand The Answer of Don PEDRO DE ACANNA Gouernour of the Philippinas to the Visitour of Chincheo in China THe Gouernour answered these Letters by the same Messengers that brought them vsing termes full of courtesie and authoritie Hee rehearsed the rebellion of the Sangleyes from the beginning Hee iustified the defense of the Spaniards and the punishment that was executed vpon the Offenders Hee said that no Common-wealth can be gouerned without chastising the bad nor without rewarding the good And therefore that he did not repent him of that execution because it was done for repressing of them that thought to destroy vs. That the Visitour should bee Iudge what hee would doe if the like case should happen in China That the griefe that he had was that he could not saue certaine Sangleyes Merchants Anhayes which died among the offenders But that this was vnpossible to be remedied because the furie of warre doth not giue leaue to kill some and to saue others especially being not knowne of the Souldiers in the heate of battell That vsing mercy to those that remayned aliue condemned them to rowe in the Galleyes which is the punishment which is ordayned among the Castillians for those that haue deserued death Yet if it seeme in China that it ought to be moderated hee would grant them libertie But let it be considered said Don Pedro that this may be a cause that in not chastising so great an offence they may hereafter fall againe into the same A thing that would shut vp all accesse vnto fauour That the goods of the Chineses that were slayne are in safe custodie And that it may be seene that no other affection moueth mee then that of iustice I will shortly send them to be deliuered to the right Heires or vnto such persons as of right they belong vnto None other respect moueth mee to any of these things but that of reason Whereas you tell mee That if I will not set at libertie those prisoners licence will be granted in China to the kinsfolke of those which died in the Rebellion to come with an Armie to Manila it breedeth no feare in mee For I hold the Chineses to be so wise that they will not be moued to such things vpon so weake a ground especially none occasion thereof being giuen them on our part And in case they should be of another minde wee Spaniards are a People which know very well how to defend our Right Religion and Territories And let not the Chineses thinke that they are Lords of all the World as they would haue vs thinke For wee Castillians which haue measured the World with spannes know perfectly the Countreyes of China Wherefore they shall doe well to take knowledge that the King of Spaine hath continuall warres with as mighty Kings as theirs is and doth suppresse them and putteth them to great troubles And it is no new case that when our enemies thinke that they haue vanquished vs they finde vs marching and destroying the Confines of their Land and not to cease vntill wee haue cast them out of their Thrones and taken their Scepters from them I would be much grieued with the change of the commerce But I beleeue also that the Chineses would not willingly lose it since that thereby they obtayne so great profit carrying to their Kingdome our Siluer which neuer faileth in trucke of their merchandise which are slight things and soone worne out The ships of the Englishmen which arriued on the coast of China it was determined not to receiue because they be no Spaniards but rather their enemies and Pirats Wherefore if they come to Manila they shall be punished Finally bâ—causâ— wee Spaniards doe alwaies iustifie our causes and doe boast our selues that it cannot bee said in the world that wee vsurpe other mens possessions nor inuade our friends that shall be fulfilled which is here promised And from hence forward let them know in China that wee neuer doe any thing for feare nor for threats of our enemies Don Pedro concludeth offering continuance of amitie by new bonds of peace with the Kingdomes of
the way Ruggerius went to the Mother Citie of Quam-si where hee visited one of the Royall bloud not knowing that such haue nothing to doe with the State and was not admitted but bidden first to goe to the Vice-roy to whom he went and had no injury nor yet wonted humanitie but was bidden to prosecute his Pilgrimage and not to stay there Linsitau hearing of this sought to shift his hands of them and with much adoe they obtayned that two might bee permitted to stay in their house Another danger happened by one Martin a new Conuert which had made two other Conuerts beleeue that the Fathers could by a certaine herbe turne Quick-siluer into siluer and by that meanes maintayned themselues Now the Chinois being exceedingly affected to that Alchymisticall vanitie these gaue money to buy a Wife and other costs to that false brother who vndertooke to learne of Father Ruggerius and to teach the other two that Science And hauing gotten what he could of them he also borrowed the Triangle Glasse of the Fathers with which hee ranne away The Gouernour one day desiring to see it they told him who had stolne it and he sent an Officer which found him out and brought him bound Hee to bee reuenged of the Fathers accused one of them of Adultery and the Husband of the pretended Adulteresse partner in the Conspiracie put vp a Petition against Ruggerius who vpon inquisition was found at the time named to haue beene in Quam-si two moneths journey thence The Accuser hoped to get some-what being poore to stop his mouth which they refased vtterly and hee for feare fled together with his Wife The Father was iudicially cleered and Martin in his presence receiued twentie cruell stripes and condemned to the Gallies was sent to Linsitau who had first committed him to confirme the sentence who added sixtie stripes more and being beggered and cast in bonds he was forsaken of all his Friends and the Fathers meane-while releeuing him dyed within few dayes of the wounds He which had gotten the Glasse from Martin another Conuert came and restored it to them left it might breed him danger being found with him Linsitau was preferred to a higher dignitie in the Prouince of Hu-quam To him the Citie had erected a Temple and on the Altar had set his Statue before the Altar a great Harth for burning incense Candlestickes were also magnificently placed and at his departure the whole Citie there visited him and after their rite pâ—lled off his old Boots Bootes are the ensignes of Magistracy and put on new putting the old in a Chist and locking them vp to bee reserued for a monument of his worth Ruggerius went to Amacao and Matthew got leaue for Father Edward the Superiour to returne to Sciauquin The new Conuerts which had lost their money by Martins death deuised new tumults against the Fathers the Riuer which is a mile broad ouerflowing damnified the houses of the Citie whence grew occasions of new abuses to Ours The Visitour endeauoured to procure Legation from the Pope to China and Ruggerius was sent to Europe on that businesse which tooke little effect by the death of diuers Popes hee spending the rest of his life at Salerne in the Kingdome of Naples Ricius was alone a good while till Almeida came to him His Clocke by the Diall to the eyes and by selfe-striking to the eares caused no little wonder But a new calumnie much endangered them made to the Ciai-yuen For certaine old men of Canton which are honoured for that in their whole liues they neuer haue accused any nor beene accused of any enioying therefore a yeerely feast out of the publike treasure a peculiar Vest and diuers other immunities put vp a Petition admonishing of the danger of the Amacaons and especially those Spies which had builded houses of diuers stories and euery day proceed with new arts giuing money toward the building of Sciauquin Tower to get entrance into that Citie sayling to and fro without impediment dangerous to the State This is that which our Bookes fore-tell Yee haue sowen thornes and nettles in a gentle soyle yee haue brought in Serpents and Dragons into your houses That of Amacao is like a sore on the hands or feet easily cured at leasure but this of Sciauquin an vlcer seizing on the breast and heart timely to be remedied c. The Visitour reputed a seuere man committed it to the Haitu and at last it came to the Gouernour of Sciauchin who then being at Pequin to performe the customary trienniall visitation to the King Phan his colleague our friend then Lieutenant assisted vs with his Counsell and they gaue their Glasse to the new Linsitau who ended the quarrell with the Visitour as being a false calumnie The two Marts prouided them of exhibitions and European Presents from Canton and their Clocke Mathematike Instruments Geographicall Maps Pictures and Bookes with Musicall Instruments had procured them much visitation and much estimation of Europe and some fruit thereof in Conuersions Neither was this Station vnprofitable to Amacao helping their affaires with the Magistrates in businesses with the Vice-roy in cases of shipwrackes in reducing fugitiue slaues It happened at that time the Vice-roy dying his Successour would not through superstition enter his Palace till hee had pulled it quite downe and built it anew at the Kings charge Meanewhile spending his time in Canton Prouince he was made against vs and banished vs. But the Magistrates being our friends and order comne then from Pequin to buy Scarlets of the Portugals F. Mat. Ricius was employed and got their good liking but not leaue by any meanes of the Vice-roy to stay at Sciauchin Yea hee forced vpon the Gouernour the execution of his Mandate to packe them away offering money for the house which they refused to take saying a house built for Gods seruice might not be sold and it were ill merchandise to take sixtie pieces of Gold for sixe hundred which it had cost them When they came at Canton the Admirall was absent and whiles they waited for him the Vice-roy sent a Barke for them to returne and then permitted them to chuse any other place of residence Ricius chose Nanhium in the Prouince of Quiansi or Quamsi or Chiansi which hee refused not but wished them first to trye at Nanhoa or at Xauceum commending them to the Assistant of the Gouernour thereof then present and gaue Ricius a bundle of bookes of his owne acts in token of good will who thanked him with his fore-head to the ground after their fashion They departed from Sciauchin on the Assumption day 1589. They came to the place called Sanceui or Three-waters where the Riuers of Xauceum from the North falls into a great Riuer there they vse to change ships to haue others fitted in other fashion to sayle against the streame In eight dayes sayling to the North they came to the place where
the things which she bringeth with her and all her house-hold stuffe But besides her they may marrie I say they may keepe and doe keepe as many as they are able as many Wiues as they will which for the most part they buy and afterward when they will sell them away againe They may not only not marrie with any Kinswomen of their Wiues but with none of that surname though they haue no shew of Alliance The sonnes of the Concubines doe likewise inherit and there is little or no difference in their state and honour to be the Sonne of the lawfull Wife or of the other neyther make they any question of it The thing wherein the Chinois are most obseruant Ceremonious and Superstitious is in their Burials Funerals and Mournings for herein they shew their obedience and loue to their Parents whereof their bookes are full It is a very ordinary thing to haue great respect to their Father and Mother and the disobedient are grieuously punished Many graue men and Mandarins begge leaue of the King to leaue their Offices which they haue and to goe home to keepe their Father and Mother company yeelding for a reason that they be old and that they would goe to serue them And it is a Petition in the sight of all men so iust that they grant it very vsually When the Father or the Mother dieth all the Sonnes and Daughters from the King to the meanest Peasant doe mourne for three yeares The mourning colour which among vs is blacke Bayes among them is white Linnen whereof they make all their apparell euen to the Cap. The first monethes they weare a very rough Sack-cloth girded with a Coard like the bare-footed Friers And though he be neuer so great a Mandarin without any exception saue only the Mandarins of the Warre assoone as hee heareth newes of the death of any of his Parents he is to leaue his Office and Dignitie and all other Employment whatsoeuer of Gouernment and Examinations of obtayning his degree and is to goe home for three yeares to burie his Father or Mother and to mourne and bewaile them The graue men which haue an house for this purpose doe not straitway burie their dead but keepe them two or three yeares in the house in a Chamber which they keepe for this Office and it is not the worst in the house and very vsually or euery day they go thither to make them a thousand Ceremonies and Reuerences and to burne Incense and other sweet sauours and to set ouer the place where they be laid meate to eate and at seuerall times many of those Bonzi doe meet and with great Ceremonies begin their Seruice and Prayers and their Sonnes Kinsefolkes and Wiues make lamentation The Mandarins do not only leaue their Offices and change their Weeds but also all the things which they did vse Many sit not in Chaires but vpon low Stooles they visit or suffer themselues to be seene very seldome they change euen the very Paper wherein they write wherein they haue a piece of another colour in token of mourning when they name themselues in their Letters they vse not the name which they did at other times but others proper to the partie as when he nameth himselfe hee calleth himselfe disobedient signifying that by his disobedience to his Parents he did not preserue them aliue They vse no kind of Musikce and many change their ordinarie Diet into courserfood Vpon the Funerall day they prouide great company many Kinsfolkes and Friends meete together all clad in white with many Bonzi according to euery mans abilitie which sing with dolefull Instruments And by their apparell which they weare and their time in singing hee that knew them not would take them for Clerkes reuested singing plaine Song for they much resemble them They make many Beeres with men of Paper or of white Silke many Banners and other Ensignes The place whither the Corps goeth is adorned with many figures the Corps is put into a very great Coffin This Nation holdeth a great part of their felicitie for them and their Successours to consist in these things of their Funerals especially in two the Coffin or Chist wherein the Corps is to be layed and the place of their buriall The stuffe to make the Coffin of wherein themselues are to bee buried and the making of the Coffin they leaue not to others to doe after their deathes neither then may the body looke for much cost to make one of these Coffins neither in this as a thing of great importance will they trust no not their owne Sons but they themselues at leisure seeke some kind of Wood that is least corruptible and Plankes which are commonly foure sixe or eight fingers thicke which because they bee so thicke and the Chists or Coffins very closely shut they can keepe their Corps in their Houses without any euill smell Some spend in making their Coffin seuenty eighty and an hundred Duckets They hold it for a felicity to be able to get one of these that is good on the contrary for a great disgrace not to haue a Coffin to burie himselfe in and they are very few which faile in that one point The Sepulchre and place thereof is the thing for choosing whereof they vse great Sorcerie or casting of Lots and doe it with great heedfulnesse and with the helpe of some that are skilfull in this Art For they hold opinion that in making a good choice of the place dependeth a great part of their owne good fortune and of their Posteritie And oftentimes they are a yeare in resoluing whether it shall looke toward the North or to any other part And therefore the greatest and most contentious Sutes which are in China are about places of Burials These places of Burials are alwayes without the wals in the fields or Mountaynes wherein they build Vaults very well made and strong of Bricke stone or other matter wherein they lay the Coffin and then close it vp very surely And afterward now and then they come thither to performe certain Ceremonies to bring things to eat They hold it very vnluckie to burie a dead man in the Citie and if they know it though he were the greatest man that is in China they will not suf-him to bewaile his dead Friends much especially those which are women There are many which beleeue the passing of the soules from one bodie into another and therefore after the death of their Father and Mother they will neuer kill any liuing beast yeelding for a reason why they will not doe so lest some of them should be their Mother or Father or some other other person And likewise many of them fast because that whereas some of them bee poore they desire afterward to be borne againe in a rich and honourable Family Although it bee true that the most part of them beleeue not in Idols and it offendeth them
some that they worshipped the Lord of Heauen and Earth There were some that sought not to leaue their lawfull Sonnes to bee their Heires because they thought them not fit for Gouernment but choose the wisest and best man that they could finde and left the Kingdome vnto him This Kingdome in old time was diuided into many small Kingdomes vntill by little and little it was vnited It is some foure hundred yeeres as I said before since a Tartar King possessed it whollie and two hundred since a Bonzo or Religious man of China recouered it This Mahumetan Tartar King left some tokens of himselfe in things that he did Hee left in Nanquin certaine Mathematicall instruments of Copper the like whereof for goodnesse peraduenture are not in all Europe at least not better The Chinese Bonzo which expelled him out of the Kingdome was a very valiant and wise man and there bee many Histories of his wisedome and sentencious sayings and iudgement in hard matters and the manner and forme of Gouernment which hee ordayned in this Kingdome which continueth inuiolable doth greatly declare the same Hee made new Offices and gaue new Names to all of them An vsuall thing when one house beginneth to Raigne to change all euen the name of the King as also of all Offices and also of many Cities I omit the diuision of the Gouernment into so many heads and so good distribution that it seemeth and so the Chinois say it is like to continue thousands of yeeres so that no man of the same Kingdome is able nor hath any power to make any Rebellion of importance For those which in former time reuolted were the Vice-royes of the Prouinces and other great Mandarins in whose power were the Gouernment the Souldiers and the treasure But hee diuided it in such sort that those which had power ouer the Souldiers should haue no money at all neither should the pay of the Souldiers depend vpon them and those which keepe the Treasure must haue no superintendencie and dominion ouer the Souldiers Others which were mightie and rich hee impouerished and diuided their Authoritie and Reuenues among many and so there is no man that can call himselfe Great I remember that I had read in a Booke set out in the Spanish tongue of the great power of certayne Captaynes and because the King did not trust them hee sent one of his house to will them to come vnto him All which relation with many other things which hee reporteth of the prouidence of the King how hee diuideth his Authoritie among diuers Princes is not so in truth neither in truth neither is there any apparence thereof neither haue the Captayne 's much authoritie neither are they very rich for though they haue many people yet the gouernment of them is diuided into diuers heads so that they can hardly assemble to raise any Rebellion especially because they remaine alwayes in the Kingdome and neere about the King The Reuenue of this King without doubt is exceeding great and vntill wee haue gotten it out of their Bookes wherein euery thing is set downe very particularly I will not presume to publish the same not as though I knew not that it is so since whilest a man knoweth more of this Kingdome he doubteth lesse Yet because I feare for all this that it will bee hard to make one beleeue the same which knoweth it not of a certainty making the Accounts not very large his Reuenues are one yeare with another an hundred Millions in Siluer Gold Rice and an infinite number of other things although the greatest part is Siluer And he that considereth the greatnesse of the Kingdome and that euery man payeth Tribute to the King of their Persons Lands Trees and other things without carrying any Tribute out of the same that which I speake wil not seeme excessiue But as his Reuenue is very great so his Expenses are many For those which in this Kingdome doe liue at the Kings charge are many to wit all the Mandarins to whom the King giueth Wages all the Souldiers all the Kinsfolkes of the King his Eunuches and an infinite number of people whereby his charges are exceeding great although alwayes there remayneth a good deale for him to lay vp and there is no doubt but hee hath it in store in exceeding great quantitie Many small Kingdomes round about acknowledge the King of China and pay him Tribute as Corea and others whose names I know not on this Northerne part and on the side of Malaca and Macao many others And sometimes on these Northerne parts they trouble him somewhat in robbing and killing of people It may be that your Worship or some bodie else may demand why the King of China being so great subdueth not these small Kingdomes that lye about him to deliuer himselfe of trouble I answere that he wanteth no abilitie but I will say one sure thing a Paradoxe to the people of our Europe which is That neither the Chinois nor their King doe seeke nor dreame of dilating their Empire more then it is And this their resolution is such that although they would giue them all these Kingdomes they would not take them much lesse if they were farther off For they hold it for one of the greatest miseries especially the Mandarins graue sort of people to go out of their Kingdome to any other part There is one of the best Examples hereof that may be giuen which fell out of late and that was that as by the danger which might grow to his Kingdome if the people of Iapon should winne the Kingdome of Corea which is joyned to China by the mayne Land as they began to doe the Chinois ayded the Coreans with many men and the people of Iapon by the death of their King called Quabacondono did wholly abandâ—n it The Kingdome remayned in the power of the Chinois and so continued two or three yeares After which they wholly gaue it ouer without any other greater respect then that there were none that were willing to goe thither to gouerne it nor that the King had any need to annexe it vnto his Estate And without doubt it seemeth that he would doe the like with any other although they would put it into his hands And touching those Kingdomes which pay him Tribute there is no great account made whether they come or no and their continuall comming is more for the profit of those which come then that the King doth desire it And therefore the Philippine Ilands which in former times paid Tribute to the Kings of China were made none account of when they ceased to pay it This King hath one lawfull Wife as other men haue in choice whereof they haue regard to nothing else but to her good qualities and externall beautie for there is no Nobilitie to be sought for Besides her hee hath a great number of Concubines chosen after the same manner
euery haughtie spirit rather affects meane places in the Literate Order then great in the Martiall Yea these Literate are more magnanimous and more contemne their liues in zeale of the publike then the Souldierie No lesse admirable is the Symmetrie and Order of Magistrates in their subordinate Orders in Obedience Reuerence Visitations and Presents the Inferiour giuing honourable Titles to the Superiour and kneeling to them None beares any Office aboue three yeeres except the King confirme it And the chiefe Magistrates of Prouincces Cities and Regions euery third yeere must appeare at Pequin and doe their Rites to the King at which time seuere inquirie is made of the Magistrates and they thereupon rewarded or punished I haue also obserued that the King dares not alter any of those things which in this publike Disquisition are ordered by the Iudges Anno 1607. we reade foure thousand Magistrates condemned that being the Search-yeere and a Booke published thereof These Condemned are of fiue sorts First Couetous which haue taken Bribes to peruert Iustice or haue vsurped the publike or priuate mens fortunes these are wholly depriued of all Offices for euer The second are the Cruell which haue too seuerely punished which are also depriued of their Places and Ensignes The third are the Old and sickly and the Remisse and negligent these are depriued but permitted the Immunities and Ensignes The fourth sort are the rash headdie and vnaduised which are put in lower Offices or sent to more easie places of Gouernment The last are such as haue not gouerned themselues or theirs worthy of that place of Gouernment these are wholly depriued The like Inquisition is made euery fifth yeere of the Court Magistrates and the same time also of Militarie Commanders None may beare Office in his natiue Prouince except Militarie The Sonnes also or Domestike seruants of Magistrates may not goe out of the house lest they should bee Factors for bribes but all seruices without doores is done by Officers designed to his place and when hee goeth out of his House hee sealeth the doores whether priuate or publike that none of his Seruants may goe out vnwitting to him They permit no Stranger to liue with them that mindes to returne to his Countrey or is knowne to haue Commerce with forraigne Nations and no Stranger although of a friendly Nation and Tributarie may haue accesse to the inward parts of the Kingdome a thing whereof I haue seene no Law but Custome neither haue I euer seene any of Corai in China except some Slaues which a Captayne brought thence although a tributarie Nation which vseth in manner the China Lawes And if a Stranger steale into the Countrey they punish him not with Death nor Slauerie but permit him not to returne They most seuerely punish those which without the Kings leaue haue commerce with Strangers and hardly can any bee perswaded to be sent abroad with Mandates and such are rewarded with some Dignitie at their returne None beare Weapon in Cities not the Souldiers or Captaynes but in their Traynings nor haue any men weapons in their Houses except some rustie blade which they vse when they trauell for feare of Theeues Their greatest Brawles goe no further then scratching or pulling by the hayre hee which flees or abstaines from wrong is esteemed both Wise and Valiant When the King dyeth none of his Sonnes are permitted to remayne in the Royall Citie but the Heyre and it is Capitall for them being dispersed in diuers Cities to stirre thence Some principall amongst them compounds their strifes and rules them in Cases with others they are subject to the Magistrates §. IIII. Their manifold rites in Salutations Entertaynments and other Ciuilitie to the King and Magistates Of Buryals and Marriages Birth-dayes their Men Women Names and Games Habites COurtesie or Ciuilitie is reckoned one of their fiue Cardinall vertues much commeded in their Bookes Their common Rites yee haue had largely in Pantoia When greater respect is vsed as after long absence or on a Solemne day after the common bowing both fall on their knees with the forehead to the ground and then rise and downe againe in like sort three or foure times When they doe this reuerence to a Superiour hee stands at the head of the Hall or sits and at all those prostations ioyning his hands bowes a little and sometime for greater modestie hee goeth to the side of the Hall whose head is Northwards as the doore is Southwards The same rites they performe to their Idols and sometimes as the Seruants to their Master or the meanest of the people to honourable persons which is presently to kneele and knock the ground thrice with their forehead they stand at his side when their Master speakes and kneele at euery answer When one speakes to another they vse not the second person nor the first person when they mention themselues except to their inferiour and haue as many formes of depressing themselues as of exalting others the lowliest of which is to call a mans selfe by his proper name in stead of I. When they speake any thing of another mans they vse a more honourable forme Of their owne or theirs a more modest which a man must learne both for manners sake and to vnderstand their meaning The Visitors send their Libels or papers of visitation so many that the Porter is faine to keepe a note of their names and where they dwell lest wee should forget and if the partie to bee visited be not at home or at leasure that libell is left with the Porter for a testimonie The more honourable the Visitor the larger hee writes his name In sending Presents they vse like libelling setting downe also each gift in a line by it selfe part of which may bee sent backe without offence which is done with a like libell of thankes They often send money or pieces of Gold for presents They haue Garments proper for visitations The chiefe place in both Royall Courts is giuen to Strangers most remote especially which made vs commonly to bee preferred The seruant when they are set brings as many little Cups of Cia as are Guests When they part neere the Hall doore they reiterate their bowings then at the Doore and at the passing out and after they are in their Chayre or on Horsebacke againe without doores and lastly a Seruant is sent after in his Masters name to salute them and they send their seruants likewise to resalute Their Banquets are not so much commessations as Compotations for although their Cups be as little as Nut-shels yet they drinke often Their Ciuill and Religious affayres are therein handled besides the demonstration of kindnesse In eating they haue neither Forkes nor Spoones nor Kniues but vse small smooth stickes a palme and a halfe long wherewith they put all meats to their mouthes without touching them with their fingers They bring all
ouer it were two Bridges one of Gold the other of Siluer by which those passed ouer which had beene deuout Idolaters carrying in their hands Ensignes of the same these were guided by the Priests which led them through the midst of Hell to faire and pleasant Groues and Gardens In another part were painted the Dungeons of Hell with horrible Serpents Flames Deuils To the Brazen Gates thereof there comes an Idolatrous Priest which in despight of all the Deuils deliuers his Mother from those flames There was no infernall punishment painted but had such an Inscription He which shall pray to such an Idoll a thousand times shall bee free from this punishment The Iesuites beat the Earthen Idols to dust and burnt those of wood wherein the Chinese Conuerts were the forwarder because the Countrey custome is to fill the hollow bellies of these Images with deuoted Money or Iewels They demolished the Altar and playstred ouer the Pictures and in place thereof erected the Image of Christ. No priuate man may erect a Temple by Law which yet the mighty Eunuchs transgresse A little before this exchange of Idols into Images after their distinction and a silly one it is some tooke their last leaue of Ti cam one kneeling and bidding it fare-well another chasing said Thou masse of Dung and Earth if thou hast no power to maintayne thy Temple and thy selfe what helpe may I looke for at thy hand Neither art thou worthy of any honour at mine Others said that this had sometime borne the name of some other Idoll and therefore was auenged for that change Ricius hauing thus taken possession of China by his dead bodie and liuing name wee shall briefly out of the Iesuits Epistles adde some later accidents and so leaue our China Discourses which if they haue seemed tedious and troublesome remember that China is both excessiuely rituall and also inhospitall to Strangers and I haue but imitated my subject in long and wearisome entertaynment These tell vs of the Kings vnkindnesse to his Heire proclaymed as yee haue seene against his will scarsly allowing him necessary sustenance nor permitting his Mother at her death to be mourned for with wonted Rites He is indeuout his Mother egregiously Superstitious mayntayning many Priests erecting or repayring Temples that it is a Prouerbe In the Court the Priests in the Prouinces are Magistrates obserued In that their studie of long life One had beene so mad that he being a Licentiate bought children whom secretly he killed of their bloud making compositions for that purpose which comming to light by one of his Concubines he was put to a deserued death three thousand pieces of flesh first cut from him In their Winter is greatest scarsity of water in the Riuers and many shelues then cause many shipwrackes As they want b. d. r. so they end no word in any other Consonant but m. and n. The China Conuerts are very zealous in selfe-whipping penance and fasting altered from their forme to the Ecclesiasticall which is hard to them accustomed to eate thrice a day Their Priests vse Beads mumbling thereby their Deuotions and many things alike They built a Church at Nanquin Anno 1611. The Prouince of Chequian yeelds only to the two Royall Nanquin and Pequin beeing more excellent then any of the rest Neither hath it lost other Prouinciall Ornaments howsoeuer it hath lost the seat of the China Empire but is still the best of thirteene On the East it is washed with the Sea which the winds fauouring admit passage to Iapan in foure and twentie houres on the West it confineth with the Prouinces of Nanquin and Kiamsi or Chiansi on the South with Fuquian to the North is Xanto or Sciantum It hath twelue Cities of principall note which are the heads of sixtie three lesse besides innumerable Townes Castles Villages The soile is the most fertile of the Kingdome pleasantly interlaced with Riuers many of them produced by Art in imitation of Nature in commodiousnesse no whit inferiour yeelding a spectacle of amazement to the amused Posteritic how humane force could effect such wonders These Riuers for further commoditie are towred with innumerable Bridges of huge massie stones arising into diuers Arches like to the European workmanship You haue alreadie Almeidas Epistle of his and Rogers going into this Prouince to Xao Him whence soone after they returned The Chinois haue a Prouerbe of Hamceu the Metropolis and of Suceu thien xam thien tham ti xam Su ham that which in Heauen is the Hall of Heauen lactea via as he else-where interprets it that on Earth Suceu and Hamceu The Countrey so aboundeth with Mulbery-trees and Silke-wormes that China Iapon and India are thence furnished Ten Vests of Silke are there cheaper then in our Countrey one of cloth Hamceu stands from Nanquin South-eastward nine dayes Iourney almost in thirtie degrees eleuation about three dayes Iourney from Scianbai where Cataneus was who with Trigautius our Author were sent thither by Leos procurement They went from Nanquin by the Riuer Iansu first and then into hand-made Riuers Cities Townes Villages so frequent in the way that nothing seemes in the whole Kingdome more populous Mid-way where Nanquin and Chequian Prouinces joyne is that famous Suceu seated in the Continent and seeming yet the Daughter of the Sea like another Venice but more happie with her fresh waters the Ports so frequent and ships so many as if the whole shipping of the Kingdome were thither comne to some Faires which yet are in succession perpetuall When the Fathers were comne hither the Chinois by I know not what rumour were conceited that their Foe or Gods were comne thither in Visitation And a Magistrate sent to Leo about it to know if and how hee might visit them But to leaue their Fooleries let vs take view of their Citie Hamceu is the chiefe Citie of this Prouince yea in all this Kingdome lesse perhaps somewhat in compasse of walles then Nanquin but better peopled no place in the Citie emptie nor occupied with Gardens but all builded and all the Buildings almost with diuers Stories which in other Cities of China is not vsuall The Inhabitants are so many and the Tribute so much that the Iesuites durst not relate that which hereof they had heard by graue testimonie for the incredibilitie the description would aske a whole Volume The chiefe street is almost halfe a dayes Iourney in length and cannot be lesse then admirable For whereas the Chinois vse to erect triumphall Arches as Monuments to wel-deseruing Magistrates and Ornaments to their Cities this one street hath at least three hundred such besides very many others in other parts of the Citie of massie stones and exceeding curious Workmanship that if the Houses on both sides yeelded the like splendor the World could not shew such a spectacle But they occupie it all with shops and build the most magnificence of their Houses inwards and yet those not
their Canoas brought vs Salmon Peale and such like which was a great refreshment to our men the next day following the same six came againe but after that we saw them no more vntill the sixt day when we had wayed anchor and were almost cleere of the harbour then the same six and one more brought vs of the like commodities for which we gaue them Glasse Beads Counters and small peeces of Iron which they doe as much esteeme as we Christians doe Gold and Siluer In this Sound we saw such great Scales of Salmon swimming to and fro that it is much to be admired here it floweth about eighteene foote water and is at the highest on the change day at seuen a clocke it is a very good harbour and easie to be knowne hauing three high round hils like Piramides close adioyning to the mouth of it and that in the middest is lowest and along all this coast are many good harbours to be found by reason that so many Ilands lye off from the maine The sixt of August by three a clocke in the afternoone wee were cleere of this place hauing a North North North-west winde and faire weather and the Lord sent vs a speedy and good passage homeward as could be wished for in nineteene dayes after wee saw Land on the coast of Ireland it being on the fiue and twentieth day the seuen and twentieth at noone we were two leagues from Sâ—lly and the thirtieth day in the morning wee anchored at Douer in the roade for the which and all other his blessings the Lord make vs thankfull CHAP. XX. A briefe Discourse of the probabilitie of a passage to the Westerne or South Sea illustrated with testimonies and a briefe Treatise and Mappe by Master BRIGGES I Thought good to adde somewhat to this Relation of Master Baffin that learned-vnlearned Mariner and Mathematician who wanting art of words so really employed himselfe to those industries whereof here you see so euident fruits His Mappes and Tables would haue much illustrated his Voyages if trouble and cost and his owne despaire of passage that way had not made vs willing to content our selues with that Mappe following of that thrice learned and in this argument three times thrice industrious Mathematician Master Brigges famous for his readings in both Vniuersities and this honourable Citie that I make no further Voyage of Discouery to finde and follow the remote Passage and extent of his name Master Baffin told mee that they supposed the tyde from the North-west about Digges Iland was misreported by mistaking the houre eight for eleuen and that hee would if hee might get employment search the passage from Iapan by the coast of Asia or qua data porta any way hee could But in the Indies he dyed in the late Ormus businesse slaine in fight with a shot as hee was trying his Mathematicall proiects and conclusions Now for that discouery of Sir Thomas Button I haue solicited him for his Noates and receiued of him gentle entertainment and kinde promises but being then forced to stay in the Citie vpon necessary and vrgent affaires he would at his returne home seeke and impart them Since I heare that weightie occasions haue detained him out of England and I cannot communicate that which I could not receiue which if I doe receiue I purpose rather to giue thee out of due place then not at all Once he was very confident in conference with me of a passage that way and said that he had therein satisfied his Maiestie who from his discourse in priuate inferred the necessitie thereof And the maine argument was the course of the tyde for wintering in Port Nelson see the following Mappe hee found the tyde rising euery twelue houres fifteene foote whereas in the bottome of Hudsons Bay it was but two foote and in the bottome of Fretum Dauis discouered by Baffin but one yea and a West winde equalled the nep tydes to the spring tydes plainely arguing the neighbourhood of the Sea which is on the West side of America The Summer following he found about the latitude of 60. degrees a strong race of a tide running sometimes Eastward sometimes Westward whereupon Iosias Hubbard in his plat called that place Hubbarts Hope as in the Map appeareth Now if any make scruple because this discouery was not pursued by Sir Thomas Button let him consider that being Prince Henries Seruant and partly by him employed whence I thinke he named the Country New Wales the vntimely death of that Prince put all out of ioint nor was hee so open that others should haue the glory of his discouerie And if any man thinke that the passage is so farre as the Maps vse to expresse America running out into the West it is easily answered that either of negligence or ouer-busie diligence Maps by Portugals in the East and Spaniards in the West haue beene falsely proiected Hence that fabulous strait of Anian as before by Francis Gaules testimonie and nauigation is euident And hence the Portugals to bring in the Moluccas to that moity of the world agreed vpon betwixt the Spaniards and them are thought to haue much curtalled Asia and the longitude of those Ilands giuing fewer degrees to them then in iust longitude is requisite So the older Maps of America make the Land from the Magelane Straits to the South Sea runne much West when as they rather are contracted somewhat Easterly from the North. The like is iustly supposed of their false placing Quiuira and I know not nor they neither what Countries they make in America to run so farre North-westward which Sir Francis Drakes Voyage in that Sea his Noua Albion being little further Westward then Aquatulco plainely euince to be otherwise Yea the late Map of California found to be an Iland the Sauages discourses in all the Countries Northwards and Westwards from Virginia fame whereof filled my friend Master Dermer with so much confidence that hearing of strange Ships which came thither for a kinde of Vre or earth the men vsing forkes in their diet with Caldrons to dresse their meate c. things nothing sutable to any parts of America hee supposed them to come from the East neere to China or Iapan and therefore he made a Voyage purposely to discouer but crossed with diuers disasters hee returned to Virginia frustrate of accomplishment that yeare but fuller of confidence as in a Letter from Virginia he signified to me where death ended that his designe soone after But how often are the vsuall Charts reiected by experience in these Nauigations in this worke recorded Painters and Poets are not alwayes the best Oracles For further proofes of a passage about those parts into the West Sea or South as it is called from the first discouery thereof to the South from the parts of New Spaine whence it was first descried by the Spaniards there is mention of a Portugall and taken in a Carricke in Queene Elizabeths dayes of
Affinitie in a different Sirname hinders not Matrimonie in China 394 10 Age so the Saracens stile the Mecca Pilgrims 311 Age much honoured in China 393.1 369.20 Olde Age begins at fiftie 394.1 Age of three hundred yeres attained to in the West Indies 875.20 Ages of the world the Mexicans represent by so many Sunnes 1136.40 Their odde opinions thereabout ibid. Agilitie of the Mexicans excellent 1065.10 Ague a Soueraignâ— Ayre for the Cure of it 73.60 Aijax or Giazzo the Hauen whereabouts 51.40 Aingharan the Region 312.10 Aini the Citie in Armenia 50.50 Aâ—tan what in Chinese 319.50 320.40 Alani a people of Tartari called Acias or Akas they are Christians of the Greeke Church They vse Greeke Bookes They pray for the Dead A simple people 10.10.20 Albania the Countrey where 16.20 Albcase or Albcas one of the Kingdomes of Georgia Albis a Riuer of Island 656.1 Alboris or Albsor the Mountaine 110.30 Alcatraz an Indian Cormorant described 979 Alchimâ—e much studyed in China 369.30 And doted vpon 396.50 Ale of Rie 616.50 Alehouses in Russia pay tribute 429.30 The wicked abuses thereupon 431.40 Aleppo wonne by the Tartars 117.1 Alhacen his Storie of Tamerlane 140.40 Allaying of Siluer the curiositie 951.40 Allen the Fowle in Greenland the nature of it 713.40 Almanaches in China 346.10 Almes for the Dead in China 274.1.20.30 Almes the Chinois will giue none 175.20 Almonds of Coco Nuts March-paâ—e made of them 958.50 Allome in Turkie forestalled by the Italians 51.30 Allome seperates Gold from Drasse 943 Alphabet of Gotish Letters 658 Alphabet the Chinois haue none 384.40 nor Syllables ibid. Altai the Mountaine where all the Tartar Princes are buryed 78.20 Altars in the Russian Church 450.20 452 Altars and Altar Cloathes in China 296.30 Altars in China reuerenced 263.1 Altar in a Fort the Nestorians had 37.40 Altar of Leather ibid. Alteenâ— Russian Coyne woorth fiue pence 416.1 See also page 552.20 Altine Kingdome 797.50 Called the golden King ibid. His Letters to the Russe and his demands ibid. His Countrey 〈◊〉 by China ibid. 799 Amacao in China what 319.30 The Portugals build a Citie there it is made a Bishops Sea ibid. How situated ibid. Aman a Citie in Syria taken for the Christians 123.60 Amathists a Mine of them where 901.50 Amazones where antiently 55.1 Amber store of it in Brasill how gotten 903.40 Amber great store and great peeces where 625.60 A Frogge inclosed in a peece of it 626 1 Amber eaten by the King of China to sustaine life 186.50 Amber liquid where 878.40 Ambergreece taken in the Whale place where it lyes and the colour 710.30 471.50 Ambassadours how entertained by the Crim Tartars 639.40.50 Ambassadours diuers resident in the Tartarian Court 45.40 Ambassadours counterfeit punisht with Death by the Tartars 8.10 Their libertie of speech in Tartarie 43.20 Ambassadours how honoured and priuiledged in China 189.10 Ambassadours how entertained in Russia 747 Ambassadour when first sent hither from Russia 222 Ambassages counterfeit to China 315.30 America Discouered in 61 62 63. Degrees the Coast and Seasons there described 811. In 64. Degrees 823.20 Frost there in Iuly 811.60 An Iland there in 55. Degrees 30. Minutes 812.60 America first discouered by the English before Columbus 808.20 America described by Herrara how much of it vnder the Spaniards 856. How farre discouered by the Spaniards and by the English 857.1 and in margent The Seas of 〈◊〉 the Spanish Nauigations Course and Customes in them 858. Named by a wrong Father 866.1 America vndiscouered within land 938.60 Amidâ— the Iaponians God 326.40 Amu the Prouince much Gold there 94.20 Anchors of Wood for a shift 241.50 Lost in the Sea found againe ibid. Anchorites in China 337.40 Ancon an Iland dispeopled 308.10 Andabaylas the Prouince in Peru the Temple of the Sunne in it 893.60 Andanico and Azzaio Mineralls where 71.1 Andes the Mountaines of India the diuersitie of their temperature length Beasts Soyle c. 881.50.887.20.30 Couered with Snow where their March 898 Angaman where Men haue Dogges heads 104.10 Angle lines of Whale finnes Angle hookes of Fish bones in Groenland 836.1 Anian Streights some fabulous reports of them 848.60 853.20 A note of them by Master Loâ—ke 849.50 Discouered by a Greeke Pilot for the Spaniards hopes of the North-west Passage that way the â—escription and widenesse of them 850 Anian Iland by China the many Forts and Pearle-fishings there 905.20 Anill or Indico how it growes 957.40 Annoynting the King of Norway annoyted at his Coronation 623.30 Annointing of the Mexican Kings 1009.30 Answere a strange one of a Mahumetan 253 Antarticke Starre the Indians sayle by and not by the Compasse 139.30 Antereda the Ile 123.30 Anthonie March his diligence for the Discouering to the Riuer Ob 804.805 S. Anthonies the West of Cuba 858. The best way thence to the Port of Saint Iohn de Vlua 858.60 Antigur Ilands 260.40 Antients or Ensignes of Silke in China 296 Antioch wâ—nne from the Christians the occasion 118. â—0 Antiquities the Chinois studious of 395.1 Antiquities of the Indians foolishly burnt by the Spaniards 1052.20 Antiquities some of Norway 656.40 Of Gothland Finland and Kuenland 659.660 Ants of India their admirable fortifying themselues against the Beares 978 Ants of West India their sorts some are poyson 996.10 The hurt they doe ibid. 997 The Spaniards choose a Saint-Patron against them 998 Apes in Peru on the Mountaines 936.60 Apes perfâ—â—â—ed in Boxes and sâ—â—ld for Pigmeyes 103.40 Where as bigge as men 106.10 Apostles Pictures imitated in China 303.1 Apparell of the Chinois like long Gownes 366 Apparell of Tartars 6.20 Apparell of the Russians Men and Women 12.10 Apparell the vniformitie of it in Peru 1058.10 Apparell of Fish skinnes 652.30 Appeales onely to the Emperour in Russia 422 Apples of India poysonous Arrowes poysoned with them infects those that sleepe vnder the Tree 985 Apram or a drinke of Churnâ—milke in Tartarie 9.10 Aqua-vitae is Russe Wine 459.1 Arabacha the Tartarian his Confession of Christ 39.60 Arabian Letters vsed in Chaldea 110.50 Arabicke Letters in Turquestan 109.20 Aracci the Plaine 48.40 Ararat is not all Armenia 55.10 Ararat Mountaines alwayes couered with Snow 110.2 Araxis the Riuer 49.10 Meetes with Cuâ— 49.20 The head of it 49.30 Arbor Secco where 68.30 70.50 72.20 Archbishop of Nidrosia in Norway 651 Archbishops of Russia 4. Inferiour to the two Metropolitans as they to the Patriarch 446.30 Their reuenewes ibid. Arch-Deacons in the Russian Church 147.10 Arches in building the manner in China 199.40 Arches triumphall common in China Streets 200. 370.300.1 In one Street 409.20 Archmandrites of Russia 766.40 Architect rewarded with losse of Eyes 439.10 Ardoc a Riuer 236.20 237.40 Arequa or Arequiera shee Tree in China 381.30 Arequipa Citie in Peru the Lantade distance from other places Inhabitants natiue Commodities subiect to Earthquakes c. 895.10 Arethmeticke in China an odde way for it 335.1 Europaean Arethmeticke first â—aught them ibid. Arethmeticke of the
Paulus Venetus c. 68.40 Chiai Catai an Herbe excellent for the Goâ—t c 165.10 Chiamonay or Cunebetee a Lake 254.1 Chiapa Prouince in the West Indies the Scite Commodities Arts of the Inhabiting Indians latitude of the Citie 879.1 Chiautaiso baptised 406.30 Chica drinke good for the Stone 953.60 Chichimecas Sauages of the West Indies their Fashions 876.40 Chierman the Kinâ—dome where 71.1 The Commodities there ibid. Chile Kingdome in the West Indies the bounds more Southerly towards the Aequinoctiall then Peru the true Scitâ— Extent of the Gouernment how much inhabited temper warlikenesse of the people the seuerall Spanish Colonies in it their latitudes and distances from other places 898. Bishoprickes Monasteries other townes and their latitudes and first peopling the name taken from Castro which was called Chiluc the Lakes Ilands Mynes Ports c. and their latitudes 899. The distances of Nauigation betwixt it and Panama 860.1 Chile Kingdome neere the temperature of Spaine a rich soyle a poore people 938.30 Chille Kingdome see Chile Child of Cathaya who affirmed the transmigration of Soules 42.10 Children dedicated to Deuils on their birth-day 75.40 Children exposed how prouided for 276.1 Children sold cheape in China 367 Children sold or kild in China 396 Childrens disposition ghessed at 420.30 The three Children in the Ouen the memory celebrated in Russia and when 456.10 Children how baptised named dedicated to the Church or wars in Mexico 1103. How corrected instructed ibid. How exercised at seuerall Ages 1104. c. Chimia Limia and Simia three Sciences what and where professed 166.1 China is in Asia 856.20 China a perilous Coast 258.30 When safest sayling there ibid. China what part of it the Tartars held 140.10 The Chinois had recouered held it forty yeares 149.20 China admirable for all prouisions 257.20 China the way to it by land through Russia 546 China calls it selfe Tame or Tamiâ— and the people Tangis 152.60 Described ibid. China knowne by that name to their Neighbours 167.30 They call themselues Tangin and their Countrey Tâ—me ibid. China a part of Scythia 167.40 Their Dominion of olde ibid. They are no Trauellers 168. 190.20 Hath store of shipping 173.30 The Chinois Prouerbe of that ibid. The naturall riches 173.50 Their manner of Sea-fights 174.1 Their Oares or Lioslios 174.10 Bancones Lanteas or small ships and Gallies 174.10 They dwell in their ships ibid. Poore men liue well there ibid. Their ships of guard for Merchants 175.1 10 Chinois are delicate liuers and yet industrious people 175.10 They hate Idlenesse and their Priests for being so 175.30 The tribute they pay ibid. Their Countrey well husbanded ibid. Their most artificiall Ploughes and Pumps for their shippes 176 10. Their Puppet playes ibid. Their prouision for impotent persons ibid. Trades 176.50 c. Rich men carried in Chaires 177 10. Reuenues of the King 177 50. Measures ibid. c. They loue Porke exceedingly 178.30 They haue two or three Haruests of Rice in a yeare ibid. Their Victualling houses 178.50 179.1 China most excellently full of Riuers and waters 179.10 China subiect to yearely tempests of wind 197.50 Hath thirteene â—hires 199.1 The Kingdome is fiue monethes post ouer 199.10 Streets lurge and straite 200.1 The Gouerment by Officers 183 200. Opinions of the Soules departed and of Reward after death 201.50 Their Lawes 203.10 Execution of Iustice 203.30 Curious of Newes and Nouelties 204.40 China Infinitely peopled 266.60 267 10. Hath diuers Siluer Mynes how such a world of people is maintayned 270.10 Yeilds two or three Haruests in a yeare 270 40. 365. Reason of the great trading 271.20 The admirablest place in the World 271.40 The distance of the Townes 294.60 Wonderfully tilled ibid. The High-wayes broad there 295.20 Castles none in China 295.40 Their Houses but low and why ibid. Earthquakes frequent ibid. The cheapâ—sse in China 302.60 How far from the Philippinaes 308.40 It is Cathay 342.314 40. They differ onely in name 314 50.315.10 T is great Catay 404 He that stayes there nine yeares may not returne to his Countrey 315.10 The least mother Citie in China bigger then Lisbone 319 40. The Prouinces haue peculiar Languages 320.20 They mourne three yeares for their dead 327.40 Their high-wayes much trauelled 330 60. Their trauell by Litters on mens shoulders very cheape 330. And so for Boat hire 331.39 Commoditie of their Riuers 336.20 Heate and cold much there 341 30 Greatnes of one of the 15. Prouinces 342.30 Their North parts best 344 China foure square 360.50 The true situation and quantity ibid. The exact description of it ibid. 361 c. 380.50 The two errours of our Maps of China 361.50 All one of with Cataye 361.50 362.20 Why the Neighbour-Kings cannot inuade China 362 40. How diuided from Mogot 362.40 The diuision and Chorographicall Bookes ibid. The greatnesse of their Cities and Villages 362.363 The trauell there is most by water 363.50 The cause of the plenty 363.40 The cheapnesse of their commodities 365.10 20 China needs no forreigne traffique 365.1 Europaean Commodities deare there 367.1.374.30 The gouernment 372.1 10. Halfe the time thâ—re spent in complements 374.50 The ancient names of China 380.20 The King changeth it at pleasure ibid. The greatest Kingdome of the World 380.50 T is vnder the temperate Zâ—â—e ibid. 381.20 The number of Cities and people 281 1 10. Exceedingly fortified by nature ibid. The naturall commodities of it ibid. Their innumerable shipping ibid. Why the Countrey is so cold 382.1 Their Metals Glâ—sse Paper Spices c. 382. Their Artizans not comparable to ours ibid. 383.10 Their writing and Learning c. 384. The Language subiect to Aequinocations ibid. Most confused ibid. Seuerall Languages spoken in China 402.30 Extreame difficulty of their Language 403.50 Particular descriptions of places and things in China see page 402.40 c. The Authours suspition of a Kingdome to the North of China 404. Christians not suffered to lye in their Cities a nights 411.1 China King He writes vpon plates of Gold 326 60. Kings of China where buried 260.30 275.20 Hospitall for Pilgrims that come to visit their tombes 261.50 Wonderfull wall about their buriall place 262.1 360. Hermitages in it ibid. The habit of the Hermites there and his admirable answeres to Faria ibid. Altars there much reuerenced 263.1 Rifled by Faria the Portugall 262. 263. Faria drowned 263.50 His Palace described 342. His closenesse 357 King of Chinaes Armes 266.10 275.10 296.1 319.50 352.20 392.40 Beginning of the Kingdome of China 267.50 The King is sworne to reside at Pequin 275.1 His reuenues how bestowed 276.30 364.30 His house of entertainment in euery Citie 292.30 Hee holds himselfe Lord of the World 309.50 This pride retorted by the Spaniards 310.20 He cares not to enlarge his Dominion 390 20.315.1 His noblenesse 315 20. Hee is gulled by counterfeit Ambassages ibid. 362 China vnited into a Monarchie when 376.20 The reuenue and expenses of the
Boris his time 750.1 A false Victorie ouer him bruited at Mosco His Letters to the Nobilitie at Mosco after the death of Boris 752. His Messengers tortured 753.20 Acknowledged for the true Dâ—metrius by a Priuie Counsellour ibid. 40. His pretences 755.60 His Ayde from the Pope and Poland 756. Makes himselfe knowne first to the Iesuites in Poland 576 10. The Conditions of Assistance Is ayded by Poland his first fortunes A Priests bastard his prayer before any Battell is defeated and defeates Some places yeeld to him 757. His proffer to Boris refused hee and Boris impeach one another of Magicke ibid. 30. Gets the Empire his first Acts in fauour of the Poles and Iesuites 575. Sends for a Wife into Poland offers a League against the Turkes His Letter to the English Agent and passe to him Fauours the English 758. His true name ibid. 20.40 Sends to certifie the King of England of all Commands the Emperour Boris his Letters to King Iames from Sir Thomas Smith Grants a new Commission to our Merchants 759. 760. His Articles of Contract with his Wife 761.30 c. Her Ioynture His promise to bring in Poperie both Crowned a Conspiracie against him his Guards of forreyners quarrels betwixt the Polish Ambassadour and him 762. Proued an Impostor by his owne witnesse Is slaine in a Conspiracie his Carcasse contumeliously vsed his Wife the Poles ill vsed 763 His vices ript vp his Parentage and Education His person and manners 764. His intention for change of Religion hee trusts Strangers his Visions before his Death which is reported another way 765. His Acts and death described by his Successour which begins Page 765 Derbent new Fortifications built by it by the Tartars 126.50 Desolation false layd downe in the Cart 596. An Iland in the West of Groneland 597.60 Desolation or Groineland 463.60 Desire prouoketh the Land 596.40 Desseada the Latitude 858.30 Diadem of the Kings of Peru 1054.60 What and how worne 1055.1 Of the Mexicans 1062.50 Diall in China 346.30 Diamonds store in Shar by Bactria 800 Diamonds found 109.20 Diamonds where and how found 105.40 Dice-play frequent in China 395.20 Digges Iland the Latitude 609.60 The South-Sea open to that ibid. Dingo a Russian Coyn worth a Pennie 522.20 Dinie a Fruit eaten for Drinke 236.40 Diraford in Island 597.40 Discoueries of Spaine and Portugall by East and West meete at China and the Philippinaes 939 Discouerie of a Passage in 47. Degrees from the South Sea to the North Sea 850 Disease of the Spaniards hearts cured by Indian Gold 1111.1 Disputation of Frier William with the Idolaters Nestorians 41.50 42.10 c. Displing vsed by the Mexicans in their Lents 1035.50.60 Distances of the chiefe Harbours betwixt Spaine and the Indies 858.859 Dithmar Blefkins his Trauels to Island 643. Into Groneland 651. Almost killed with the Mountaine Hecla 635. Passes into Portugall ibid. Diue-doppers strange ones in Iseland 647.50 Diuell could doe nothing when a Christian was by 45.20 Diuell inuoaked in a Tempest 308.60 Answers to the Chinois 309.1.10 Worshipped 283.10.196.30 And why 201.50 The West Indians familiaritie with him his Imposture and Sacrifices hee hath his Consulters and Pythagorean Monkes the manner of their Coniurations 973.974 Images of his his threatning of Tempests c. 974. For what end hee foretells things to come 1020.30 in margine Hungry for Mans flesh 1039.10 Diuels carrying away men in Cathaya 24.50 Diuell painted white and their Idols blacke where 105.40 Diuels consulted with in China 395.60 Diuels carrying away Men 75.20 79.50 Diuell how worshipped a Shipboord by the Chinois 318.20.30.40 His power in Island 646.10 Diuine Apothegine of the King of France 61.20 Diuinitie thought by the Indians to be in any thing that was rare in its kinde 1028.30 Diuinations of the West Indians 1043.50 Their trickes 1044.1 Diuiners are the Tartarian Priests 8.30 Called Can 14.50 Diuination vsed in China 369.10 Diuorce for barrennesse vrged in Russia 744.30 Diuorce in Mexico and the Conditions 1044 40 Diuell is insupportable 1026.10 Diuiners are the Tartars Priests 22.30 Like houshold Chaplaines ibid. Their Offices ibid. 40 Diuinations by sifting of Dust 38.50 Diuination in Tartarie by the shoulder bones of Rammes 31.20.30 c. Diuell imitates Christian Ceremonies 331.50 Dialâ— going with water strangely 409.30 Dialling first brought into China 329.60 339.20 Diet of the Chinois 365.50 Dying of Colours in the West Indies a strange way 985.1 Dyes of China naught 366.40 Dyuers for Pearles how long they hold their breath 953.1 Dyuing an houre together 972.40 Doctors title before their doores in China 370. They are the Noblest people 371.10 Their resolution to doe iustly ibid. Doctorship a great Dignitie in China 347.20 Doffraefiall Mountaine in Norway 661.20 Dogs eaten in China 381.40 Dog-Fish barkes 650.30 Dogs dung vsed to expell Poyson 92.10 Dogs of Groneland described vsed to draw like Horses 838.40 Dogs dearer then Children in Iseland 649.40 Dogs drawing in Sleds their swiftnesse 524 Dogges the Indians companions 963.10 Dogs how drest and eaten in China 179.10 Dogs draw their Carts in Albania 16.20 Dâ—lgoi Iland vpon the Riuer of Pechora 532. See also pag. 538.50 Two of that name ibid. 20 Domingo Citie in Hispaniola described the distance from Spaine Latitude Villages about it and their seuerall distances first peoplings Commodities c. 861.862 St. Domingo Citie in Hispaniola described 993 Dommes Haff a Bay 223.20 Dono a title of Honour in Iapon 324.20 Dor a Cathayan King and his shee Court 89.20 His Penance ibid. Doshnikes or Boates in Russia 243 10 Dowries great in Russia 454.1 Dragon the Armes of the King of China 392 Dragons in the West Indies 976 10 Dragons the Chinois superstition about them 395.60 Dragons 91.50 How taken 92.1 Their Gall medicinable ibid. Drie Sea by the Riuer Pechora 532.60 Drinke made of Rice Mill and Honey 4.50 And of Mares milke 5.30 And of Cowes Churne-milke 9.10 Drinke hot in China 366 1 Drinke-Offerings in China 392.1 Drinking-games 392.30 Drinke of Rice excellent 25.50 Like white Wine 27.50 Drinke of the Mexicans to procure ioyfulnesse before Death 1049.10 Drinkes hote in China good for the Stomacke and the Stone 391.50 Drinking Feasts of the Tartars 4.30.40 c. Musicke at them 4.60 Drinking Feasts of the Islanders 646.60 Drinking away ones selfe Children 225.60 Dâ—oina Riuer in Russia Nauigable one thousand miles 744.10 Dronden in Norway is Nidrosia An Archbishops Sea 651.30 Drugs of the West Indies the kindes and vses 959.40.50.960.1 Drums huge ones 438.1 Drums to make their Horses goe 226.1 Drummes vsed in stead of Bells 1049 Drunkards are for the Emperours seruice in Russia 431.40 Why they increase 432.40 Drunkennesse not punisht in Tartarie 32.30 Duckes going and returning at sound of Drumme 270 Duckes how fedde in China 174.40 Artificially bred ibid. Sir Dudley Dâ—gges his Cape the Latitude 846.40 Duina the Riuer 213.60 223.50 Duina the Riuer 415.40 Duina the Riuer where it falls into the white Sea 522.20 Duke
their authority in China 349.20 348.40 Their basenesse 353.20 And couetousnesse 355.10 20 Euphrates the head of it 49.40 Euphrates bends Southward at Camash 51.1 Europe when first peopled 661.50 And whence ibid. Europe parted from Asia by the Don. 415 Examination in Russia is all by torture 434. The cruelties ibid. Examinations how taken in China 188.20 192.50 202.50 Excesse in luxury dyet and apparell vnknowne to the Tartars 639.1 Execution done by freezing to death 373.10 Executions of death in Russia 435.1 Exorcisme in Baptisme vsed in the Russian Church 451.10 Exorcising of Deuils in China the manner 398 Extreme-vnction a Russian Sacrament 453 Extreme-vnction not knowne to the Nestorians or Armenians 38.20 Eye-salue a present one 967.50 Eyes all the Chinois haue blacke 367.10 Their opinion of grey eyes ibid. Ezina the Citie where 77.20 F FAces square 394.20 Factio is in Russia raysed by the Emperour 424.1 The wicked vse he made of it and his reason for it ibid. Falanks what in Chinese 319.20 Fâ—lcons the best in the World 71 1 Fall of a Riuer very terrible where 902.20 Famine a mighty one in Russia 752 20 Fanfur a Kingdome of Iaua 104 Fans vsed in China 383.50 How made ibid. The ordinary present ibid. Faria his Aduentures 252. to 263 Wracked and relieued by a Kyte 256. Escapes admirably Fast of the Nestorians three weekes before Lent 31.1 When beganne and ended ibid. They eate flesh on Frydayes ibid. Other of their Rites ibid. Fast of the Armenians fiue dayes before Lent for Saint Sorkis 31.1 Fasting from flesh not obserued in Magalla 800.1 Fasting in China from flesh fish c. 398.30 Fasting before visitation of Sepulchres 393 Fasting broken by necessitie 19.30 Fastings of the Mexicans in honour of their Gods the extreame strictnesse 1035 Fasts in time of drought in China 406.10 Fate all assayled to it in China 396.1 Faxiba Cicugendono vsurps all in Iapon his doings and intended conquest of China 324.20 His Letters to the Spanish Viceroy ibid. Vnites the Iaponian Dominions ibid. He forbids the Iesuits to preach 325.1 Calls himselfe Taicosoma 325.30 Musters his men for China ibid. His crueltie to his Nephew ibid. Defeats the Coraians by his Lieutenant Augustine ibid. Sends 200000. Iaponians to inhabit Corai ibid. And is yet faine to giue it ouer 325.60 Receiues the China Ambassadours with state 326. Builds most huge Palaces ibid. His policie to keepe the Iaponian Lords about him 326.50 His buildings ouerthrowne with Earthquakes 326. Receiues a Crown sent by the Chinois ibid. Refuses to restore the Kingdome of Corai 327.1 Dyes 327.1 Would be made a God His Image and Temple ibid. His posteritie rooted out ibid. Faire-foreland in Greenland the latitude 719. Sunnes refraction there ibid. 720.1 Fayre-hauen and Whale-fishing there 467 1 Fayers begun in the New Moone 270.50 Feasts the order of the Tartar Princes at them 84.10.20 30 Serued on the knee ibid. Musicke whilest he drinkes ibid. They feast euery New Moone 84.40 The Tartarian Princes giue change of Rayments when they feast 45.30 Feasts their fashion in China 180 30 60 Feasts in China vid. Banquets Feats of Actiuitie 349.40 Feathers the trade for them in Russia 805.30 Feather-pictures see Pictures Feathers rich ones at the West Indies 965 Feather works of the Indians 1132 40 Feauers gotten by the byting of an Ant 995.10 Feet how warmed in Groneland 65â— 30 Feet a great beautie for women to haue them little in China and why 376.1 How the Chinois make them little 182.20 Felons goods confiscate 429.40 Felt much vsed in Tartaria 3.40 4.20 6.40 Images of it 4.30 How made 6.40 Ferdinandus the Iesuite recouers Goez his goods by eating of Porke 316.20 Fertilitie without raine 895.40 Festiuall dayes in Peru the occasions of them The Sacrifices offered 1045. And in Mexico 1046 1047. c. Fidelity of an Infidell 238.50 Fight of the Indian fowles for fish 979 Finmack Coast described 223.1 Firre-tree most vsefull for Russia 419.30 Fishes and fishing of the West Indies 986.987 The varietie 930 Fish liued vpon 223.20 Fish vsed for Bisket and Beasts-meate 106.60 Fish fatned with Oxe dung in China 205.60 Powdred with Pepper 206.60 Fish for feeding of Cattle 649.40 Fish that giue sucke ibid. in marg Fishes that flye 931 Fishes strange ones 260.60 How bred 261.1 Fishes charmed for deuouring of Pearle-fishers 104.40 Fishes delight in the light 647.30 The abundance in Island with the manner of preseruing them ibid. Fishing with a fish in India 994.20 Fishing with a fish of tinne in Island 647.30 Fishing for the Whale in India the strange manner other fashions of Indian Fishings 931.50.932.1 10 Fish skins for couers of houses they giue a lustre 617.20 marg Fifty Cuffes the Chinois end their quarrels withall 181.50 Fiunga the Kingdome 322.30 Flaying of men and putting others in their skins vsed in Mexico 1031.30 1038.40 Flushingers head where 488.20 Flutes of earth in Mexico 104.50 It made malefactors confesse their sinnes 1047.1 Floco discouers Island by Rauens 654.50 Flokawogur a Hauen in Sheltland 654.40 Flood knowne to the Chinois 376 10 Florida discouered first by the Engglish 808 Florida the extent of the gouernment of it the altitude discouered and peopled A firme Land next to Europe of all the Indies yeares iourney by Land thence into Spaine occasion of the name fable of a Spring in it that restores youth the Aire Soyle Pearles no Gold Forts c. 868.40 c. The Hauens Ports distance from Los Martyres and Cuba altitudes of places the places where neither Gold nor People is the Riuers and Iles of it 869. Beginning of that Countrey properly called Florida No passage that way out of the North into the South Seas 870.1 10 Flowers the plenty in China 381 30 Flowers much esteemed in the West Indies Flowers of Europe thriue better there the varietie there 959.1 10 Flyes infinite store come to the fish 233.30 Flyes Waspes c. Of the West Indies 996.10 Flying fishes described 988.50 A prety battle betwixt them the Guilt-heads and Cormorants 989.10 Flying in the Aire the Mexican Sorcerers belieue they doe 1043 60 Fogge proceeding from Ice 521.10 Fogges at Sea looking like the land 566.50 Fogo Ilands the latitude 831.30 Foolish Sparrowes of India described their admirable Nests to keepe off the Monkeyes 980 40 Foot-posts of the Indians 1054 1058 For-doers of themselues how buried in China 189.1 Forfeitures extreme ones 282.50 Fortifications in China the manner 301.50 c. Fortune-telling in China 395.50 Fos Bay in Groneland 824.50 Fount of Baptisme the blessing 229.30 Fount of Baptisme wherein the Emperours vse to be christned kissed sworne vpon in Russia 783.20 Why 783.40 50 Fowles a story of strange flights of theirs 998.60 c. Fowles carefully kept by the Mexican Kings and why 1128.40 Fowles of the West Indies their kinds 963 Fowles proper to the West Indies 965 Foxenose headland 223.40 Foxes white good meate 494.10 The times of their roâ—ing abroad
for Religion none in Russia 453.50 Instruments strings in China made all of Silke 383.20 Intelligence giuen by Birds how 126.60 Inuitations the Ceremony in China 374.30 Inuitations to a Feast the forme 391.50 Iob 31. Verse 26. expounded 1028.10 Iogowr the people 109.1 Sir Iohn Hawkins his Iudgement of the Magellane Straights 900.901 Iohn Knight slaine by the Gronelanders 289.50 Ionas Poole his Voyage 464.60 Ionas Poole his Voyage to Greeneland 699. How farre hee discouered ibid. His Commission for a second Voyage 707. Hee sets fourth 711. His third Voyage 713 Iohn Prince of Denmarke our Queene Annes Brother goes a wooing into Russia dyes there 750.30 Ioynters none required in Russia 454.10 Irenia Empresse of Russia her Wisedome 743. She refuses the Empire and turnes Nunne 745.30 Irishmen were at the first peopling of Island 657.30.50 Build a Church there 665 Iron greatly desired by the Gronelanders 836 Iron frozen in pieces 493.20 Iron mouldered to dust by the wind 926.30 Iron sawne a sunder with a Weed 986. 995.10 Iron touched with the Loadstone will lift more weight then the stone it selfe can 857.10 Isa so the Saracens call Iesus 313.30 And Christians Iâ—auites 311.1 Isaac the Armenian his Trauels ibid. vnto page 316. Relates his owne Story ibid. Isaurica in Cilicia 52.60 Island and Islanders The formâ— greatnesse Ice of Island 643. Vnder the Articke Circle ibid. Originall of the Nation ibid. The Norwegians comming first thither 644.50 Their speech ibid. Their Religion Bishops first Conuersion Lutheranisme Printing seditions about Religion subiection to the Dane 645. The distinction and degrees of people Iustices strength of body indistinction of Apparell Witchcraft Learning long liues Fishings Diet Drinking Commodities Whores c. 646. Their Complements want of Linnen lowsie Loue lodging games long Nâ—ghâ—s Bathes and other wonderfull Waters 647. And Mountaines 648. No Fields nor Gardens there nor Corne Fruit nor Cities Their dwellings vnder-ground no trees but Birch troubled with Windes Flote-wood the fatnesse and sweetnesse of their Grasse their Horse Kine Dogs and other Creatures and riches 649. Some Sea-monsters their Termes for Law-suites 650. Sentence of Iustice 651. Their Bishops are vnder the Archbishop of Nidrosia in Norway 651.30 Island how it lies 651.20 The Situation Discouery Plantation Names and Language 654. c. Called so of the Ice 655.10 It is not Thule ibid. The greatnesse and bounds ibid. The shape like a Man the Circuit diuisions first Plantations 656. It hath no Beares 657.30 Their Language an Alphabet of their old letters 658. Theiâ— ancieÌ„t Manners Customes Fewell Buildings Turffe 662. Their large Houses Stones assignement of lands Husbandry Beasts Fowle Fish meate and drinke 663. Their Banquets Money ancient Religion Founders and Policie 664. Their old Ethnike rites humane Sacrifices and Christianitie 665. Magistrates Courts prouisions for the Poore diuisions of the Prouinces Hundreds tythings c. 666. 667. The duties of their Nobilitie and Iustices 668 Island some of the Coasts described 518. The Course from thence to Groneland 520 60 Island the Northeast side full of daintie Wild-fowle 609.10 Israelites dispersions some into China 400.40 Iuan Vasilowich his Crueltie 422. Iuan Vasilowich of Russia a Register of his abominable Cruelties 739. His good parts and valour 740.1 His fauours to the English Held a Saint almost by the Russians And Death ibid. Had seuen Wiues and issue 744.30 Iuanogrod the onely Citie in Russia build of Stone 628.50 Iuangorod the Riuer 439 10 Iubilee in China 275.60 Iubilee of the Mexicans 1031. The time and manner 1046.1047 Iudas Thaddaeus where Martyred 49.50 Iudges corrupt punished with death in Mexico 1020.10 Iudges their corruption in Russia 434.40 Iudges Spirituall accounted Saints 639.1 Iudicatures and consultations in the Church in Island and why 668.1 Iugures an Idolatrous people 21.1 Their Ceremonies 21.20 c. They haue Images Altars and Bels 21.40 Iugures their Temples c. described 21.40 Their Language and Writing downwards as the Chinois 22.10 Their beliefe of one God 22.20 Their Images to represent their dead Friends 22.20 Their Country 22.60 They haue the originall of the Turkish Language 23.10 Iuitland named so of the Giants 661.30 Iuitland vnder the King of Denmarke Fish good cheape there The peoples ignorance of monieâ— An Iland the number of the men there 773. They weare axes at their Girdles 775.1 The Gouernours Wisdome and Noblenesse to the English distressed there 774.775 Iuory Table worne ouer the King of China his Crowne 392.50 They that speake to him put one before their mouthes ibid. Iustices Itinerant in China 184.30 Their state in the Circuit 187 50 Iustice ouer-awed in Russia 422 30 Iustice and Mercy a pretty Embleme of them 272.10 Iustice to bee done but towards our owne the Tartarian Maxime 440.50 Iustice the manner in Island 650 651 Iustices twelue yearely in Island 646.1 Iustice exact in Peru 1055.10 Iustification the Russes errour about it 453 K KAit Castle 237.40 Kalendar of the Mexicans the prety manner of it 1050. Of the Peruuians 1051.1.10 Kangittae or Changle a people 18 40 Kartalla Riuer in Catay falleth into Ob 802.1 Ken-Cham of Tartary slaine 25.10 Kenchat a Tartarian Towne 19 60 Kerkis the people 33.40 Kersis the Country 6.30 Christians 12.40 Kersoua the chiefe City in Cassaria 2 Kettlewike Iland 223.1 Kildwin in Lapland 516.40 531.1 Kill themselues why the Indian Seruants doe when their Master dyes 974 Kine wild and tame in the West Indies the wild kild onely for their hydes 962.40 King of Armenia passed through Tartary 47.20 Relieue Rubruquis companions 47.50 King of Mexico his charge 1006 10 Kings carried on mens shoulders 992.1 Kings of Peru made Gods after death 1054.60 Kings a Tartar people 240 40 Kirgis a Dukedome in Siberia subiect to the Russe 798.30 The way thence into Catay through the Moall Tartars Country 799 Kisse the Patriarch of Muscouia kisses the Emperour 423.1 Kissing at entertainments in Island 647.1 Kissing vsed in the Greek Church 228.1 Klutzinsky the Russe Impostor acknowledged Emperour 789.40 Reiected ibid. Kneeling to great Officers in China 184.20 Kneeling on one knee more due to men and on both to God 17.10 Knife sent by the Crim Tartar to the Russe Emperour to kill himselfe 439.60 Knights see in Muscouie 216.1 Knights Ilands in Groneland 825 20 Knighthood in Mexico carried the marke or Armes of some Idols 1030.10 And so in Peru 1045 10 Knighthood the seuerall Orders in Mexico 1063.50 Kuenland the Country 659.50 L L Vsed for N by some Chinois 338.10 Laches Father of the Polanders 439.30 Lakes of two hundred miles long in Russia 415.20 Lake without a bottome where 878 50 Lake a huge one where Rubies and Saphires grow 799.1 Lakes of Titicaca and Aulagas in Peru 894 Lake that kills Birds flying ouer it 648 1 Lake admirable one 337.30 Lakes their originals from Snowes and Springs Riuers flow out of them why they breed little fish a wonder they should be so hote why they neither increase nor decrease
windes ibid. And by Westerly 925.50 Raines euer and neuer where 936. The reason 937 Rainebow with both ends vpwards 222.50 Rainebow the fable of it 275.40 Raine-Deere backnyed out 537.20 They feed vpon white Mosse 548 10. The chiefe riches of the Samoieds 555 Reasons of a Northwest Passage 848 849 Rebaptization vsed by the Russe 451. 786.40 Their Catechising and other Ceremonies ibid. Rebat the Kingdome 311.1 Rebellion how preuented in China 376.30 Records of the Peruuians kept by knots 1053.20 Red the King of Chinaâ—s Colour 208 20 Red Painting forbidden to priuate Houses in China 407.60 The peculiar Colour wherein Visitors come to the Kings throne 405.10 Red Sea or the Straight of Mecca 252.50 in marg Redemption of wilde Creatures 398.30 Reedes exceeding hard and great 382.20 Reedes or Canes of the West Indies Houses and Qâ—iuers made of them their knots full of pure water 983.50 Refining of Gold wherewithall 943 50. Of Siluer 944.1.10 947 The manner 950.20 Region of Darkenesse where the Sunne appeares not in Winter 107.10 110.40 Religion in Muscouia 217. 218. 227. 228.217.30 Religion of Musconia 444.445 c. According to the Greeke Church ibid. Religion of Mugalla like the Russes 800.1 Religion of the Crim Tartars 441 10. Their opinions of Christ ibid. Their Idols Religion of the Mexicans 1026. c. Religion in Peru the vniformitie of it euery where 1057.1 Remission of sentence is Almes-deedes 272.10 Rendacalem the Citie 281.30 Renkanes Promontory in East Iseland 654.60 Reobarte the Countrey 71.30 Resurrection an inckling of it in China 274.20 And after that all shall remaine in the Moone ibid. Reidarfiall Mountaine in Island 654.20 Reidarfiard Bay in Island 654.30 Reuelation not read in the Russian Church 452.30 Reward after Death the Chinois opinion of it 201 Rheâ—orike the Fauorite-study of China 370 Rhinocerotes where called Badas their Horne good against the Piles 169.10 Vsed to Carriages 277 60 Rhubarb 362.40 Where it growes 76.50 In China 97 50 Rhubarb described 164.40 The price of it there ibid. Called Rouen Câ—ni 165 Rialarnes Prouince in Island 665 Ribbes of the Examined broken or pincht 434 Rica or Rie in Liefland 627.10 Or Rigaâ—o Rice the King of Chinaes tribute payed in 364. The chiefe food of China ibid. Rice growes in Marishes 178. â—0 Rice Bread 91.40 Richard Relâ—e a debauched Englishman rebaptized by the Russe 451.50 Richest Prouince in the World is Malabar 104.30 Ricius the Iesuit sent for into China 320.50 Carries a fiâ—e Watch with him Is made Gouernour of the Colledge in Amacao 321.40 Disappointed of his purpose and returnes to Amacao ibid. Returnes into China 327.30 He and Ruggierus sent to the Aitao ibid. Commanded away by him ibid. Gets leaue to build 328.40.50 Their Bookes admired 329.1 How honoured ibid. Slundered and conspired against and freed ibid. 20. Hee prints a Mappe in the China Characters ibid. Makes Spheares Globes and Dyals reades vpon them and is admired ibid. A proposition for an Embassie from Spaine to China crossed 330.10 He is troubled in Sciauchin salues all with bribes 333.30 But is after banished ibid. Builds another Station or house at Xauceum 334.50 Teaches Mathematickes 335.1 His house abused and the Offenders punished ibid. 10. A Conspiracy against him ibid. Taken for a Boâ—zi and infamous whereupon he alters his habite 336.1 Goes further into China 337.1.10 c. Arriuer at Nanquin 338.10 Is skared thence and goes to Nanciâ—n his vision ibid. 50. He hath the Art of memory 339.10 Gets into great credite writes a Booke of friendship ibid. Goes to Nanquin againe but not suffered to stay 340.1.10 His Iourney to Pâ—quin the Citie Royall 341. Pâ—sses the streets vnknowne 34â— 10. Makes a China Dictionary and Grammar 342. 34â— Returnes againe to Nanquin 343 Ricius honoured againe at Nanquin 345.20 Teaches Mathematickes ibid. 346. Beleeued to haue liued some Ages 347.39 Disputes with the famous Chinois and is admired 348. His Presents to the King and the losse of their Ship ibid. 50. 352. His China name iâ— Sithai 349.1 In danger of an Eunuch ibid. 1. Is befriended and feasted by that great Eunuch ibid. 353.10.20 His Iourney to Court ibid. His Petition vnanswered 354.1.40.60 Pillâ—ged by an Eunuch and petitioned against 355.20.30.40 c. Is sent for by the King 356.20 Exceeding welcome ibid. Vrged to be made a Mandarine 357.40 Is shut vp some Moneths and petitioned against 358.10 Hath leaue to hire a House and hath allowance of the Kings purse and honoured againe ibid. 359. His Booke of the description of China begins page 380. The Iewes offer to make him Ruler of their Synagogue 400.60 Hath liberty to stay at Peqâ—in and maintenance 405.40 One writes against him falls sicke and dyes 407.1 Ring vsed in Marriage by the Russes 454.20 Rings the Chinois weare in their Eares but not on their Fingers 349.30 Worne in the Nosthrils by the Indians 992.30 Ripening of greene Nuts in a Vessell a Philosophicall way 956.30 Riphaean Mountaines where 53.30 The fables of them 220.40 Risalandia a Prouince in Norway the Etymon 661.30 Riuer made by hand in China 97.30 Riuer changing his Course 236.20 Aâ—d why 236.40 Riuer lost in the Earth ibid. 20. 237.40 Riuer sinking vnderground and rising againe 873.50 Riuers yeelding Gold 874.10 Riuer Quian in China the greatest in the World 97.10 Much traded vpon ibid. Riuers of Russia the chiefe 415.30 Riuer of Mosca hallowed 225.10 226. And the Volga 244.10 Riuer of Plate the Voyage distance and seasons of Nauigation from Spaine thither 859.50 Riuer of Salt in Chile the Latitude 898 Riuers in China all frozen in Winter 343.1 Riuers frozen for fiue moneths in Russâ—a 414.50 Riuers of Podolia 632.20 Riuers of Siberia 525.526 c. Riuers of Saint Lucar Nicardo and Zedros in the West Indies their distance from the Aequinoctiall 891.40 Riuers Mountaines c. worshipped in India 1028.20 Their Sacrifices 1036.50 Roâ—es most exceeding rich in Russia 741 Robais or Edessâ— the Citie 110.50 Rocke artificiall one 346.60 c. Rocke of Diamonds 253.40 Rogations imitated by the Diuell in Mexico 1047.20 c. Rogaelandia Prouince in Norway 654.40 Roman fortitude of a Mexican Captiue 1015 Romish rites found in China 397.60 As single Life Singing Seruice long Robes Purgatory and Absolution vpon money giuen to the Priest his shauing Monkery and base esteeme 398.1.10 Romish Pilgrimages held a protection for tyrannous vsurpation 622. marg Rootes whereof the Indians make Bread or Meate 954.955 Rope-tumblers in China 349.40 Rope-walking admirably in the West Indies 1065.10 Rose Iland in Russia by Archangell Castle an English house there 744.10 The way thence to Mosco 747.10 Ressomakka a strange Beast described 220 Rost Ilands where 212.10 222.50 Rosting the Examined on a Spit 434.50 Rouerso a Fish vsed to catch other Fishes described where inuented 999.10 Roxani and Roxolani in Scrabo are the Russians 633.30 Roxellani are not the Russes 413.50 Rubarb vsed in a Iugling cure
was lame and that he was therefore so called Tamerlan his first warre against the Moscouite The Armie of the Moscouite The Armie of Tamerlan The order of Tamerlans Battell Quauicay if not Quinsay The Tartarian Exercises Tamerlan his Marriage with the great ChaÌ„s Daughter The scituation of the Citie of Samercand This may bee praysed in a Pagan and Infidell but not in a Christâ—â—n Prince Qui vb que est nusquam est He which is of all Religions is of none Hordas are the moueable populations of the Tartars A wall builded by the King of China This was as the Chinois report built before and perhaps now by age ruined which may be a câ—use Pole mentions them not and by this King repayred 100. yeares after Polos time In which space also the Chinois if this story be true had râ—couered part of their Empire conquâ—red before by Cublai A kind parting betweene the Father and the Sonne Samay made Gouernour of Sachetay in Tamerlans absence Tamerlan his Armie marching against the King of China The conspiracie of Calix against Tamerlan in his absence Good directions from Tamerlan Brore Axalla Many Christians Calix taken prisoner by Axalla Calix beheaded The ordinarie Garrison at Cambalu of 30000. Souldiers Tamerlan welcommed vnto his Armie with new and strange acclamation Tamerlan his Otation vnto his Souldiers vpon his going forward against the King of China The crie of the Souldiers vpon the Emperours Oration A wall builded by the King of China fortie leagues long Perhaps this was not the ancient wall of which the Chinois write but some other betwixt Cathay and those parts of Mangi which the Tartars hauing gotten in Pâ—los dayes might soone after lose and the Chinois recouâ—r the Tartarians stil holding Quinsay some other parts of Mangi or China as this storie iâ— wholly truâ— seemes to import The Prince of Thanais gayneth a Lord of the Mountains to doe the Emperor seruice Vauchefu The speech of the Mountaine Lord vnto Tamerlan Calibes Oration vnto Prince Tamerlan The Lake Hogeen Quaguifou Fiftie thousand men sent into China by a secret passage vnder the leading of the Prince of Thanais and Axalla A secret way found into China by the conduct of the mountaine Lord. Axalla ouerthrew the Chinois that kept the wall of partition Quantiou The custome of the Chinois in religion The Emperour wonne the wals of China The mountain Lord rewarded with great gouernment A good aduertiâ—â—ment for Generalâ— Axalla made Captaine generall of all the foot-men Paguinfou besieged Note these changes of state betwixt the Tartars and Chinois A great Suburbe wonne by Axalla in the night The situation of the Citie of Paguinfou The siege of Paguinfou The Citie of Paguinfou yeelded vnto Tamerlan vpon the death of their Gouernour Axallas choise Tamerlan his kind of godlinesse The King of China his magnificence The custome of the Chinois Tunicheuoy Pannihu Tiaucheuoy The order of the Princes battaile against the King of China The beautie and richnesse of the King of Chinas Armie Tamerlan his speech of the King of China The battaile betweene the King of China and Tamerlan The King of China wounded and taken Prisoner Tamerlans victory ouer the King of China Pannihu Tam. dranke no Wine The comming of the King of China prisoner vnto the Emperour Tamerlan 200. Cities A description of China Rhubarbe Tame or Tamin and Tamegius Quantou Burda Porchio Odmar set vpon the Kings Brother at the passing of a Riuer and slue fifty thousand of his men A stratagem An Embassage from the King of Chinas Brother vnto Tamerlan to treat for peace and the Kings deliuerance Conditions agreed vpon betweene Tamerlan and the Chinois Odmar lefâ— Gouernour of China for Tamerlan Tamerlan turned his fauouâ— vnto Axalla 200000. crowne of yeerley tent giuen vnto Axalla by Tamerlan The meeting betweene the great Cam and Tamerlan at the Citie of Cambalu in Cataio Axalla rewarded by the great Cam for his good seruice and faithfulnesse A message sent by Tamerlan vnto Baiazet The proud answer of Baiazet Heauy parting A notable saying of Tamerlan Tamerlan his dreame Tamerlan iourney against the Turke Tamerlan returneth from the conquest of China vnto Samercand Consultation about the way the Armie should take to the Turkes Empire Tamerlan his chiefest trust Bachu Tamerlan hunted by the way towards the Turke Baiazet marched vnto the siege of Constantinople The gouernmâ—nt Axalla did chuâ—e Notable iustice amongst the Tartarians The causes of Tamerlans warre against the Turkes A stratagem How Tamerlans Armie passed the night before the battell fought against the Turke Tamerlan his custome before a battell The manner of the march of the Turkish Foot-men The order of Tamerlan his battell What the Turks Ianizaries be Mamalukes Tamerlan his principall maxime of warre The battaile betweene Tamerlan and Baiazet Tamerlan his notable victorie obtayned against Baiazet wherein hee was taken prisoner Tamerlan his wisedome the cause of the victorie and wherein performed Baiazet brought before Tamarlan with his pride Tamerlan his saying of Baiazet The despairâ— of Baiazet after he was taken prisoner Baiazet Tamarlans foot-stoole to mount on horâ—eback Tamarlan his pollicie for â—o encrease his Citie Samarcand Axalla cruell against the Ottomans for the deliuery of Greece Presents sent by Tamerlan vnto the great Cham his Vncle. Tamerlan his vow vnto God Articles of a new agreemenâ— betweene Tamerlan and the King of China The magnificent Funerall of the great Cham of Tartaria Tamerlan his vertuous and chaste loue vnto his good Wife The young Prince made Couernour of Quinzai and ouer all the Countrey which seemeth to bee the North parts of China and perhaps in these times Nanquin was the Seat of the K. of China and Quinzai of the Tartar Can. Axalla appointed the young Princes Gouernour and authorised ouer all the Kingdomes of Tamerlan as Gouernour generall The King of China came vnto the Emperour Tamerlans Court and did sweare vnto him once againe obedience The meane apparell of Tamerlan * This battell for breuitie is omitted as is also the most part of the Booke The description of the Citie of Quinzay with the wonderfull situation thereof Tamerlan receiued with great magnificence into Quinsay with rich and rare presents The order hee tooke for his sonnes education Tamerlan his notable saying of succession in his Empire The Empresse deliuered of an other sonne at Samarcand in Parthia Tamerlan his recreations and notable saying thereof The admiration and exceeding loue the people of Quinzay did beare vnto their Emperor The nature of the people of Quinzay toward their Emperour Prince Axalla sent into China for to establish a peace there The meeting of Prince Axalla with the King of China at Pochio The resolution of the meeting betweene Axalla and King of China King of Chinaâ— brother succeeds The iustice of Tamerlan Tamerlan his great liberalitie Tamerlan his core of his reuenue The death of the Emperour Tamerlan Prince Sautochie proclaymed Emperor and signed dispatches Prince Sautochio nineteene
in China Ciaracar Paruam the extreme border of the Mogoll Aingharan Calcia Gialalabath Cheman Samarhan or Samarcand Bogbar Tengi Badascian Ciarciunar Serpanil Sarcil Snowie way Tangbetar Iaconich Hiarchan Catay-Carauan Precious Marble Mahamet Câ—â— King of Cascar Cialis * To vse as it seemes those words La illah illalah Mehumed resullalah the Characteristical note of Mahumetan profession * To Meccâ— ward Carauan Bassa See before in Chaggi Memet the like Iourney and the same places Voyage to Catay from Hiarchan Places in the way Goez danceth Caracathai the first place of the Tartars Conquest See before in F. Bacoâ— Rubâ— c. Acsir Cialis Musulmans that is right beleeuers Newes of F. M. Ricius and the Iesuits * In Pantoia and Ricius Names changed by the Iesuites Cambalu Pucian Turphan Aremuth Camul The wals of China Chiaicuon Sociâ—u in China Borderers theeuish Tartars customes in the borders * This 200. iâ— to bee vnderstood of the Westerne partâ— or perhaps all but so much is naturall of rockes or hils or Trigautius a Dutchman might meane Dutch miles The Map expresseth about 1000. miles The reports are diuers as from reports for who could see it all and what good would 200. miles doe which horsemen in few dayes might passe Diuers Embassages counterfeited Reports of trauellers to bee weighed Nouem 1606. Carauan commeth Singhan Goez dyeth Tartarean Tartars Isaacs iourney Chaul 1615. Ignatius and Francis canonized by Greg. 15. March 12. 1622. This happened in Capt. Saris his ship See to 1. l. 4. c. 1. p. 367. * See sup l. 9. c. 12. §. 5. and the last Chapter of my Pilgrimage 2. Cor. 10.4 See Sir T. Roe and M. Terry sup p. 1482. and 586. This Storie shewes that with Mogols Chinois gifts are best Conuertâ—rs * Adol Schulkenius Colon. A. 1622. Iun. 26. See before in Polo Conti c. the truth hereof Apoc. 18. Acts 20. Cit. pro Milâ—nâ— How little in comparison was Pauls from Ierusalem to Illyricum Letter of Xauier Deuill worshipped by the Chinois Canton Cangoxima in Iapon Paul had beene in India and was Baptised Seas tempestuous and Piraticall Xauiers zeale Sancian thirtie leagues from the China shoare Xauiers death See Vita Xauerij F. Pinto Eman. Acosta Mafferius Ricius c. * Since the Expedition of the Westerne Christians the chiefe of which were Franks to the conquest of Ierusalem A Peninsula is compasted with water except on one part Beginnings of Amacao Melchiâ—r Nuns Canton leâ—st Metropolitan Citie I take but a liâ—tle of his relation because you haue so much before Aiton Aitao or Haitao * So Pinto alâ—o but this is the Prouinces Armes not the Kings * Some Sects ackâ—owledge more others 〈◊〉 Valignanus Admiranda regni Sinensis extant with the Iesuites Epistles published by Io. Hayus Plaut Mich. Ruggerius Portugall trade at Canton by day and extrusion at night Rugg first entrance Ruggerius freed by the Hai-tao Ambassage of Siam Zumpim or Chumbim Mat. Ricius Fraternitie of Iesus Vice-roy of Canton Quamsi Sciauquin Bribe trickes Mat. Ricius Clocke-watch Iesuites first China station Three cornered Glasse Quam-cheu the true name of Canton Pasius dieth long after Iaponian Embassage to the Pope Edâ—dit Hen. Cuickius King of Bungos Letter * But that Hortus deâ—iciarum Anâ—lia was more worth then both Indies to the Pope See sup lib. 8. c. 6. c. This the most acceptable mysterie of Papall Faith Extract è literit Roma missis See the last chap. of my Pilg. l. 9. Popes presents Papall fauours with little cost buying much esteeme Pompe prescribed See of these Iaponian Kings and Rites my Pilg. l. 5. c. 15. Nabunanga Frenoiama The Bonzian Quanon and Popish Corpus Christi Playes like by Iesuites testimoniâ— Shauâ—lings Faxiba made Quabacondono Quabacu signifies the Chist of treasure Cos. Turrianus The 3. chiefe men in Iapon The Vo High Priest and Quingue A greater then they Meaco the chiefe Citie of Iapon Corai Organtinus Brixiensis Quiâ— tulerit Gracchos c. * The Dairi the titular King China inuasion Reckoning without his Host. Iaponian Theologie * The Iesuits Christian Religion alway by the Deuill and his accuâ—ed for a State-disturber Iesuites banished Iaponian workmanship Preparation for inuasion of Corai Corai described see my China Map * This is that Fâ—reisama of whom you reade in Capt. Saris and Master Cocke depriued by Ogoshosama 1592. Wide Riuer betwixt China and Corai 190. Iesuites China Embassage Huge Palace and preparation for entertainment of the Chinois Noximandono a Iaponian Pirat Prodigious raines Earth-quakes * Iaponian policy to keepe all the Lords about the Court for securitie seldome suffered to visite their Kingdomes China Presents and Letters * Chia an herb vsed in warme water in all entertaynments in Iapon and China Bish. of Iapon â—â—an Pastus Alex Vaâ—gnanus P. Pilo lib. 5. c. 1◠§. 4. See of his death tom 1. p. 407. Tâ—mâ—le of Scinfaciman Câ—pâ— Saris told mee hee saw it Sup. l. 7. in fines Ci-hien a Goueâ—nour of a Hien or Citie Iesuites supplication Ciai-yuen or Chaen Prouinciall Visitour Money brings the Iesuites to China and procures them residence Liuqueceo Viegas bountie Friars in China see cap. 3. Anno 1583. Sciauquin tower Temple and statue to Gouernours Ignoto Deo Wilde Christianitie Iesuites build a house at first meane after greater D. wanting to Chinois Images worshipped First Baptisme Fancies of the vulgar Tables of honour Chinois in Hospitall Portugals called Deuils Tenderdâ—n steeple Conspiracie False accuses truely rewarded Mathematicks and Map of the world introduction to the Gospell Chinois ignorant of the world Ricius his Map The world vshers the Iesuits Gospell Ruggers râ—turn Spheâ—res and Globes Linsitau Ruler of two or three Diuisions or Hundreds See that Bull. sup l. 2. c. 1. Gaine separates the subiects of one Crowne without separation of state Apply this to the quarrell twixt the English and Dutch in the Indies And hereby you see the Iesuites instruments of secular affaires Edw. Menese whose Booke you haue in the 9. booke tom 1. F. Edw Sande Antonie Almeida License for Cequian Strange course for names Iesuites change their names Almeidas Letter to Ed. Sande Rector at Xauchin or Sciauchin contracted Moilin The Linsitaus brother aforesayd Another riuer Way paued and populous Seats and Porters in the high-wayes Faquen Great Cities thicke Metropolitan Citie of Chiansi All this way is apparent in the new Map New Riuer Nine Tatis * These miles seeme to bee intended Spanâ—sh leagues Cold Region Papists and Paynims Ceremonies alike Ciquion Cuixion New Riuer Steâ—ilitie Sciaubin or Ciquion like Venice Prouincials Letter Fortie Chinois compared to 40000. Iaponian Conuerts Coellius first teacher to paint Vutan a holy place haunted by Pilgrimes New Conuert a false Knaue Martin whipped to death Manner of honouring good Magistrates R. goeth into Europe Priuiledged old men Their elegant Petition is whole in Ricius too long for this place Iesuites merit their exhibition by seruice to
Barge Glorious Varnish Abundance of all colours in Iapon and China Painted Figures Very great Oares and the excellent vse of them Musike Manner of petitioning the King Eunuch estranged They stayed three months Lincin This was the thirteenth of October Couetousnesse iniurious Images A Crosse and Reliques A Chalice A Crucifixe Suspicion Dying dreadfull The force of Winter This was till the bâ—ginning of Ianuarie 1601. The King sends for them Their iourney They came to Paquin in 4. dayes trauell The present is deliuered to the King Clockes and Pictures admired They are sent for to the Court. Eunuches are taught to vse the Clockes The Pictures The King of China his questions Three kindes of Kings The Escuriall Saint Markes Sepulchers Death of King Philip the 2. The King neuer suffereth himselfe to be seene of the common people Bad Picture-drawers Eunuches preferred Iesuites offered to be Mandarins A Moneth Mandarin offâ—nded They are shut vp some three moneths Mandarins Petition A Turke kept there They hyer an House Visited by Mandarins China ignorance oâ— the worâ—d Vse of Maps Ill Cosmographie Ignorance mother of arrogance Mathematicks Ethikes Foure months Hopes of Christianitie The basenesse of the Bonzi Indeuotion Almost Atheists Bookes of Philosophers aboue 2000. yeeres old Sacrifices to Philosophers Some Christians made there Closensse of Women Some relations of Conuersions are heere for breuitie omitted Multitude of people Desire of Learning and Morall vertue Marke this zeale China foure square The Description Two notable errours of our newest Maps Paquin in 40. degrees The Kingdom of China goeth not past 42. degrees North-ward China and Catayo are all one Cambalu and Paquin aâ—e all one Very Merchants It is so in Moscouie Iasper stone a great merchandise· x Almizcte Span. the Latin hath Muske y Como buche Span Latin Stomachum Rhubarb See before in Chaggi Memet p. 164 A Sea of sand Diuision Chorographicall Bookes Chinâ— populous Villages as great as Townes Walls Nanquin in 32. degrees and an halfe Three walls Streets long Palaces Circuit 200000. houses Hancheo and Sucheo Quinsay Ciuitas coeli Reuenue Building not beautifull compared with European Vniformitie in China Cities Fertilitie Commodious Riuers In 600. leagues but one day by land This is more exactly measured by Ricius a more exact and mature obseruer of all things sup §. 5. cap. 5. Mighty Riuer perhaps Quâ—â—n mentioned by Polo Fishing with a kinde of Rauens or Cormoraâ—ts Muddy Riuer Alume vsed in clarifying of water Shipping Ship-houses Multitude of ships The excellent beauty of the Mandarines Barges Tributes in money and in kinde 10000. Vessels at Nanquin for Tribute of Victuals and 1000. for other Tributes and others many for workes Path-way of ships Sluces or locks Silkes and perfumes Vessels for workes Siluer in greatest request in China The great store of merchandise in China Cheapnesse A caution for strange Merchants Victuall store and cheape Sixe pence One halfpeny Herbs Two and three Haruests in one yeere Plaine Countrey Plaine of 100. leagues Spare feeding Herb-eaters Horses eaten Wines diuers Neatnesse Iesuites Benefit of hot drinke Oile made of an herbe Cold Prouinces Timber plenty Much Gold to be bought in China Brasse money vsed in China * Sarcos laâ— ferruginei Trades Seruants cheape Sale of children vile None very rich Yet as rich as ours very rich Few idle Surnames Knights Nobilitie only in Learning No Lord but the King Extortion Marriage Polygamie Inheritance Funerals and mournings Three yeares mourning in white Linnen Keeping the dead at home Other Funerall Rites Funerall day Funerall Figures Coffâ—n Buriall place Vnluckie to burie in the Citie Transition of soules Metempsuchicall Superstion Idolatrie Of Hell See in Pinto Lots Wicked Bonzi Diuiners and diuinations Studies to prolong life Bookes of Alchimie Souldiers many and few Basenesse Armour and Armes The barrels of their Pieces but a span long The causes of bad Souldiers dis-respect dis-use and their choise from the tonâ—â—e Exercises Militarie No Ordnance Tartarian conquest Feare of Tartars Mahometans No weapons in houses Not bloudie Studious Many Characters Monosyllable language Pensil-writing Rhetorike sole Art Here followed of their Degrees which is more exact in Trigantius and therefore here omitted Glory of Doctors They Print yeerely great store of bookes in China Easie Printing Printing white Most can write and reade Pootrie Painting and Musicke Noble Spirit of the Mandarins Sinceritie of some The present Kings disposition Heroike zeale Kings Wiues and Children Question of the Successor Thousands of Court Mandarins The Prince Proclaimed Gouernment good if well executed Lawes lawlesse Bribes Dance in a Net naked Court Mandarins Chiefe Mandarin or of Heauen See or these after in the diâ—course of Riccius and Trigantius The second The third c. Counsell of State or the Colai Their wealth and wages meane Whipping State and pompe Visitors Punishment by death rare The great frosts of Winter in Paquin Bookes of newes Complements of courtesie and entertainment That which is in a little letter is added out of Trigautius * When they salute in the street they turne to the North side to side at home to the head of the house which is against the doore Northward also their Temples and Halls for entertaynment being made with the doore to the South Cha or Chia a drinke made with a certaine herbe Paytre or visiting paper These Libels consist of 12. pages of white paper a palme and halâ—e long c. see Ric. pag. 66. Salutation or visitation-garments Taking leaue Head place of the house Great Letters for great persons First acquaintance Sending Presents Banquetting Inuitations Feasts to taste and bride it Chinois Complemental and almost all complement New-yeere A Turke dis-respected The Hierarchy applauded by Chinois Ridiculous nicetie Palace Polygamie litigious Closenesse of Women Apparell Small feet Histories of their Kings Knowledge of the Flood Moralitie made a King and Nature made a Mandarine contrary to innumerable Scripture c. Mathematicall Instruments The China vindex New Lords new Lawes Rebellion preuented by the policie Reuenue 100. Millions others say 150. Expences Nâ—ighbour Kingdomes Corea or Corai A Paradoxe Contentednes Corea ioyned to the Continent of China Queenes closenesse Eunuches The yard and all cut away Their numbers and choice Seruice Ignorance Couetousnesse The common people neuer see nor speake with the King Law of Nations contemned Embâ—assages Royall Palace Yellow is the Kings Colour Riuer and Bridges Fire from Heauen No peace to the wicked Mounts and Groues Third partâ—tion King a home Prisoner Temple of Heauen and Earth Barbarous vsage of the Kings Children Kings Affinitie and Consanguinitie little worth Maps of China Here in the author begins l. 1 cap. 2. the first being a place The diuers names of this Kingdome The China custoâ—â— of changing names yet this name China Sina or Cathay vnknowne to them Conceit of the Earths forme The Kings Title Largenesse of the Kingdome of China The temperate Climate * Some say many more see the Map and notes Chap. 3.