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accomplice_n in_o the_o conspiracy_n which_o be_v not_o like_a that_o of_o catiline_n for_o they_o do_v not_o design_n to_o oppress_v but_o deliver_v their_o country_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v very_o exact_a and_o diligent_a inquisition_n make_v the_o chineses_n be_v very_o dexterous_a in_o conceal_v and_o dissemble_v the_o affair_n of_o their_o nation_n and_o speak_v very_o spare_o and_o advise_o of_o thing_n of_o the_o least_o importance_n and_o whoever_o disclose_v a_o secret_a be_v account_v a_o public_a enemy_n and_o a_o persecutor_n of_o his_o country_n but_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v put_v to_o the_o torture_n the_o first_o pain_n make_v they_o proclaim_v all_o they_o know_v they_o love_v themselves_o too_o well_o to_o love_v their_o friend_n to_o that_o degree_n as_o to_o suffer_v any_o pain_n upon_o their_o account_n they_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o pay_v so_o dear_a for_o their_o friendship_n therefore_o assoon_o as_o the_o first_o who_o be_v apprehend_v be_v put_v to_o the_o torture_n instant_o â—â—ll_v the_o conspirator_n be_v discover_v some_o be_v only_o privy_a and_o consent_n to_o the_o conspiracy_n other_o be_v stickler_n and_o principalâ—â—_n but_o the_o tartar_n present_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o this_o be_v their_o ordinary_a way_n of_o punish_v all_o criminal_a person_n without_o make_v any_o distinction_n of_o either_o crime_n or_o person_n it_o be_v sufficient_a they_o have_v all_o deserve_a to_o die_v after_o this_o first_o execution_n the_o tartar_n look_v more_o narrow_o to_o keep_v â—â—_o strict_a guard_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o â—â—o_o this_o effect_n they_o appoint_v new_a captain_n with_o soldier_n of_o approve_a fidelity_n they_o use_v all_o imaginable_a circumspection_n in_o shut_v and_o open_v the_o gate_n they_o alter_v and_o change_v often_o both_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o be_v asâ—â—ured_v they_o be_v keep_v close_o shut_v that_o thereby_o they_o may_v manifest_v to_o all_o who_o shall_v yet_o entertain_v any_o thought_n of_o a_o new_a conspiracy_n that_o they_o be_v not_o remiss_a in_o keep_v strict_a guard_n they_o careful_o examine_v all_o who_o go_v in_o or_o out_o and_o make_v they_o discover_v what_o either_o they_o bring_v in_o or_o carry_v out_o all_o these_o precaution_n and_o the_o sudden_a execution_n of_o the_o conspirator_n keep_v all_o the_o people_n in_o amazement_n and_o make_v they_o that_o they_o know_v neither_o what_o to_o think_v or_o say_v each_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v in_o a_o continual_a apprehension_n that_o some_o or_o other_o who_o design_v to_o do_v they_o mischief_n shall_v publish_v their_o name_n among_o the_o conspirator_n for_o there_o need_v no_o other_o manner_n of_o proceed_v to_o make_v any_o man_n lose_v his_o life_n and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o believe_v that_o several_a very_o innocent_a person_n fare_v no_o better_a than_o those_o who_o be_v most_o criminal_a it_o be_v a_o very_a usual_a way_n of_o take_v revenge_n in_o that_o country_n for_o those_o in_o distress_n to_o go_v and_o hang_v themselves_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o their_o enemy_n to_o declare_v thereby_o that_o they_o deserve_v the_o like_a punishment_n if_o justice_n be_v do_v upon_o they_o at_o this_o rate_n some_o base_a spirit_n have_v purchase_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o revenge_n all_o this_o troublesome_a time_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o canton_n remain_v prisoner_n in_o their_o own_o house_n they_o see_v and_o hear_v what_o hâ—â—d_v pass_v but_o dare_v say_v nothing_o they_o durâ—â—t_v scarce_o open_v their_o mouth_n in_o the_o most_o retire_a and_o secret_a place_n of_o their_o house_n they_o explain_v themselves_o by_o lift_v up_o their_o shoulder_n and_o such_o like_a gesture_n and_o in_o so_o dismal_a a_o time_n this_o be_v the_o best_a expedient_a to_o avoid_v great_a mischief_n although_o the_o chinese_n assoon_o as_o they_o be_v put_v to_o the_o torture_n confess_v all_o they_o know_v yet_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v some_o extraordinary_a person_n who_o may_v pass_v for_o prodigy_n in_o regard_n of_o other_o man_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v count_v a_o very_a great_a one_o when_o one_o single_a man_n dare_v approve_v himself_o resolute_a and_o generous_a amid_o a_o multitude_n of_o timorous_a coward_n this_o hâ—â—ppened_v among_o the_o great_a number_n of_o those_o who_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v either_o principal_n or_o accomplice_n in_o the_o conspiracy_n a_o chinese_n captain_n not_o one_o of_o the_o pirate_n or_o a_o sea-commander_n but_o a_o land-commander_n who_o they_o call_v a_o mandorin_n of_o martial_a affair_n be_v put_v to_o the_o torture_n and_o interrogated_a whether_o he_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o conâ—â—piracy_n or_o conspirator_n he_o thus_o reply_v that_o whether_o he_o know_v
he_o have_v such_o eye_n as_o the_o chineses_n apprehend_v for_o usual_o they_o be_v inseparable_a from_o such_o face_n this_o the_o chineses_n pretend_v be_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o famous_a prediction_n which_o be_v no_o less_o renown_v in_o that_o nation_n than_o the_o prediction_n of_o antichrist_n among_o the_o christian_n if_o it_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o make_v a_o comparison_n between_o the_o verity_n of_o one_o of_o our_o prophet_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o a_o chinese-astrologer_n but_o thus_o these_o miserable_a people_n be_v prepossess_v with_o the_o impression_n of_o their_o future_a calamity_n they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v blame_v that_o they_o be_v so_o cautious_a in_o not_o admit_v the_o christian_n to_o land_n as_o that_o they_o be_v so_o negligent_a in_o keep_v guard_n there_o where_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v most_o apprehensive_a they_o take_v no_o care_n for_o the_o pay_n and_o subsistence_n of_o their_o soldier_n which_o be_v to_o guard_v the_o wall_n and_o yet_o from_o those_o part_n they_o ought_v to_o expect_v their_o great_a and_o most_o dreadful_a enemy_n but_o see_v the_o misfortune_n of_o this_o blind_a nation_n they_o believe_v themselves_o sufficient_o advertise_v of_o their_o affliction_n and_o assure_v themselves_o they_o have_v take_v all_o necessary_a precaution_n to_o prevent_v they_o and_o yet_o little_o regard_v the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o who_o weigh_v in_o his_o just_a balance_n their_o crime_n and_o the_o chastisement_n which_o thereby_o they_o merit_v they_o consolate_v themselves_o that_o their_o astrologer_n have_v not_o be_v deceive_v and_o can_v not_o but_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v the_o decree_n of_o heaven_n that_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n shall_v fall_v under_o the_o power_n and_o subjection_n of_o another_o mâ—â—aster_n but_o they_o can_v reach_v no_o further_o they_o have_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o who_o cite_v before_o his_o tribunal_n both_o king_n and_o people_n the_o great_a judge_n of_o all_o mankind_n who_o hide_v his_o anger_n and_o justice_n by_o his_o patient_a long-suffering_a of_o man_n injustice_n but_o yet_o when_o he_o please_v he_o reveal_v and_o manifest_v it_o by_o visible_a chastisement_n of_o man_n for_o their_o infidelity_n and_o iniquity_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o chinese_n who_o trade_v with_o the_o neighbour_a state_n be_v ill_o use_v assoon_o as_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o empire_n be_v know_v the_o ill_a reception_n which_o the_o petty_a king_n of_o cochinchine_n give_v to_o those_o who_o come_v into_o his_o territory_n to_o secure_v themselves_o after_o i_o have_v relate_v all_o that_o i_o can_v inform_v myself_o of_o concern_v the_o conquest_n of_o china_n from_o these_o brief_a memorial_n and_o relation_n i_o receive_v it_o remain_v that_o i_o shall_v say_v something_o how_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n treat_v those_o chineses_n which_o be_v in_o their_o territory_n when_o they_o receive_v the_o news_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n for_o the_o chineses_n make_v so_o ill_a a_o defence_n that_o it_o be_v scarce_o know_v that_o they_o be_v assault_v before_o the_o news_n come_v that_o they_o be_v subdue_v and_o have_v subject_v themselves_o to_o new_a master_n of_o all_o the_o asiatic_a nation_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o but_o the_o chinese_n who_o transport_v their_o ware_n and_o merchandize_n into_o the_o adjacent_a country_n and_o nation_n and_o for_o this_o intent_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o coast_n they_o have_v several_a ship_n out_o at_o sea_n some_o little_a time_n before_o the_o japanner_n likewise_o go_v to_o trade_n into_o foreign_a part_n but_o then_o all_o their_o foreign_a trade_n be_v interdict_v by_o their_o prince_n who_o upon_o pain_n of_o corporal_a punishment_n have_v forbid_v all_o his_o subject_n to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o territory_n but_o he_o permit_v all_o stranger_n except_v christian_n to_o come_v to_o japan_n and_o buy_v and_o sell_v what_o they_o please_v as_o for_o the_o chineses_n they_o go_v in_o great_a number_n into_o foreign_a part_n especial_o those_o of_o the_o province_n of_o fokien_n where_o they_o be_v most_o addict_v to_o navigation_n they_o go_v to_o export_v their_o merchandize_n into_o several_a part_n as_o japan_n the_o isle_n of_o corea_n tunk_v cochinchine_n champa_n cambodia_n siam_n patany_n macassar_n solor_fw-la sumatra_n and_o sometime_o even_o to_o jacatra_n which_o be_v a_o factory_a of_o the_o hollander_n in_o the_o east-indies_n but_o they_o can_v go_v far_o be_v their_o vessel_n be_v not_o proper_a for_o great_a voyage_n though_o some_o of_o these_o place_n be_v little_o less_o than_o five_o or_o six_o hundred_o league_n distant_a and_o the_o policy_n of_o that_o nation_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o build_v vessel_n of_o great_a bulk_n and_o of_o strength_n to_o endure_v great_a voyage_n fear_v lest_o the_o merchant_n shall_v settle_v themselves_o in_o remote_a country_n from_o whence_o they_o will_v not_o transport_v to_o china_n the_o gain_n and_o profit_n of_o their_o trade_n and_o commerce_n the_o chineses_n be_v always_o very_o welcome_a to_o stranger_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a profit_n they_o bring_v by_o their_o traffic_n and_o all_o their_o merchandize_n be_v high_o esteem_v and_o consequent_o very_o vendible_a at_o manilla_fw-la and_o all_o the_o philippine_n isle_n there_o be_v always_o in_o those_o island_n great_a number_n of_o chinese_n merchant_n during_o the_o late_a war_n there_o come_v few_o but_o still_o some_o to_o keep_v up_o the_o trade_n and_o assoon_o as_o they_o perceive_v their_o affair_n in_o china_n to_o grow_v desperate_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n to_o recover_v their_o lose_a empire_n yet_o they_o fail_v not_o to_o give_v out_o that_o now_o they_o shall_v return_v thither_o in_o as_o great_a number_n as_o ever_o the_o chineses_n do_v with_o no_o great_a difficulty_n dwell_v and_o settle_v themselves_o among_o foreigner_n nay_o they_o make_v alliance_n and_o marriage_n in_o foreign_a part_n some_o of_o they_o take_v plantation_n apart_o and_o there_o inhabit_v as_o in_o so_o many_o distinct_a colony_n of_o chineses_n several_a other_o disperse_v themselves_o throughout_o the_o country_n and_o busy_v themselves_o in_o cultivate_v the_o land_n and_o manage_v the_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o those_o country_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o other_o employ_v themselves_o in_o other_o vocation_n and_o several_a mechanic_n art_n by_o which_o they_o render_v themselves_o very_o serviceable_a to_o those_o people_n among_o who_o they_o inhabit_v it_o be_v believe_v that_o during_o the_o late_a war_n there_o be_v above_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o chinese_n who_o be_v settle_v with_o their_o family_n in_o the_o adjacent_a state_n and_o country_n and_o there_o be_v in_o one_o single_a island_n of_o the_o philippines_n which_o make_v a_o insurrection_n against_o the_o city_n of_o manilla_fw-la in_o the_o year_n 1649._o more_o than_o forty_o or_o fifty_o thousand_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n be_v not_o more_o surprise_v at_o the_o news_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o china_n than_o the_o chinese_n who_o be_v then_o there_o be_v astonish_v and_o deject_v for_o be_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n whither_o now_o perhaps_o they_o may_v never_o return_v they_o must_v expect_v to_o suffer_v several_a reproach_n to_o the_o disgrace_n and_o dishonour_v of_o their_o nation_n and_o they_o themselves_o be_v at_o the_o news_n hereof_o so_o transport_v with_o passion_n that_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o hear_v it_o speak_v of_o though_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o tartar_n be_v so_o ablute_a master_n of_o china_n as_o be_v report_v but_o they_o endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o conceal_v their_o shame_n and_o infamy_n and_o for_o this_o intent_n they_o invent_v all_o manner_n of_o fabulous_a story_n to_o gain_v a_o belief_n abroad_o that_o the_o chineses_n have_v do_v and_o do_v still_o do_v seveâ—â—al_a great_a exploit_n and_o very_o gallant_a action_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n these_o be_v fine_a fiction_n which_o the_o chineses_n write_v out_o of_o china_n to_o their_o countryman_n in_o foreign_a part_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n a_o christian_a chinese_n who_o have_v from_o the_o time_n he_o go_v out_o of_o china_n which_o be_v then_o twenty_o year_n be_v settle_v with_o his_o wife_n child_n and_o family_n in_o a_o very_a remote_a country_n and_o now_o never_o hope_v to_o return_v back_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o give_v out_o that_o the_o chiness_n have_v defeat_v the_o tartar_n and_o cut_v they_o all_o in_o piece_n that_o they_o have_v free_v china_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n from_o those_o tyrant_n and_o that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o war_n there_o but_o onlo_n among_o the_o chinese_n themselves_o who_o contend_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o absolute_a 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