long_o as_o the_o empire_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o chinese_n have_v their_o residence_n at_o the_o court_n in_o nank_v and_o peking_n for_o all_o the_o council_n and_o magistrate_n which_o be_v at_o the_o imperial_a court_n in_o peking_n be_v former_o except_o the_o colaos_n in_o nank_v the_o metropolis_n and_o court_n of_o the_o ancient_a chinese_n prince_n but_o they_o be_v far_o below_o those_o in_o peking_n because_o of_o the_o emperor_n absence_n who_o hold_v his_o court_n in_o peking_n as_o at_o this_o day_n the_o tartar_n emperor_n of_o china_n the_o court_n be_v remove_v from_o peking_n on_o this_o occasion_n the_o emperor_n humvu_v have_v drive_v out_o the_o tartar_n anno_fw-la 1368._o plant_v the_o trigaut_n seat_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o nank_v after_o his_o decease_n one_o of_o his_o nephew_n call_v yunlo_n who_o in_o the_o northern_a province_n lay_v with_o a_o army_n in_o the_o border_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o viceroy_n there_o to_o be_v a_o guard_n against_o the_o tartar_n conclude_v to_o bereave_v humvu_n heir_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o to_o which_o purpose_n have_v get_v the_o northern_a province_n to_o join_v with_o he_o he_o come_v with_o his_o army_n to_o nank_v and_o get_v the_o other_o province_n either_o by_o policy_n strength_n or_o present_n and_o expel_v humvu_n son_n but_o because_o yunlo_n great_a strength_n and_o dependence_n be_v in_o the_o northern_a province_n and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v that_o the_o tartar_n to_o regain_a the_o empire_n will_v fall_v in_o on_o that_o place_n he_o settle_v himself_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o in_o the_o same_o city_n in_o which_o the_o tartar_a emperor_n when_o they_o govern_v the_o chinese_n have_v their_o residence_n there_o to_o resist_v the_o enemy_n if_o he_o shall_v make_v any_o attempt_n yet_o still_o continue_v the_o emperor_n palace_n and_o the_o magistrate_n in_o nank_v but_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o china_n by_o the_o tartar_n anno_fw-la 1644._o the_o city_n of_o nank_v be_v bereave_v of_o her_o imperial_a title_n and_o all_o the_o magistrate_n belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n court_n nay_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o ancient_a chinese_n emperor_n beside_o many_o stately_a memorial_n be_v all_o pull_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n without_o any_o other_o damage_n to_o the_o city_n the_o tartar_n also_o change_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n and_o province_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o nank_v call_v it_o kiangnan_n and_o the_o city_n which_o former_o be_v call_v intien_n kiangning_n all_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o tartar_n out_o of_o a_o inveterate_a hatred_n against_o the_o taimingian_n family_n because_o humvu_o or_o chu_n the_o first_o raiser_n of_o that_o house_n drive_v they_o or_o their_o predecessor_n shameful_o out_o of_o the_o empire_n after_o they_o have_v possess_v it_o a_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n all_o the_o magistrate_n as_o well_o belong_v to_o the_o learned_a council_n as_o martial_a affair_n be_v by_o a_o general_a name_n in_o the_o chinese_n tongue_n call_v quonfu_n that_o be_v to_o set_v before_o but_o for_o their_o quality_n and_o not_o their_o office_n they_o be_v call_v lavye_n or_o lausu_n or_o lavja_n which_o signify_v lord_n or_o parent_n the_o netherlander_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o the_o portuguese_a call_v they_o mandarin_n that_o be_v commander_n or_o governor_n derive_v from_o the_o portuguese_n word_n mandarim_n which_o be_v a_o commander_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o magistrate_n or_o governor_n fly_v at_o the_o emperor_n beck_n and_o have_v order_n among_o themselves_o yet_o every_o one_o serve_v in_o his_o office_n with_o full_a power_n except_o he_o be_v command_v to_o the_o contrary_a by_o his_o superior_n there_o be_v so_o many_o governor_n in_o china_n and_o magistrate_n they_o be_v according_a to_o martinius_n to_o the_o number_n of_o eleven_o thousand_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o know_v their_o several_a order_n for_o this_o reason_n five_o or_o six_o book_n of_o a_o considerable_a bigness_n be_v to_o be_v buy_v through_o the_o whole_a empire_n contain_v the_o name_n of_o the_o public_a magistrate_n and_o governor_n of_o province_n with_o the_o place_n of_o their_o birth_n employment_n and_o quality_n these_o book_n according_a to_o martinius_n be_v reprint_v every_o three_o month_n which_o must_v be_v do_v of_o necessity_n for_o in_o such_o great_a number_n of_o magistrate_n without_o put_v those_o into_o the_o book_n that_o be_v of_o less_o quality_n be_v daily_o great_a change_n some_o die_a other_o put_v out_o of_o their_o employment_n some_o degrade_v into_o lesser_a office_n or_o lose_v their_o parent_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o last_o accident_n they_o be_v force_v to_o desert_n their_o government_n though_o never_o so_o great_a and_o travel_v home_o and_o there_o mourn_v three_o year_n and_o therefore_o great_a number_n be_v continual_o at_o the_o court_n of_o peking_n in_o hope_n to_o succeed_v in_o the_o vacant_a place_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n in_o particular_a it_o semedo_fw-la stand_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o supreme_a government_n of_o a_o province_n be_v general_o manage_v in_o the_o metropolis_n and_o consist_v in_o society_n that_o have_v a_o general_a power_n over_o the_o whole_a province_n among_o these_o be_v two_o prime_a court_n to_o which_o all_o the_o other_o as_o as_o well_o of_o town_n as_o village_n must_v submit_v because_o they_o receive_v their_o commission_n from_o the_o imperial_a court_n this_o court_n consist_v in_o one_o sole_a judge_n without_o any_o assistant_n or_o other_o officer_n which_o be_v the_o viceroy_n of_o the_o province_n in_o the_o chinese_n tongue_n call_v tutham_n or_o kiu-muen_a who_o command_n extend_v over_o all_o the_o magistrate_n and_o people_n of_o the_o province_n during_o his_o time_n of_o government_n which_o last_v three_o year_n he_o keep_v several_a messenger_n which_o go_v to_o and_o come_v from_o the_o court_n at_o certain_a time_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v in_o his_o jurisdiction_n he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a state_n into_o his_o dominion_n after_o his_o departure_n from_o court_n his_o councillor_n and_o other_o officer_n go_v before_o and_o he_o be_v conduct_v from_o city_n to_o city_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n some_o commander_n with_o three_o thousand_o soldier_n beside_o all_o the_o magistrate_n and_o commonalty_n come_v to_o meet_v and_o receive_v he_o three_o league_n from_o the_o metropolis_n where_o he_o be_v to_o keep_v his_o court._n the_o second_o tutang_n who_o be_v of_o no_o less_o power_n but_o stay_v but_o one_o year_n in_o his_o employment_n be_v call_v chayven_v he_o be_v much_o respect_v and_o fear_v for_o he_o take_v a_o account_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o business_n military_a or_o civil_a condemn_v or_o reprieve_n malefactor_n and_o also_o look_v after_o the_o emperor_n revenue_n he_o 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repair_n of_o the_o city_n wall_n castle_n and_o other_o structure_n he_o never_o go_v out_o but_o with_o a_o great_a train_n that_o carry_v court_n badge_n and_o other_o mark_n of_o severity_n there_o be_v yet_o sometime_o another_o extraordinary_a chayven_v make_v at_o the_o empress_n request_v he_o have_v a_o absolute_a power_n but_o it_o extend_v no_o far_a than_o to_o pardon_v or_o reprieve_n for_o he_o visit_v all_o the_o prison_n in_o the_o whole_a province_n set_v those_o prisoner_n at_o liberty_n which_o for_o petty_a crime_n lie_v there_o and_o have_v no_o adversary_n and_o likewise_o such_o as_o be_v not_o able_a to_o free_v themselves_o he_o plead_v in_o all_o desperate_a cause_n and_o assist_v people_n that_o be_v helpless_a recall_v a_o rash_o pronounce_v sentence_n and_o be_v defender_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o short_a his_o whole_a office_n and_o employment_n extend_v to_o mercy_n for_o which_o reason_n these_o magistrate_n be_v
ship_n may_v go_v to_o batavia_n before_o the_o seize_v on_o chinese_n good_n be_v bring_v ashore_o to_o the_o lodge_n that_o the_o forementioned_a good_n be_v not_o in_o that_o ship_n but_o if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o send_v any_o of_o his_o mandarin_n they_o shall_v be_v show_v he_o where_o they_o be_v that_o if_o he_o will_v he_o may_v take_v they_o and_o they_o satisfy_v talauja_n in_o all_o point_n and_o likewise_o that_o the_o ambassador_n will_v be_v ready_a in_o eight_o day_n to_o go_v to_o peking_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n desire_v he_o to_o give_v order_n for_o the_o six_o promise_a jonk_n and_o a_o pass_n for_o the_o blyswiik_fw-mi that_o with_o the_o jonk_n she_o may_v go_v to_o tenhay_n and_o there_o unlade_v the_o great_a ship_n noble_a and_o Ê‹ander_n do_v go_v to_o the_o court_n and_o have_v acquaint_v talauja_n with_o their_o come_n he_o send_v for_o his_o chief_a factor_n liu_o to_o receive_v their_o message_n general_n of_o which_o have_v notice_n they_o be_v admit_v when_o the_o general_n tell_v they_o that_o as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o ship_n it_o can_v not_o go_v away_o before_o the_o ambassador_n go_v to_o peking_n it_o be_v customary_a there_o that_o any_o vessel_n which_o bring_v a_o ambassador_n can_v not_o be_v dismiss_v till_o he_o have_v make_v his_o address_n in_o person_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o which_o they_o reply_v that_o the_o ship_n be_v send_v to_o batavia_n only_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o proceed_n hitherto_o which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v do_v two_o month_n since_o according_a to_o their_o order_n but_o it_o be_v put_v off_o upon_o his_o highness_n desire_n but_o now_o it_o neither_o must_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o long_o delay_v because_o the_o lord_n general_n during_o the_o ambassador_n arrival_n there_o have_v receive_v no_o news_n of_o his_o excellency_n adventure_n and_o success_n in_o his_o embassy_n will_v not_o know_v what_o to_o think_v and_o they_o come_v to_o batavia_n suffer_v for_o their_o supine_n negligence_n the_o general_n reply_v he_o advise_v the_o hollander_n not_o to_o let_v the_o ship_n go_v away_o answer_n without_o his_o order_n because_o there_o be_v jonk_n in_o netherlands_n haven_n to_o prevent_v she_o which_o will_v cause_v some_o clash_n and_o perhaps_o mischief_n may_v be_v do_v which_o be_v much_o better_a to_o be_v avoid_v neither_o shall_v their_o stay_n be_v long_o than_o two_o day_n at_o most_o in_o which_o time_n the_o viceroy_n singlamong_n will_v come_v home_o again_o with_o who_o he_o will_v consult_v and_o then_o send_v for_o noble_a to_o the_o court_n and_o give_v he_o their_o resolution_n concern_v the_o chinese_n good_n he_o desire_v they_o not_o they_o may_v leave_v they_o aboard_o or_o bring_v they_o ashore_o as_o they_o please_v themselves_o till_o order_n come_v from_o the_o emperor_n that_o he_o have_v give_v order_n for_o the_o jonk_n and_o also_o a_o pass_n for_o the_o blyswiik_fw-mi but_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o time_n limit_v for_o the_o ambassador_n departure_n only_o that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o peking_n he_o shall_v strict_o observe_v what_o he_o say_v or_o do_v then_o the_o hollander_n ask_v the_o general_n for_o the_o two_o renegado_n he_o reply_v that_o they_o be_v convey_v to_o canton_n where_o they_o say_v their_o parent_n and_o friend_n live_v and_o withal_o that_o they_o be_v no_o hollander_n whilst_o noble_a and_o Ê‹ander_n do_v be_v at_o the_o general_n be_v the_o mandarin_n liu-lauja_a come_v again_o to_o the_o lodge_n about_o the_o chinese_n good_n but_o be_v send_v away_o again_o till_o their_o return_n when_o they_o be_v inform_v of_o talavja_n order_n and_o tell_v that_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o take_v the_o good_n out_o of_o the_o blyswiik_fw-mi in_o which_o they_o be_v and_o bring_v they_o ashore_o whereupon_o liu-lauja_a desire_v to_o go_v thither_o that_o have_v see_v they_o he_o can_v give_v the_o better_a account_n thereof_o to_o talauja_n which_o be_v grant_v he_o and_o two_o other_o mandarin_n go_v with_o noble_a and_o Ê‹ander_n do_v to_o the_o blyswiik_n lie_v about_o half_a a_o league_n from_o the_o bridge_n from_o whence_o they_o return_v with_o the_o good_n in_o the_o evening_n the_o first_o of_o january_n anno_fw-la 1667._o the_o blyswiik_a frigate_n set_v sail_n lade_v with_o good_n 1667._o for_o the_o coast_n of_o coromandel_n consist_v in_o course_n tee_fw-mi chest_n of_o gold-wyre_n sail._n allom_n and_o likewise_o quicksilver_n send_v aboard_o by_o the_o factor_n the_o day_n before_o the_o commander_n of_o the_o frigate_n have_v order_n that_o after_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o good_n into_o the_o vlaerding_n they_o shall_v immediate_o steer_v to_o tenhay_n to_o unlade_v the_o ship_n alphen_n into_o the_o six_o jonk_n the_o second_o in_o the_o morning_n captain_n john_n vanderwerf_n go_v with_o a_o batsiang_n to_o netherlands_n haven_n to_o make_v himself_o ready_a and_o prepare_v the_o vlaerding_n to_o sail_n for_o the_o coast_n of_o coromandel_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o ambassador_n shall_v give_v order_n he_o have_v also_o three_o letter_n give_v he_o one_o for_o the_o master_n of_o the_o alphen_n lie_v at_o tenhay_n to_o acquaint_v he_o of_o the_o six_o jonk_n come_v to_o unlade_v his_o ship_n and_o likewise_o to_o order_v he_o to_o hasten_v the_o business_n the_o second_o be_v to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o constance_n peter_n jansz_n de_fw-fr vlieg_n by_o which_o he_o be_v command_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o come_v to_o the_o great_a tower_n to_o unlade_v there_o that_o the_o ship_n may_v be_v clear_v for_o their_o departure_n the_o three_o be_v to_o the_o governor_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o council_n at_o malacca_n by_o which_o he_o be_v advise_v of_o the_o ambassador_n arrival_n in_o china_n on_o the_o three_o of_o august_n and_o his_o land_n on_o the_o twenty_o four_o at_o hoksieu_n on_o which_o day_n he_o also_o have_v audience_n grant_v he_o by_o the_o three_o prime_a governor_n that_o a_o order_n be_v 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the_o chineses_n ridiculous_o affirm_v because_o it_o shall_v not_o run_v away_o but_o that_o the_o ship_n may_v take_v the_o better_a hold_n with_o their_o hook_n otherwise_o this_o mountain_n be_v of_o very_o hard_a stone_n the_o vessel_n must_v needs_o strike_v against_o it_o in_o the_o county_n fungyangfu_n near_o the_o city_n linhoa_n lie_v the_o mountain_n junonu_n so_o call_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o a_o sort_n of_o mineral_n which_o we_o common_o call_v muscovy_n glass_n dig_v out_o of_o the_o same_o near_o the_o city_n xeu_fw-fr lie_v the_o mountain_n cukin_n whereon_o in_o former_a age_n a_o great_a piece_n of_o gold_n be_v find_v and_o prove_v good_a against_o many_o distemper_n the_o chineses_n say_v that_o it_o be_v make_v by_o the_o art_n of_o chemistry_n by_o the_o city_n hutai_n lie_v the_o mountain_n moyang_n or_o shepherds-hill_n so_o call_v from_o a_o fair_a virgin_n who_o keep_v sheep_n on_o the_o same_o in_o the_o territory_n sucheufu_n at_o the_o south-west_n 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