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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 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draw_v his_o sword_n they_o testify_v the_o more_o ready_o their_o obedience_n to_o all_o order_n his_o highness_n shall_v please_v to_o impose_v upon_o they_o because_o they_o have_v leisure_n to_o consider_v to_o how_o many_o inevitable_a calamity_n they_o shall_v expose_v themselves_o shall_v they_o think_v to_o stop_v the_o triumphant_a progress_n of_o their_o victorious_a enemy_n therefore_o they_o resolve_v to_o prevent_v their_o ruin_n and_o if_o by_o submit_v they_o can_v not_o secure_v themselves_o from_o all_o the_o sad_a inconvenience_n which_o in_o all_o war_n be_v unavoidable_a yet_o they_o hope_v their_o oppression_n hereby_o will_v be_v but_o light_a in_o comparison_n of_o such_o as_o they_o must_v infallible_o expect_v in_o a_o war_n with_o a_o exasperate_v enemy_n where_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n to_o be_v expect_v by_o the_o conquer_a chap._n vi_o the_o tartar_n find_v the_o great_a resistance_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o three_o last_o province_n a_o chinese_n pirate_n make_v himself_o very_o potent_a who_o this_o pirate_n be_v of_o all_o the_o fifteen_o province_n into_o which_o the_o vast_a empire_n of_o china_n be_v divide_v twelve_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1645._o entire_o subject_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o tartar_n there_o only_o remain_v the_o reduction_n of_o three_o viz._n foquien_v otherwise_o call_v chincheo_n canton_n quansi_fw-la to_o complete_a the_o entire_a conquest_n of_o all_o china_n bâ—â—t_v it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o subdue_v these_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o some_o of_o these_o country_n do_v not_o only_a border_n upon_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v also_o rugged_a and_o mountainous_a and_o the_o people_n very_o warlike_a more_o particular_o those_o of_o foquien_v or_o chincheo_n and_o be_v thus_o advantageous_o seat_v they_o be_v likely_a more_o to_o exèrcise_v the_o valour_n and_o warlike_a discipline_n of_o their_o enemy_n than_o as_o yet_o any_o of_o the_o chineses_n have_v do_v but_o beside_o the_o ruggedness_n of_o the_o country_n and_o the_o martial_a genius_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o be_v two_o other_o obstacle_n which_o present_v themselves_o and_o for_o some_o time_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o tartar_n in_o complete_n their_o victory_n the_o first_o but_o least_o considerable_a be_v a_o new_a prince_n of_o the_o blood-royal_a who_o have_v retire_v himself_o into_o these_o province_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o foquien_v be_v crown_v emperor_n of_o all_o china_n this_o prince_n at_o his_o coronatioâ—â—_n style_v himself_o janvan_a all_o these_o title_n have_v some_o â—â—llustrious_a signification_n but_o i_o can_v never_o be_v inform_v what_o this_o last_o mean_v if_o hunguan_n be_v only_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n this_o latter_a be_v only_o a_o vapour_n or_o exhalation_n all_o these_o people_n with_o their_o great_a emperor_n do_v but_o a_o little_a affright_v the_o tartar_n but_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o if_o their_o new_a prince_n be_v not_o powerful_a enough_o to_o recover_v that_o part_n of_o china_n which_o be_v lose_v he_o may_v yet_o secure_v to_o himself_o these_o three_o province_n of_o which_o he_o be_v now_o master_n and_o that_o which_o do_v most_o encourage_v they_o be_v their_o prince_n have_v employ_v under_o he_o a_o most_o eminent_a chinese_n captain_n who_o be_v high_o repute_v for_o his_o valour_n and_o till_o now_o have_v ever_o be_v very_o successful_a in_o divers_a adventure_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n the_o second_o obstacle_n i_o intimate_v before_o be_v this_o renown_a captain_n and_o he_o be_v the_o great_a and_o last_o which_o ever_o the_o tartar_n meet_v with_o in_o all_o their_o conquest_n upon_o this_o very_a man_n account_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o change_v their_o usual_a method_n in_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n and_o to_o go_v to_o work_v a_o different_a way_n than_o yet_o they_o have_v do_v before_o they_o threaten_v and_o imperious_o command_v all_o people_n to_o submit_v unto_o they_o upon_o pain_n of_o severe_o feel_v their_o displeasure_n but_o now_o since_o they_o prevail_v so_o little_a even_o by_o force_n and_o violence_n iâ—â—stead_o hereof_o they_o do_v not_o contrary_a to_o theiâ—â—_n usual_a custom_n think_v scorn_n to_o come_v to_o proposal_n of_o agreement_n treaty_n nay_o entreaty_n to_o a_o person_n of_o no_o quality_n a_o very_a pirate_n this_o man_n who_o have_v make_v himself_o such_o a_o terror_n to_o the_o tartar_n be_v by_o birth_n a_o chinese_n and_o be_v call_v icoan_n a_o name_n which_o then_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n even_o in_o very_o remote_a country_n and_o for_o the_o better_a intelligence_n of_o the_o state_n of_o affair_n in_o china_n as_o they_o then_o stand_v i_o judge_v it_o will_v much_o satisfy_v the_o reader_n curiosity_n to_o recite_v some_o of_o the_o adventure_n of_o his_o life_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o little_a village_n near_o the_o seaside_n not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n
as_o he_o have_v begin_v either_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o it_o be_v or_o else_o some_o new_a one_o must_v be_v discover_v for_o according_a to_o the_o vast_a project_n with_o which_o this_o conqueror_n flatter_v himself_o after_o his_o victory_n the_o whole_a earth_n be_v too_o little_a to_o give_v sufficient_a employment_n to_o his_o great_a courage_n chap._n xii_o disturbance_n in_o the_o maritime_a province_n some_o chinese_n prince_n retire_v themselves_o into_o the_o mountain_n other_o by_o treaty_n make_v their_o peace_n with_o the_o tartar_n one_o who_o have_v conceal_v himself_o among_o the_o bonzi_n discover_v himself_o to_o the_o viceroy_n and_o be_v carry_v into_o tartary_n after_o that_o the_o whole_a empire_n of_o china_n be_v entire_o conquer_v the_o victor_n yet_o for_o some_o time_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n find_v sufficient_a employment_n for_o all_o their_o force_n the_o people_n who_o be_v new_o subdue_v but_o especial_o those_o of_o fochien_n canton_n and_o quâ—â—nsi_fw-la make_v divers_a insurrection_n in_o several_a place_n the_o tartar_n do_v with_o great_a facility_n retain_v under_o their_o obedience_n and_o dissipate_v the_o conspirator_n of_o the_o inland_a countriâ—â—s_n but_o as_o for_o those_o rebel_n who_o take_v the_o sea_n and_o rove_v about_o the_o river_n these_o give_v they_o so_o great_a a_o disturbance_n that_o they_o think_v they_o can_v never_o have_v surmount_v it_o it_o be_v not_o that_o all_o the_o attempt_v the_o chinâ—â—ses_n can_v make_v do_v much_o affright_v the_o tartar_n but_o these_o incursion_n do_v continual_o disquiet_v and_o trouble_v they_o these_o rover_n do_v not_o only_o disturb_v the_o tartar_n but_o they_o prey_v upon_o their_o own_o countryman_n rob_v and_o pillage_v the_o land_n of_o the_o neighbour_a prince_n and_o the_o ally_n of_o china_n as_o for_o the_o other_o province_n which_o be_v more_o advance_v up_o into_o the_o country_n and_o lay_v near_o to_o pâ—â—quin_n where_o the_o tartarian_a emperor_n reside_v with_o his_o court_n there_o be_v not_o any_o commotion_n since_o those_o people_n first_o submit_v themselves_o but_o they_o live_v as_o peaceable_o and_o as_o quiet_o as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o alteration_n in_o the_o government_n but_o as_o for_o the_o 3_o province_n of_o fokien_n canton_n and_o quansi_fw-la they_o be_v more_o remote_a from_o the_o court_n and_o the_o soldier_n which_o be_v command_v thither_o have_v by_o their_o inhuman_a violence_n bring_v a_o most_o horrible_a aversion_n to_o their_o new_a dominion_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o reduce_v thing_n there_o into_o any_o order_n or_o peace_n it_o be_v true_a that_o as_o for_o quansi_fw-fr i_o can_v tell_v what_o shall_v have_v so_o prolong_v the_o war_n there_o as_o in_o the_o other_o two_o province_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o pretention_n that_o guequan_n be_v up_o still_o and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o watch_v his_o advantage_n he_o have_v retreat_v with_o his_o soldier_n and_o follower_n into_o the_o mounâ—â—ains_n but_o it_o will_v have_v be_v very_o difficult_a for_o this_o prince_n long_o to_o have_v subsist_v and_o be_v surround_v with_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o enemy_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a he_o shall_v escape_v be_v meet_v with_o by_o some_o or_o other_o but_o must_v soon_o have_v be_v defeat_v have_v no_o force_n to_o defend_v himself_o it_o be_v also_o report_v that_o the_o king_n tanuâ—â—n_o do_v with_o some_o troop_n still_o defend_v himself_o in_o the_o province_n of_o fokien_n where_o pelipaovan_n then_o be_v this_o be_v that_o prince_n who_o the_o corsair_n icoan_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v crown_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n zunchin_n and_o undertake_v his_o support_n and_o defence_n against_o all_o the_o force_n of_o the_o tartar_n this_o king_n of_o china_n be_v say_v to_o be_v still_o live_v but_o the_o relation_n call_v he_o luvan_a instead_o of_o tanvan_n which_o at_o first_o sight_n may_v give_v occasion_n to_o believe_v that_o these_o be_v two_o distinct_a prince_n but_o by_o the_o sequel_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o first_o tanvan_a who_o be_v crown_v six_o month_n before_o the_o tartar_n enter_v into_o that_o province_n for_o the_o relation_n remark_n that_o the_o prince_n who_o still_o support_v himself_o be_v the_o same_o who_o have_v govern_v that_o province_n in_o great_a tranquillity_n the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n which_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o none_o but_o tanvan_n who_o be_v crown_v much_o about_o that_o time_n before_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o tartar_n and_o there_o be_v little_a probability_n that_o after_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o country_n there_o shall_v be_v any_o prince_n who_o shall_v reign_v peaceable_a six_o month_n no_o not_o six_o hour_n there_o can_v not_o therefore_o be_v any_o other_o king_n then_o in_o those_o part_n but_o this_o tanvan_a who_o be_v believe_v to_o be_v dead_a because_o he_o disappear_v â—â—fter_o â—â—oâ—â—n_o be_v take_v prisoner_n though_o here_o the_o relation_n take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v still_o mention_v make_v of_o he_o &_o perhaps_o this_o prince_n have_v two_o name_n and_o this_o may_v occasion_v his_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o two_o different_a person_n but_o this_o be_v the_o prince_n who_o the_o chineses_n say_v to_o be_v still_o live_v and_o that_o he_o be_v retire_v into_o the_o mountain_n where_o he_o secure_v himself_o by_o often_o change_v his_o station_n and_o place_n of_o retreat_n it_o be_v also_o say_v he_o have_v with_o he_o icoan_n son_n as_o for_o the_o father_n there_o be_v no_o more_o mention_n of_o he_o this_o young_a man_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o a_o person_n who_o do_v his_o prince_n very_o eminent_a service_n it_o be_v very_o believe_v he_o be_v a_o stout_a and_o courageous_a person_n and_o gain_v a_o great_a repute_n both_o upon_o his_o father_n account_n and_o have_v be_v instruct_v by_o the_o hollander_n at_o xacasià _fw-la in_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o art_n military_a as_o it_o be_v practise_v in_o europe_n this_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v the_o state_n of_o affair_n in_o the_o province_n of_o foquien_v but_o it_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o pelipaovan_n who_o be_v so_o puissant_a shall_v let_v thing_n long_o run_v thus_o and_o this_o clear_o appear_v by_o the_o same_o relation_n which_o remark_n that_o the_o governor_n do_v incessant_o send_v very_o considerable_a force_n both_o horse_n and_o foot_n out_o of_o this_o province_n into_o canton_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o king_n of_o china_n do_v not_o much_o disquiet_v he_o all_o these_o rumour_n which_o have_v no_o very_o good_a ground_n proceed_v only_o from_o the_o shame_n the_o chineses_n have_v to_o have_v behave_v themselves_o so_o cowardly_a for_o see_v themselves_o thereby_o reduce_v to_o that_o sad_a condition_n they_o invent_v several_a fiction_n that_o they_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v very_o courageous_a but_o this_o arrogancy_n benefit_v they_o but_o very_o little_a nor_o those_o small_a attempt_n they_o make_v that_o they_o may_v not_o seem_v quite_o subject_v the_o truth_n be_v they_o be_v so_o very_o low_a and_o in_o a_o condition_n so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o restore_v themselves_o to_o their_o pristine_a liberty_n that_o to_o dare_v only_o to_o turn_v their_o head_n against_o the_o tyrant_n serve_v only_o to_o exasperate_v he_o and_o make_v he_o shed_v their_o blood_n afresh_o and_o show_v they_o no_o mercy_n it_o be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o canton_n where_o the_o tartar_n find_v the_o great_a trouble_n and_o resistance_n even_o after_o they_o believe_v themselves_o master_v thereof_o and_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o chineses_n may_v yet_o have_v a_o more_o favourable_a success_n the_o city_n of_o hunchicheu_fw-la be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o the_o whole_a province_n and_o there_o a_o conspiracy_n sudden_o break_v out_o against_o the_o â—â—artars_n they_o have_v choose_v for_o their_o head_n a_o king_n who_o they_o have_v crown_v upon_o this_o dâ—â—sign_n this_o person_n have_v make_v himself_o very_o eminent_a by_o his_o thievery_n and_o robbery_n and_o these_o be_v his_o sole_a quality_n for_o which_o he_o be_v considerable_a for_o even_o thief_n and_o robber_n if_o they_o grow_v potent_a be_v so_o far_o considâ—â—red_v of_o as_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o sovereign_a prince_n those_o of_o huchicheu_fw-la do_v very_o unfortunate_o fail_v in_o their_o expectation_n they_o take_v up_o arm_n upon_o the_o belief_n that_o the_o other_o town_n will_v have_v do_v as_o much_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o general_n who_o be_v go_v to_o conduct_v some_o troop_n into_o the_o province_n of_o quansi_fw-fr but_o none_o of_o the_o other_o town_n stir_v and_o they_o do_v herein_o very_o wise_o for_o that_o
city_n which_o do_v so_o unreasonable_o declare_v itself_o be_v quick_o sensible_a both_o of_o its_o error_n and_o misfortune_n the_o thief_n who_o they_o have_v acknowledge_v for_o their_o king_n play_v the_o thief_n still_o he_o only_o now_o rob_v these_o miserable_a and_o unfortunate_a people_n with_o great_a authority_n for_o he_o pretend_v they_o be_v oblige_v to_o support_v his_o grandeur_n and_o now_o he_o design_v if_o he_o can_v to_o rob_v the_o tartar_n for_o this_o intent_n he_o treat_v with_o they_o and_o covenant_n to_o sell_v they_o his_o crown_n and_o his_o whole_a state_n the_o city_n of_o huchicheu_fw-la he_o come_v and_o render_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o viceroy_n of_o civil_a affair_n who_o govern_v that_o province_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o viceroy_n of_o military_a affair_n and_o resign_v up_o to_o he_o his_o regal_a ornament_n and_o be_v by_o the_o viceroy_n receive_v with_o all_o the_o honour_n and_o favour_n he_o can_v expect_v the_o honourable_a reception_n which_o the_o tartar_n give_v to_o this_o person_n who_o come_v and_o thus_o render_v up_o himself_o induce_v a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a to_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o treat_v for_o the_o like_a accommodation_n for_o himself_o he_o have_v conceal_v himself_o in_o the_o province_n and_o have_v refuse_v all_o ensign_n of_o his_o royal_a dignity_n though_o he_o merit_v they_o much_o better_a than_o the_o king_n of_o huchicheu_o he_o prefer_v the_o crown_n of_o a_o bonzi_n by_o which_o he_o do_v some_o time_n disguise_v his_o quality_n for_o he_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o whole_a nation_n for_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n but_o see_v with_o what_o danger_n the_o regal_a dignity_n be_v attend_v he_o be_v not_o much_o ambitious_a of_o it_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o into_o the_o city_n of_o canton_n and_o there_o stay_v till_o the_o tartar_n draw_v very_o near_o it_o then_o he_o judge_v it_o more_o secure_a to_o retire_v himself_o elsewhere_o and_o go_v and_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o monastery_n of_o the_o bonzi_n by_o who_o he_o be_v very_o kind_o receive_v these_o chinese_n monk_n seem_v much_o move_v at_o his_o misfortune_n and_o promise_v to_o conceal_v he_o with_o all_o the_o secrecy_n he_o can_v wish_v for_o and_o to_o this_o intent_n they_o cut_v off_o his_o hair_n leave_v he_o only_o a_o circle_n round_o his_o head_n which_o be_v that_o which_o i_o call_v his_o crown_n which_o i_o say_v he_o prefer_v before_o all_o other_o and_o then_o they_o put_v on_o he_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o bonzi_n this_o be_v the_o name_n of_o several_a miserable_a person_n who_o the_o devil_n delude_v and_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o retire_v themselves_o into_o solitary_a place_n that_o they_o may_v there_o pay_v the_o great_a honour_n to_o their_o idol_n in_o one_o of_o these_o monastery_n this_o prince_n have_v now_o live_v conceal_v and_o the_o bonzi_n prove_v very_o faithful_a to_o he_o none_o of_o they_o offering_n to_o discover_v he_o to_o the_o tartar_n but_o he_o be_v not_o secure_a from_o fear_n and_o perpetual_a alarm_n he_o believe_v a_o secret_a can_v not_o long_o be_v keep_v among_o so_o many_o of_o the_o bonzi_n for_o in_o some_o of_o these_o monastery_n there_o be_v sometime_o five_o hundred_o or_o a_o thousand_o person_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o person_n be_v not_o too_o much_o to_o be_v trust_v or_o rely_v upon_o though_o they_o make_v such_o a_o extraordinary_a profession_n of_o virtue_n and_o sanctity_n this_o prince_n therefore_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o viceroy_n be_v a_o person_n of_o so_o much_o honour_n and_o so_o punctual_a to_o his_o word_n resolve_v after_o he_o have_v first_o treat_v with_o he_o by_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o go_v and_o render_v up_o himself_o to_o he_o this_o he_o do_v and_o the_o viceroy_n fail_v not_o to_o receive_v he_o with_o all_o the_o honour_n he_o can_v wish_v for_o but_o all_o this_o kind_a reception_n do_v not_o secure_v he_o that_o no_o attempt_n will_v be_v make_v upon_o his_o person_n for_o till_o now_o the_o tartar_n have_v put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o china_n who_o they_o can_v discover_v it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v not_o any_o yet_o who_o rely_v upon_o their_o parole_n have_v deliver_v up_o himself_o to_o they_o and_o perhaps_o upon_o this_o consideration_n they_o think_v fit_a that_o they_o may_v better_o secure_v he_o only_o to_o conduct_v he_o safe_a into_o tartary_n but_o he_o be_v still_o in_o hazard_v some_o time_n or_o other_o to_o lose_v his_o life_n that_o they_o may_v be_v out_o of_o all_o fear_n of_o he_o a_o strange_a justice_n which_o make_v a_o man_n criminal_a because_o those_o of_o the_o same_o blood_n with_o he_o have_v be_v so_o unfortunate_a as_o to_o lose_v their_o empire_n and_o life_n chap._n xiii_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o portugueze_v of_o macao_n they_o have_v continue_v neuter_n between_o the_o chinese_n and_o 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that_o pass_v come_v do_v not_o move_v at_o all_o but_o be_v strike_v with_o amazement_n and_o silence_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o many_o to_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v fear_n or_o hope_v whick_z keep_v they_o in_o such_o suspense_n they_o see_v some_o little_a glimmer_a hope_n of_o liberty_n but_o they_o see_v great_a occasion_n to_o make_v they_o apprehensive_a lest_o the_o corsair_n shall_v advance_v high_o up_o into_o the_o country_n for_o wherever_o they_o come_v they_o draw_v after_o they_o the_o tartar_n and_o with_o they_o all_o the_o affliction_n and_o calamity_n which_o have_v desolate_v and_o depopulate_v those_o town_n which_o border_v upon_o the_o sea_n the_o viceroy_n ly_n be_v not_o satisfy_v to_o see_v that_o his_o affair_n do_v not_o succeed_v according_a to_o his_o wish_n he_o do_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o prevent_v the_o increase_n of_o the_o mischief_n but_o the_o pirate_n be_v so_o numerous_a and_o so_o disperse_v in_o all_o part_n that_o he_o can_v 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they_o will_v not_o have_v stay_v fourscore_o year_n and_o let_v the_o tartar_n again_o be_v so_o long_a master_n of_o china_n as_o they_o have_v be_v once_o before_o yet_o they_o shall_v have_v give_v they_o leisure_n to_o recall_v their_o troop_n and_o let_v they_o withdraw_v their_o potent_a army_n and_o by_o give_v those_o soldier_n which_o be_v leave_v there_o occasion_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o need_v fear_v nothing_o in_o their_o new_a conquest_n thereby_o have_v induce_v they_o to_o stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n more_o remiss_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o necessitate_v so_o powerful_a a_o enemy_n to_o keep_v the_o field_n continual_o and_o to_o be_v always_o in_o arm_n and_o by_o the_o victory_n they_o obtain_v to_o grow_v more_o fierce_a and_o insolent_a this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o regain_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n but_o to_o disenable_a it_o for_o ever_o free_v itself_o from_o oppression_n and_o slavery_n as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o phoenix_n in_o the_o world_n so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o country_n and_o that_o be_v spain_n which_o have_v the_o virtue_n from_o its_o ruin_n to_o rise_v again_o whilst_o that_o which_o ruin_v it_o still_o subsist_v it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o phoenix_n that_o the_o flame_n which_o consume_v it_o do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n re-animate_a it_o that_o from_o the_o fire_n in_o which_o it_o die_v it_o receive_v a_o new_a life_n and_o that_o it_o can_v never_o regain_v but_o from_o its_o own_o ash_n and_o the_o coalâ—â—_n of_o its_o funeral_n pile_n those_o sparkle_a colour_n in_o its_o feather_n which_o shine_v like_o emerald_n and_o ruby_n and_o thus_o have_v spain_n regain_v a_o new_a birth_n and_o resurrection_n out_o of_o its_o own_o cinder_n and_o those_o embers_o which_o have_v consume_v it_o the_o moor_n have_v in_o a_o manner_n ruin_v and_o destroy_v that_o state_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o a_o languish_a condition_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o recover_v its_o vigour_n again_o for_o whilst_o the_o moor_n fall_v upon_o the_o â—â—othes_n they_o give_v opportunity_n to_o spain_n to_o come_v to_o itself_o again_o and_o to_o arrive_v at_o the_o height_n of_o grandeur_n in_o which_o that_o great_a and_o puissant_a monarchy_n have_v ever_o since_o remain_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o china_n there_o be_v some_o resemblance_n with_o what_o have_v happen_v heretofore_o to_o spain_n the_o emperor_n zunchin_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o dom._n roderick_n not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o empire_n as_o in_o the_o sudden_a destruction_n of_o that_o prince_n and_o state_n at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o it_o will_v never_o be_v so_o easy_a for_o china_n to_o re-establish_a itself_o as_o it_o be_v for_o spain_n for_o those_o great_a exploit_n in_o which_o the_o spanish_a valour_n and_o constancy_n surpass_v itself_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o chinese_n levity_n and_o effeminacy_n chap._n xxii_o a_o eminent_a â—â—rediction_n of_o a_o chinese_n astrologer_n that_o that_o state_n shall_v be_v conquer_v by_o a_o stranger_n which_o have_v blue_a eye_n the_o precaution_n which_o the_o chineses_n observe_v to_o divert_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o prediction_n the_o chineses_n who_o have_v ever_o be_v much_o addict_v to_o art_n and_o science_n have_v among_o they_o some_o very_a famous_a astronomer_n and_o some_o very_a eminent_a in_o judicial_a astrology_n but_o one_o of_o the_o most_o renown_a of_o all_o the_o astrologer_n of_o the_o great_a credit_n and_o repute_v among_o they_o who_o they_o call_v the_o great_a cahorri_n of_o the_o star_n have_v some_o year_n before_o leave_v behind_o he_o a_o â—â—rediction_n which_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o country_n the_o prediction_n import_v that_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n shall_v devolve_v to_o the_o power_n of_o a_o foreign_a nation_n and_o that_o he_o which_o shall_v conquer_v it_o shall_v have_v blue_a eye_n it_o be_v a_o rare_a thing_n in_o that_o country_n to_o see_v a_o man_n with_o such_o colour_a eye_n there_o be_v so_o few_o that_o in_o these_o hundred_o year_n during_o which_o the_o spaniard_n have_v frequent_v the_o philippine_n isle_n where_o there_o be_v a_o great_a confluence_n of_o all_o the_o eastern-nation_n they_o have_v remark_v that_o they_o never_o see_v any_o person_n with_o blue_a eye_n but_o either_o european_n or_o those_o who_o parent_n be_v of_o europe_n if_o it_o can_v have_v be_v remark_v in_o any_o other_o it_o will_v have_v be_v look_v upon_o among_o those_o people_n as_o a_o prodigy_n and_o a_o monstrous_a thing_n but_o the_o chineses_n above_o all_o other_o nation_n testify_v a_o great_a abhorrence_n for_o blue_a eye_n both_o because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n extraordinary_a and_o that_o thereupon_o they_o present_o reflect_v upon_o the_o prediction_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a reason_n that_o they_o be_v ever_o such_o declare_a enemy_n to_o the_o hollander_n and_o because_o of_o their_o blue_a eye_n they_o will_v never_o suffer_v they_o to_o enter_v their_o havens_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n they_o deny_v entrance_n both_o to_o the_o english_a and_o dane_n who_o they_o observe_v general_o not_o to_o have_v their_o eye_n so_o brown_a or_o black_a as_o those_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n but_o it_o be_v little_a available_a to_o the_o chineses_n to_o have_v such_o regard_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n they_o shall_v more_o strict_o have_v regard_v that_o which_o be_v of_o great_a concern_n to_o they_o but_o herein_o they_o be_v negligent_a and_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o prediction_n arrive_v from_o whence_o they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o expect_v it_o he_o that_o be_v foretell_v he_o shall_v have_v his_o skull_n break_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n find_v little_a security_n by_o avoid_v go_v near_o any_o house_n or_o ruin_n since_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o eagle_n which_o let_v fall_v a_o tortoise_n upon_o his_o head_n the_o chineses_n who_o be_v so_o jealous_a of_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o hollander_n and_o english_a do_v not_o mistrust_v that_o more_o fatal_a one_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o tartary_n for_o by_o the_o tartar_n they_o pretend_v the_o prediction_n of_o their_o astrologer_n be_v verify_v the_o young_a xunchi_n be_v design_v to_o be_v the_o conqueror_n of_o their_o empire_n with_o blue_a eye_n but_o i_o must_v here_o declare_v that_o the_o relation_n do_v not_o express_o say_v that_o that_o prince_n have_v such_o eye_n as_o the_o prediction_n intimate_v only_o that_o he_o have_v a_o most_o beautiful_a face_n that_o his_o complexion_n be_v very_o fair_a with_o a_o most_o agreeable_a mixture_n of_o red_a and_o that_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o find_v either_o a_o englishman_n or_o fleming_n more_o fresh_a or_o beautiful_a therefore_o from_o this_o description_n it_o must_v be_v conclude_v that_o
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his_o neighbour_n shall_v enter_v with_o a_o army_n into_o his_o territory_n this_o doubtless_o proceed_v from_o this_o maxim_n that_o all_o christian_n do_v not_o repute_v the_o turk_n to_o be_v the_o common_a enemy_n and_o yet_o those_o be_v tartar_n and_o barbarian_n infidel_n and_o idolater_n these_z forsooth_o be_v christian_n politician_n and_o civilise_v person_n but_o god_n will_v in_o his_o due_a time_n confound_v these_o politician_n much_o more_o barbarous_a than_o the_o tartar_n assoon_o as_o xunchi_n have_v possess_v himself_o of_o the_o city_n and_o province_n he_o consult_v how_o to_o frame_v such_o law_n and_o ordinance_n by_o which_o he_o may_v conserve_v what_o he_o have_v acquire_v by_o force_n of_o arms._n and_o first_o of_o all_o as_o i_o have_v already_o note_v he_o ordain_v that_o all_o the_o chineses_n shall_v cut_v off_o their_o hair_n and_o shave_v their_o head_n likâ—â—_n the_o tartar_n only_o leave_v a_o great_a tuft_n on_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o natural_a tartar_n this_o edict_n seem_v very_o rigorous_a to_o those_o people_n who_o be_v almoâ—â—t_a as_o wilâ—â—ing_v to_o lose_v their_o life_n as_o their_o hair_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o chinâ—â—se_n of_o peking_n who_o give_v this_o advice_n to_o the_o prince_n assoon_o as_o he_o be_v crown_v as_o a_o thing_n of_o high_a importance_n to_o secure_v his_o victory_n in_o all_o part_n there_o be_v miserable_a villain_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o expose_v their_o own_o country_n to_o suit_n to_o those_o person_n from_o who_o they_o can_v hope_v for_o more_o considerable_a advantage_n to_o themselves_o this_o prince_n publish_v a_o second_o order_n of_o high_a importance_n to_o retain_v his_o new_a subject_n in_o peace_n and_o in_o this_o his_o policy_n appear_v very_o judicious_a and_o prudent_a a_o great_a number_n of_o tartar_n go_v and_o settle_v themselves_o in_o china_n long_o before_o the_o war_n as_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o all_o country_n which_o be_v very_o populous_a for_o some_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o pass_v into_o another_o especial_o out_o of_o a_o worse_a into_o a_o better_a and_o rich_a as_o china_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o tartary_n and_o as_o several_a person_n often_o go_v out_o of_o france_n into_o spain_n where_o money_n be_v more_o plentiful_a xunchi_n therefore_o command_v all_o the_o tartar_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o all_o age_n and_o condition_n whatsoever_o to_o come_v without_o any_o delay_n out_o of_o the_o provincâ—â—s_n be_v they_o be_v settle_v and_o inhabit_v in_o one_o of_o the_o two_o principal_a city_n peking_n or_o nank_v where_o the_o king_n of_o china_n usual_o reside_v with_o their_o court_n and_o where_o several_a tartar_n new_o come_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n beguin_o to_o restablish_v themselves_o and_o have_v order_n to_o furnish_v the_o other_o with_o all_o conveniency_n which_o be_v requisite_a upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o chinese_n who_o inhabit_v in_o these_o two_o city_n be_v enjoin_v to_o go_v from_o thence_o and_o dispose_v of_o themselves_o elsewhere_o this_o ordinance_n be_v very_o inconvenient_a and_o troublesome_a even_o to_o the_o tartar_n themselves_o but_o it_o be_v of_o as_o great_a importance_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o state_n as_o the_o enjoin_v the_o chineses_n to_o cut_v off_o their_o hair_n and_o the_o tartar_n consider_v that_o these_o discontent_n will_v quick_o wear_v away_o and_o beside_o the_o emperor_n xunchi_n signify_v his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n to_o his_o subject_n in_o the_o most_o mild_a and_o oblige_a term_n and_o manner_n he_o can_v possible_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v convince_v they_o that_o he_o do_v not_o design_n to_o treat_v they_o like_o slave_n after_o he_o have_v thus_o secure_v these_o two_o capital_a city_n which_o be_v as_o the_o two_o key_n of_o that_o staff_n upon_o the_o safe_a custody_n of_o which_o depend_v the_o security_n of_o his_o new_a conquest_n the_o city_n of_o peking_n command_v all_o the_o northeâ—â—n_a province_n and_o nank_v the_o southern_a and_o each_o of_o these_o city_n be_v so_o strong_a and_o potent_a that_o either_o of_o they_o upon_o occasion_n will_v have_v be_v able_a to_o have_v defend_v itself_o against_o all_o the_o province_n which_o depend_v on_o it_o but_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v inhabit_v with_o tartar_n only_o and_o defend_v with_o a_o strong_a guard_n of_o old_a and_o experience_a soldier_n under_o the_o command_n of_o officer_n of_o approve_a fidelity_n from_o thenceforth_o there_o can_v not_o be_v the_o least_o ground_n to_o apprehend_v any_o sedition_n or_o treason_n and_o the_o tartar_n have_v thus_o secure_v these_o two_o great_a city_n alone_o and_o send_v some_o considerable_a force_n to_o guard_v the_o wall_n that_o he_o may_v when_o he_o judge_v in_o necessary_a bring_v fresh_a force_n out_o of_o tartary_n he_o need_v have_v no_o other_o force_n in_o any_o other_o part_n of_o china_n no_o not_o if_o he_o shall_v return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n for_o shall_v any_o revolt_n or_o insurrection_n happen_v the_o chineses_n can_v not_o raise_v force_n sufficient_a to_o make_v any_o resistance_n assoon_o as_o the_o young_a xunchi_n shall_v appear_v at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o the_o chinese_n who_o by_o the_o late_a war_n and_o insurrection_n have_v suffer_v so_o much_o shall_v not_o out_o of_o dread_n of_o new_a calamity_n remain_v quiet_a and_o submiss_a but_o yet_o this_o prince_n that_o he_o may_v omit_v nothing_o which_o may_v tend_v to_o his_o absolute_a security_n place_v strong_a garrison_n in_o all_o the_o fortify_v town_n and_o place_n through_o the_o whole_a country_n and_o judge_v it_o not_o his_o interest_n to_o stir_v out_o of_o china_n he_o reside_v always_o at_o peking_n though_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v that_o either_o this_o city_n or_o nank_v shall_v be_v call_v the_o court_n pretend_v these_o aught_o only_o to_o be_v repute_v two_o particular_a city_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v any_o other_o court_n but_o that_o in_o tatary_n of_o which_o the_o relation_n give_v we_o no_o account_n those_o who_o have_v â—â—een_v the_o young_a xunchi_n aâ—â—_n â—â—king_v report_n 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o most_o courteous_a â—â—nd_n obâ—â—iging_v prince_n and_o of_o a_o sweet_a 〈◊〉_d miâ—â—_n disposition_n buâ—â—_n witâ—â—al_v very_o quick_a and_o active_a discreet_a anâ—â—_n prudent_a and_o of_o geneat_a ability_n for_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n and_o that_o he_o be_v very_o careful_a and_o circumspect_a in_o all_o thing_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o government_n and_o welfare_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o have_v ever_o near_o his_o person_n one_o of_o his_o three_o uncle_n who_o pass_v over_o with_o he_o to_o the_o conquest_n of_o china_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o very_a prudent_a person_n and_o most_o passionate_o zealous_a for_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o young_a monarch_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o country_n this_o prince_n stay_v ever_o at_o the_o court_n and_o take_v as_o particular_a care_n of_o the_o young_a xunchi_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v father_n to_o he_o but_o that_o which_o do_v most_o illustrate_v the_o tender_a nature_n and_o good_a disposition_n of_o this_o prince_n be_v the_o strict_a injunction_n he_o lay_v upon_o all_o his_o officer_n to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a and_o to_o show_v all_o the_o favour_n they_o can_v possible_o to_o his_o people_n to_o this_o intent_n he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o carry_v themselves_o fair_o and_o mild_o towards_o all_o person_n and_o to_o treat_v they_o kind_o and_o oblige_o and_o with_o all_o possible_a expedition_n to_o dispatch_v all_o those_o who_o address_v themselves_o to_o they_o but_o above_o all_o he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v disinterest_v and_o uncorrupt_a upon_o pain_n of_o lose_v both_o their_o office_n and_o head_n how_o strict_o this_o be_v observe_v and_o practise_v we_o shall_v see_v when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o treat_v of_o their_o justice_n in_o particular_a and_o the_o emperor_n xunchi_n that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o own_o example_n instruct_v his_o officer_n to_o be_v kind_a and_o favourable_a to_o their_o fellow-subject_n cause_v a_o proclamation_n to_o be_v publish_v through_o all_o china_n wherein_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o remit_v all_o those_o tax_n imposition_n and_o tribute_n which_o remain_v due_a to_o he_o and_o have_v not_o be_v raise_v or_o collect_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o war_n which_o be_v 1644_o 45_o 46._o it_o be_v true_a the_o chineses_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v they_o be_v due_a because_o all_o china_n have_v not_o then_o submit_v to_o he_o but_o he_o pretend_v that_o have_v be_v crown_v emperor_n of_o all_o china_n in_o the_o year_n 1643_o and_o never_o have_v have_v any_o lawful_a competitor_n these_o duty_n be_v as_o
to_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o other_o great_a lord_n yet_o they_o advance_v themselves_o to_o so_o considerable_a estate_n and_o fortune_n that_o the_o most_o eminent_a person_n in_o the_o whole_a state_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o high_a advantage_n if_o they_o can_v promote_v several_a of_o their_o child_n to_o so_o honourable_a a_o preferment_n so_o that_o there_o be_v great_a emulation_n for_o the_o procurement_n of_o those_o place_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o many_o family_n have_v enrich_v and_o advance_v themselves_o to_o the_o high_a honour_n and_o dignity_n by_o have_v have_v a_o child_n prefer_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o prince_n eunuch_n but_o the_o emperor_n xunchi_n judge_v it_o not_o convenient_a to_o have_v the_o office_n and_o dignity_n in_o his_o state_n dispose_v of_o among_o that_o kind_n of_o man_n but_o be_v mind_v that_o they_o shall_v remain_v only_o in_o the_o same_o incapacity_n they_o be_v natural_o unprofitable_a person_n in_o their_o generation_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v serve_v as_o they_o ought_v the_o late_a emperor_n xunchin_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o have_v be_v so_o many_o traitor_n who_o have_v perfidious_o sell_v both_o their_o prince_n and_o country_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o tartarian_a lord_n will_v not_o consent_v that_o any_o of_o these_o eunuch_n shall_v be_v place_v as_o a_o guard_n over_o they_o they_o pretend_v to_o have_v no_o need_n of_o those_o guard_n for_o say_v they_o woman_n be_v not_o the_o true_a and_o faithfull_a to_o their_o husband_n nor_o the_o more_o chaste_a by_o have_v a_o strict_a guard_n and_o watch_v put_v upon_o they_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a maâ—â—y_o have_v be_v false_a and_o unchaste_a only_o because_o they_o be_v watch_v too_o narrow_o and_o as_o for_o they_o their_o honour_n be_v a_o secure_a guard_n than_o any_o which_o can_v be_v set_v over_o they_o nor_o be_v the_o tartarian_a woman_n like_o the_o chinese_n immure_v up_o as_o so_o many_o prisoner_n but_o when_o they_o please_v walk_v about_o the_o street_n in_o the_o city_n and_o town_n and_o in_o the_o country_n into_o the_o field_n they_o ride_v on_o horseback_n and_o have_v the_o courage_n to_o go_v to_o the_o war_n and_o hazard_v their_o life_n in_o fight_v and_o battle_n they_o execute_v any_o action_n better_o than_o they_o speak_v or_o discourse_v the_o sole_a employment_n of_o the_o eunuch_n be_v only_o to_o be_v as_o a_o guard_n to_o the_o woman_n who_o the_o chineses_n keep_v in_o a_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n this_o office_n be_v of_o no_o regard_n or_o consideration_n among_o the_o tartar_n and_o in_o all_o probability_n there_o will_v be_v very_o few_o eunuch_n make_v hereafter_o in_o china_n and_o those_o who_o be_v so_o already_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o affront_n and_o injury_n which_o nature_n have_v receive_v in_o their_o person_n chap._n xxvii_o how_o satisfy_v the_o chineses_n be_v with_o the_o tartarian_a government_n the_o pride_n and_o avarice_n of_o the_o chinese_n mandorin_n the_o speedy_a and_o exact_a execution_n of_o justice_n by_o the_o tartar_n it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o prince_n by_o their_o action_n do_v not_o only_o invite_v but_o command_n and_o oblige_v their_o subject_n to_o follow_v their_o example_n and_o thus_o do_v the_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o young_a xunchi_n so_o exact_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o model_n of_o justice_n and_o equity_n which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v they_o for_o the_o government_n of_o his_o people_n that_o the_o chinese_n themselves_o can_v not_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o usurper_n and_o tyrant_n but_o present_o begin_v to_o applaud_v and_o extol_v they_o and_o ingenious_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o merit_v to_o have_v the_o command_n and_o dominion_n over_o they_o this_o content_a and_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o people_n under_o their_o new_a master_n be_v no_o less_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o good_a inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o of_o the_o loyalty_n of_o his_o officer_n for_o it_o be_v but_o too_o ordinary_a for_o man_n to_o find_v fault_n and_o to_o be_v offend_v at_o all_o that_o be_v do_v under_o any_o new_a government_n though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o well_o manage_v but_o that_o which_o do_v most_o satisfy_v and_o content_v the_o chinese_n be_v to_o see_v that_o the_o tartar_n let_v they_o have_v their_o share_n in_o the_o government_n and_o admit_v they_o to_o several_a charge_n and_o dignity_n this_o they_o do_v that_o thereby_o they_o may_v win_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n and_o because_o they_o foresee_v that_o the_o multitude_n of_o affair_n in_o so_o vast_a a_o country_n will_v give_v sufficient_a employment_n to_o both_o tartar_n and_o chinese_n and_o likewise_o because_o the_o chineses_n be_v better_o instruct_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o state_n and_o know_v better_a how_o to_o suit_v and_o comply_v with_o the_o humour_n and_o genius_n of_o their_o own_o countryman_n they_o daily_o send_v they_o into_o the_o province_n to_o exercise_v the_o charge_n of_o mandorin_n and_o make_v they_o governor_n of_o several_a town_n and_o place_n but_o still_o dependent_a and_o subordinate_a to_o the_o tartarian_a lord_n who_o be_v the_o supreme_a governor_n and_o have_v the_o inspection_n over_o the_o conduct_n of_o all_o chinese-officer_n and_o by_o their_o instruction_n be_v oblige_v to_o watch_v and_o observe_v that_o the_o chinese_n who_o have_v not_o the_o reputation_n of_o integrity_n shall_v not_o in_o their_o employment_n act_v and_o do_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n but_o the_o tartar_n do_v not_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o suffer_v the_o chinese-mandorins_a to_o wear_v as_o before_o those_o rich_a girdle_n nor_o their_o square_a cap_n nor_o several_a other_o mark_n of_o their_o majesty_n and_o grandeur_n which_o render_v they_o so_o venerable_a to_o the_o people_n for_o heretofore_o whensoever_o a_o mandorin_n go_v to_o give_v audience_n he_o be_v follow_v by_o a_o crowd_n of_o people_n with_o all_o the_o majestic_a stateliness_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o high_a concern_v of_o the_o state_n the_o street_n must_v be_v clear_v through_o which_o he_o pass_v and_o all_o person_n must_v place_v themselves_o in_o rank_n and_o order_n silence_n must_v be_v keep_v and_o none_o suffer_v to_o call_v aloud_o or_o make_v any_o noise_n but_o when_o the_o face_n of_o affair_n be_v change_v the_o tartar_n mock_v at_o they_o whensoever_o they_o see_v they_o only_o carry_v in_o their_o sedan_n through_o the_o street_n they_o call_v out_o to_o they_o and_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v leave_v those_o for_o their_o wife_n and_o woman_n for_o who_o use_n they_o be_v invent_v and_o make_v and_o though_o they_o do_v not_o hinder_v they_o for_o make_v use_n of_o their_o sedan_n yet_o by_o deride_v they_o thus_o and_o by_o comport_v themselves_o with_o a_o behaviour_n just_o oppose_v to_o this_o effeminacy_n these_o chinese-mandorins_a quick_o so_o dis-accustomed_n themselves_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o prohibit_v they_o the_o tartarian_a lord_n the_o viceroy_n of_o the_o great_a province_n nay_o the_o emperor_n uncle_n go_v through_o the_o street_n on_o horseback_n attend_v only_o by_o five_o or_o â—â—ix_v of_o their_o domestic_a servant_n as_o the_o most_o inconsiderable_a mandorin_n of_o china_n be_v the_o retinue_n of_o the_o lord_n rid_v on_o horseback_n likewise_o as_o their_o master_n do_v the_o viceroy_n and_o principal_a officer_n of_o the_o state_n be_v of_o so_o easy_a access_n and_o treat_v so_o civil_o and_o oblige_o all_o person_n who_o have_v any_o business_n with_o they_o that_o the_o chineses_n be_v surprise_v at_o it_o no_o body_n be_v command_v to_o keep_v silence_n in_o the_o street_n and_o place_n where_o they_o be_v but_o they_o receive_v petition_n and_o address_n give_v audience_n and_o dispatch_v 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