take_v sustenance_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o my_o relation_n and_o you_o who_o be_v grandson_n to_o a_o saint_n on_o who_o all_o the_o world_n cast_v their_o eye_n to_o see_v â—ow_o you_o will_v imitate_v he_o you_o have_v satisfy_v yourself_o with_o three_o day_n abstinence_n confucius_n answer_v he_o the_o ceremony_n have_v be_v regulate_v by_o the_o ancient_n to_o restrain_v the_o indiscreet_a and_o stir_v up_o the_o backward_a it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o law_n if_o we_o will_v not_o go_v astray_o it_o be_v in_o this_o golden_a mean_n that_o wisdom_n and_o the_o wise_a man_n reside_v that_o you_o may_v never_o stray_v out_o of_o it_o remember_v that_o virtue_n be_v not_o a_o excess_n and_o that_o perfection_n have_v its_o limit_n maxim_n iii_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o change_v often_o if_o he_o will_v be_v constant_a in_o wisdom_n a_o person_n of_o quality_n say_v one_o day_n to_o confucius_n your_o grandfather_n be_v never_o want_v in_o any_o duty_n of_o civility_n in_o respect_n of_o great_a person_n nevertheless_o his_o doctrine_n though_o holy_a never_o obtain_v or_o get_v footing_n how_o do_v you_o imagine_v then_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v follow_v see_v you_o have_v a_o magisterial_a gravity_n that_o repulse_n man_n and_o proceed_v sometime_o to_o haughtiness_n this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o be_v welcome_a at_o prince_n court_n every_o age_n have_v its_o way_n answer_v confucius_n in_o my_o grandfather_n time_n prince_n and_o officer_n be_v polish_a they_o delight_v in_o order_n every_o one_o keep_v his_o station_n to_o insinuate_v a_o man_n self_n in_o their_o affection_n it_o behove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v polish_a and_o regular_a like_o they_o at_o this_o day_n man_n value_v nothing_o but_o courage_n and_o haughtiness_n wherewith_o prince_n endeavour_v to_o inspire_v their_o officer_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o change_v with_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o win_v it_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v cease_v so_o to_o be_v shall_v he_o always_o act_v as_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o former_a time_n act_v maxim_n iu._n the_o grandee_n of_o a_o kingdom_n be_v not_o always_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o state_n confucius_n come_v to_o the_o court_n of_o one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o china_n be_v very_o well_o receive_v this_o prince_n allow_v he_o a_o apartment_n in_o his_o palace_n and_o come_v to_o visit_v he_o there_o himself_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o visit_n he_o say_v to_o he_o you_o come_v not_o for_o nothing_o into_o my_o state_n probable_o you_o have_v a_o design_n to_o do_v i_o some_o good_a my_o lord_n reply_v confucius_n i_o be_o but_o a_o unprofitable_a man_n yet_o i_o avow_v if_o your_o majesty_n will_v but_o follow_v my_o counsel_n you_o will_v not_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o it_o my_o intent_n be_v to_o present_a to_o you_o wise_a man_n to_o occupy_v the_o principle_n place_n of_o your_o state_n withal_o my_o heart_n say_v the_o prince_n who_o be_v they_o my_o lord_n li-in_a the_o son_n of_o a_o husbandman_n be_v a_o man_n on_o who_o you_o may_v rely_v the_o king_n burst_v out_o a_o laugh_v how_o say_v he_o a_o husbandman_n i_o have_v not_o employment_n enough_o for_o the_o lord_n of_o my_o court_n and_o will_v you_o have_v i_o take_v a_o labourer_n into_o my_o service_n the_o philosopher_n without_o be_v move_v reply_v virtue_n be_v of_o all_o trade_n and_o condition_n although_o it_o be_v more_o common_o annex_v to_o a_o mean_a condition_n we_o have_v two_o kingdom_n in_o the_o empire_n that_o have_v be_v found_v by_o two_o labourer_n cham-tcho_a what_o inconvenience_n be_v there_o though_o a_o man_n of_o that_o character_n govern_v you_o believe_v i_o sir_n the_o court_n have_v hitherto_o supply_v you_o with_o a_o good_a company_n of_o evil_a minister_n suffer_v a_o country_n village_n to_o present_v you_o with_o a_o wise_a man._n you_o want_v employment_n you_o say_v to_o place_v all_o the_o lord_n that_o encompass_v you_o if_o virtue_n alone_o be_v reward_v you_o will_v find_v in_o your_o court_n more_o place_n than_o officer_n nay_o and_o perhaps_o will_v be_v fain_o to_o call_v for_o labourer_n to_o supply_v they_o when_o the_o body_n of_o the_o nobility_n do_v not_o furnish_v the_o state_n with_o great_a man_n the_o great_a man_n that_o may_v be_v find_v among_o the_o people_n must_v be_v choose_v and_o of_o they_o must_v be_v compose_v the_o body_n of_o the_o nobility_n maxim_n v._o a_o small_a fault_n often_o denote_v great_a quality_n he_o one_o day_n advise_v the_o king_n of_o oâ—â—i_n to_o set_v a_o certain_a officer_n of_o reputation_n at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n but_o the_o king_n excuse_v himself_o for_o not_o do_v it_o because_o that_o be_v former_o a_o mandarin_n he_o take_v a_o couple_n of_o egg_n from_o a_o country_n fellow_n a_o man_n who_o have_v abuse_v his_o authority_n say_v he_o deserve_v not_o any_o long_a to_o command_v these_o sentiment_n of_o equity_n reply_v confucius_n be_v very_o laudable_a in_o a_o king_n but_o perhaps_o the_o mandarin_n moderation_n that_o steal_v but_o two_o egg_n be_v no_o less_o to_o be_v admire_v such_o a_o small_a fault_n in_o the_o whole_a life_n of_o a_o man_n denote_v in_o he_o great_a quality_n in_o a_o word_n a_o prudent_a prince_n make_v use_v of_o his_o subject_n in_o the_o government_n as_o a_o carpenter_n use_v timber_n in_o his_o work_n he_o do_v not_o reject_v one_o good_a beam_n because_o there_o be_v a_o flaw_n in_o it_o provide_v it_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o support_v a_o whole_a edifice_n i_o will_v not_o advise_v your_o majesty_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o couple_n of_o egg_n to_o turn_v off_o a_o captain_n who_o may_v conquer_v you_o two_o realm_n maxim_n vi_o the_o prince_n be_v void_a of_o counsel_n who_o have_v too_o much_o wit_n and_o when_o â—e_n deliver_v his_o opinion_n the_o first_o the_o same_o king_n one_o day_n hold_v a_o counsel_n in_o presence_n of_o confucius_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o some_o affair_n with_o so_o much_o vehemence_n of_o spirit_n that_o his_o minister_n applaud_v he_o and_o forthwith_o allow_v he_o to_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o comply_v with_o he_o without_o more_o ado_n at_o the_o close_a this_o king_n say_v to_o confucius_n what_o be_v your_o judgement_n of_o the_o course_n we_o have_v take_v in_o our_o last_o deliberation_n sir_n say_v the_o philosopher_n i_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o they_o have_v yet_o deliberate_v you_o speak_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o wit_n your_o minister_n very_o attentive_a to_o please_v you_o have_v faithful_o repeat_v the_o discourse_n they_o have_v tell_v your_o opinion_n and_o not_o their_o own_o and_o when_o you_o adjourn_v the_o assembly_n i_o still_o expect_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o counsel_n some_o day_n after_o the_o same_o king_n ask_v he_o his_o advice_n concern_v the_o present_a government_n he_o answer_v he_o no_o body_n speak_v ill_a of_o it_o that_o be_v my_o desire_n say_v the_o king_n and_o that_o sir_n be_v what_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o desire_v reply_v confucius_n a_o sick_a person_n forsake_v who_o they_o flatter_v that_o he_o be_v well_o be_v not_o far_o from_o death_n a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o discover_v to_o the_o prince_n the_o defect_n of_o the_o mind_n with_o the_o same_o liberty_n man_n discover_v to_o he_o the_o malady_n of_o the_o body_n maxim_n vii_o the_o wise_a man_n go_v forward_o apace_o because_o the_o right_a way_n be_v always_o the_o short_a on_o the_o contrary_a the_o crafty_a politician_n arrive_v late_a at_o his_o end_n because_o he_o walk_v in_o byway_n and_o crooked_a path_n the_o king_n of_o ouei_n confess_v to_o confucius_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o fine_a as_o wisdom_n but_o the_o difficulty_n of_o acquire_v it_o discourage_v the_o most_o courageous_a and_o divert_v the_o best_a dispose_v mind_n as_o for_o my_o part_n add_v he_o i_o have_v use_v endeavour_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a i_o be_o resolve_v to_o torment_v myself_o no_o long_o about_o it_o and_o a_o small_a parcel_n of_o policy_n will_v supply_v the_o defect_n of_o that_o wisdom_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o good_a govern_n sir_n answer_v confucius_n it_o be_v true_a wisdom_n be_v seat_v on_o a_o lofty_a place_n but_o the_o road_n to_o it_o be_v not_o so_o impracticable_a as_o people_n imagine_v it_o grow_v plain_a and_o plain_o according_a as_o you_o go_v on_o and_o once_o get_v at_o it_o one_o can_v go_v back_o without_o run_v great_a danger_n to_o fall_v down_o the_o precipice_n in_o such_o a_o sort_n that_o a_o wise_a man_n can_v cease_v be_v so_o without_o do_v violence_n to_o himself_o in_o some_o respect_n but_o do_v you_o think_v that_o a_o prince_n have_v no_o trouble_n when_o he_o march_v in_o the_o indirect_a
same_o notion_n and_o be_v there_o all_o imaginable_a care_n use_v in_o instruct_v and_o form_v stranger_n they_o be_v at_o most_o but_o adopt_a son_n who_o never_o have_v that_o implicit_a obedience_n and_o tender_a affection_n which_o child_n by_o nature_n bear_v to_o their_o own_o parent_n so_o that_o shall_v foreigner_n be_v better_o qualify_v than_o native_n which_o you_o can_v never_o make_v the_o chinese_n believe_v they_o will_v fancy_v it_o for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o country_n to_o prefer_v native_n to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v little_o less_o than_o a_o miracle_n in_o favour_n of_o christianity_n that_o a_o few_o missionary_n have_v be_v suffer_v to_o settle_v there_o this_o last_o piece_n of_o policy_n be_v extreme_o good_a when_o those_o of_o a_o false_a religion_n be_v keep_v out_o which_o teach_v rebellion_n and_o disturbance_n itself_o be_v the_o product_n of_o cabal_n and_o riot_n but_o the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o in_o christianity_n who_o humility_n sweetness_n and_o obedience_n to_o authority_n produce_v nought_o but_o peace_n unity_n and_o charity_n among_o all_o people_n this_o be_v what_o the_o chinese_n begin_v to_o be_v convince_v of_o have_v have_v trial_n of_o it_o for_o a_o whole_a age_n together_o happy_a be_v it_o if_o they_o will_v embrace_v it_o as_o a_o constitution_n equal_o necessary_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n as_o conducive_a to_o the_o peace_n and_o good_a of_o their_o state_n their_o six_o maxim_n be_v that_o nobility_n be_v never_o hereditary_a neither_o be_v there_o any_o distinction_n between_o the_o quality_n of_o people_n save_v what_o the_o office_n which_o they_o execute_v make_v so_o that_o except_v the_o family_n of_o confucius_n the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v divide_v into_o magistracy_n and_o commonalty_n there_o be_v no_o land_n but_o what_o be_v hold_v by_o socage-tenure_n not_o even_o those_o land_n which_o be_v destine_v for_o the_o bonze_n or_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o idol_n so_o that_o their_o god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n be_v subject_v to_o the_o state_n and_o be_v oblige_v by_o tax_n and_o contribution_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o emperor_n supremacy_n when_o a_o vice_n roy_fw-fr or_o governor_n of_o a_o province_n be_v dead_a his_o child_n as_o well_o as_o other_o have_v their_o fortune_n to_o make_v and_o if_o they_o inherit_v not_o their_o father_n virtue_n and_o ingenuity_n his_o name_n which_o they_o bear_v be_v it_o never_o so_o famous_a give_v they_o no_o quality_n at_o all_o the_o advantage_n which_o the_o state_n make_v of_o this_o maxim_n be_v first_o trading_n be_v in_o a_o more_o flourish_a condition_n which_o the_o laziness_n of_o the_o nobility_n be_v the_o likely_a mean_n to_o ruin_n second_o the_o emperor_n revenue_n be_v increase_v by_o itâ—_n because_o no_o estate_n be_v tax-free_a in_o town_n which_o pay_v poll-mony_n no_o person_n be_v exempt_a three_o by_o this_o mean_n family_n be_v hinder_v from_o ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o the_o populace_n and_o so_o keep_v from_o establish_v themselves_o so_o far_o in_o the_o people_n favour_n that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o difficulty_n to_o the_o prince_n himself_o to_o keep_v they_o within_o bound_n last_o its_o aâ—received_a opinion_n among_o the_o chinese_n that_o if_o a_o emperor_n will_v be_v obey_v he_o must_v lay_v his_o command_n upon_o subject_n and_o not_o upon_o so_o many_o little_a king_n their_o seven_o principle_n of_o policy_n be_v to_o keep_v up_o in_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o war_n great_a army_n as_o well_o to_o maintain_v a_o credit_n and_o respect_n from_o the_o neighbour_n as_o to_o stifle_v or_o rather_o prevent_v any_o disturbance_n or_o insurrection_n which_o may_v happen_v at_o home_n heretofore_o a_o million_o of_o soldier_n be_v set_v to_o guard_n their_o great_a wall_n a_o less_o number_n also_o than_o that_o to_o garrison_n their_o frontier_n and_o great_a town_n will_v have_v be_v too_o little_a now_o they_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o keep_v garrison_n in_o their_o most_o important_a to_n beside_o these_o stand_a force_n there_o be_v fifteen_o or_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n in_o each_o province_n under_o the_o command_n of_o private_a officer_n they_o have_v also_o soldier_n to_o keep_v their_o island_n especial_o haynan_n and_o formosa_fw-la the_o horse_n guard_n of_o pekin_n be_v above_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o thousand_o so_o that_o i_o believe_v in_o the_o great_a and_o secure_a peace_n the_o emperor_n have_v in_o pay_n and_o at_o muster_n no_o less_o than_o fifty_o hundred_o thousand_o effective_a man_n all_o arm_a according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n with_o scimeter_n and_o dart_n they_o have_v but_o a_o very_a small_a infantry_n and_o of_o those_o which_o they_o have_v there_o be_v no_o pikeman_n and_o very_o few_o musketeer_n their_o soldier_n be_v very_o graceful_a and_o pretty_a well_o discipline_v for_o the_o tartar_n have_v almost_o degenerate_v into_o chinese_n and_o the_o chinese_n continue_v as_o they_o always_o be_v soft_z effeminated_a enemy_n of_o labour_n better_a at_o make_v a_o handsome_a figure_n at_o muster_n or_o in_o a_o march_n than_o at_o behave_v themselves_o gallant_o in_o a_o action_n the_o tartar_n begin_v with_o heat_n and_o briskness_n and_o if_o they_o can_v make_v their_o enemy_n give_v ground_n in_o the_o beginning_n than_o they_o can_v make_v their_o advantage_n of_o it_o otherwise_o they_o be_v unable_a to_o continue_v a_o attack_v a_o good_a while_n or_o to_o bear_v up_o long_o against_o one_o especial_o if_o make_v in_o order_n and_o with_o vigour_n the_o emperor_n who_o i_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o speak_v with_o who_o say_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v proper_a as_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v great_a give_v this_o short_a character_n of_o they_o they_o be_v good_a soldier_n when_o oppose_v to_o bad_a one_o but_o bad_a when_o oppose_v to_o good_a one_o the_o eight_o maxim_n be_v concern_v their_o reward_n and_o punishment_n great_a man_n who_o have_v faithful_o serve_v their_o country_n never_o lose_v their_o reward_n and_o because_o be_v a_o prince_n never_o so_o opulent_a he_o can_v never_o have_v enough_o to_o reward_v all_o his_o subject_n this_o defect_n be_v make_v up_o by_o mark_n and_o title_n of_o honour_n which_o be_v very_o acceptable_a to_o the_o subject_n and_o no_o charge_n to_o the_o prince_n these_o title_n of_o honour_n be_v what_o they_o call_v the_o several_a order_n of_o mandarin_n they_o say_v such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o mandarin_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n or_o the_o emperor_n have_v place_v such_o a_o one_o in_o the_o first_o class_n of_o the_o mandarin_n of_o the_o second_o rank_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n of_o other_o this_o dignity_n which_o be_v mere_o honorary_a make_v they_o take_v place_n in_o assembly_n visit_n and_o counsel_n but_o be_v no_o profit_n to_o they_o to_o make_v these_o reward_n of_o great_a extent_n which_o the_o people_n choose_v much_o soon_o than_o pension_n they_o be_v sometime_o bestow_v even_o upon_o the_o dead_a who_o be_v ofttimes_o make_v mandarin_n after_o their_o funeral_n who_o therefore_o fill_v sometime_o the_o great_a place_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o nobility_n when_o the_o emperor_n can_v bestow_v upon_o they_o the_o mean_a place_n among_o the_o live_n they_o have_v oftentimes_o at_o the_o public_a or_o the_o prince_n charge_v lofty_a monument_n raise_v for_o they_o and_o that_o court_n which_o look_v after_o the_o public_a expense_n judge_n what_o recompense_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o their_o desert_n these_o reward_n be_v ofttimes_o accompany_v with_o eulogy_n in_o their_o praise_n make_v by_o the_o emperor_n himself_o which_o make_v they_o and_o their_o family_n famous_a to_o all_o posterity_n but_o the_o high_a honour_n be_v to_o make_v they_o saint_n to_o build_v they_o temple_n and_o offer_v they_o sacrifice_n as_o to_o the_o god_n of_o the_o country_n by_o this_o mean_n paganism_n have_v be_v mighty_o support_v by_o the_o emperor_n adore_v themselves_o the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o pay_v worship_n and_o honour_n to_o they_o who_o when_o alive_a will_v have_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v prostrate_a at_o their_o now_o worshipper_n foot_n they_o reward_v also_o in_o private_a man_n those_o virtuous_a action_n which_o bring_v no_o public_a advantage_n to_o the_o state_n we_o read_v in_o history_n that_o temple_n have_v be_v raise_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o some_o maid_n who_o all_o their_o life_n keep_v their_o chastity_n inviolable_a and_o i_o myself_o have_v see_v in_o several_a of_o their_o town_n trophy_n with_o honourable_a inscription_n raise_v up_o for_o inhabitant_n of_o mean_a rank_n and_o degree_n to_o publish_v to_o all_o the_o world_n their_o virtue_n and_o merit_n if_o the_o chinese_n be_v very_o liberal_a in_o their_o reward_n they_o be_v as_o severe_a in_o their_o punishment_n even_o of_o the_o
cam-hy_a emperor_n of_o china_n &_o the_o eastern_a tartary_n aged_n 41_o year_n draw_v when_o he_o be_v but_o 32._o london_n print_v for_o benj_n tooke_n and_o sam_n buckley_n in_o fleetstreet_n memoir_n and_o observation_n topographical_n physical_a mathematical_a mechanical_a natural_a civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a make_a in_o a_o late_a journey_n through_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n and_o publish_v in_o several_a letter_n particular_o upon_o the_o chinese_n pottery_n and_o varnish_n the_o silk_n and_o other_o manufacture_n the_o pearl_n fish_v the_o history_n of_o plant_n and_o animal_n description_n of_o their_o city_n and_o public_a work_n number_n of_o people_n their_o language_n manner_n and_o commerce_n their_o habit_n oeconomy_n and_o government_n the_o philosophy_n of_o confucius_n the_o state_n of_o christianity_n with_o many_o other_o curious_a and_o useful_a remark_n by_o lovis_fw-la le_z compte_n jesuit_n confessor_n to_o the_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n one_o of_o the_o royal_a mathematician_n and_o late_o missionary_n into_o the_o eastern_a country_n translate_v from_o the_o paris_n edition_n and_o illustrate_v with_o figure_n london_n print_v for_o benj._n take_v at_o the_o middle_a temple_n gate_n and_o sam._n buckley_n at_o the_o dolphin_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1697._o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o english_a translation_n direct_v in_o a_o letter_n to_o sir_n g._n m._n baronet_n and_o w._n m._n esquire_n member_n of_o parliament_n among_o the_o various_a production_n of_o the_o press_n none_o seem_v in_o your_o clear_a judgement_n more_o delightful_a and_o instructive_a than_o the_o relation_n of_o voyage_n and_o travel_n i_o mean_v those_o write_v by_o man_n of_o capacity_n and_o sincerity_n which_o lie_v in_o a_o small_a compass_n for_o most_o book_n be_v either_o romance_n novel_n or_o hypothesis_n panegyric_n satyr_n or_o burlesques_n the_o one_o too_o common_o take_v for_o truth_n as_o the_o other_o for_o heroic_n which_o come_v forth_o either_o to_o ease_v a_o hypochondriac_a spleen_n or_o else_o to_o flatter_v ambitious_a power_n to_o raise_v private_a fortune_n or_o favour_n particular_a faction_n those_o venomous_a sort_n of_o vermin_n that_o infest_a humane_a society_n and_o spread_v such_o poison_n as_o feâ—_n antidote_n can_v reach_v unless_o fetch_v from_o abroad_o which_o sometime_o raise_v the_o pulâ—e_n and_o give_v the_o blood_n a_o more_o generous_a tincture_n the_o world_n like_o a_o machine_n be_v best_o understand_v and_o manage_v by_o take_v it_o to_o piece_n view_v and_o compare_v the_o several_a part_n together_o from_o whence_o just_o impression_n may_v be_v take_v with_o the_o great_a and_o most_o perfect_a idea_n so_o the_o greek_a master_n paint_v his_o ulysses_n the_o knowledge_n of_o foreign_a country_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o noble_a school_n for_o the_o enlarge_n and_o cultivate_v the_o mind_n of_o youth_n who_o be_v general_o confine_v by_o education_n and_o custom_n at_o home_n which_o few_o ever_o live_v to_o surmount_v and_o conquer_v to_o a_o narrow_a sphere_n of_o thought_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n puff_v up_o and_o choke_v for_o want_n of_o a_o free_a air_n and_o a_o large_a prospect_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o become_v unfit_a for_o public_a business_n and_o action_n or_o even_o common_a conversation_n fall_v into_o disorder_n upon_o little_a contradiction_n and_o start_n at_o every_o thing_n that_o lie_v out_o of_o their_o way_n imperitum_fw-la est_fw-la animal_n homo_fw-la si_fw-la circumscribatur_fw-la natalis_n soli_fw-la svi_fw-la fine_a say_v seneca_n such_o a_o one_o the_o great_a homer_n draw_v his_o telemachus_n the_o globe_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o true_a glass_n in_o which_o may_v be_v see_v the_o different_a face_n of_o nature_n with_o the_o several_a art_n and_o mystery_n of_o government_n every_o climate_n afford_v new_a scene_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v learn_v that_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o universe_n consist_v in_o a_o wonderful_a variety_n which_o as_o the_o emperor_n of_o siam_n once_o reparteeed_o upon_o the_o jesuit_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v set_v out_o by_o the_o most_o glorious_a creator_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o immortal_a praise_n therefore_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o the_o collegium_fw-la de_fw-fr propagandâ_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o the_o roman_n catholic_n court_n to_o labour_v on_o earth_n or_o expect_v from_o heaven_n a_o general_a uniformity_n in_o the_o religion_n and_o manner_n of_o mankind_n no_o more_o then_o in_o other_o custom_n diet_n habit_n and_o commodity_n however_o their_o missionary_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v discourage_v in_o their_o undertake_n for_o the_o improvement_n of_o geography_n natural_a and_o civil_a history_n commerce_n etc._n etc._n bring_v honour_n and_o profit_v sufficient_a to_o reward_v their_o pain_n in_o case_n their_o adventure_n upon_o religion_n turn_v to_o no_o account_n the_o same_o immense_a power_n always_o have_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o different_a form_n under_o various_a figure_n and_o idea_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o general_n error_n among_o we_o that_o many_o wise_a nation_n adore_v mere_a stock_n and_o stone_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o supreme_a divinity_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n china_n be_v the_o most_o celebrate_a for_o politeness_n and_o civility_n for_o grandeur_n and_o magnificence_n for_o art_n and_o invention_n which_o the_o romish_a priest_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o that_o they_o pass_v there_o under_o the_o character_n of_o physician_n painter_n merchant_n astrologer_n mechanicians_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v receive_v as_o such_o in_o the_o court_n of_o asia_n which_o be_v too_o sine_fw-la to_o suffer_v open_o the_o propagation_n of_o a_o strange_a religion_n as_o some_o of_o the_o most_o pious_a missionary_n overheat_v with_o the_o naked_a truth_n often_o find_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n especial_o when_o the_o brahmin_n the_o talapoin_n and_o the_o bonze_n begin_v to_o grow_v zealous_a of_o their_o masquerade_n and_o to_o see_v through_o their_o disguise_n but_o you_o may_v perhaps_o demand_v because_o you_o do_v not_o use_v to_o take_v thing_n upon_o mere_a recommendation_n without_o further_a enquiry_n and_o examination_n why_o the_o bookseller_n shall_v venture_v to_o print_v in_o english_a these_o memoirs_fw-fr of_o china_n see_v we_o have_v already_o so_o many_o relation_n of_o that_o country_n to_o which_o they_o give_v this_o answer_n viz._n that_o most_o of_o our_o account_n of_o china_n be_v either_o fabulous_a or_o copy_n and_o not_o comparable_a to_o this_o original_a of_o they_o beside_o that_o vast_a empire_n be_v so_o fertile_a and_o wonderful_a in_o all_o respect_n that_o it_o will_v always_o furnish_v fresh_a material_n for_o discovery_n let_v the_o traveller_n be_v never_o so_o sagacious_a and_o industrious_a few_o of_o who_o will_v be_v find_v to_o deserve_v such_o a_o character_n unless_o those_o late_o send_v at_o the_o french_a king_n expense_n with_o a_o stock_n of_o excellent_a instrument_n and_o with_o a_o sufficient_a fund_z for_o make_v useful_a observation_n among_o these_o our_o author_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n may_v expect_v more_o from_o he_o than_o what_o be_v already_o extant_a in_o the_o print_a work_n of_o his_o predecessor_n marco_n paulo_n nicolo_n di_fw-fr conti_n galeotto_n perera_n fol._n gaspar_n de_fw-fr cruz_n ferdinand_n mendez_n pinto_n gonzalez_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n anthony_n de_fw-fr andrada_n manuel_n de_fw-fr faria_n sousa_n pedro_n cubero_n sebastian_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o moresco_n vein_n run_v whip_n and_o spur_v into_o knight_n errantry_n so_o familiar_a and_o even_o congenial_a to_o the_o italian_a but_o much_o more_o to_o the_o spanish_a and_o portugese_n writer_n that_o a_o thousand_o don_n quixot_n with_o all_o cervante_n satyr_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o reform_v they_o yet_o a_o critical_a reader_n may_v glean_v many_o pretty_a thing_n from_o them_o the_o account_n of_o some_o learned_a jesuit_n who_o order_n have_v see_v more_o of_o china_n then_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o european_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o judicious_a and_o authentic_a especial_o if_o we_o indulge_v they_o a_o little_a in_o the_o story_n of_o their_o religion_n among_o these_o we_o ought_v to_o mention_v with_o respect_n the_o ingenious_a father_n ricci_n trigault_n semedo_n martini_n rhodes_n boym_n grueber_n adam_n schall_n who_o letter_n be_v very_o considerable_a father_n greslon_n father_n rouge-mount_n with_o many_o other_o missionary_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o who_o kircher_n take_v all_o his_o material_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr thevenot_n in_o that_o part_n of_o his_o collection_n relate_v to_o china_n have_v only_o abridge_v some_o of_o their_o diaries_n and_o journal_o the_o relation_n that_o linschoten_n give_v of_o china_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o asia_n which_o he_o himself_o see_v the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o mandelslo_n the_o
to_o west_n be_v little_o less_o so_o that_o on_o the_o whole_a china_n which_o be_v almost_o of_o a_o circular_a figure_n be_v very_o near_o fourteen_o hundred_o league_n in_o circuit_n this_o account_n my_o lord_n i_o can_v warrant_v to_o be_v just_a and_o ground_v on_o very_o exact_a remark_n you_o see_v my_o lord_n that_o i_o have_v leave_v out_o the_o island_n formosa_fw-la haynan_n and_o other_o of_o less_o note_n which_o of_o themselves_o will_v make_v a_o very_a great_a kingdom_n as_o also_o all_o the_o province_n leauton_n because_o it_o be_v without_o the_o wall_n as_o for_o the_o corea_n tunquin_n and_o siam_n they_o depend_v indeed_o on_o china_n so_o far_o as_o that_o they_o pay_v a_o tribute_n to_o that_o crown_n and_o that_o their_o king_n at_o their_o admission_n be_v confirm_v by_o its_o emperor_n but_o they_o be_v separate_a kingdom_n and_o differ_v much_o from_o that_o of_o china_n which_o whether_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o product_n and_o fertility_n of_o its_o soil_n or_o the_o beauty_n and_o number_n of_o its_o city_n the_o wit_n politeness_n religion_n or_o manner_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n be_v quite_o another_o thing_n the_o chineze_n know_v it_o and_o be_v so_o proud_a of_o it_o that_o they_o call_v all_o the_o rest_n barbarous_a nation_n take_v great_a care_n in_o their_o marriage_n not_o to_o match_v with_o they_o or_o any_o of_o the_o other_o indian_n and_o fear_v nothing_o more_o than_o that_o their_o mean_a blood_n shall_v run_v in_o a_o noble_a chineze_n vein_n i_o also_o omit_v a_o great_a part_n of_o tartary_n which_o belong_v to_o this_o state_n to_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o its_o power_n for_o the_o tartar_n be_v valiant_a and_o withal_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o beside_o though_o tartary_n be_v full_a of_o wood_n and_o sandy_a desert_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o whole_o unfruitful_a those_o sine_fw-la fur_n of_o which_o they_o rob_v their_o zibelines_n fox_n and_o tiger_n a_o great_a diversity_n of_o simple_n useful_a in_o physic_n and_o the_o fine_a horse_n which_o come_v from_o thence_o be_v commodity_n china_n can_v not_o be_v without_o yet_o though_o they_o reap_v so_o great_a a_o profit_n by_o it_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v what_o a_o vexation_n it_o be_v to_o they_o to_o be_v so_o strict_o unite_v and_o mix_v with_o that_o nation_n and_o one_o must_v be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o excess_n of_o their_o vanity_n and_o of_o the_o conceit_n they_o have_v of_o their_o grandeur_n to_o know_v how_o grievous_o the_o tartarian_a conquest_n have_v humble_v they_o i_o question_v not_o my_o lord_n but_o you_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o but_o perhaps_o have_v not_o have_v the_o leisure_n of_o inquire_v into_o particular_n and_o therefore_o a_o short_a account_n of_o that_o great_a revolution_n may_v not_o be_v unwelcome_a one_o of_o the_o petty_a king_n of_o the_o eastern_a tartary_n for_o there_o be_v not_o afew_n who_o subject_n call_v movantchéou_n have_v settle_v a_o trade_n near_o the_o long_a wall_n have_v complain_v at_o pekin_n of_o some_o knavery_n commit_v by_o the_o chinâ—se_n merchant_n and_o have_v receive_v no_o satisfaction_n resolve_v to_o right_v himself_o and_o enter_v the_o province_n of_o leauton_n with_o a_o numerous_a army_n the_o emperor_n present_o send_v some_o part_n of_o his_o force_n to_o oppose_v he_o and_o the_o war_n continue_v some_o time_n with_o equal_a advantage_n but_o one_o li_n a_o chineze_n take_v that_o opportunity_n to_o hatch_v a_o rebellion_n in_o the_o province_n which_o be_v most_o remote_a from_o court_n great_a number_n of_o malcontent_n flock_v about_o he_o who_o have_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o great_a city_n like_o a_o torrent_n overflow_v the_o whole_a country_n driving_z all_z down_z before_o they_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o their_o emperor_n can_v not_o save_v pekin_n from_o their_o fury_n the_o rebel_n who_o know_v the_o best_a force_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o it_o march_v direct_o to_o attack_v it_o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o garrison_n of_o seventy_o thousand_o man_n but_o most_o gain_v upon_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o li_n emissary_n so_o that_o while_o some_o with_o a_o pretend_a zeal_n persuade_v the_o prince_n to_o remain_v in_o his_o palace_n other_o open_v the_o city_n gate_n to_o the_o traitor_n who_o solemnize_v his_o entry_n by_o a_o cruel_a slaughter_n the_o unfortunate_a monarch_n find_v himself_o betray_v will_v have_v march_v out_o against_o he_o with_o six_o hundred_o guard_n who_o still_o remain_v with_o he_o but_o at_o the_o mention_v of_o this_o heroic_a proposal_n their_o heart_n fail_v they_o and_o they_o ungenerous_o abandon_v he_o then_o know_v no_o great_a evil_n then_o that_o of_o fall_v quick_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o retire_v into_o a_o garden_n with_o a_o only_a daughter_n he_o have_v and_o have_v write_v with_o his_o blood_n these_o word_n on_o the_o bordure_n of_o his_o vest_n my_o subject_n have_v base_o forsake_v i_o spend_v thy_o rage_n on_o my_o body_n but_o spare_v my_o people_n he_o first_o stab_v the_o princess_n who_o tear_n must_v needs_o have_v rend_v a_o heart_n of_o flint_n and_o then_o hang_v himself_o on_o a_o tree_n more_o unjust_a to_o his_o daughter_n and_o cruel_a to_o himself_o than_o can_v have_v be_v the_o most_o barbarous_a foe_n the_o emperor_n be_v dead_a all_o bow_a to_o the_o usurper_n except_o ousanguey_a who_o the_o late_a prince_n have_v entrust_v with_o the_o command_n of_o the_o force_n he_o have_v send_v against_o the_o tartar_n who_o never_o will_v acknowledge_v he_o and_o choose_v rather_o to_o pull_v down_o his_o tyranny_n then_o ignoble_o to_o accept_v of_o a_o share_n in_o it_o the_o new_a monarch_n have_v in_o vain_a besiege_v he_o in_o the_o province_n leauton_n to_o engage_v he_o to_o surrender_v himself_o show_v he_o his_o father_n load_v with_o iron_n protest_v he_o will_v put_v he_o to_o death_n in_o his_o sight_n if_o he_o do_v not_o immediate_o submit_v but_o that_o generous_a lord_n more_o faithful_a to_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o decease_a prince_n then_o tender_a of_o his_o father_n life_n suffer_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o subject_a to_o prevail_v over_o of_o that_o of_o a_o son_n and_o see_v that_o blood_n spill_v of_o which_o his_o once_o be_v part_n resolve_v to_o die_v or_o revenge_n at_o once_o his_o father_n and_o his_o emperor_n death_n he_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o the_o tartar_n who_o have_v join_v he_o no_o soon_o enable_v he_o to_o cope_v with_o his_o enemy_n but_o he_o march_v against_o he_o but_o the_o tyrant_n who_o cowardice_n be_v even_o great_a than_o his_o cruelty_n dare_v not_o appear_v against_o those_o two_o army_n he_o flee_v to_o pekin_n where_o have_v burn_v the_o palace_n and_o all_o that_o have_v not_o perish_v at_o his_o first_o entry_n he_o retire_v into_o the_o province_n of_o chensi_fw-la load_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o curse_n of_o all_o he_o be_v pursue_v but_o in_o vain_a for_o he_o meet_v with_o so_o private_a a_o retirement_n that_o all_o the_o art_n of_o man_n can_v never_o find_v he_o out_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o tartar_n enter_v pekin_n and_o so_o impose_v upon_o the_o poor_a chineze_n that_o of_o themselves_o they_o beg_v their_o new_a guest_n to_o take_v care_n of_o their_o distress_a state_n the_o other_o too_o cunning_a not_o to_o improve_v so_o favourable_a a_o hint_n whether_o by_o force_n or_o policy_n be_v since_o grow_v absolute_a master_n of_o it_o and_o here_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o determine_v which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o the_o courage_n and_o conduct_n of_o that_o nation_n which_o give_v they_o success_n in_o so_o noble_a a_o enterprise_n or_o the_o supineness_n or_o ill_a management_n of_o the_o chineze_n who_o thus_o base_o submit_v to_o a_o people_n so_o inconsiderable_a for_o their_o number_n that_o they_o will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a not_o long_o before_o to_o own_o they_o for_o their_o subject_n so_o true_a it_o be_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o look_v on_o any_o thing_n as_o beneath_o we_o since_o all_o temporal_a grandeur_n be_v subject_a to_o change_v and_o that_o nothing_o be_v constant_a in_o this_o world_n but_o inconstancy_n the_o tartarian_a king_n tsouté_fw-fr have_v not_o the_o leisure_n to_o enjoy_v his_o conquest_n scarce_o have_v he_o take_v possession_n but_o he_o die_v leave_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n and_o care_n of_o his_o son_n who_o be_v then_o but_o six_o year_n old_a to_o his_o brother_n this_o brother_n of_o he_o name_v amavan_n conquer_v all_o the_o province_n which_o have_v not_o yet_o submit_v a_o prince_n deserve_o admire_v not_o only_o for_o his_o valour_n and_o conduct_n ever_o attend_v with_o success_n but_o also_o for_o his_o fidelity_n and_o moderation_n for_o the_o young_a prince_n be_v come_v
cloud_n of_o it_o which_o get_v into_o the_o house_n and_o make_v its_o way_n into_o the_o close_a closet_n so_o that_o take_v what_o care_v you_o will_v your_o good_n shall_v ever_o be_v full_a of_o it_o they_o strive_v to_o allay_v it_o by_o a_o continual_a besprinkle_v the_o street_n with_o water_n but_o there_o be_v still_o so_o much_o lefâ—_n as_o be_v very_o offensive_a both_o as_o to_o cleanliness_n and_o health_n of_o all_o the_o building_n this_o mighty_a city_n consist_v in_o the_o only_a remarkable_a one_o be_v the_o imperial_a palace_n which_o i_o have_v already_o describe_v to_o your_o highness_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v to_o give_v you_o a_o more_o exact_a notion_n of_o it_o that_o it_o not_o only_o include_v the_o emperor_n house_n and_o garden_n but_o also_o a_o little_a town_n inhabit_v by_o the_o officer_n at_o court_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o artificer_n who_o be_v employ_v and_o keep_v by_o the_o â—_z for_o none_o but_o the_o eunuch_n lie_v in_o the_o inner_a palace_n the_o outward_a town_n be_v defend_v by_o a_o very_a good_a wall_n without_o and_o divide_v from_o the_o emperor_n house_n by_o one_o of_o less_o strength_n all_o the_o house_n be_v very_o low_a and_o ill_o contrive_v far_o worse_o than_o those_o in_o the_o tartar_n city_n so_o that_o the_o quality_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o conveniency_n of_o be_v near_o the_o court_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o it_o be_v commendable_a for_o the_o inner_a palace_n be_v make_v up_o of_o nine_o vast_a court_n build_v in_o one_o line_n in_o length_n for_o i_o comprehend_v not_o those_o on_o the_o wing_n where_o be_v the_o kitchen_n stable_n and_o other_o office_n the_o arch_n through_o which_o you_o go_v from_o one_o to_o another_o be_v of_o marble_n and_o over_o each_o there_o stand_v a_o large_a square_a building_n of_o a_o gothick_n architecture_n the_o timber_n of_o who_o roof_n become_v a_o odd_a kind_n of_o ornament_n for_o the_o rafter_n be_v leave_v of_o a_o length_n sufficient_a to_o come_v out_o beyond_o the_o wall_n have_v other_o short_a piece_n of_o wood_n put_v upon_o they_o which_o form_v a_o kind_n of_o cornish_n that_o at_o a_o distance_n look_v very_o fine_a the_o side_n of_o each_o court_n be_v close_v by_o lesser_a apartment_n or_o gallery_n but_o when_o you_o come_v to_o the_o emperor_n lodging_n there_o indeed_o the_o portico_n support_v by_o stately_a pillar_n the_o white_a marble-step_n by_o which_o you_o ascend_v to_o the_o inward_a hall_n the_o gild_a rooâ—s_n the_o carved-work_n varnish_n gild_v and_o paint_v they_o be_v adorn_v with_o the_o floor_n make_v of_o marble_n or_o porcelain_n but_o chief_o the_o great_a number_n of_o different_a piece_n of_o artichecture_n which_o they_o consist_v of_o dazzle_v the_o beholder_n eye_n and_o true_o look_v great_a become_v the_o majesty_n of_o so_o great_a a_o monarch_n but_o still_o the_o imperfect_a notion_n the_o chinese_n have_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o art_n be_v betray_v by_o the_o unpardonable_a fault_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o apartment_n be_v ill_o contrive_v the_o ornament_n irregular_a and_o the_o former_a want_v that_o connexion_n which_o make_v the_o beauty_n and_o conveniency_n of_o our_o palace_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o unshapenness_n in_o the_o whole_a which_o render_v it_o very_o unpleasing_a to_o foreigner_n and_o must_v needs_o offend_v any_o one_o that_o have_v the_o least_o notion_n of_o true_a architecture_n some_o relation_n however_o cry_v it_o up_o as_o art_n masterpiece_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o missionary_n who_o write_v they_o have_v never_o see_v any_o thing_n beyond_o it_o or_o that_o long_a use_n have_v accustom_v they_o to_o it_o for_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o let_v we_o measure_v a_o thing_n never_o so_o time_n will_v at_o length_n make_v it_o supportable_a our_o fancy_n habituate_v itself_o to_o any_o sight_n and_o therefore_o a_o european_a that_o have_v spend_v twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n in_o china_n can_v seldom_o give_v so_o good_a a_o account_n of_o it_o as_o he_o that_o make_v no_o stay_n there_o as_o the_o true_a accent_n of_o a_o language_n be_v often_o lose_v among_o those_o who_o pronounce_v it_o ill_o so_o the_o sharpness_n of_o a_o man_n judgement_n be_v blunt_v by_o converse_v with_o those_o who_o have_v none_o the_o guard_n place_v in_o the_o gate_n and_o avenue_n of_o the_o palace_n have_v no_o other_o arm_n but_o their_o scimitar_n and_o be_v not_o so_o numerous_a as_o i_o have_v at_o first_o imagine_v but_o there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o lordâ—_n and_o mandarines_n constant_o attend_v at_o the_o usual_a time_n of_o audience_n former_o the_o whole_a palace_n be_v inhabit_v with_o eunuch_n who_o power_n and_o insolence_n be_v grow_v to_o such_o a_o pitch_n that_o they_o be_v become_v a_o insupportable_a grievance_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o the_o last_o emperor_n of_o china_n especial_o those_o descend_v from_o tartary_n have_v so_o humble_v they_o that_o they_o make_v at_o present_v no_o figure_n at_o all_o the_o young_a serve_v as_o page_n the_o other_o be_v put_v to_o the_o vile_a employment_n their_o task_n be_v to_o sweep_v the_o room_n and_o keep_v they_o clean_o and_o for_o the_o least_o fault_n they_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o their_o overseer_n who_o be_v very_o strict_a the_o number_n of_o the_o emperor_n wife_n or_o concubine_n be_v not_o easy_o know_v it_o be_v very_o great_a and_o never_o fix_v they_o never_o be_v see_v by_o any_o one_o but_o himself_o and_o scarce_o dare_v a_o man_n inquire_v about_o they_o they_o be_v all_o maiden_n of_o quality_n which_o the_o mandarines_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n choose_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v enter_v the_o palace_n they_o have_v no_o far_a correspondency_n with_o their_o friend_n no_o not_o with_o their_o very_a father_n this_o force_a and_o perpetual_a solitude_n for_o most_o of_o they_o be_v never_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o emperor_n the_o intrigue_n they_o set_v on_o work_n to_o get_v into_o his_o favour_n and_o the_o jealousy_n they_o have_v of_o one_o another_o which_o wrack_v they_o with_o suspicion_n envy_n and_o hate_n make_v the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o very_o miserable_a among_o those_o who_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o gain_v their_o prince_n approbation_n three_o be_v choose_v which_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o queen_n these_o be_v in_o a_o far_o high_a degree_n of_o honour_n than_o the_o rest_n have_v each_o their_o lodging_n their_o court_n their_o lady_n of_o honour_n and_o other_o female_a attendant_n nothing_o be_v want_v that_o can_v contribute_v to_o their_o diversion_n their_o furniture_n clothes_n attendance_n be_v all_o rich_a and_o magnificent_a it_o be_v true_a all_o their_o happiness_n consist_v in_o please_v their_o lord_n for_o no_o business_n of_o any_o consequence_n come_v to_o their_o knowledge_n and_o as_o they_o do_v not_o assist_v the_o state_n with_o their_o counsel_n so_o they_o do_v not_o disturb_v it_o with_o their_o ambition_n the_o chinese_n differ_v very_o much_o from_o we_o in_o that_o point_n they_o say_v heaven_n have_v endue_v woman_n with_o good_a nature_n modesty_n and_o innocence_n that_o they_o may_v look_v after_o their_o family_n and_o take_v care_n of_o their_o child_n education_n but_o that_o man_n be_v bear_v with_o strength_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n with_o wit_n and_o generosity_n to_o govern_v and_o rule_v the_o world_n they_o be_v astonish_v when_o we_o tell_v they_o that_o with_o we_o the_o sceptre_n often_o fall_v into_o a_o princess_n hand_n and_o often_o say_v by_o way_n of_o jest_n that_o europe_n be_v the_o lady_n kingdom_n this_o my_o lord_n be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v in_o general_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o china_n palace_n so_o much_o boast_v of_o by_o historian_n because_o perhaps_o in_o all_o pekin_n they_o meet_v not_o with_o any_o worth_n their_o notice_n for_o indeed_o all_o beside_o be_v so_o mean_v that_o it_o will_v be_v if_o i_o may_v say_v it_o a_o debase_v of_o our_o term_n to_o give_v the_o name_n of_o palace_n to_o their_o grandee_n house_n they_o be_v but_o one_o story_n high_a as_o be_v all_o the_o rest_n though_o i_o confess_v the_o great_a number_n of_o lodging_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o servant_n do_v make_v some_o amends_o for_o their_o want_n of_o beauty_n and_o magnificence_n not_o but_o that_o the_o chinese_n be_v as_o much_o as_o any_o nation_n in_o love_n with_o look_v great_a and_o spend_v high_a but_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v a_o curb_n to_o their_o inclination_n while_o i_o be_v at_o pekin_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a mandarines_n i_o think_v he_o be_v a_o prince_n have_v build_v he_o a_o house_n something_o
beard_n under_o their_o low_a jaw_n flame_a eye_n long_o sharp_a tooth_n their_o mouth_n open_a and_o breathe_v a_o whole_a stream_n of_o flame_n four_o lion_n of_o the_o same_o metal_n stand_v under_o the_o end_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a beam_n who_o head_n be_v raise_v high_a or_o low_a by_o screw_n fasten_v with_o they_o the_o circle_n be_v divide_v both_o in_o their_o exterior_a and_o interior_a surface_n by_o crossâ—lines_n into_o 360_o degree_n each_o and_o each_o degree_n into_o 60_o minute_n and_o the_o latter_a into_o portion_n of_o 10_o second_o each_o by_o small_a pin_n ii_o sphaera_fw-la equinoxialis_fw-la of_o six_o foot_n diameter_n this_o sphere_n be_v support_v by_o a_o dragon_n who_o bear_v it_o on_o his_o back_n bow_v and_o who_o four_o claw_n seize_v the_o four_o end_n of_o its_o pedestal_n which_o as_o the_o former_a be_v form_v of_o two_o brazen_a beam_n crosswise_o who_o end_n be_v also_o bear_v by_o four_o small_a lion_n which_o serve_v to_o set_v it_o right_n the_o design_n be_v noble_a and_o well_o perform_v iii_o horizon_n azimuthale_n six_o foot_n in_o diameter_n this_o instrument_n useful_a for_o the_o take_n of_o azimuth_n be_v compose_v of_o a_o large_a circle_n horisontal_o place_v the_o double_a alhidada_n which_o serve_v it_o for_o a_o diameter_n run_v over_o all_o the_o limb_n and_o carry_v round_o along_o with_o it_o a_o upright_a triangle_n the_o upper_a angle_n of_o which_o be_v fasten_v to_o a_o beam_n raise_v perpendicular_a from_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o say_a horizon_n four_o fold_a dragon_n bow_v their_o head_n under_o the_o inferior_a limb_n of_o that_o circle_n to_o make_v it_o fast_o and_o two_o other_o wound_v round_o two_o small_a column_n mount_v on_o either_o side_n cemicircularwise_a as_o high_a as_o the_o say_a beam_n to_o which_o they_o be_v fasten_v to_o keep_v the_o triangle_n steady_a iv._o a_o large_a quadrant_n who_o radius_fw-la be_v six_o foot_n the_o limb_n be_v divide_v into_o portion_n of_o 10_o second_o each_n the_o lead_n which_o show_v its_o vertical_a situation_n weigh_v a_o pound_n and_o hang_v from_o the_o centre_n by_o a_o very_a fine_a brass-wyre_n the_o alhidada_n move_v easy_o round_a the_o limb._n a_o dragon_n fold_v in_o several_a ring_n and_o wrap_v up_o in_o cloud_n seize_v on_o all_o part_n the_o several_a plate_n of_o the_o instrument_n to_o fasten_v they_o lest_o they_o shall_v start_v out_o of_o their_o due_a position_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o quadrant_n hang_v in_o the_o air_n and_o a_o fix_a axis_n run_v through_o its_o centre_n round_o which_o the_o quadrant_n turn_v towards_o the_o part_n of_o the_o heaven_n which_o the_o mathematician_n choose_v to_o observe_v and_o lest_o its_o weight_n shall_v cause_v it_o to_o shiver_v and_o lose_v its_o vertical_a position_n a_o beam_n be_v raise_v on_o each_o side_n secure_v at_o the_o bottom_n by_o a_o dragon_n and_o fasten_v to_o the_o middle_a beam_n or_o axis_n by_o cloud_n which_o seem_v to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o air._n the_o whole_a work_n be_v solid_a and_o well_o contrive_v v._o a_o sextant_a who_o radius_fw-la be_v about_o eight_o foot_n this_o represent_v the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o great_a circle_n bear_v by_o a_o beam_n the_o basis_n of_o which_o be_v concave_a make_v fast_o with_o dragon_n and_o cross_v in_o the_o middle_n by_o a_o brazen_a pillar_n on_o one_o end_n of_o which_o be_v a_o engine_n the_o help_n of_o who_o wheel_n serve_v to_o facilitate_v the_o motion_n of_o that_o instrument_n on_o this_o engine_n rest_v the_o middle_a of_o a_o small_a brazen_a beam_n which_o represent_v a_o radius_fw-la of_o the_o sextant_a and_o be_v fasten_v to_o it_o it_o be_v upper_a part_n be_v terminate_v by_o a_o big_a cilind_a which_o be_v the_o centre_n round_o which_o the_o alhidada_n turn_v and_o the_o low_a be_v extend_v above_o two_o foot_n beyond_o the_o limb_n that_o it_o may_v be_v grasp_v by_o the_o poultry_n which_o serve_v to_o raise_v it_o these_o large_a and_o heavy_a machine_n be_v of_o great_a ornament_n than_o use_n vi_o a_o celestial_a globe_n of_o six_o foot_n diameter_n this_o in_o my_o opinion_n be_v the_o fair_a and_o best_a fashion_v of_o all_o the_o instrument_n the_o globe_n itself_o be_v brazen_a exact_o round_a and_o smooth_a the_o star_n well_o make_v and_o in_o their_o true_a place_n and_o all_o the_o circle_n of_o a_o proportionable_a breadth_n and_o thickness_n it_o be_v beside_o so_o well_o hang_v that_o the_o least_o touch_n move_v it_o and_o though_o it_o be_v above_o two_o thousand_o weight_n the_o least_o child_n may_v elevate_v it_o to_o any_o degree_n on_o its_o large_a concave_a basis_n rest_n in_o a_o opposite_a station_n four_o dragon_n who_o hair_n stand_v up_o a_o end_n support_v a_o noble_a horizon_n commendable_a by_o its_o breadth_n its_o several_a ornament_n and_o the_o delicacy_n and_o niceness_n of_o the_o work_n the_o meridian_n in_o which_o the_o pole_n be_v fix_v rest_v upon_o cloud_n that_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o basis_n and_o slide_v easy_o between_o they_o its_o motion_n be_v facilitated_a by_o some_o hide_a wheel_n and_o move_v with_o it_o the_o whole_a globe_n to_o give_v it_o the_o require_v elevation_n beside_o which_o the_o horizon_n dragon_n and_o two_o brazen_a beam_n which_o lie_v cross_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o basis_n concavity_n be_v all_o move_v at_o pleasure_n without_o stir_v the_o basis_n which_o still_o remain_v fix_v this_o facilitate_v the_o due_a place_n of_o the_o hoâ—ison_n whether_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o natural_a horizon_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o globe_n i_o wonder_v how_o man_n who_o live_v six_o thousand_o league_n from_o we_o can_v go_v through_o such_o a_o piece_n of_o work_n and_o i_o must_v own_o that_o if_o all_o the_o circle_n which_o be_v divide_v have_v be_v correct_v by_o some_o of_o our_o workman_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o perfect_a in_o that_o kind_n these_o machine_n being_n most_o of_o they_o above_o 10_o foot_n from_o the_o ground_n have_v for_o the_o astronomer_n great_a conveniency_n marble_n step_v round_o they_o cut_v amphitheater-wise_a how_o invite_v soever_o these_o new_a instrument_n may_v seem_v the_o chinese_n can_v never_o have_v be_v persuade_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o and_o leave_v their_o old_a one_o without_o a_o especial_a order_n from_o the_o emperor_n to_o that_o effect_n they_o be_v more_o fond_a of_o the_o most_o defective_a piece_n of_o antiquity_n then_o of_o the_o perfect_a novelty_n differ_v much_o in_o that_o from_o we_o who_o be_v in_o love_n with_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v new_a indeed_o we_o be_v all_o to_o blame_v for_o time_n can_v add_v to_o or_o detract_v nothing_o from_o the_o real_a worth_n of_o thing_n but_o if_o we_o do_v not_o take_v great_a care_n of_o ourselves_o fancy_n custom_n and_o prejudice_n will_v prevail_v over_o our_o understanding_n which_o only_o perceive_v the_o difference_n of_o thing_n be_v only_o able_a to_o judge_v of_o it_o if_o this_o fail_v of_o the_o chinese_n extend_v but_o to_o their_o temporal_a concern_v the_o mischief_n perhaps_o will_v not_o be_v great_a but_o it_o unhappy_o reach_v â—o_o the_o point_n of_o religion_n and_o whereas_o in_o europe_n it_o seem_v that_o a_o doctrine_n though_o never_o so_o absurd_a have_v a_o title_n to_o our_o belief_n when_o recommend_v by_o novelty_n in_o china_n it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a â—or_a they_o think_v it_o a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o reject_v the_o christian_a faith_n because_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o monarchy_n it_o be_v not_o old_a enough_o as_o though_o time_n and_o ignorance_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o truth_n or_o that_o long_o stand_v can_v render_v superstition_n lawful_a or_o reasonable_a the_o fondness_n â—or_a antiquity_n and_o for_o the_o observance_n of_o ancient_a custom_n be_v perhaps_o what_o keep_v the_o chinese_n so_o close_o to_o their_o astronomical_a observation_n for_o it_o have_v ever_o be_v their_o continual_a practice_n but_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n that_o they_o have_v during_o so_o long_a a_o time_n make_v no_o great_a improvement_n one_o will_v think_v that_o have_v watch_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n above_o 4000_o year_n they_o shall_v be_v perfect_o acquaint_v with_o they_o yet_o when_o our_o missionary_n enter_v that_o country_n they_o find_v they_o to_o be_v so_o unskilful_a herein_o that_o with_o all_o their_o care_n they_o never_o can_v arrive_v to_o the_o compose_v of_o a_o exact_a calendar_n and_o their_o table_n of_o eclipse_n be_v so_o uncorrect_a that_o scarce_o can_v they_o foretell_v about_o what_o time_n that_o of_o the_o sun_n shall_v happen_v as_o for_o those_o two_o point_n they_o be_v now_o at_o rest_n for_o those_o father_n have_v settle_v the_o calendar_n and_o that_o which_o be_v give_v out_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o each_o year_n note_n with_o
in_o use_n which_o have_v put_v we_o upon_o invent_v new_a way_n of_o defend_v our_o city_n as_o there_o be_v new_a one_o contrive_v of_o attacking_z they_o i_o confess_v my_o lord_n that_o run_v over_o all_o those_o city_n which_o their_o inhabitant_n esteem_v the_o strong_a in_o the_o world_n i_o have_v often_o with_o no_o little_a pleasure_n reflect_v on_o the_o facility_n with_o which_o lewis_n the_o great_a will_v subdue_v those_o province_n if_o nature_n have_v make_v we_o a_o little_o near_a neighbour_n to_o china_n he_o who_o the_o stout_a place_n in_o europe_n can_v at_o best_a withstand_v but_o during_o a_o few_o day_n god_n have_v by_o a_o equal_a and_o just_a distribution_n give_v the_o chinese_n but_o ordinary_a commander_n because_o no_o extraordinary_a action_n can_v be_v perform_v there_o but_o to_o vanquish_v such_o enemy_n as_o we_o so_o great_a a_o hero_n be_v whole_o necessary_a it_o must_v however_o be_v grant_v that_o in_o the_o way_n of_o fortification_n the_o chinese_n have_v outdo_v all_o the_o ancient_n in_o the_o prodigious_a work_n that_o defend_v part_n of_o their_o country_n it_o be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o great_a wall_n and_o with_o themselves_o style_v van_fw-mi li_z cham_fw-mi chim_z the_o wall_z 10000_o stadium_n long_a which_o reach_v from_o the_o eastern_a ocean_n to_o the_o province_n of_o chansi_fw-la not_o that_o its_o length_n be_v so_o great_a as_o they_o speak_v it_o but_o if_o you_o reckon_v all_o its_o wind_n it_o will_v real_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 500_o league_n you_o must_v not_o conceive_v it_o as_o a_o plain_a wall_n for_o it_o be_v fortify_v with_o tower_n much_o like_o the_o city_n wall_n i_o have_v mention_v and_o in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o pass_n may_v be_v more_o easy_o force_v they_o have_v raise_v two_o or_o three_o bulwork_n one_o behind_o another_o which_o may_v give_v themselves_o a_o mutual_a defence_n who_o enormous_a thickness_n and_o the_o fort_n which_o command_v all_o the_o avenue_n be_v all_o guard_v by_o great_a number_n of_o force_n protect_v the_o chinese_n from_o all_o attempt_v on_o that_o side_n china_n be_v divide_v from_o tartary_n by_o a_o chain_n of_o mountain_n the_o wall_n have_v be_v carry_v on_o over_o the_o high_a hill_n and_o be_v now_o tall_a and_o then_o low_a as_o the_o ground_n allow_v for_o you_o must_v not_o think_v as_o some_o have_v imagine_v that_o the_o top_n of_o it_o be_v level_v throughout_o and_o that_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o deep_a vale_n it_o can_v have_v be_v raise_v to_o be_v as_o high_a as_o the_o tall_a mountain_n so_o when_o they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v of_o a_o wonderful_a height_n we_o must_v understand_v it_o of_o the_o spot_n of_o ground_n it_o be_v build_v on_o for_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v rather_o low_o than_o those_o of_o their_o city_n and_o but_o four_o or_o at_o most_o five_o foot_n in_o thickness_n it_o be_v almost_o all_o build_v with_o brick_n bind_v with_o such_o strong_a mortar_n that_o not_o only_o it_o have_v last_v these_o several_a age_n but_o be_v scarce_o the_o worse_o it_o be_v above_o 1800_o year_n since_o emperor_n chihohamti_v raise_v it_o to_o prevent_v the_o insurrection_n of_o the_o neighbour_a tartar_n this_o be_v at_o once_o one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o mad_a undertake_n that_o i_o ever_o hear_v of_o for_o though_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o prudent_a caution_n of_o the_o chinese_n thus_o to_o guard_v the_o easy_a avenue_n how_o ridiculous_a be_v it_o of_o they_o to_o carry_v their_o wall_n to_o the_o top_n of_o some_o precipice_n which_o the_o bird_n can_v scarce_o reach_v with_o their_o flight_n and_o on_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o tartarian_a horse_n shall_v ascend_v and_o if_o they_o can_v fancy_v that_o a_o army_n can_v have_v clamber_v up_o thither_o how_o can_v they_o believe_v that_o so_o thin_a and_o low_a a_o wall_n as_o they_o have_v make_v it_o in_o such_o place_n can_v be_v of_o any_o defence_n as_o for_o my_o part_n i_o admire_v how_o the_o material_n have_v be_v convey_v and_o make_v use_n of_o there_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o do_v without_o a_o vast_a charge_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o more_o man_n than_o will_v have_v perish_v by_o the_o great_a fury_n of_o their_o enemy_n it_o be_v say_v that_o during_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o chinese_n emperor_n this_o wall_n be_v guard_v by_o a_o million_o of_o soldier_n but_o now_o that_o part_n of_o tartary_n belong_v to_o china_n they_o be_v content_a with_o man_v well_o the_o worst_a situate_v but_o best_o fortify_v part_n of_o it_o among_o the_o other_o fortress_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v above_o a_o thousand_o of_o the_o first_o rate_n the_o rest_n be_v less_o remarkable_a and_o indeed_o scarce_o deserve_v that_o name_n yet_o all_o be_v very_o well_o garrison_v and_o by_o that_o one_o may_v judge_v what_o vast_a army_n be_v constant_o keep_v on_o foot_n however_o that_o be_v not_o the_o chinese_n chief_a boast_n for_o if_o they_o be_v consider_v but_o as_o to_o the_o military_a part_n they_o will_v raise_v our_o wonder_n but_o who_o can_v enough_o admire_v the_o number_n greatness_n beauty_n and_o government_n of_o their_o trade_n town_n they_o be_v general_o divide_v into_o three_o class_n of_o the_o first_o there_o be_v above_o 160_o of_o the_o second_o 270_o and_o of_o the_o three_o near_o 1200_o beside_o near_o 300_o wall_a city_n more_o which_o they_o leave_v out_o as_o not_o worth_a observe_v though_o they_o be_v almost_o all_o well_o inhabit_v and_o trade_v the_o great_a and_o lesser_a village_n be_v numberless_a especial_o those_o of_o the_o southern_a province_n in_o the_o province_n of_o chanâ—i_n and_o chenâ—i_n they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n surround_v with_o wall_n and_o good_a ditch_n with_o iron_n gate_n which_o the_o country_n people_n shut_v at_o night_n and_o guard_n in_o the_o daytime_n to_o protect_v themselves_o from_o thief_n as_o also_o from_o the_o soldier_n who_o as_o they_o pass_v by_o which_o they_o continual_o do_v will_v in_o spite_n of_o their_o officer_n insult_v they_o the_o largeness_n of_o these_o city_n be_v not_o less_o amaze_a than_o their_o number_n pekin_n which_o i_o have_v already_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o mention_v to_o your_o highness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o nankin_n or_o as_o it_o be_v now_o call_v kiamnin_n a_o town_n former_o enclose_v within_o three_o wall_n the_o outermost_a of_o which_o be_v 16_o long_a league_n round_o some_o work_n of_o it_o be_v still_o to_o be_v see_v which_o one_o will_v rather_o think_v to_o be_v the_o bound_n of_o a_o province_n then_o a_o city_n when_o the_o emperor_n keep_v their_o court_n there_o its_o inhabitant_n be_v no_o doubt_n numberless_a it_o be_v situation_n haven_n plenty_n the_o fertility_n of_o the_o neighbour_a land_n and_o the_o canal_n make_v near_o it_o for_o the_o improvement_n of_o trade_n can_v not_o but_o make_v it_o a_o fine_a city_n it_o have_v since_o lose_v much_o of_o its_o former_a splendour_n however_o if_o you_o include_v those_o who_o live_v in_o its_o suburb_n and_o on_o the_o canal_n it_o be_v still_o more_o populous_a than_o pekin_n and_o though_o the_o unarable_a hill_n the_o plowed_a land_n garden_n and_o vast_a empty_a place_n which_o be_v within_o its_o wall_n render_v it_o real_o less_o than_o it_o seem_v what_o be_v inhabit_v do_v still_o make_v a_o prodigious_a big_a city_n the_o street_n be_v moderate_o broad_a but_o very_o well_o pave_v the_o house_n low_a but_o clean_o and_o the_o shop_n very_o rich_a be_v fill_v with_o stuff_n silk_n and_o other_o costly_a ware_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v as_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o empire_n where_o you_o may_v find_v all_o the_o curiosity_n which_o be_v produce_v in_o it_o there_o the_o most_o famous_a doctor_n and_o the_o mandarin_n who_o be_v out_o of_o business_n usual_o settle_v themselves_o have_v the_o conveniency_n of_o several_a library_n fill_v with_o choice_n of_o good_a book_n their_o print_n be_v fair_a their_o artificer_n be_v better_a workman_n the_o tongue_n more_o polite_a and_o the_o accent_n smother_v than_o any_o where_o else_o and_o true_o no_o other_o city_n be_v more_o proper_a for_o the_o emperor_n seat_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o state_n be_v advantage_n that_o he_o shall_v reside_v near_o the_o frontier_n it_o be_v also_o famous_a for_o several_a other_o reason_n first_o because_o of_o the_o river_n kiam_fw-la on_o which_o it_o be_v situate_v which_o be_v the_o largest_n deep_a and_o most_o navigable_a in_o the_o whole_a empire_n be_v in_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o bathe_v the_o city_n near_o half_a a_o league_n broad_a second_o the_o royal_a observatory_n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mountain_n where_o stand_v former_o a_o
they_o discharge_v themselves_o into_o some_o lake_n or_o great_a pond_n out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o adjacent_a country_n be_v water_v so_o that_o these_o clear_a and_o plentiful_a stream_n embellish_v by_o so_o many_o fine_a bridge_n bound_v by_o such_o neat_a and_o convenient_a bank_n equal_o distribute_v into_o such_o vast_a plain_n cover_v with_o a_o numberless_a multitude_n of_o boat_n and_o barge_n and_o crown_v if_o i_o may_v use_v the_o expression_n with_o a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o town_n and_o city_n who_o ditch_n it_o fill_v and_o who_o street_n it_o form_n do_v at_o once_o make_v that_o country_n the_o most_o fruitful_a and_o the_o most_o beautiful_a in_o the_o world_n surprise_v and_o as_o it_o be_v astonish_v at_o so_o noble_a a_o sight_n i_o have_v sometime_o bear_v a_o secret_a envy_n to_o china_n in_o europe_n behalf_n which_o must_v own_o that_o it_o can_v boast_v nothing_o in_o that_o kind_a to_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o former_a what_o will_v it_o be_v then_o if_o that_o art_n which_o in_o the_o wild_a and_o most_o unlikely_a place_n have_v raise_v magnificent_a palace_n garden_n and_o grove_n have_v be_v employ_v in_o that_o rich_a land_n to_o which_o nature_n have_v be_v lavish_a of_o her_o most_o precious_a gift_n the_o chinese_n say_v their_o country_n be_v former_o total_o overflow_v and_o that_o by_o main_a labour_n they_o drain_v the_o water_n by_o cut_v it_o a_o way_n through_o these_o useful_a canal_n if_o this_o be_v true_a i_o can_v enough_o admire_v at_o once_o the_o boldness_n and_o industry_n of_o their_o workman_n who_o have_v thus_o make_v great_a artificial_a river_n and_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o sea_n as_o it_o be_v create_v the_o most_o fertile_a plain_n in_o the_o world_n it_o will_v scarce_o be_v believe_v that_o man_n so_o ignorant_a in_o the_o principle_n of_o physics_n and_o the_o art_n of_o level_v can_v bring_v such_o a_o work_n as_o that_o to_o perfection_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o these_o canal_n be_v natural_a for_o they_o be_v usual_o strait_a the_o distribution_n be_v equal_a and_o orderly_a there_o be_v floodgate_n make_v for_o the_o river_n to_o let_v in_o their_o water_n at_o and_o other_o to_o let_v it_o out_o when_o they_o be_v too_o full_a so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o chinese_n be_v only_o behold_v to_o their_o own_o industry_n for_o that_o great_a conveniency_n among_o all_o those_o canal_n in_o the_o southern_a province_n one_o above_o the_o rest_n be_v call_v the_o great_a canal_n because_o it_o go_v through_o the_o whole_a country_n from_o canton_n which_o lie_v southwards_o to_o pekin_n situate_v in_o the_o most_o northerly_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n you_o must_v only_o travel_v a_o short_a day_n journey_n by_o land_n to_o cross_v the_o hill_n moilin_n that_o do_v on_o one_o side_n bind_v the_o province_n of_o kiamsi_n from_o this_o mountain_n issue_n two_o river_n one_o run_v southwards_o to_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o other_o northwards_o as_o far_o as_o the_o river_n of_o nankin_n whence_o by_o the_o yellow_a river_n and_o several_a canal_n you_o may_v proceed_v by_o waâ—er_n to_o the_o very_a mountain_n of_o tartary_n but_o by_o reason_n in_o this_o huge_a extent_n of_o ground_n of_o above_o four_o hundred_o league_n in_o length_n the_o earth_n be_v not_o level_n or_o have_v not_o a_o descent_n proportionable_a to_o the_o emanation_n of_o the_o water_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o set_v a_o great_a number_n of_o sluice_n a-work_o they_o call_v they_o so_o in_o the_o relation_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v much_o different_a from_o we_o they_o be_v water-falls_a and_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a torrent_n that_o be_v precipitate_v from_o one_o canal_n into_o another_o more_o or_o less_o rapid_a according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o level_n now_o to_o cause_v the_o bark_n to_o ascend_v they_o make_v use_v of_o a_o great_a company_n of_o man_n who_o be_v maintain_v for_o that_o purpose_n near_o the_o sluice_n after_o they_o have_v draw_v cable_n to_o the_o right_n and_o left_a to_o lay_v hold_n of_o the_o bark_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o it_o can_v escape_v from_o they_o they_o have_v several_a capstans_n by_o the_o help_n of_o which_o they_o raise_v it_o by_o little_a and_o little_a by_o the_o main_a force_n of_o their_o arm_n till_o such_o time_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o upper_a canal_n in_o a_o condition_n to_o continue_v its_o voyage_n whither_o it_o be_v bind_v this_o same_o labour_n be_v tedious_a toilsome_a and_o exceed_v dangerous_a they_o will_v be_v wonderful_o surprise_v shall_v they_o behold_v with_o what_o easiness_n one_o man_n alone_o who_o open_v and_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o our_o sluice_n make_v the_o long_a and_o heavy_a lade_v bark_n secure_o to_o ascend_v and_o descend_v i_o have_v observe_v in_o some_o place_n in_o china_n where_o the_o water_n of_o two_o canal_n or_o channel_n have_v no_o communication_n together_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o make_v the_o boat_n to_o pass_v from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o notwithstanding_o the_o level_n may_v be_v different_a above_o fifteen_o foot_n and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n they_o go_v to_o work_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o canal_n they_o have_v build_v a_o double_a glacis_fw-la or_o slope_v bank_n of_o freestone_n which_o unite_n at_o the_o point_n extend_v itself_o on_o both_o side_n up_o to_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n when_o the_o bark_n be_v in_o the_o low_a channel_n they_o hoist_v it_o up_o by_o the_o help_n of_o several_a capstanes_n to_o the_o plane_n of_o the_o first_o glacis_fw-la so_o far_o till_o be_v raise_v to_o the_o point_n it_o fall_v back_o again_o by_o its_o own_o weight_n along_o the_o second_o glacis_fw-la into_o the_o water_n of_o the_o upper_a channel_n where_o it_o skud_v away_o during_o a_o pretty_a while_n like_o a_o arrow_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n and_o they_o make_v it_o descend_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n proportionable_o i_o can_v imagine_v how_o these_o bark_n be_v common_o very_o long_o and_o heavy_a lade_v escape_v be_v split_v in_o the_o middle_n when_o they_o be_v poise_v in_o the_o air_n upon_o this_o acute_a angle_n for_o consider_v that_o length_n the_o lever_n must_v needs_o make_v a_o strange_a effect_n upon_o it_o yet_o do_v i_o not_o hear_v of_o any_o ill_a accident_n happen_v thereupon_o i_o have_v pass_v a_o pretty_a many_o time_n that_o way_n and_o all_o the_o caution_n they_o take_v when_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o go_v ashore_o be_v to_o tie_v one_o self_n fast_o to_o some_o cable_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v toss_v from_o prow_n to_o poop_n we_o meet_v with_o no_o such_o sluice_n in_o the_o grand_a canal_n because_o the_o emperor_n bark_n that_o be_v as_o large_a as_o our_o frigate_n can_v not_o be_v raise_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n nay_o and_o will_v infallible_o be_v split_v in_o the_o fall_n all_o the_o difficulty_n consist_v in_o ascend_v back_o again_o upon_o these_o torrent_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v yet_o this_o be_v what_o they_o perform_v successive_o though_o not_o without_o some_o trouble_n and_o expense_n the_o canal_n to_o sail_v upon_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o transportation_n of_o grain_n and_o stuff_n which_o they_o fetch_v from_o the_o southern_a province_n to_o pekin_n there_o be_v if_o we_o may_v give_v credit_n to_o the_o chinese_n a_o thousand_o bark_n from_o eighty_o to_o a_o hundred_o tun_n that_o make_v a_o voyage_n once_o a_o year_n all_o of_o they_o freight_v for_o the_o emperor_n without_o count_v those_o of_o particular_a person_n who_o number_n be_v infinite_a when_o these_o prodigious_a fleet_n set_v out_o one_o will_v think_v they_o carry_v the_o tribute_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east_n and_o that_o one_o of_o these_o voyage_n alone_o be_v capable_a of_o supply_v all_o tartary_n where-withal_a to_o subsist_v for_o several_a year_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o pekin_n alone_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o and_o it_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o nothing_o do_v not_o the_o province_n contribute_v beside_o to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o vast_a city_n the_o chineses_n be_v not_o only_o content_a to_o make_v channel_n for_o the_o convenience_n of_o traveller_n but_o they_o do_v also_o dig_v many_o other_o to_o catch_v the_o rain-water_n wherewith_o they_o water_v the_o field_n in_o time_n of_o drought_n more_o especial_o in_o the_o northern_a province_n during_o the_o whole_a summer_n you_o may_v see_v your_o country_n people_n busy_v in_o raise_v this_o water_n into_o abundance_n of_o small_a ditch_n which_o they_o contrive_v across_o the_o field_n in_o other_o place_n they_o contrive_v great_a reservatory_n of_o tuâ—f_n who_o bottom_n be_v raise_v above_o the_o level_n of_o the_o ground_n about_o it_o to_o serve_v
make_v themselves_o fine_a think_v they_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o day_n time_n although_o perhaps_o they_o be_v not_o by_o any_o one_o but_o their_o own_o domestic_n their_o headdress_a which_o usual_o consist_v of_o several_a lock_n buckle_v up_o interlace_v with_o flower_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v somewhat_o odd_a but_o i_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v my_o lord_n give_v you_o a_o particular_a description_n of_o it_o because_o i_o know_v you_o do_v not_o expect_v it_o from_o i_o however_o i_o be_o persuade_v if_o people_n shall_v see_v the_o model_n of_o they_o in_o france_n they_o will_v go_v near_o to_o be_v tempt_v to_o quit_v that_o extravagant_a company_n of_o ornament_n they_o use_v to_o dress_v their_o head_n a-la-mode_o the_o chineses_n the_o lady_n wear_v as_o man_n do_v a_o long_a satin_n or_o cloth_n of_o gold_n vest_n red_a blue_a or_o green_a according_a to_o their_o particular_a fancy_n the_o elder_a sort_n habit_n themselves_o in_o black_a or_o purple_a they_o wear_v beside_o that_o a_o kind_n of_o surtout_fw-fr the_o sleeve_n whereof_o extreme_a wide_a trail_v upon_o the_o ground_n when_o they_o have_v no_o occasion_n to_o hold_v they_o up_o but_o that_o which_o distinguish_v they_o from_o all_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o world_n and_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n make_v a_o particular_a species_n of_o they_o be_v the_o littleness_n of_o their_o foot_n and_o here_o lie_v the_o more_o essential_a point_n of_o their_o beauty_n that_o be_v miraculous_a and_o can_v be_v comprehend_v this_o affectation_n proceed_v sometime_o even_o to_o that_o excess_n that_o will_v pass_v for_o folly_n do_v not_o a_o extravagant_a and_o ancient_a custom_n which_o in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o mode_n evermore_o prevail_v over_o the_o most_o natural_a idea_n oblige_v they_o to_o follow_v the_o stream_n and_o comply_v with_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o girl_n be_v bear_v the_o nurse_n take_v care_n to_o tie_v their_o foot_n extreme_a hard_o for_o fear_v of_o grow_v nature_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v dispose_v for_o this_o torment_n do_v more_o easy_o buckle_v to_o it_o than_o one_o can_v imagine_v nay_o one_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o their_o health_n be_v impair_v thereby_o their_o shoe_n of_o satin_n embroider_v with_o gold_n silver_n and_o silk_n be_v extraordinary_a neat_a and_o though_o they_o be_v very_o little_a yet_o do_v they_o study_v to_o let_v they_o be_v see_v as_o they_o walk_v for_o walk_v they_o do_v which_o one_o will_v not_o be_v apt_a to_o believe_v and_o will_v walk_v all_o day_n long_o by_o their_o good_a will_n if_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o go_v abroad_o some_o have_v be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o the_o ancient_a chineses_n who_o to_o bring_v woman_n under_o a_o necessity_n of_o keep_v within_o door_n bring_v little_a foot_n in_o fashion_n i_o have_v more_o than_o once_o inquire_v about_o it_o of_o the_o chinese_n themselves_o that_o never_o hear_v nothing_o of_o it_o these_o be_v idle_a tale_n say_v one_o of_o they_o smile_v our_o forefather_n know_v woman_n but_o too_o well_o as_o we_o do_v to_o believe_v that_o in_o retrench_v half_a of_o their_o foot_n they_o can_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o power_n of_o walk_v and_o of_o longing_n to_o see_v the_o world_n if_o people_n will_v have_v give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n to_o have_v consult_v the_o relation_n concern_v the_o countenance_n and_o physiognomy_n of_o the_o china_n woman_n it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o easy_a a_o matter_n to_o impose_v upon_o the_o easiness_n of_o the_o lady_n of_o paris_n who_o entertain_v a_o poor_a french_a woman_n the_o last_o year_n give_v she_o all_o manner_n of_o relief_n because_o she_o say_v she_o be_v a_o outlandish_a woman_n and_o of_o one_o of_o the_o best_a family_n in_o china_n this_o accident_n surprise_v all_o curious_a person_n and_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr croisi_n intimate_v to_o i_o that_o i_o will_v do_v he_o a_o kindness_n in_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n charity_n add_v he_o be_v no_o less_o acceptable_a to_o god_n although_o '_o it_o be_v misplace_v upon_o object_n that_o deserve_v it_o not_o if_o the_o business_n be_v only_o a_o bare_a mistake_n in_o matter_n of_o alm_n one_o might_n without_o any_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n leave_v those_o in_o a_o error_n who_o one_o deceive_v under_o a_o false_a pretence_n of_o necessity_n but_o this_o maid_n say_v she_o be_v a_o heathen_a she_o be_v exhort_v long_o since_o to_o be_v convert_v she_o conceive_v already_o or_o at_o least_o make_v as_o if_o she_o do_v conceive_v our_o mystery_n in_o fine_a she_o desire_v to_o embrace_v our_o religion_n and_o they_o be_v just_a upon_o the_o point_n to_o baptize_v she_o if_o she_o be_v a_o chinese_n well_o and_o good_a and_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o admire_v divine_a providence_n from_o bring_v this_o soul_n from_o so_o remote_a a_o place_n to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o she_o be_v a_o french_a woman_n who_o probable_o have_v be_v baptize_v from_o her_o infancy_n this_o abuse_n of_o the_o sacrament_n that_o she_o be_v a_o go_v to_o receive_v a_o second_o time_n be_v a_o sacrilege_n deserve_v the_o severe_a punishment_n of_o which_o sacrilege_n those_o that_o assist_v she_o become_v guilty_a themselves_o i_o be_v already_o much_o prepossess_v with_o a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o this_o pretend_a chinese_n but_o beside_o the_o order_n of_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr croissi_n i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v good_a to_o sift_v out_o the_o business_n to_o the_o bottom_n to_o undeceive_v those_o that_o be_v any_o way_n concern_v therein_o when_o she_o understand_v that_o i_o will_v come_v and_o see_v she_o she_o be_v not_o a_o little_a perplex_v he_o be_v not_o a_o china_n father_n say_v she_o but_o one_o of_o the_o indian_a missionary_n who_o the_o revolution_n of_o siam_n have_v make_v to_o come_v back_o nay_o they_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o find_v she_o when_o i_o appear_v they_o seek_v for_o she_o all_o up_o and_o down_o a_o good_a while_n and_o at_o length_n unkennel_v she_o and_o persuade_v she_o to_o make_v appearance_n so_o soon_o as_o i_o see_v she_o i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o examination_n the_o feature_n of_o her_o face_n her_o gate_n her_o foot_n her_o whole_a behaviour_n betray_v she_o she_o feign_v in_o speak_v french_a that_o she_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v the_o language_n but_o beside_o the_o place_n of_o the_o word_n which_o she_o endeavour_v not_o to_o pronounce_v articulate_o be_v altogether_o natural_a which_o be_v scarce_o ever_o get_v by_o stranger_n she_o do_v also_o pronounce_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o firmness_n several_a letter_n not_o in_o use_n with_o the_o chinese_n which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o express_v after_o the_o first_o discourse_n i_o demand_v of_o what_o province_n and_o what_o family_n of_o china_n she_o be_v and_o by_o what_o strange_a adventure_n she_o be_v at_o such_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o her_o country_n i_o be_o of_o pekin_n itself_o say_v she_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o empire_n bear_v in_o the_o emperor_n palace_n bring_v up_o at_o court_n and_o daughter_n to_o prince_n coronne_n that_o be_v to_o say_v who_o do_v dispose_v sovereign_o every_o thing_n more_o a_o master_n and_o more_o powerful_a than_o the_o emperor_n himself_o who_o pleasure_n be_v never_o interrupt_v by_o the_o care_n of_o public_a affair_n who_o be_v little_o concern_v at_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a condition_n of_o the_o empire_n confine_v all_o his_o ambition_n to_o the_o render_v himself_o happy_a and_o to_o lead_v a_o easy_a and_o pleasant_a life_n i_o embark_v with_o my_o mother_n who_o have_v a_o design_n to_o pass_v into_o japan_n there_o to_o treat_v of_o a_o marriage_n for_o i_o in_o the_o passage_n our_o vessel_n be_v attack_v by_o a_o holland_n pirate_n that_o take_v it_o and_o blow_v it_o up_o and_o bring_v i_o away_o prisoner_n however_o the_o barbarous_a pirate_n take_v such_o care_n of_o i_o as_o be_v capable_a to_o sweeten_v my_o captivity_n if_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o mother_n have_v not_o reduce_v i_o to_o a_o disconsolate_a condition_n for_o she_o die_v before_o my_o eye_n and_o the_o representation_n of_o so_o fatal_a a_o accident_n that_o lie_v night_n and_o day_n heavy_a upon_o my_o spirit_n will_v scarce_o permit_v i_o to_o reflect_v upon_o the_o many_o kind_a office_n he_o do_v i_o nevertheless_o my_o condition_n be_v not_o so_o deplorable_a as_o i_o imagine_v the_o victorious_a hollander_n be_v at_o length_n overcome_v by_o a_o french_a privateer_n i_o be_v a_o second_o time_n a_o captive_n and_o treat_v by_o the_o new_a captain_n with_o so_o much_o harshness_n that_o i_o be_v at_o that_o very_a moment_n apprehensive_a that_o my_o
grief_n may_v increase_v and_o that_o the_o excess_n of_o misery_n that_o one_o endure_v in_o this_o world_n be_v never_o so_o great_a but_o one_o may_v become_v still_o more_o miserable_a this_o voyage_n be_v to_o i_o the_o long_a most_o dangerous_a and_o accompany_v with_o sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n at_o length_n we_o come_v ashore_o at_o a_o place_n i_o know_v not_o they_o bring_v i_o out_o of_o the_o ship_n and_o after_o they_o have_v drag_v i_o through_o several_a province_n they_o barbarous_o forsake_v i_o and_o i_o find_v myself_o destitute_a comfortless_a and_o without_o any_o support_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o great_a city_n which_o i_o hear_v call_v paris_n it_o be_v true_a heaven_n have_v not_o quite_o forsake_v i_o the_o word_n pekin_n the_o only_a word_n by_o which_o i_o can_v make_v know_v my_o country_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n do_v i_o so_o often_o repeat_v it_o have_v bring_v i_o out_o of_o misery_n some_o lady_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o this_o word_n be_v move_v with_o compassion_n take_v i_o into_o their_o house_n and_o have_v ever_o since_o treat_v i_o with_o so_o much_o charity_n that_o i_o do_v not_o know_v if_o i_o ought_v to_o complain_v of_o fate_n that_o have_v conduct_v i_o into_o so_o good_a hand_n she_o have_v indeed_o some_o cause_n to_o be_v well_o please_v with_o her_o lot_n much_o better_a in_o effect_n than_o she_o can_v natural_o expect_v they_o treat_v she_o as_o a_o maid_n of_o some_o noble_a family_n nay_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o pound_n to_o a_o penny_n but_o they_o have_v give_v she_o the_o quality_n of_o princess_n couronné_fw-fr a_o name_n much_o better_o know_v in_o france_n than_o china_n where_o this_o dignity_n be_v still_o in_o fieri_fw-la they_o tell_v i_o moreover_o that_o divers_a person_n be_v impatient_a to_o do_v she_o a_o kindness_n and_o that_o monsieur_n n._n one_o of_o our_o most_o famous_a writer_n have_v already_o compose_v three_o extraordinary_a eloquent_a letter_n in_o her_o name_n one_o for_o the_o emperor_n another_o for_o prince_n couronné_fw-fr and_o the_o three_o for_o some_o other_o prince_n of_o her_o family_n he_o have_v without_o doubt_n what_o he_o deserve_v from_o the_o person_n that_o engage_v he_o in_o it_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o china_n will_v ever_o thank_v he_o for_o it_o for_o my_o part_n my_o lord_n i_o do_v confess_v that_o the_o bare_a recital_n of_o this_o adventure_n appear_v to_o i_o somewhat_o fabulous_a and_o carry_v with_o it_o such_o a_o romantic_a air_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o undeceive_v those_o who_o a_o excess_n of_o charity_n have_v not_o quite_o blind_v prince_n couronné_fw-fr be_v a_o chimaera_n that_o have_v not_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o truth_n in_o it_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o maid_n in_o a_o palace_n where_o there_o be_v none_o but_o eunuch_n be_v still_o more_o hard_a to_o be_v believe_v the_o hollander_n be_v not_o at_o war_n with_o the_o chinese_n and_o it_o be_v not_o their_o best_a way_n to_o fall_v out_o with_o they_o by_o assault_v their_o ship_n the_o chinese_n dame_n that_o scarce_o ever_o stir_v out_o of_o their_o house_n do_v not_o care_n for_o undertake_v long_a voyage_n at_o sea_n and_o the_o match_n they_o be_v go_v to_o manage_n be_v no_o more_o likely_a than_o that_o of_o a_o princess_n of_o france_n that_o some_o body_n may_v feign_v to_o embark_v at_o breast_n to_o sail_v into_o the_o indies_n to_o espouse_v some_o mandarin_n of_o siam_n beside_o we_o know_v all_o the_o vessel_n that_o we_o have_v take_v from_o the_o hollander_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v arrive_v in_o france_n from_o the_o indies_n we_o know_v the_o captain_n of_o they_o we_o know_v their_o prize_n their_o engagement_n their_o adventure_n and_o yet_o we_o hear_v not_o one_o word_n of_o what_o our_o chinese_n relate_v now_o if_o she_o be_v so_o unfortunate_a as_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o street_n of_o paris_n miserable_a forlorn_a and_o unknown_a she_o ought_v not_o so_o much_o to_o lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o our_o french_a people_n as_o upon_o her_o ill_a fortune_n that_o take_v no_o care_n to_o place_v she_o better_o in_o this_o world_n but_o to_o convince_v all_o those_o who_o be_v present_a at_o our_o interview_n i_o put_v divers_a question_n to_o she_o about_o the_o principle_n city_n in_o china_n i_o examine_v she_o concern_v the_o money_n their_o write_n the_o character_n and_o language_n of_o the_o country_n she_o tell_v i_o she_o have_v often_o travel_v from_o pekin_n to_o nankin_n in_o less_o than_o three_o day_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v above_o three_o hundred_o league_n from_o one_o to_o another_o that_o they_o use_v gold_n money_n although_o gold_n be_v not_o currant_n through_o all_o the_o empire_n but_o as_o precious_a stone_n be_v in_o europe_n that_o the_o silver_n coin_n be_v stamp_n as_o we_o be_v round_o flat_a bear_v the_o emperor_n arm_n with_o divers_a figure_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o eastern_a nation_n notwithstanding_o the_o silver_n have_v no_o regular_a figure_n they_o cast_v it_o into_o ingot_n they_o reduce_v it_o to_o what_o form_n they_o please_v without_o arm_n order_n or_o ornament_n they_o clip_v into_o great_a piece_n as_o occasion_n serve_v and_o it_o be_v only_o by_o weight_n not_o by_o the_o emperor_n mark_n that_o they_o know_v its_o value_n i_o write_v down_o some_o chinese_n character_n for_o she_o have_v boast_v that_o she_o can_v read_v a_o pèrson_n of_o her_o quality_n dare_v not_o say_v the_o contrary_a but_o the_o misfortune_n be_v she_o mistake_v herself_o and_o take_v the_o paper_n at_o the_o wrong_a end_n bold_o read_v the_o letter_n turn_v upside_o down_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v right_o upon_o the_o whole_a that_o which_o she_o pronounce_v have_v no_o manner_n of_o relation_n to_o the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o the_o write_n at_o last_o i_o speak_v chinese_n to_o she_o and_o for_o fear_n lest_o she_o may_v avoid_v the_o difficulty_n i_o acquaint_v she_o that_o i_o speak_v the_o mandarin_n language_n so_o currant_n throughout_o the_o empire_n which_o they_o constant_o use_v at_o the_o court_n she_o be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o frame_v ex_fw-la tempore_fw-la a_o wild_a ridiculous_a gibberish_n but_o so_o little_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v evident_a she_o have_v not_o time_n enough_o to_o make_v it_o hang_v well_o together_o so_o that_o not_o be_v able_a to_o understand_v what_o i_o say_v to_o she_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v sore_o put_v to_o it_o to_o explain_v what_o she_o mean_v if_o indeed_o she_o do_v mean_v any_o thing_n after_o this_o trial_n and_o examination_n she_o may_v blush_v for_o shame_n and_o ingenious_o confess_v the_o imposture_n but_o she_o still_o keep_v up_o her_o conversation_n without_o be_v concern_v and_o with_o such_o a_o air_n of_o confidence_n that_o will_v make_v any_o one_o judge_n that_o this_o china_n romance_n be_v not_o the_o first_o story_n she_o have_v make_v i_o think_v my_o lord_n that_o you_o will_v be_v very_o glad_a to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o beside_o that_o it_o may_v afford_v you_o some_o pleasure_n it_o will_v also_o serve_v to_o let_v you_o understand_v that_o the_o mind_n countenance_n and_o behaviour_n of_o the_o chinese_n woman_n have_v no_o affinity_n with_o those_o of_o the_o european_n and_o that_o a_o french_a woman_n must_v needs_o be_v brazenfaced_a when_o under_o the_o borrow_a name_n of_o a_o chinese_n she_o pretend_v to_o impose_v upon_o person_n who_o have_v as_o long_o as_o i_o have_v do_v see_v both_o nation_n after_o this_o little_a digression_n you_o may_v be_v willing_a i_o shall_v take_v up_o my_o former_a discourse_n again_o the_o man_n habit_n as_o every_o where_o else_o be_v there_o much_o different_a from_o the_o woman_n they_o shave_v their_o head_n all_o over_o except_z behind_z where_o they_o let_v grow_v as_o much_o hair_n as_o be_v needful_a to_o make_v a_o long_a tress_n they_o do_v not_o use_v a_o hat_n as_o we_o do_v but_o wear_v continual_o a_o bonnet_n or_o a_o cap_n which_o civility_n forbid_v pâ—tting_v off_o this_o bonnet_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o different_a season_n of_o the_o year_n that_o which_o they_o use_v in_o summer_n be_v in_o form_n of_o a_o cone_n that_o be_v to_o say_v round_a and_o wide_o below_o but_o short_a and_o straight_o above_o where_o it_o terminate_v in_o a_o mere_a point_n it_o be_v line_v within_o with_o a_o pretty_a satin_n and_o the_o top_n cover_v with_o a_o very_a fine_a mat_n very_o much_o esteem_v in_o the_o country_n beside_o that_o they_o add_v thereto_o a_o great_a slake_n of_o red_a silk_n that_o fall_v round_o about_o it_o and_o reach_n to_o the_o edge_n so_o that_o when_o they_o walk_v this_o silk_n flow_v irregular_o on_o all_o side_n and_o the_o continual_a motion_n of_o the_o
i_o say_v they_o have_v put_v on_o their_o back_n one_o of_o these_o fur_a gown_n with_o long_a hair_n they_o differ_v but_o a_o little_a from_o bear_n or_o from_o the_o animal_n of_o who_o they_o borrow_v the_o skin_n although_o in_o this_o condition_n they_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_o gentile_a and_o to_o make_v a_o graceful_a figure_n of_o all_o the_o furring_n the_o most_o common_a be_v lambskin_n yam-pi_a they_o be_v white_a downy_a and_o very_o warm_a but_o burdensome_a and_o at_o first_o of_o a_o strong_a smell_n in_o a_o manner_n like_o those_o greezy_a glove_n that_o smell_v in_o a_o manner_n like_o those_o greezy_a glove_n that_o smell_v of_o oil_n i_o wonder_v they_o bring_v not_o up_o the_o mode_n in_o france_n those_o who_o delight_n in_o slender_a fine_n shape_v will_v not_o submit_v to_o it_o yet_o otherwise_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o gentile_a nor_o more_o convenient_a for_o winter_n upon_o the_o whole_a if_o great_a caution_n be_v not_o use_v all_o these_o fur_n be_v easy_o spoil_v especial_o in_o hot_a and_o moist_a country_n worm_n breed_v in_o they_o and_o the_o hair_n fall_v off_o to_o prevent_v they_o the_o chinese_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o summer_n approach_v expose_v they_o to_o the_o air_n for_o some_o day_n when_o it_o be_v fair_a and_o dry_a wether_n then_o they_o beat_v they_o with_o stick_n or_o shake_v they_o often_o to_o get_v out_o the_o dust_n and_o when_o they_o have_v enclose_v they_o in_o huge_a earthen_a pot_n into_o which_o they_o throw_v corn_n of_o pepper_n and_o other_o bitter_a drug_n they_o stop_v it_o up_o very_o close_a and_o there_o let_v they_o lie_v till_o the_o beginning_n of_o winter_n beside_o their_o usual_a garment_n there_o be_v yet_o two_o sort_n that_o deserve_v to_o be_v know_v they_o put_v on_o one_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o rain_n for_o the_o chineses_n who_o delight_n in_o travel_v spare_v for_o no_o cost_n to_o travel_v commodious_o they_o be_v make_v of_o a_o course_n taffeta_n crust_v over_o with_o a_o condense_a oil_n which_o be_v in_o lieu_n of_o wax_n which_o be_v once_o well_o dry_v make_v the_o stuff_n green_a transparent_a and_o extraordinary_a gentile_a they_o make_v bonnet_n of_o it_o vest_n and_o surtouts_o that_o resist_v the_o rain_n for_o some_o time_n but_o it_o get_v through_o at_o last_o unless_o the_o garment_n be_v a_o choice_n one_o and_o careful_o prepare_v the_o boot_n be_v of_o leather_n but_o so_o little_a that_o the_o stocking_n be_v spoil_v at_o the_o knee_n except_o one_o be_v a_o horseback_n like_o the_o tartar_n with_o their_o leg_n double_v up_o and_o their_o stirrup_n extreme_a short_a the_o mourn_a habit_n have_v also_o something_o odd_a in_o it_o the_o bonnet_n vest_n surtout_fw-fr stocking_n and_o boot_n be_v make_v of_o white_a linen_n and_o from_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o most_o inferior_a handicraftsman_n none_o dare_v wear_v any_o of_o another_o colour_n in_o close_o mourn_v the_o bonnet_n seem_v fantastic_a and_o very_o difficult_a to_o be_v represent_v it_o be_v of_o a_o red_a and_o very_o clear_a canvas_n cloth_n not_o much_o unlike_o the_o canvas_n we_o use_v for_o pack_v up_o commodity_n the_o vest_n be_v keep_v close_o with_o a_o girdle_n of_o canvas_n the_o chinese_n in_o this_o posture_n do_v at_o the_o beginning_n affect_v a_o careless_a behaviour_n and_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n seem_v paint_v all_o over_o the_o outward_a man_n but_o all_o be_v nothing_o but_o ceremony_n and_o affectation_n with_o they_o they_o easy_o put_v on_o their_o own_o face_n again_o they_o can_v laugh_v and_o cry_v both_o with_o a_o wind_n for_o i_o have_v see_v some_o laugh_v immediate_o after_o they_o have_v shed_v abundance_n of_o tear_n over_o the_o tomb_n of_o their_o father_n perhaps_o my_o lord_n you_o may_v have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o know_v after_o what_o manner_n the_o missionary_n who_o labour_n about_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o infidel_n be_v habit_v the_o law_n that_o suffer_v no_o foreign_a mode_n to_o take_v place_n determine_v the_o first_o jesuit_n to_o take_v the_o garb_n of_o the_o bonze_n at_o the_o beginning_n but_o this_o garb_n though_o grave_n and_o modest_a enough_o be_v so_o cry_v down_o by_o the_o ignorance_n and_o irregular_a life_n of_o those_o wicked_a priest_n that_o that_o alone_o be_v sufficient_a to_o deprive_v we_o of_o the_o company_n and_o correspondence_n of_o honest_a people_n in_o effect_n nothing_o be_v so_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o religion_n so_o that_o after_o a_o long_a deliberation_n they_o think_v it_o more_o adviseable_a to_o take_v the_o student_n habit_n which_o together_o with_o the_o quality_n of_o european_a doctor_n do_v capacitate_v we_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n with_o some_o authority_n and_o to_o be_v hear_v by_o the_o mandarin_n with_o some_o respect_n from_o that_o very_a time_n we_o have_v free_a access_n every_o where_o and_o god_n do_v so_o far_o vouchsafe_v a_o blessing_n to_o the_o labour_n of_o our_o first_o missionary_n that_o the_o gospel_n in_o a_o short_a time_n be_v propagate_v with_o considerable_a success_n but_o in_o the_o late_a revolution_n of_o the_o empire_n these_o father_n as_o well_o as_o the_o chineses_n be_v force_v to_o go_v in_o the_o tartarian_a fashion_n after_o the_o manner_n as_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o visit_v make_v to_o the_o mandarin_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n we_o can_v not_o dispense_v from_o wear_v a_o vest_n and_o surtout_fw-fr of_o common_a silk_n but_o in_o the_o house_n we_o be_v clothe_v in_o serge_n or_o paint_a linen_n so_o that_o my_o lord_n preserve_v as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o poverty_n suitable_a to_o our_o condition_n we_o endeavour_v to_o become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n after_o the_o apostle_n example_n that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o win_v over_o some_o to_o jesus_n christ_n be_v persuade_v that_o as_o to_o a_o missionary_n the_o garment_n diet_n manner_n of_o live_v and_o exterior_a custom_n ought_v all_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o great_a design_n he_o propose_v to_o himself_o to_o convert_v the_o whole_a earth_n a_o man_n must_v be_v a_o barbarian_a with_o barbarian_n polite_a with_o man_n of_o part_n austere_n and_o rigid_a to_o excess_n among_o the_o indian_a penetent_n handsome_o dress_v in_o china_n and_o half_a naked_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o medura_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o gospel_n always_o uniform_a always_o unalterable_a in_o itself_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n who_o a_o holy_a compliance_n and_o conformity_n to_o custom_n regulate_v by_o christian_a prudence_n have_v already_o prepossess_v in_o favour_n to_o we_o i_o be_o with_o the_o most_o profound_a respect_n my_o lord_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n â—_o j._n letter_n vi_o to_o the_o duchess_n of_o bovillon_n of_o the_o oeconomy_n and_o magnificence_n of_o the_o chinese_n madam_n the_o zeal_n that_o your_o grace_n have_v show_v to_o be_v full_o inform_v of_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o mission_n in_o china_n have_v be_v a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n to_o i_o but_o i_o confess_v i_o be_v a_o little_a surprise_v that_o among_o so_o many_o curious_a thing_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o this_o new_a world_n you_o have_v in_o a_o manner_n whole_o insist_v upon_o that_o which_o relate_v to_o the_o neatness_n and_o magnificence_n of_o the_o chinese_n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a subject_n of_o discourse_n among_o the_o lady_n and_o i_o can_v have_v almost_o expect_v no_o more_o from_o any_o other_o but_o for_o you_o madam_n when_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o see_v you_o i_o have_v prepare_v myself_o for_o subject_n of_o a_o quite_o different_a nature_n i_o make_v account_v you_o will_v discourse_v with_o i_o concern_v the_o ingenuity_n science_n and_o politeness_n of_o this_o people_n and_o whereas_o traveller_n do_v usual_o affect_v to_o prefer_v what_o they_o have_v see_v among_o foreigner_n to_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o their_o native_a soil_n i_o please_v myself_o that_o i_o can_v sincere_o and_o safe_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o french_a lady_n i_o mean_v those_o who_o like_v you_o have_v raise_v themselves_o above_o those_o toyish_a care_n that_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n total_o possess_v the_o fair_a sex_n have_v more_o wit_n capacity_n and_o a_o more_o raise_v genius_n even_o in_o the_o solid_a and_o substantial_a science_n than_o all_o the_o great_a doctor_n of_o that_o empire_n for_o as_o for_o politeness_n i_o can_v scarce_o believe_v madam_n that_o you_o can_v doubt_v of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o be_v mistress_n of_o as_o much_o of_o it_o as_o you_o be_v to_o deface_v and_o eclipse_v the_o most_o polite_a court_n of_o the_o east_n but_o since_o either_o
and_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o take_v any_o pain_n for_o that_o which_o will_v not_o enrich_v they_o but_o shall_v a_o private_a man_n employ_v they_o who_o will_v not_o spare_v for_o cost_n and_o charges_n we_o shall_v have_v at_o this_o day_n as_o curious_a piece_n of_o workmanship_n as_o those_o of_o the_o ancient_a chineses_n the_o china_n ware_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o we_o from_o fokien_fw-fr do_v not_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o it_o it_o be_v black_a course_n and_o be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o our_o fayance_n that_o which_o be_v most_o look_v upon_o be_v that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o province_n of_o quamsi_n the_o clay_n be_v find_v in_o one_o place_n and_o the_o water_n in_o another_o because_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o clean_a perhaps_o also_o this_o water_n they_o make_v use_v of_o before_o any_o other_o be_v impregnate_v with_o some_o particular_a salt_n proper_a to_o purify_v and_o refine_v the_o clay_n or_o by_o the_o more_o strict_o unite_n the_o part_n as_o it_o happen_v in_o lime_n which_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o if_o it_o be_v not_o slake_v in_o some_o certain_a water_n whereas_o other_o make_v it_o more_o compact_a strong_a and_o adhere_v in_o brief_a it_o be_v a_o mistake_n to_o think_v that_o there_o be_v requisite_a one_o or_o two_o hundred_o year_n to_o the_o prepare_v the_o matter_n for_o the_o porcelain_n and_o that_o its_o composition_n be_v so_o very_o difficult_a if_o that_o be_v so_o it_o will_v be_v neither_o so_o common_a nor_o so_o cheap_a it_o be_v a_o clay_n stiff_a than_o ordinary_a clay_n or_o rather_o a_o kind_n of_o soft_a white_a stone_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o quarry_n of_o that_o province_n after_o have_v wash_v the_o piece_n of_o it_o and_o separate_v the_o heterogeneous_a earth_n that_o may_v chance_v to_o be_v mix_v with_o it_o they_o bray_v it_o small_a till_o it_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o subtle_a powder_n how_o fine_a soever_o it_o may_v appear_v yet_o they_o continue_v pound_v it_o for_o a_o long_a time_n although_o by_o the_o touch_n no_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v perceive_v yet_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v indeed_o make_v much_o more_o subtle_a that_o the_o insensible_a part_n be_v less_o mix_v and_o that_o the_o work_v thereby_o come_v to_o be_v white_a and_o more_o transparent_a of_o this_o subtle_a powder_n they_o make_v a_o paste_n which_o they_o kneed_a and_o beat_v a_o long_a while_n likewise_o that_o it_o may_v become_v soft_a and_o that_o the_o water_n may_v be_v the_o more_o perfect_o incorporate_v therewith_o when_o the_o earth_n be_v well_o elaborate_v they_o endeavour_v the_o figure_v of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o they_o use_v mould_v as_o they_o do_v in_o some_o other_o sort_n of_o pottery_n but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o they_o fashion_n they_o upon_o the_o wheel_n like_o we_o so_o soon_o as_o their_o work_n please_v they_o they_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o sun_n morning_n and_o evening_n but_o they_o retire_v it_o when_o the_o sun_n wax_v too_o hot_a for_o fear_v of_o warp_a it_o so_o the_o vase_n dry_a by_o degree_n and_o they_o apply_v the_o paint_n at_o their_o leisure_n when_o they_o judge_v the_o ground_n proper_a for_o to_o receive_v it_o but_o because_o neither_o the_o vase_n nor_o the_o colour_n have_v sufficient_a lustre_n they_o make_v a_o very_a fine_a broth_n or_o lie_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o same_o porcelain_n wherewith_o they_o pass_v several_a stroke_n upon_o the_o work_n that_o give_v they_o a_o particular_a whiteness_n and_o lustre_n this_o be_v what_o i_o call_v the_o varnish_n of_o the_o porcelain_n they_o assure_v i_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o siam_n that_o they_o mix_v with_o it_o some_o common_a varnish_n with_o the_o composition_n make_v of_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n and_o shine_a bone_n of_o fish_n but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n and_o the_o workman_n of_o fokien_n who_o work_v just_a as_o those_o of_o quamsi_n dont_fw-fr do_v otherwise_o after_o all_o these_o preparation_n they_o put_v the_o vase_n in_o the_o furnace_n wherein_o they_o kindle_v a_o gentle_a and_o constant_a uniform_a fire_n that_o bake_v they_o without_o break_v and_o for_o fear_v least_o the_o exterior_a air_n shall_v do_v they_o damage_n they_o do_v not_o draw_v they_o out_o till_o a_o long_a while_n after_o when_o they_o have_v acquire_v their_o due_a consistence_n and_o after_o they_o have_v be_v let_v cool_a at_o leisure_n this_o be_v all_o madam_n i_o have_v to_o say_v as_o to_o the_o mystery_n of_o porcelain_n that_o they_o have_v so_o long_o seek_v after_o in_o europe_n providence_n and_o the_o prosperity_n of_o religion_n that_o oblige_v i_o to_o run_v over_o the_o great_a part_n of_o china_n do_v not_o carry_v i_o into_o the_o province_n of_o quamsi_n where_o the_o metal_n be_v find_v whereof_o they_o make_v it_o so_o that_o i_o do_v not_o sufficient_o know_v it_o as_o to_o my_o own_o particular_a for_o to_o be_v able_a to_o describe_v the_o nature_n and_o particular_a quality_n thereof_o perhaps_o it_o be_v not_o much_o different_a from_o some_o soft_a stone_n that_o be_v find_v in_o several_a province_n of_o france_n and_o if_o so_o be_v the_o ingenious_a will_v please_v to_o make_v some_o experiment_n and_o operate_v diligent_o by_o make_v use_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o water_n after_o the_o abovementioned_a manner_n it_o may_v not_o be_v impossible_a to_o succeed_v beside_o these_o varnish_a cabinet_n and_o vessel_n of_o porcelain_n the_o chineses_n adorn_v likewise_o their_o apartment_n with_o picture_n they_o do_v not_o excel_v in_o this_o art_n because_o they_o be_v not_o curious_a in_o perspective_n notwithstanding_o they_o diligent_o apply_v themselves_o thereto_o they_o take_v delight_n in_o it_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a company_n of_o painter_n in_o the_o country_n some_o paint_v the_o ceiling_n represent_v upon_o the_o chamber-wall_n a_o order_n of_o architecture_n without_o symmetry_n by_o band_n or_o fillet_n continue_v all_o along_o around_o at_o the_o top_n and_o bottom_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o above_o the_o capital_a of_o the_o colomn_n which_o contain_v only_o single_a column_n place_v at_o a_o equal_a distance_n without_o any_o other_o ornament_n of_o architecture_n other_o only_o whiten_v the_o chamber_n or_o glue_v paper_n upon_o it_o they_o hang_v the_o picture_n of_o their_o ancestor_n up_o and_o down_o with_o some_o map_n and_o piece_n of_o white_a satin_n on_o which_o be_v paint_v flower_n fowl_n mountain_n and_o palace_n upon_o some_o other_o they_o write_v in_o capital_a letter_n sentence_n of_o morality_n that_o explain_v the_o maxim_n and_o rule_n of_o perfect_a government_n some_o chair_n varnish_a table_n some_o cabinet_n flower-pot_n lantern_n of_o silk_n all_o this_o well_o order_v and_o place_v in_o due_a proportion_n make_v a_o pretty_a handsome_a apartment_n although_o you_o do_v not_o enter_v the_o bedchamber_n yet_o be_v their_o bed_n very_o fine_a in_o summer_n they_o have_v taffeta_n curtain_n powder_v with_o flower_n tree_n and_o bird_n in_o gold_n and_o silk_n embroidery_n this_o sort_n of_o work_n that_o come_v from_o the_o province_n of_o nankin_n be_v in_o request_n and_o as_o to_o point_v of_o movable_n i_o have_v see_v nothing_o in_o all_o china_n more_o magnificent_a other_o have_v curtain_n of_o the_o fine_a gaze_v that_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a baracado_fw-it against_o the_o air_n but_o close_o enough_o to_o defend_v they_o against_o fly_n and_o gnat_n that_o be_v intolerable_a in_o the_o night_n in_o winter_n they_o make_v use_v of_o course_n satin_n stitch_v with_o dragon_n and_o other_o figure_n according_a as_o every_o one_o capricio_n lead_v they_o the_o counterpain_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o they_o do_v not_o use_v feather_n bed_n but_o their_o cotton_n quilt_n be_v very_o thick_a their_o bedstead_n ordinary_o be_v of_o joiner_n work_n beautify_v with_o figure_n i_o have_v see_v some_o very_a fine_a and_o exquisite_a by_o all_o that_o i_o have_v say_v you_o may_v judge_v madam_n that_o these_o people_n have_v shut_v themselves_o up_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o necessity_n and_o profit_n without_o be_v over_o solicitous_a about_o magnificence_n which_o be_v very_o regular_a though_o but_o very_o indifferent_a in_o their_o house_n they_o likewise_o seem_v more_o negligent_a as_o to_o their_o garden_n they_o have_v in_o that_o respect_n conception_n much_o different_a from_o we_o and_o set_v aside_o place_v design_v for_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o ancestor_n which_o they_o leave_v untilled_a they_o will_v think_v themselves_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n to_o put_v the_o ground_n to_o no_o other_o use_n than_o to_o make_v alley_n and_o walk_n to_o cultivate_v flower_n and_o plant_v grove_n of_o unprofitable_a tree_n the_o benefit_n of_o the_o commonweal_n command_v that_o all_o shall_v be_v sow_v and_o
sacred_a vessel_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n and_o wife_n to_o their_o husband_n rule_n of_o real_a friendship_n civility_n at_o feast_n of_o hospitality_n music_n war_n of_o funeral_n honour_n and_o of_o a_o thousand_o other_o thing_n that_o regard_v society_n these_o five_o book_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o all_o the_o other_o that_o have_v any_o authority_n in_o the_o empire_n be_v nothing_o but_o copy_n or_o interpretation_n of_o they_o among_o abundance_n of_o author_n who_o have_v take_v pain_n about_o these_o so_o famous_a original_n none_o be_v so_o conspicuous_a and_o eminent_a as_o confucius_n they_o have_v a_o great_a esteem_n especial_o of_o that_o which_o he_o compile_v in_o four_o book_n upon_o the_o ancient_a law_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o perfect_a government_n there_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o grand_a aâ—t_n of_o reign_v of_o mediocrity_n virtue_n and_o vicc_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o common_a duty_n this_o last_o tome_n notwithstanding_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o work_n of_o confucius_n as_o of_o mencius_n his_o disciple_n of_o a_o life_n less_o regular_a than_o that_o of_o his_o master_n but_o of_o a_o style_n more_o eloquent_a and_o pleasant_a beside_o these_o nine_o book_n there_o be_v some_o other_o much_o in_o vogue_n as_o the_o universal_a history_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o truth_n of_o which_o be_v no_o less_o confirm_v in_o china_n than_o it_o be_v in_o our_o most_o note_a history_n in_o europe_n the_o book_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o education_n of_o child_n of_o obedience_n of_o loyalty_n be_v ascribe_v to_o confucius_n some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v meet_v with_o that_o discourse_n of_o medicine_n agriculture_n plant_n of_o the_o military_a art_n of_o art_n liberal_a and_o mechanic_n of_o particular_a history_n astronomy_n philosophy_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o part_n of_o mathematics_n in_o short_a they_o have_v their_o romance_n comedy_n and_o what_o i_o place_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n a_o plain_a abundance_n of_o treaty_n compose_v by_o the_o bonze_n concern_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o deity_n of_o the_o country_n which_o they_o alter_v diminish_v and_o increase_v according_a as_o they_o find_v it_o necessary_a to_o inveigle_v the_o people_n and_o swell_v their_o revenue_n of_o all_o these_o book_n they_o have_v compile_v numerous_a library_n some_o whereof_o be_v compose_v of_o above_o forty_o thousand_o volume_n but_o all_o these_o brave_a work_v that_o antiquity_n take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o bring_v forth_o which_o private_a person_n have_v amass_v with_o so_o vast_a expense_n be_v well-nigh_o all_o destroy_v by_o the_o tyrannical_a order_n of_o one_o emperor_n three_o hundred_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o after_o the_o death_n of_o confucius_n that_o be_v to_o say_v two_o hundred_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o emperor_n chihoamti_n illustrious_a by_o his_o valour_n and_o military_a science_n of_o which_o he_o be_v master_n beyond_o all_o his_o predecessor_n and_o still_o more_o conspicuous_a by_o the_o prodigious_a wall_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v build_v to_o secure_v his_o territory_n from_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o tartar_n resolve_v to_o extirpate_v all_o science_n and_o not_o satisfy_v with_o put_v a_o great_a number_n of_o â—_z to_o death_n he_o order_v his_o subject_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o set_v fire_n on_o all_o the_o book_n in_o the_o empire_n except_o those_o that_o treat_v of_o agriculture_n medicine_n and_o sorcery_n this_o conslagration_n the_o most_o remarkable_a that_o ever_o the_o republic_n of_o letter_n suffer_v be_v like_a to_o have_v utter_o ruin_v the_o empire_n and_o will_v have_v make_v in_o time_n of_o the_o most_o polite_a and_o accomplish_a state_n the_o most_o barbarous_a and_o ignorant_a kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n if_o after_o the_o tyrant_n death_n the_o love_n of_o science_n that_o begin_v to_o revive_v in_o all_o man_n breast_n have_v not_o in_o some_o measure_n repair_v this_o loss_n the_o old_a man_n who_o according_a to_o custom_n have_v during_o their_o youth_n learn_v almost_o all_o these_o book_n by_o heart_n receive_v order_n to_o write_v they_o faithful_o over_o they_o find_v some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o tomb_n that_o the_o most_o zealous_a have_v conceal_v to_o which_o they_o give_v a_o resurrection_n by_o publish_v they_o in_o another_o edition_n some_o of_o they_o they_o fetch_v from_o the_o grave_n and_o holes_n of_o wall_n that_o indeed_o suffer_v great_a damage_n by_o moisture_n and_o worm_n however_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o serve_v their_o turn_n that_o labour_v after_o their_o restoration_n what_o be_v deface_v in_o these_o latter_a be_v pretty_a entire_a in_o some_o other_o all_o this_o care_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o new_a edition_n to_o be_v defective_a there_o remain_v in_o some_o place_n lacuna_n and_o there_o have_v be_v insert_v into_o other_o some_o piece_n by_o the_o by_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n the_o chineses_n themselves_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o fault_n and_o of_o some_o other_o of_o less_o moment_n but_o they_o be_v so_o superstitious_a in_o preserve_v what_o be_v hand_v down_o to_o they_o from_o antiquity_n that_o they_o even_o pay_v reverence_n to_o its_o fault_n i_o shall_v not_o my_o lord_n afford_v you_o a_o light_n diffusive_a enough_o into_o the_o chinese_n literature_n shall_v i_o not_o speak_v more_o particular_o of_o confucius_n who_o make_v the_o principle_n ornament_n of_o it_o he_o be_v the_o most_o pure_a source_n of_o their_o doctrine_n he_o be_v their_o philosopher_n their_o lawgiver_n their_o oracle_n and_o albeit_o he_o be_v never_o king_n one_o may_v nevertheless_o avouch_v that_o during_o his_o life_n he_o have_v govern_v a_o great_a part_n of_o china_n and_o that_o he_o have_v have_v since_o his_o death_n a_o great_a share_n than_o any_o one_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n by_o the_o maxim_n that_o he_o have_v promulgate_v and_o the_o fair_a example_n that_o he_o have_v exhibit_v so_o that_o he_o be_v still_o the_o model_n of_o all_o honest_a man_n his_o life_n have_v be_v write_v by_o several_a person_n i_o shall_v report_v what_o they_o common_o say_v of_o it_o confucius_n who_o the_o chineses_n name_n coum-tse_a be_v bear_v in_o the_o province_n of_o chauton_n the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n kim_n four_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o three_o year_n before_o the_o incarnation_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n that_o precede_v his_o birth_n make_v they_o call_v he_o tcesse_n which_o signify_v child_n of_o sorrow_n he_o derive_v his_o pedigree_n from_o tiny_a twenty_o seven_o emperor_n of_o the_o second_o race_n how_o illustrious_a soever_o this_o family_n may_v be_v by_o a_o long_a series_n of_o king_n it_o become_v much_o more_o so_o by_o the_o life_n of_o this_o great_a man_n he_o eclipse_v all_o his_o ancestor_n but_o he_o give_v his_o posterity_n a_o lustre_n that_o still_o continue_v after_o more_o than_o two_o thousand_o year_n china_n acknowledge_v no_o true_a nobility_n but_o in_o this_o family_n equal_o respect_v by_o sovereign_n who_o have_v derive_v from_o thence_o as_o from_o the_o source_n the_o law_n of_o perfect_a government_n and_o belove_v by_o the_o people_n to_o who_o happiness_n he_o have_v so_o successful_o contribute_v confucius_n do_v not_o proceed_v by_o the_o ordinary_a degree_n of_o childhood_n he_o seem_v rational_a a_o great_a deal_n soon_o than_o other_o man_n for_o he_o take_v delight_n in_o nothing_o that_o other_o child_n be_v fond_a of_o play_v go_v abroad_o amusement_n proper_a to_o his_o age_n do_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v he_o he_o have_v a_o grave_n a_o serious_a deportment_n that_o gain_v he_o respect_n and_o be_v at_o that_o very_a time_n a_o presage_v of_o what_o one_o day_n he_o be_v like_a to_o be_v but_o that_o which_o distinguish_v he_o the_o most_o be_v his_o exemplary_a and_o unbiased_a piety_n he_o honour_v his_o relation_n he_o endeavour_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o imitate_v his_o grandfather_n who_o live_v in_o china_n all_o that_o time_n and_o who_o memory_n be_v precious_a for_o his_o sanctity_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o never_o eat_v any_o thing_n but_o he_o prostrate_v himself_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o offer_v it_o to_o the_o supreme_a lord_n of_o heaven_n be_v yet_o a_o child_n he_o hear_v his_o grandfather_n fetch_v a_o deep_a sigh_n he_o came-up_a to_o he_o and_o when_o he_o have_v salute_v he_o bow_v several_a time_n to_o the_o very_a ground_n may_v i_o be_v so_o bold_a say_v he_o without_o lose_v the_o respect_n i_o owe_v you_o to_o ask_v you_o the_o occasion_n of_o your_o grief_n perhaps_o you_o be_v afraid_a that_o your_o posterity_n may_v neglect_v the_o care_n of_o virtue_n and_o may_v dishonour_v you_o
these_o testimony_n we_o have_v but_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n they_o have_v something_o extraordinary_a nay_o and_o even_o wonderful_a however_o a_o man_n shall_v always_o mistrust_v they_o and_o one_o can_v be_v too_o much_o upon_o his_o guard_n against_o they_o because_o they_o make_v use_v of_o all_o mean_n imaginable_a to_o get_v themselves_o secret_o instruct_v concern_v the_o patient_n condition_n before_o they_o visit_v they_o nay_o they_o be_v so_o cunning_a to_o get_v themselves_o reputation_n as_o to_o feign_v a_o kind_n of_o distemper_n which_o sometime_o they_o themselves_o procure_v afterward_o a_o person_n tell_v i_o that_o send_v for_o a_o physician_n and_o a_o chirurgeon_n to_o cure_v he_o of_o a_o wound_n one_o of_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o malady_n be_v occasion_v by_o a_o small_a worm_n that_o be_v insinuate_v into_o the_o flesh_n which_o will_v infallible_o produce_v a_o gangreen_n if_o by_o some_o remedy_n or_o other_o it_o be_v not_o fetch_v out_o that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a man_n in_o all_o the_o country_n that_o have_v this_o arcanum_n and_o will_v put_v it_o in_o practice_n for_o his_o sake_n provide_v be_v will_v not_o grudge_v he_o a_o considerable_a sum_n of_o money_n the_o sick_a person_n promise_v he_o he_o will_v not_o and_o pay_v he_o part_v of_o it_o beforehand_o but_o this_o cheat_a sophister_n after_o divers_a unprofitable_a medicine_n entangle_v at_o last_o a_o little_a worm_n in_o his_o plaster_n which_o he_o pull_v out_o a_o hour_n after_o in_o triumph_n as_o if_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o very_a wound_n his_o companion_n that_o gain_v nothing_o by_o the_o management_n of_o this_o business_n afterward_o detect_v it_o but_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o the_o chirurgeon_n comfort_v up_o himself_o more_o easy_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o reputation_n than_o the_o sick_a person_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o money_n however_o the_o case_n may_v stand_v as_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o chinese_n physician_n yet_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o they_o predict_v the_o distemper_n easy_o than_o they_o cure_v it_o and_o man_n die_v in_o their_o hand_n as_o they_o do_v elsewhere_o they_o prepare_v their_o own_o remedy_n that_o ordinary_o consist_v of_o pill_n thereafter_o as_o they_o be_v prepare_v they_o be_v either_o sudorific_a purge_v the_o blood_n and_o humour_n fortify_v the_o stomach_n suppress_v vapour_n or_o be_v restringent_a dispose_v to_o evacuation_n but_o seldom_o work_v by_o stool_n they_o do_v not_o let_v blood_n nor_o know_v the_o clyster_n but_o since_o they_o have_v have_v correspondence_n with_o the_o physician_n of_o macao_n they_o do_v not_o disapprove_v the_o remedy_n but_o name_v it_o the_o remedy_n of_o the_o barbarian_n they_o apply_v cupping-glass_n not_o only_o upon_o the_o scapulae_fw-la but_o also_o upon_o the_o belly_n to_o assuage_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o colic_n they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o persuade_v that_o the_o majority_n of_o disease_n be_v cause_v by_o malignant_a and_o corrupt_a wind_n that_o have_v slip_v into_o the_o muscle_n and_o do_v ill_o affect_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o most_o sure_a mean_n to_o dissipate_v they_o be_v to_o apply_v in_o different_a place_n red_z hot_a needle_n or_o button_n of_o fire_n this_o be_v their_o ordinary_a remedy_n one_o day_n a_o chinese_n say_v to_o i_o seem_v to_o be_v surprise_v at_o it_o allude_v to_o phlebotomy_n they_o treat_v you_o in_o europe_n with_o the_o sword_n but_o here_o they_o martyr_v we_o by_o fire_n this_o mode_n will_v probable_o never_o alter_v because_o physician_n feel_v not_o the_o mischief_n they_o do_v we_o and_o be_v no_o worse_o pay_v for_o torment_v of_o we_o than_o for_o cure_v we_o i_o can_v tell_v whether_o or_o no_o they_o may_v have_v learn_v this_o violent_a remedy_n of_o the_o indian_n or_o whether_o the_o indian_n themselves_o may_v not_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o the_o chinese_n physician_n but_o they_o pretend_v in_o the_o indies_n that_o fire_n cure_v all_o disease_n this_o persuasion_n they_o persist_v in_o make_v every_o day_n a_o great_a many_o miserable_a person_n who_o they_o cauterize_n upon_o the_o slight_a inconvenience_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o malady_n that_o be_v not_o curable_a but_o by_o that_o mean_n the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n but_o especial_o the_o slave_n be_v much_o trouble_v with_o a_o violent_a colic_n which_o the_o portuguezé_n call_v mordetchin_v occasion_v by_o the_o indigestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o accompany_v for_o the_o most_o part_n with_o continual_a vomit_n the_o gripe_v it_o produce_v be_v cruel_a and_o the_o grief_n and_o angish_n often_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o wit_n this_o grief_n be_v infallible_o mortal_a if_o they_o dot_v not_o remedy_v it_o after_o the_o follow_a manner_n they_o light_o apply_v a_o iron-peal_n red_a hot_a to_o the_o sole_n of_o the_o foot_n if_o the_o patient_n show_v no_o sign_n of_o feeling_n they_o pass_v no_o far_o and_o he_o be_v cure_v if_o he_o be_v insensible_a of_o this_o first_o operation_n they_o lay_v it_o on_o hard_a and_o still_o continue_v to_o press_v the_o peal_n burn_v unmerciful_o to_o the_o very_a bone_n without_o desist_v till_o the_o patient_n complain_v which_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o malady_n and_o remedy_n but_o if_o the_o fire_n how_o violent_a soever_o make_v not_o itself_o be_v feel_v they_o despair_v of_o heal_a and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n the_o patient_n die_v among_o all_o the_o china_n remedy_n there_o be_v none_o so_o much_o esteem_v as_o cordial_n they_o be_v provide_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o they_o and_o very_o natural_a one_o for_o they_o consist_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o herb_n leave_n and_o root_n their_o simple_n be_v numerous_a and_o if_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n may_v be_v believe_v they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o sovereign_a and_o experience_a virtue_n i_o bring_v along_o with_o i_o hither_o near_o four_o hundred_o design_v in_o their_o natural_a colour_n and_o figure_n according_a to_o those_o the_o emperor_n cause_v to_o be_v paint_v for_o his_o closet_n father_n â—isdâ—lou_o one_o of_o the_o six_o jesuit_n his_o majesty_n send_v thither_o anno_fw-la 1685_o be_v very_a intent_n upon_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o chinese_n herbal_a wherein_o be_v all_o the_o virtue_n and_o quality_n of_o all_o those_o plant_n explain_v this_o father_n who_o have_v accomplish_v himself_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o book_n will_v thereto_o add_v particular_a reflection_n of_o his_o own_o and_o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o what_o he_o supply_v we_o with_o thereupon_o will_v enrich_v our_o botany_n and_o satisfy_v the_o ingenious_a and_o curious_a among_o these_o simple_n there_o be_v two_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v of_o before_o hand_n the_o first_o be_v the_o leaf_n of_o language_n thou_o as_o they_o call_v it_o in_o china_n they_o be_v much_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n touch_v the_o property_n they_o ascribe_v to_o it_o some_o do_v maintain_v that_o it_o have_v admirable_a one_o other_o that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n and_o mere_a whim_n of_o the_o european_n that_o be_v always_o doter_n on_o novelty_n and_o put_v a_o value_n upon_o that_o which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v in_o that_o as_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n where_o man_n do_v not_o agree_v i_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o medium_n to_o be_v take_v in_o china_n they_o be_v subject_a neither_o to_o gout_n sciatica_n nor_o stone_n and_o many_o imagine_v that_o thou_o preserve_v against_o all_o these_o distemper_n the_o tartar_n that_o feed_v upon_o raw_a flesh_n fall_v sick_a and_o suffer_v continual_a indigestion_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o give_v over_o drink_v of_o it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v plenty_n of_o it_o they_o bargain_n to_o furnish_v the_o emperor_n with_o almost_o all_o the_o horse_n that_o serve_v to_o remount_v his_o cavalry_n when_o any_o one_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o vertigo_n that_o overcharge_n the_o brain_n he_o find_v himself_o extreme_o relieve_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o accustom_n himself_o to_o thou_o in_o france_n there_o be_v abundance_n of_o people_n that_o find_v it_o good_a for_o the_o gravel_n crudity_n headache_n and_o there_o be_v who_o pretend_v to_o have_v be_v cure_v of_o the_o gout_n by_o it_o almost_o miraculous_o so_o quick_a and_o sensible_a have_v be_v its_o effect_n all_o this_o prove_v that_o thou_o be_v no_o chimaera_n and_o conceit_n nay_o some_o after_o drink_v of_o it_o sleep_v the_o better_a which_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o suppress_v fume_n some_o there_o be_v who_o never_o take_v it_o after_o meal_n without_o experience_v mischievous_a effect_n their_o digestion_n be_v interrupt_v and_o disturb_v and_o they_o find_v along_o time_n after_o crudity_n and_o a_o troublesome_a repletion_n other_o find_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o neither_o in_o gout_n nor_o
indeed_o admirable_a for_o its_o antiquity_n for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o its_o maxim_n for_o the_o plainness_n and_o uniformity_n of_o its_o law_n for_o that_o exemplary_a virtue_n which_o it_o have_v produce_v in_o a_o long_a succession_n of_o emperor_n for_o that_o regularity_n and_o order_n which_o it_o have_v keep_v the_o people_n in_o in_o despite_n of_o civil_a or_o foreign_a war_n which_o notwithstanding_o like_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o great_a many_o inconvenience_n to_o rebellion_n which_o have_v depopulate_v whole_a province_n to_o the_o injustice_n of_o some_o prince_n who_o have_v abuse_v their_o power_n to_o the_o avarice_n of_o mandarin_n who_o have_v often_o oppress_v the_o people_n to_o invasion_n from_o abroad_o and_o treachery_n from_o home_n to_o such_o a_o number_n of_o change_n as_o will_v have_v unhinged_a the_o very_a government_n and_o law_n if_o a_o more_o politic_a people_n than_o be_v the_o tartar_n be_v near_o enough_o the_o empire_n to_o introduce_v their_o own_o method_n of_o government_n it_o will_v my_o lord_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o flattery_n to_o myself_o to_o imagine_v that_o i_o have_v by_o this_o tedious_a account_n add_v any_o thing_n to_o that_o immense_a store_n of_o knowledge_n which_o you_o have_v draw_v from_o the_o best_a spring_n of_o antiquity_n from_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o most_o ingenious_a of_o the_o modern_n from_o the_o management_n of_o the_o most_o momentous_a affair_n or_o which_o be_v a_o great_a fountain_n of_o understanding_n from_o your_o own_o natural_a wit_n and_o ingenuity_n which_o have_v make_v you_o if_o i_o may_v use_v the_o expression_n a_o native_a of_o all_o country_n and_o a_o philosopher_n of_o all_o age_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v that_o the_o true_a maxim_n of_o good_a policy_n be_v not_o altogether_o stranger_n in_o the_o east_n and_o that_o if_o china_n do_v not_o form_v so_o great_a minister_n as_o you_o be_v it_o form_v great_a enough_o to_o understand_v your_o worth_n and_o to_o follow_v your_o step_n and_o improve_v themselves_o from_o the_o copy_n you_o set_v they_o if_o they_o can_v but_o know_v you_o i_o be_o in_o the_o most_o profound_a manner_n my_o lord_n your_o eminence_n most_o obedient_a and_o most_o humble_a servantâ—_n l._n j._n to_o my_o lord_n cardinal_n de_fw-fr bouïllon_n concern_v the_o ancient_n and_o modern_a religion_n of_o china_n my_o lord_n i_o do_v not_o at_o all_o wonder_n that_o your_o highness_n be_v please_v to_o hear_v relation_n of_o china_n it_o belong_v only_o to_o great_a prince_n to_o be_v thorough_o acquaint_v with_o all_o that_o concern_v the_o several_a kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o make_v a_o true_a judgement_n of_o the_o power_n and_o grandeur_n of_o empire_n god_n who_o have_v send_v such_o man_n into_o the_o world_n to_o govern_v it_o have_v give_v they_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a ability_n and_o knowledge_n to_o perform_v it_o so_o that_o my_o lord_n if_o i_o take_v upon_o i_o the_o liberty_n to_o acquaint_v your_o lordship_n with_o what_o repeat_v voyage_n for_o the_o space_n of_o several_a year_n have_v give_v i_o opportunity_n to_o know_v in_o this_o affair_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o instruct_v you_o in_o it_o as_o to_o beg_v your_o highness_n judgement_n of_o it_o i_o may_v say_v this_o still_o with_o more_o truth_n when_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o write_v to_o you_o of_o religion_n this_o be_v more_o particular_o your_o concern_n and_o i_o may_v say_v that_o if_o your_o quality_n your_o ingenuity_n and_o your_o incomparable_a learning_n have_v make_v you_o above_o all_o man_n our_o judge_n your_o eminent_a dignity_n in_o the_o church_n oblige_v we_o in_o sacred_a concern_v to_o hear_v and_o consult_v your_o highness_n as_o our_o oracle_n it_o be_v on_o this_o prospect_n my_o lord_n that_o i_o now_o present_a to_o you_o these_o memoirs_fw-fr with_o some_o reflection_n which_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o chinese_n and_o the_o read_n of_o their_o book_n have_v suggest_v to_o i_o concern_v their_o religion_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o after_o so_o many_o different_a opinion_n and_o long_a dispute_n which_o have_v for_o a_o whole_a age_n divide_v the_o most_o learned_a missionary_n there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n of_o come_v to_o decision_n than_o to_o obtain_v your_o highness_n judgement_n therein_o religion_n have_v always_o have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o establish_v the_o great_a kingdom_n which_o can_v never_o support_v themselves_o be_v not_o the_o people_n mind_n and_o heart_n tie_v together_o by_o the_o outward_a worship_n of_o some_o deity_n for_o people_n be_v natural_o superstitious_a and_o rather_o follow_v the_o guidance_n of_o faith_n than_o reason_n it_o be_v therefore_o for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o ancient_a lawgiver_n always_o make_v use_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n or_o of_o the_o false_a maxim_n of_o idolatry_n to_o bring_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n under_o the_o yoke_n of_o their_o government_n china_n happy_a in_o its_o foundation_n than_o any_o other_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n draw_v in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o holy_a maxim_n of_o their_o ancient_a religion_n from_o the_o fountain_n head_n the_o child_n of_o noah_n who_o be_v scatter_v all_o over_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o asia_n and_o in_o all_o probability_n found_v this_o empire_n be_v themselves_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o deluge_n witness_n of_o the_o omnipotence_n of_o their_o creator_n transmit_v the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o and_o instill_v the_o fear_n of_o he_o into_o all_o their_o descendant_n the_o footstep_n which_o we_o find_v in_o their_o history_n will_v not_o let_v we_o doubt_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o fobi_n the_o first_o emperor_n of_o china_n careful_o breed_v up_o seven_o sort_n of_o creature_n which_o he_o use_v to_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o supreme_a spirit_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o this_o reason_n some_o call_v he_o paobi_n that_o be_v oblation_n a_o name_n which_o the_o great_a saint_n of_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n will_v have_v be_v proud_a to_o have_v and_o which_o be_v reserve_v for_o he_o alone_o who_o make_v himself_o a_o oblation_n both_o for_o saint_n and_o sinner_n hoamti_fw-la the_o three_o emperor_n build_v a_o temple_n to_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o although_o judea_n have_v the_o honour_n of_o consecrate_v to_o he_o one_o more_o rich_a and_o magnificent_a hallow_a even_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o our_o creator_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o our_o redeemer_n it_o be_v no_o small_a glory_n to_o china_n to_o have_v sacrifice_v to_o their_o creator_n in_o the_o most_o ancient_a temple_n of_o the_o world_n tçoven_a hio_n the_o five_o emperor_n think_v afterward_o that_o one_o place_n be_v too_o narrow_a to_o contain_v the_o service_n pay_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o universe_n he_o therefore_o institute_v priest_n or_o ecclesiastical_a mandarin_n in_o several_a province_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o give_v they_o strict_a command_n to_o observe_v that_o divine_a service_n be_v perform_v with_o all_o humility_n and_o respect_n and_o that_o all_o the_o religious_a ceremony_n be_v strict_o observe_v tiho_n his_o successor_n take_v as_o much_o care_n of_o religion_n as_o he_o have_v do_v history_n relate_v that_o the_o empress_n his_o wife_n be_v barren_a beg_v child_n of_o god_n during_o thesacrifice_n with_o such_o fervour_n and_o earnestness_n that_o she_o conceive_v in_o few_o day_n and_o sometime_o after_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o son_n who_o be_v famous_a for_o that_o forty_o emperor_n successive_o reign_v of_o his_o family_n yao_n and_o chan_n the_o two_o prince_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v so_o famous_a for_o their_o piety_n and_o for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o their_o government_n that_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o religion_n be_v still_o more_o flourish_v during_o their_o reign_n it_o be_v also_o very_o probable_a that_o the_o three_o succeed_a family_n do_v preserve_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n for_o about_o two_o thousand_o year_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o fourscore_o emperor_n since_o the_o learnede_a among_o the_o chinese_n maintain_v that_o before_o the_o superstition_n introduce_v with_o the_o god_n to_o into_o china_n there_o be_v no_o idol_n or_o statue_n see_v there_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o during_o all_o that_o space_n of_o time_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o emperor_n yao_n maxim_n be_v recommend_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o which_o the_o most_o essential_a and_o principal_a be_v concern_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n and_o although_o some_o emperor_n have_v be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o reject_v they_o so_o far_o as_o even_o to_o threaten_v heaven_n itself_o and_o foolish_o challenge_v it_o to_o fight_v they_o have_v be_v nevertheless_o look_v upon_o as_o
hell_n but_o entitle_v we_o to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o place_n in_o paradise_n o_o how_o happy_a will_v it_o be_v for_o you_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n eternal_o to_o live_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n i_o do_v not_o say_v the_o sick_a man_n understand_v what_o you_o mean_v nor_o perhaps_o have_v i_o explain_v my_o meaning_n clear_o to_o you_o you_o know_v father_n i_o have_v live_v a_o long_a time_n upon_o the_o emperor_n bounty_n the_o bonze_n who_o be_v perfect_o well_o acquaint_v with_o all_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o other_o world_n assure_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v oblige_v after_o my_o death_n by_o way_n of_o recompense_n for_o my_o pension_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o that_o my_o soul_n will_v infallible_o go_v into_o one_o of_o his_o post_n horse_n to_o carry_v dispatch_n from_o court_n through_o all_o the_o province_n they_o have_v therefore_o be_v advise_v i_o to_o mind_v my_o duty_n in_o that_o new_a state_n not_o to_o stumble_v nor_o kick_v nor_o bite_v nor_o otherwise_o hurt_v any_o one_o run_v well_o and_o eat_v little_a and_o be_v patient_a say_v they_o and_o you_o may_v move_v the_o god_n to_o compassion_n who_o often_o of_o a_o good_a beast_n make_v at_o length_n a_o person_n of_o quality_n or_o a_o considerable_a mandarin_n i_o protest_v father_n the_o very_a thought_n of_o it_o make_v i_o quake_v it_o never_o come_v into_o my_o mind_n but_o i_o tremble_v yet_o i_o dream_v of_o it_o every_o night_n and_o sometime_o methinks_v in_o my_o sleep_n i_o be_o already_o in_o the_o harness_n ready_a to_o run_v at_o the_o first_o jerk_n of_o the_o postilion_n then_o i_o wake_v in_o a_o great_a sweat_n and_o half_a mad_a scarce_o know_v whither_o i_o be_o a_o man_n or_o a_o horse_n but_o alas_o what_o will_v be_v my_o sorrow_n when_o this_o will_v be_v no_o more_o a_o dream_n but_o a_o reality_n this_o therefore_o father_n be_v the_o course_n i_o take_v they_o tell_v i_o that_o those_o of_o your_o religion_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o those_o change_n that_o man_n be_v always_o man_n and_o be_v in_o the_o other_o world_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a as_o they_o be_v here_o i_o beg_v of_o you_o therefore_o to_o receive_v i_o among_o you_o i_o know_v your_o religion_n be_v hard_o to_o observe_v yet_o if_o it_o have_v ten_o time_n more_o difficulty_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o embrace_v it_o and_o whatsoever_o trouble_v it_o put_v i_o to_o i_o have_v rather_o be_v a_o christian_n than_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o beast_n this_o discourse_n and_o the_o condition_n the_o man_n be_v in_o wrought_v i_o into_o compassion_n and_o afterward_o consider_v with_o myself_o that_o god_n make_v use_v of_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n i_o take_v a_o occasion_n from_o thence_o to_o undeceive_v he_o of_o his_o mistake_n and_o to_o lead_v he_o into_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n i_o instruct_v he_o a_o great_a while_n at_o last_o he_o believe_v and_o i_o have_v the_o comfort_n to_o see_v he_o die_v not_o only_o with_o a_o clear_a and_o better_a understanding_n of_o thing_n but_o far_a with_o all_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o good_a christian._n in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o superstition_n of_o the_o people_n grow_v so_o numberless_a that_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v any_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v so_o full_a of_o whimsy_n as_o china_n the_o mandarin_n aro_fw-mi oblige_v to_o condemn_v all_o these_o sect_n as_o heretic_n as_o indeed_o they_o do_v in_o their_o book_n but_o yet_o spring_v themselves_o most_o from_o idolatrous_a family_n and_o have_v be_v instruct_v by_o the_o bonze_n they_o in_o their_o practice_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o common_a people_n two_o of_o these_o bonze_n see_v one_o day_n in_o a_o rich_a farmer_n yard_n two_o or_o three_o large_a duck_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n before_o the_o door_n and_o sigh_v and_o weep_v grievous_o the_o good_a woman_n see_v they_o out_o of_o her_o chamber_n window_n come_v down_o to_o see_v what_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o their_o tear_n we_o know_v say_v they_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o father_n be_v transmigrate_v into_o those_o creature_n and_o the_o fear_n we_o be_v in_o lest_o you_o shall_v kill_v they_o will_v without_o doubt_n go_v near_o to_o kill_v we_o it_o be_v true_a say_v the_o woman_n we_o do_v intend_v to_o sell_v they_o but_o since_o they_o be_v your_o father_n i_o promise_v you_o we_o will_v keep_v they_o this_o answer_n be_v not_o for_o the_o bonze_v purpose_n but_o continue_v they_o perhaps_o your_o husband_n will_v not_o be_v so_o charitable_a and_o then_o if_o any_o accident_n shall_v happen_v to_o they_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a it_o will_v kill_v we_o at_o last_o after_o a_o long_a discourse_n the_o good_a woman_n be_v so_o far_o move_v with_o their_o pretend_a grief_n that_o she_o give_v they_o the_o duck_n to_o look_v after_o for_o some_o time_n to_o comfort_v they_o they_o take_v they_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o respect_n prostrate_v themselves_o twenty_o time_n to_o they_o but_o that_o very_a evening_n they_o make_v a_o entertainment_n of_o they_o for_o some_o of_o their_o company_n and_o fatten_v themselves_o with_o they_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n lose_v a_o young_a man_n for_o who_o he_o have_v a_o particular_a love_n a_o few_o year_n after_o he_o speak_v of_o it_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o warmth_n and_o concern_v to_o the_o bonze_n who_o say_v to_o he_o my_o lord_n do_v not_o trouble_v yourself_o any_o more_o your_o loss_n may_v be_v repair_v he_o who_o you_o grieve_v for_o be_v in_o tartary_n and_o his_o soul_n be_v pass_v into_o a_o young_a man_n body_n but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o money_n to_o find_v where_o he_o be_v and_o you_o must_v give_v good_a present_n to_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o country_n this_o news_n please_v the_o prince_n mighty_o so_o that_o he_o give_v they_o what_o they_o desire_v and_o a_o few_o month_n after_o they_o get_v a_o boy_n any_o where_o and_o give_v he_o to_o the_o prince_n instead_o of_o the_o boy_n who_o be_v dead_a thus_o it_o be_v that_o the_o whole_a country_n from_o the_o peasant_n to_o the_o prince_n be_v bubble_v by_o these_o minister_n of_o iniquity_n if_o they_o can_v thus_o trick_n people_n out_o of_o their_o money_n they_o try_v to_o get_v it_o out_o of_o they_o by_o do_v act_n of_o penance_n public_o which_o the_o people_n esteem_v they_o mighty_o for_o and_o show_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n i_o have_v see_v they_o drag_v after_o they_o a_o long_a chain_n of_o iron_n as_o thick_a as_o one_o arm_n about_o thirty_o foot_n long_o fasten_v to_o the_o neck_n or_o leg_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v they_o at_o every_o door_n as_o they_o pass_v that_o we_o expiate_v your_o fault_n sure_o this_o deserve_v some_o small_a alms._n other_o in_o public_a place_n knock_v their_o pate_n with_o all_o their_o force_n with_o large_a brick_n till_o they_o be_v almost_o cover_v with_o blood_n they_o have_v several_a other_o penitential_a action_n but_o what_o i_o be_v most_o surprise_v at_o be_v this_o one_o day_n i_o meet_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o town_n a_o young_a bonze_n of_o a_o good_a mien_n a_o genteel_a and_o modest_a look_n such_o as_o may_v easy_o move_v any_o one_o compassion_n and_o charity_n he_o stand_v upright_o in_o a_o sort_n of_o a_o sedan_n very_o close_o shut_v the_o inside_n of_o which_o be_v like_o a_o harrow_n full_a of_o nail_n very_o thick_a with_o their_o point_n stick_v out_o towards_o the_o man_n in_o the_o chair_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o bend_v either_o one_o way_n or_o tother_o without_o wound_v himself_o two_o fellow_n be_v hire_v to_o carry_v he_o from_o house_n to_o house_n where_o he_o beg_v the_o people_n to_o have_v compassion_n on_o he_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o that_o chair_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o soul_n and_o be_v resolve_v never_o to_o go_v out_o from_o thence_o till_o they_o have_v buy_v all_o the_o nail_n of_o which_o there_o be_v above_o two_o thousand_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o six_o penny_n apiece_o of_o which_o nail_n the_o very_o small_a he_o say_v will_v derive_v incomparable_a blessing_n on_o they_o and_o their_o family_n if_o you_o buy_v any_o of_o they_o you_o will_v do_v a_o action_n of_o heroic_a virtue_n and_o your_o alm_n be_v not_o bestow_v on_o the_o bonze_n to_o who_o you_o may_v take_v other_o opportunity_n of_o bestow_v your_o charity_n but_o to_o the_o god_n foyes_n in_o who_o honour_n we_o be_v go_v to_o build_v a_o temple_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o happen_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o street_n the_o bonze_a see_v i_o come_v and_o
judgement_n that_o nature_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o family_n on_o the_o other_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o several_a action_n make_v use_v of_o all_o their_o medicine_n to_o cure_v they_o the_o bonze_n on_o the_o contrary_n assure_v they_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o mischief_n and_o demand_v unreasonable_a alm_n to_o stop_v its_o course_n so_o that_o the_o good_a people_n abuse_v on_o every_o hand_n have_v throw_v away_o all_o their_o estate_n in_o four_o year_n time_n upon_o the_o covetousness_n of_o these_o impostor_n without_o find_v any_o benefit_n however_o see_v the_o distemper_n afford_v they_o some_o interval_n they_o seek_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o city_n thereabouts_o for_o new_a remedy_n for_o their_o grief_n one_o day_n this_o idolater_n go_v for_o this_o purpose_n to_o the_o chief_a city_n he_o find_v a_o christian_a upon_o the_o road_n to_o who_o he_o tell_v his_o condition_n and_o how_o miserable_o he_o be_v handle_v no_o question_n say_v the_o christian_n but_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o torment_v you_o but_o you_o well_o deserve_v it_o why_o do_v you_o serve_v so_o bad_a a_o master_n we_o fear_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o we_o acknowledge_v one_o god_n who_o the_o devil_n adore_v yea_o they_o tremble_v before_o his_o image_n and_o the_o cross_n only_o that_o we_o wear_v about_o we_o hinder_v he_o from_o come_v near_o we_o if_o you_o will_v accept_v of_o a_o picture_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o you_o and_o all_o your_o family_n will_v honour_v it_o it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o before_o you_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o however_o it_o be_v soon_o try_v it_o shall_v cost_v you_o nothing_o and_o you_o may_v judge_v by_o that_o that_o i_o have_v no_o other_o aim_n but_o your_o benefit_n the_o idolater_n consent_v to_o it_o and_o hang_v the_o holy_a image_n in_o the_o most_o honourable_a place_n of_o the_o house_n he_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o it_o with_o profound_a respect_n and_o beg_v every_o day_n morning_n and_o evening_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o heal_v his_o body_n and_o enlighten_v his_o mind_n his_o mother_n and_o daughter_n follow_v his_o example_n and_o from_o that_o very_a moment_n the_o demon_n abandon_v the_o place_n of_o which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v take_v possession_n these_o good_a people_n grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a in_o faith_n as_o the_o evil_a spirit_n give_v ground_n begin_v at_o last_o to_o think_v of_o be_v convert_v in_o good_a earnest_n they_o come_v to_o inquire_v for_o i_o at_o signanfou_n the_o usual_a place_n of_o my_o residence_n and_o demand_v baptism_n of_o i_o they_o have_v already_o get_v themselves_o instruct_v they_o have_v moreover_o get_v all_o the_o prayer_n by_o heart_n that_o we_o teach_v the_o late_a catechuman_n but_o their_o distemper_n make_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o country_n i_o be_v willing_a every_o body_n shall_v be_v witness_n of_o this_o conversion_n and_o so_o go_v to_o the_o village_n myself_o hope_v this_o miracle_n may_v settle_v christianity_n therein_o upon_o a_o solid_a basis._n just_o upon_o my_o appear_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n follow_v i_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o image_n be_v still_o hang_v then_o i_o begin_v to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o question_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o religion_n god_n have_v himself_o speak_v by_o a_o manifest_a miracle_n but_o that_o i_o have_v cause_v they_o to_o assemble_v to_o instruct_v and_o baptise_v they_o for_o in_o a_o word_n what_o do_v you_o desire_v more_o to_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o weakness_n of_o your_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o our_o god_n the_o demon_n laugh_v at_o you_o so_o long_o as_o you_o oppose_v he_o with_o nothing_o but_o idol_n but_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o hold_v it_o out_o against_o the_o image_n only_o of_o the_o christian_n god_n do_v you_o imagine_v to_o escape_v this_o god_n after_o death_n who_o power_n hell_n own_v and_o who_o justice_n it_o experience_n every_o moment_n the_o multitude_n interrupt_v i_o by_o a_o thousand_o ridiculous_a objection_n which_o i_o easy_o answer_v at_o last_o some_o body_n tell_v i_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o the_o malady_n in_o question_n that_o how_o extraordinary_a soever_o it_o appear_v may_v proceed_v from_o several_a natural_a cause_n that_o be_v say_v i_o the_o most_o rational_a thing_n you_o can_v say_v but_o yet_o do_v no_o way_n extenuate_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o miracle_n let_v the_o malady_n come_v from_o the_o devil_n or_o from_o nature_n i_o will_v not_o examine_v that_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a at_o least_o that_o the_o cure_n come_v from_o god_n who_o image_n this_o man_n have_v worship_v and_o there_o be_v no_o less_o power_n requisite_a to_o cure_v natural_a distemper_n than_o to_o drive_v out_o evil_a spirit_n this_o reason_n shall_v have_v make_v a_o equal_a impression_n on_o all_o mind_n but_o grace_n that_o act_v different_o in_o the_o heart_n give_v place_n in_o some_o to_o voluntary_a obdurateness_n whilst_o it_o triumph_v over_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o other_o twenty_o five_o person_n at_o last_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n who_o alone_o work_v great_a marvel_n qui_fw-la facit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la magna_fw-la solus_fw-la and_o be_v short_o after_o baptise_a these_o haunting_n and_o infestation_n of_o demon_n be_v very_o ordinary_a in_o china_n among_o the_o idolater_n and_o it_o look_v as_o if_o god_n permit_v it_o so_o to_o be_v to_o oblige_v they_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o sometime_o after_o this_o accident_n that_o i_o but_o just_a now_o relate_v a_o maid_n just_a upon_o her_o marriage_n be_v attack_v with_o a_o complication_n of_o several_a disease_n which_o the_o physician_n know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v to_o and_o which_o the_o chinese_n be_v wont_a to_o ascribe_v to_o the_o demon_n her_o mother_n persuade_v she_o to_o turn_v christian_a and_o he_o that_o be_v to_o marry_v she_o promise_v to_o build_v a_o church_n to_o the_o god_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o case_n baptism_n give_v she_o any_o relief_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o this_o maid_n have_v take_v this_o course_n she_o find_v herself_o not_o only_o relieve_v but_o perfect_o cure_a but_o her_o husband_n be_v so_o far_o from_o follow_v her_o example_n that_o he_o misuse_v her_o several_a time_n for_o have_v oblige_v he_o to_o renounce_v his_o faith_n for_o the_o bonze_v persuade_v he_o that_o this_o sickness_n be_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o artifice_n in_o his_o mother_n in_o law_n and_o this_o fancy_n alone_o put_v he_o into_o such_o a_o fit_a of_o melancholy_a that_o he_o be_v insupportable_a to_o the_o whole_a family_n but_o especial_o to_o his_o wife_n who_o from_o that_o very_a instant_n become_v a_o object_n of_o his_o aversion_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o represent_v to_o he_o his_o own_o mistake_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o bonze_n for_o he_o always_o protest_v that_o if_o she_o will_v not_o take_v up_o her_o old_a religion_n again_o he_o will_v lead_v she_o a_o ill_a life_n all_o her_o day_n god_n to_o undeceive_v he_o suffer_v the_o daemon_n to_o torment_v his_o wife_n as_o before_o so_o she_o relap_v into_o her_o former_a convulsion_n she_o be_v more_o especial_o scare_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o great_a company_n of_o spectre_n that_o let_v she_o not_o have_v a_o hour_n rest_n thus_o toss_v up_o and_o down_o abandon_v to_o her_o husband_n inhumanity_n that_o beat_v she_o cruel_o she_o in_o all_o appearance_n lead_v a_o very_a uncomfortable_a life_n yet_o remain_v unmovable_a in_o her_o faith_n god_n always_o uphold_v she_o and_o temper_v and_o allay_v by_o the_o inward_a sweetness_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o bitterness_n of_o these_o affliction_n he_o comfort_v she_o likewise_o by_o sensible_a visitation_n by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o the_o unspeakable_a cogitation_n that_o he_o from_o time_n to_o time_n infuse_v into_o she_o soul_n insomuch_o that_o this_o condition_n that_o gain_v she_o the_o compassion_n of_o all_o that_o know_v she_o be_v to_o her_o a_o fore-taste_a of_o paradise_n she_o express_v herself_o much_o what_o to_o this_o purpose_n to_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n who_o relate_v it_o to_o i_o with_o tear_n in_o her_o eye_n for_o her_o husband_n can_v not_o endure_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v she_o at_o first_o i_o give_v little_a credit_n to_o this_o discourse_n yet_o at_o length_n i_o be_v apt_a to_o believe_v there_o be_v something_o supernatural_a in_o it_o for_o one_o day_n come_v to_o a_o city_n distant_a from_o the_o chief_a city_n where_o i_o sojourn_v about_o threescore_o mile_n there_o i_o find_v this_o good_a woman_n with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o christian_n of_o the_o neighbour-town_n which_o she_o have_v take_v care_n to_o get_v together_o be_v
the_o different_a figure_n of_o mars_n mercury_n and_o venus_n which_o appear_v to_o we_o sometime_o round_o sometime_o gibbose_o sometime_o dicotomise_v and_o ever_o and_o anon_o in_o fashion_n of_o a_o bow_n or_o sickle_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v when_o venus_n approach_v the_o sun_n and_o when_o she_o be_v beside_o in_o she_o perigaeon_fw-mi she_o appear_v in_o the_o telescope_n so_o little_a different_a from_o the_o new_a moon_n that_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a for_o one_o to_o commit_v a_o mistake_n i_o do_v remember_v that_o cause_v a_o chinese_n to_o observe_v it_o in_o this_o posture_n who_o have_v but_o little_a skill_n in_o astronomical_a secret_n he_o do_v no_o long_a doubt_n but_o present_o give_v his_o assent_n and_o make_v he_o at_o the_o same_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o moon_n at_o a_o place_n in_o the_o heaven_n not_o far_o remote_a he_o cry_v out_o for_o joy_n and_o tell_v i_o then_o that_o he_o now_o comprehend_v that_o which_o have_v always_o perplex_v he_o i_o do_v not_o know_v say_v he_o serious_o how_o the_o moon_n can_v change_v face_n so_o often_o and_o appear_v sometime_o in_o the_o wax_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o wane_n but_o now_o i_o perceive_v it_o be_v a_o ready_a compose_v of_o several_a part_n which_o sometime_o be_v take_v in_o piece_n and_o then_o join_v together_o again_o after_o some_o certain_a time_n for_o to_o day_n at_o least_o i_o see_v one_o half_a of_o it_o on_o one_o side_n and_o one_o half_a on_o the_o other_o the_o knowledge_n also_o that_o we_o have_v acquire_v by_o telescope_n concern_v the_o number_n of_o the_o star_n be_v likewise_o more_o curious_a that_o large_a fascia_fw-la that_o embrace_n almost_o the_o whole_a heaven_n which_o they_o common_o call_v for_o whiteness_n the_o milky-way_n be_v a_o congery_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o minute_n star_n each_o one_o of_o which_o in_o particular_a have_v not_o strength_n enough_o to_o affect_v our_o eye_n no_o more_o can_v the_o nebulosae_fw-la who_o dim_a and_o confuse_a light_n be_v like_a to_o a_o little_a cloud_n or_o head_n of_o a_o comet_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o compound_n of_o several_a star_n so_o they_o reckon_v thirty_o six_o of_o they_o in_o that_o of_o praesepe_fw-mi cancri_fw-la twenty_o one_o in_o that_o of_o orion_n forty_o in_o the_o pleyade_n twelve_o in_o the_o single_a star_n that_o make_v the_o middle_a of_o the_o sword_n of_o orion_n five_o hundred_o in_o the_o extent_n of_o two_o degree_n of_o the_o same_o constellation_n and_o two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o in_o the_o whole_a sign_n which_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o some_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o be_v infinite_a at_o least_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o prodigious_a bigness_n of_o each_o star_n which_o according_a to_o some_o differ_v but_o little_a from_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v to_o say_v who_o globe_n be_v perhaps_o a_o thousand_o time_n big_a than_o that_o of_o the_o earth_n which_o nevertheless_o appear_v but_o as_o a_o point_n in_o the_o heaven_n aught_o to_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o vast_a extent_n of_o this_o universe_n and_o of_o the_o infinite_a power_n of_o its_o author_n i_o can_v sir_n finish_v this_o discourse_n before_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o some_o observation_n we_o have_v make_v of_o the_o satellite_n these_o be_v so_o many_o little_a planet_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o train_n of_o big_a one_o which_o be_v detect_v in_o our_o age_n they_o continual_o turn_v about_o saturn_n jupiter_n and_o mars_n etc._n etc._n some_o near_a and_o some_o far_o off_o from_o the_o centre_n of_o their_o motion_n they_o sculk_v sometime_o behind_o their_o body_n sometime_o again_o they_o be_v plunge_v into_o their_o shadow_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v out_o more_o splendid_a nay_o it_o even_o happen_v that_o when_o they_o be_v between_o the_o sun_n and_o their_o planet_n they_o eclipse_v one_o part_n of_o it_o i_o have_v sometime_o behold_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o delight_n a_o black_a point_n that_o run_v upon_o the_o discus_fw-la of_o jupiter_n which_o one_o will_v have_v take_v for_o a_o blemish_n yet_o in_o effect_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o shadow_n of_o one_o of_o these_o satellite_n that_o cause_v a_o eclipse_n upon_o its_o globe_n as_o the_o moon_n do_v upon_o the_o earth_n when_o by_o her_o interposition_n she_o deprive_v it_o of_o the_o sun_n be_v light_a we_o do_v not_o know_v for_o what_o particular_a use_n nature_n have_v design_v these_o satellite_n in_o the_o heaven_n but_o that_o which_o we_o astronomer_n make_v use_v of_o they_o be_v very_o useful_a for_o the_o perfection_n of_o geography_n and_o since_o m._n cassini_n have_v communicate_v his_o table_n to_o the_o observator_n one_o may_v easy_o and_o in_o a_o very_a small_a time_n determine_v the_o longitude_n of_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o world_n insomuch_o that_o if_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o shp_n will_v permit_v we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o telescope_n at_o sea_n the_o science_n of_o navigation_n will_v be_v perfect_a enough_o to_o make_v long_a voyage_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o safety_n we_o have_v observe_v the_o immersion_n and_o emersion_n of_o the_o satellite_n jovis_fw-la at_o siam_n louveau_fw-fr pontichery_n at_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n and_o in_o several_a city_n of_o china_n but_o the_o observation_n make_v at_o nimpo_n and_o chambay_n that_o be_v the_o most_o eastern_a city_n have_v reduce_v the_o great_a continent_n to_o its_o true_a limit_n by_o cut_v off_o above_o five_o hundred_o league_n from_o the_o country_n that_o never_o subsist_v but_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o ancient_a geographer_n since_o sir_n i_o speak_v of_o what_o respect_v the_o perfection_n of_o geography_n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o moreover_o that_o we_o have_v take_v some_o pain_n to_o determine_v the_o latitude_n of_o coast_n port_n and_o the_o most_o considerable_a city_n of_o the_o east_n by_o two_o other_o method_n first_o by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o observation_n about_o meridian_n altitude_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n second_o by_o divers_a map_n and_o sea_n chart_n that_o our_o voyage_n have_v give_v we_o occasion_n to_o invent_v or_o perfect_v i_o have_v a_o ruttiér_n or_o directory_n for_o find_v out_o the_o course_n of_o a_o vessel_n from_o nimpo_n to_o pekin_n and_o from_o pekin_n to_o ham-cheou_a where_o we_o have_v omit_v nothing_o that_o may_v any_o way_n contribute_v to_o the_o perfect_a know_v of_o the_o country_n so_o that_o the_o particularity_n of_o it_o be_v in_o my_o opinion_n too_o large_a nay_o and_o even_o too_o troublesome_a to_o those_o who_o in_o these_o sort_n of_o relation_n do_v rather_o seek_v after_o delight_n than_o profit_n i_o have_v also_o by_o i_o the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n that_o lead_v from_o nankin_n to_o canton_n it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o two_o or_o three_o month_n and_o a_o tedious_a one_o too_o i_o will_v assure_v you_o when_o one_o will_v do_v thing_n to_o purpose_n the_o map_n be_v eighteen_o foot_n long_o and_o each_o minute_n take_v up_o above_o four_o line_n or_o the_o three_o part_n of_o inch_n so_o that_o all_o the_o by_o way_n the_o breadth_n of_o the_o river_n the_o small_a island_n and_o least_o city_n be_v there_o exact_o and_o acurate_o set_v down_o we_o have_v always_o the_o sea_n compass_n in_o our_o hand_n and_o we_o always_o take_v care_n to_o observe_v ever_o and_o anon_o upon_o the_o road_n the_o meridian_n altitude_n of_o every_o particular_a star_n to_o correct_v our_o estimate_n and_o determine_v more_o exact_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o country_n whereupon_o sir_n i_o can_v forbear_v make_v some_o reflection_n in_o this_o place_n which_o may_v one_o day_n be_v useful_a perhaps_o for_o the_o resolve_v a_o material_a problem_n in_o physics_n man_n be_v not_o yet_o sure_a whether_o all_o sea_n in_o the_o world_n be_v upon_o the_o level_a one_o with_o another_o the_o generous_a principle_n of_o sound_a philosophy_n will_v have_v it_o that_o all_o liquor_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a that_o communicate_v own_o with_o another_o do_v spread_v uniform_o whether_o by_o their_o own_o weight_n or_o by_o the_o pression_n of_o the_o air_n and_o at_o last_o take_v the_o same_o surface_n most_o of_o the_o experiment_n be_v in_o this_o point_n pretty_a congruous_a to_o reason_n yet_o some_o late_a reflection_n have_v start_v a_o doubt_n whether_o or_o no_o the_o sea_n have_v not_o real_o some_o inclination_n and_o be_v not_o more_o elevate_v in_o some_o certain_a place_n than_o in_o other_o what_o i_o have_v remark_v touch_v this_o last_o map_n i_o but_o now_o mention_v seem_v to_o back_v this_o last_o opinion_n for_o in_o the_o province_n of_o canton_n and_o kiansi_fw-la be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o mountain_n out_o of_o which_o issue_v two_o
enclose_v within_o a_o rhind_n divide_v into_o three_o segment_n which_o open_v when_o it_o be_v ripe_a and_o discover_v three_o white_a kernel_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o small_a nuâ—_n all_o the_o branch_n be_v very_o thick_a of_o it_o and_o this_o mixture_n of_o white_a and_o red_a make_v at_o a_o distance_n the_o fine_a prospect_n in_o the_o world_n the_o field_n where_o these_o tree_n be_v plant_v which_o they_o usual_o be_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n and_o checker-wise_a show_v afar_o off_o like_o a_o vast_a parterre_n of_o flower-pot_n but_o the_o wonder_n be_v that_o this_o kernel_n have_v all_o the_o quality_n of_o tallow_n its_o odour_n colour_n and_o consistency_n and_o they_o also_o make_v candle_n of_o it_o mix_v only_o a_o little_a oil_n when_o they_o melt_v it_o to_o make_v the_o stuff_n more_o pliant_a if_o they_o know_v how_o to_o purify_v it_o as_o we_o do_v our_o tallow_n here_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o their_o candle_n may_v be_v as_o good_a as_o we_o but_o they_o make_v they_o very_o awkward_o so_o that_o their_o smell_n be_v much_o strong_a their_o smoke_n thick_a and_o their_o light_a dimmer_n than_o we_o it_o be_v true_a the_o fault_n do_v not_o a_o little_a lie_n in_o the_o wiek_n for_o instead_o of_o cotton_n though_o they_o be_v well_o stock_v with_o that_o commodity_n they_o use_v a_o small_a stick_n of_o a_o dry_a light_a wood_n wrap_v round_o with_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o a_o rush_n which_o be_v very_o porous_a and_o thereby_o â—itted_v for_o the_o filtration_n of_o the_o small_a particle_n of_o that_o greasy_a matter_n by_o which_o the_o flame_n be_v preserve_v this_o wooden_a wiek_n beside_o that_o it_o do_v not_o burn_v so_o clear_a as_o cotton_n increase_v the_o smoke_n and_o cause_v a_o offensive_a smell_n among_o the_o tree_n peculiar_a to_o the_o country_n i_o be_o speak_v of_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v those_o which_o bear_v pepper_n not_o like_o that_o which_o we_o make_v use_v of_o in_o europe_n but_o another_o sort_n of_o seed_n endue_v with_o the_o same_o quality_n they_o grow_v on_o a_o tree_n like_o those_o who_o bear_v our_o walnut_n about_o as_o big_a as_o a_o pea_n and_o of_o a_o greyish_a colour_n with_o little_a red_a streak_n when_o they_o be_v ripe_a they_o open_v of_o themselves_o and_o discover_v a_o little_a stone_n as_o black_a as_o jet_v cast_v so_o strong_a a_o smell_n very_o offensive_a to_o the_o head_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o gather_v they_o by_o inteâ—vals_n not_o be_v able_a to_o remain_v on_o the_o tree_n any_o considerable_a time_n have_v expose_v these_o grain_n to_o the_o sun_n they_o cast_v away_o the_o stone_n which_o be_v too_o hot_a aâ—â—_n strong_a and_o only_o use_v the_o rest_n which_o though_o not_o quite_o so_o agreeable_a as_o our_o pepper_n be_v however_o of_o good_a use_n in_o sauce_n i_o shall_v add_v my_o lord_n that_o you_o may_v better_o judge_v of_o the_o fertility_n of_o that_o vast_a empire_n that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o the_o world_n like_o it_o for_o the_o abundance_n of_o root_n and_o pulse_n it_o be_v almost_o the_o only_a food_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n who_o omit_v nothing_o to_o have_v they_o good_a it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o give_v you_o a_o list_n of_o all_o those_o different_a herb_n for_o beside_o those_o we_o have_v here_o their_o ground_n bring_v forth_o several_a other_o unknown_a to_o we_o on_o which_o they_o set_v a_o great_a value_n their_o care_n and_o dexterity_n herein_o be_v beyond_o all_o our_o gardener_n performance_n and_o if_o our_o parterre_n excel_v they_o they_o exceed_v we_o in_o their_o kitchen_n garden_n though_o this_o subject_a common_a in_o itself_o and_o not_o worth_a your_o notice_n yield_v no_o great_a rarity_n i_o can_v forbear_v speak_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o onion_n which_o i_o have_v see_v they_o do_v not_o seed_n like_o we_o but_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o season_n their_o leave_n bear_v some_o small_a filament_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o be_v a_o white_a onion_n like_o that_o in_o the_o ground_n this_o do_v in_o time_n produce_v its_o leave_n and_o those_o a_o like_a head_n and_o so_o on_o which_o grow_v less_o and_o short_a as_o they_o be_v far_o from_o the_o ground_n the_o dimension_n be_v so_o just_a and_o the_o proportion_n so_o exact_a that_o one_o will_v think_v they_o artificial_o do_v and_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o nature_n be_v mind_v to_o show_v we_o that_o even_o sport_v it_o can_v exceed_v the_o skill_n of_o the_o nice_a artist_n if_o what_o have_v be_v write_v of_o what_o they_o call_v petsi_n be_v true_a it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a wonder_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o lenufar_n that_o grow_v under_o water_n who_o root_n be_v fasten_v to_o a_o white_a matter_n cover_v with_o a_o red_a skin_n that_o divide_v itself_o into_o several_a head_n which_o when_o fresh_a taste_v like_o a_o small_a nut._n i_o have_v be_v assure_v that_o it_o have_v this_o property_n that_o it_o soften_v brass_n and_o as_o it_o be_v render_v it_o eatable_a if_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o metal_n be_v put_v into_o the_o mouth_n with_o one_o of_o this_o plant._n this_o seem_v the_o stranger_n to_o i_o because_o the_o juice_n which_o issue_v from_o it_o be_v very_o mild_a and_o cool_a and_o not_o endue_v with_o any_o of_o those_o corrosive_a quality_n which_o seem_v necessary_a to_o work_v such_o a_o effect_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v arrive_v at_o hamt_v chéou_fw-mi where_o this_o petsi_n be_v much_o eat_v we_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o and_o to_o that_o purpose_n take_v a_o piece_n of_o their_o money_n which_o be_v make_v of_o a_o very_a brittle_a sort_n of_o molten_n brass_n and_o wrap_v it_o up_o in_o a_o slice_n of_o this_o root_n one_o of_o we_o who_o have_v strong_a tooth_n than_o the_o rest_n break_v it_o into_o several_a piece_n which_o the_o other_o loath_a to_o strain_v their_o jaw_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v but_o these_o break_a piece_n be_v as_o hard_o as_o ever_o which_o make_v we_o think_v that_o the_o root_n have_v indeed_o no_o other_o virtue_n then_o that_o by_o be_v wrap_v up_o round_o the_o brass_n it_o save_v his_o tooth_n which_o a_o piece_n of_o leather_n may_v have_v do_v as_o well_o we_o often_o repeat_v the_o experiment_n at_o kiahin_n but_o with_o no_o better_a success_n so_o true_a it_o be_v that_o these_o mighty_a wonder_n shall_v be_v hear_v twice_o before_o they_o be_v once_o believe_v though_o china_n be_v not_o of_o itself_o so_o fruitful_a a_o country_n as_o i_o have_v represent_v it_o the_o canal_n which_o be_v cut_v through_o it_o be_v alone_o sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o so_o but_o beside_o their_o great_a usefulness_n in_o that_o and_o the_o way_n of_o trade_n they_o add_v also_o much_o beauty_n to_o it_o they_o be_v general_o of_o a_o clear_a deep_a and_o run_a water_n that_o glide_v so_o soft_o that_o it_o can_v scarce_o be_v perceive_v there_o be_v one_o usual_o in_o every_o province_n which_o be_v to_o it_o instead_o of_o a_o road_n and_o run_v between_o two_o bank_n build_v up_o with_o flat_a course_n marble_n stone_n bind_v together_o by_o other_o which_o be_v let_v into_o they_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o use_v to_o fasten_v our_o strong_a wooden_a box_n at_o the_o corner_n so_o little_a care_n be_v take_v during_o the_o war_n to_o preserve_v work_n of_o public_a use_n that_o this_o though_o one_o of_o the_o noble_a in_o the_o empire_n be_v spoil_v in_o several_a place_n which_o be_v a_o great_a pity_n for_o they_o be_v of_o no_o little_a use_n both_o to_o keep_v in_o the_o water_n of_o these_o canal_n and_o for_o those_o to_o walk_v on_o who_o drag_v the_o boat_n along_o beside_o these_o cawsey_n they_o have_v the_o conveniency_n of_o a_o great_a many_o bridge_n for_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o opposite_a shore_n some_o be_v of_o three_o some_o five_o and_o some_o seven_o arch_n the_o middlemost_a be_v always_o extraordinary_a high_a that_o the_o boat_n may_v go_v through_o without_o put_v down_o their_o mast_n these_o arch_n be_v build_v with_o large_a piece_n of_o stone_n or_o marble_n and_o very_o well_o fâ—amed_v the_o supporter_n well_o fit_v and_o the_o pile_n so_o small_a that_o one_o will_v think_v they_o at_o a_o distance_n to_o hang_v in_o the_o air._n these_o be_v frequent_o meet_v with_o not_o be_v far_o asunder_o and_o the_o canal_n be_v straight_o as_o they_o usual_o be_v it_o make_v a_o prospective_n at_o once_o stately_a and_o agreeable_a this_o great_a canal_n run_v out_o into_o small_a one_o on_o either_o side_n which_o be_v again_o subdivide_v into_o small_a riuâ—lets_n that_o end_n at_o some_o great_a town_n or_o village_n sometime_o