entire_a possession_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o poor_a prince_n that_o it_o have_v stop_v all_o passage_n to_o relief_n and_o it_o waâ—â—_n requisite_a for_o he_o to_o retain_v all_o his_o spirit_n lest_o he_o shall_v expire_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o affliction_n zunchin_n be_v a_o young_a prince_n endow_v with_o all_o the_o quality_n that_o may_v render_v he_o amiable_a to_o his_o people_n his_o royal_a spouse_n the_o empress_n love_v he_o with_o so_o tender_a a_o affection_n that_o to_o testify_v the_o sincerity_n of_o her_o passion_n to_o he_o she_o resolve_v to_o die_v either_o with_o or_o before_o he_o it_o can_v not_o certain_o but_o be_v a_o aggravation_n to_o the_o affliction_n of_o this_o distress_a prince_n to_o hear_v the_o cry_v and_o acclamation_n of_o those_o who_o fight_v for_o and_o against_o he_o the_o one_o side_n invoke_v the_o emperor_n the_o other_o the_o tyrant_n it_o be_v like_o so_o many_o stab_v to_o his_o very_a heart_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o hear_v himself_o who_o be_v descend_v from_o sixteen_o emperor_n his_o ancestor_n and_o progenitor_n bring_v in_o competition_n with_o a_o infamous_a villain_n these_o disgrace_n pierce_v the_o deep_a the_o more_o he_o perceive_v his_o own_o party_n to_o decline_v &_o that_o of_o the_o usurper_n to_o be_v exalt_v to_o the_o very_a heaven_n the_o star_n of_o which_o unfortunate_a zunchin_n execrate_v that_o they_o be_v so_o propitious_a to_o a_o perfidious_a varlet_n who_o so_o little_o merit_v the_o fate_n of_o a_o sovereign_n and_o be_v by_o his_o direful_a calamaty_n drive_v to_o this_o despair_n and_o fury_n he_o pour_v out_o more_o bitter_a imprecation_n against_o those_o cruel_a and_o fatal_a star_n which_o preside_v at_o his_o disastrous_a birth_n this_o prince_n be_v very_o pensive_a and_o solicitous_a how_o to_o prevent_v great_a disgrace_n yet_o go_v together_o with_o those_o who_o accompany_v he_o towards_o a_o little_a grove_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o which_o he_o stop_v and_o then_o the_o empress_n guess_v at_o his_o design_n approach_v to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o her_o last_o embrace_n she_o part_v from_o that_o person_n which_o be_v the_o dear_a to_o she_o of_o all_o thing_n upon_o earth_n with_o all_o the_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o humane_a nature_n be_v capable_a of_o she_o leave_v the_o great_a felicity_n of_o this_o life_n to_o go_v to_o the_o great_a of_o misery_n she_o quit_v for_o ever_o a_o empire_n and_o a_o emperor_n a_o husband_n sincere_o belove_v by_o she_o and_o who_o be_v but_o now_o enter_v into_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o age_n and_o in_o who_o she_o sole_o possess_v all_o that_o she_o esteem_v or_o love_v upon_o earth_n and_o she_o depart_v from_o he_o that_o she_o may_v go_v and_o by_o violence_n take_v away_o her_o own_o life_n desire_v no_o other_o satisfaction_n to_o her_o mind_n but_o to_o have_v in_o her_o power_n the_o choice_n of_o her_o death_n and_o to_o die_v the_o murderer_n of_o herself_o thus_o she_o take_v leave_v of_o the_o emperor_n not_o be_v able_a to_o express_v the_o passion_n of_o her_o soul_n otherwise_o than_o with_o her_o eye_n for_o all_o commerce_n and_o communication_n be_v cease_v between_o her_o heart_n and_o tongue_n and_o then_o she_o enter_v all_o alone_a into_o the_o grove_n and_o with_o a_o cord_n hang_v herself_o upon_o one_o of_o the_o tree_n a_o dreadful_a spectacle_n which_o may_v make_v even_o those_o who_o be_v more_o senseless_a than_o the_o tree_n lament_v so_o direful_a a_o death_n of_o so_o great_a a_o empress_n present_o after_o the_o emperor_n go_v and_o place_v himself_o near_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o see_v hang_v upon_o a_o tree_n have_v finish_v her_o life_n by_o a_o death_n as_o violent_a as_o that_o which_o he_o have_v inflict_v upon_o his_o daughter_n then_o poor_a prince_n he_o ask_v a_o little_a wine_n of_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n which_o attend_v he_o not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o wine_n for_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o be_v the_o most_o sober_a and_o moderate_a in_o his_o pleasure_n of_o all_o the_o prince_n which_o ever_o govern_v that_o empire_n and_o as_o for_o woman_n he_o be_v so_o chaste_a towards_o they_o that_o he_o never_o frequent_v his_o seralio_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o all_o his_o subject_n to_o give_v he_o a_o title_n which_o signify_v the_o chaste_a prince_n or_o one_o who_o never_o go_v to_o the_o seralio_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o for_o the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o wine_n that_o he_o ask_v for_o it_o but_o he_o only_o desire_v a_o little_a to_o refresh_v and_o revive_v his_o spirit_n which_o be_v sink_v and_o oppress_v and_o doubtless_o he_o have_v need_n of_o great_a vigour_n to_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o action_n he_o design_v when_o the_o wine_n be_v present_v to_o he_o he_o sip_v a_o little_a of_o it_o and_o then_o bite_v with_o violence_n one_o of_o his_o finger_n and_o squeeze_v out_o the_o blood_n he_o write_v therewith_o these_o follow_a word_n the_o mandorin_n be_v all_o villain_n they_o have_v perfidious_o betray_v their_o prince_n they_o all_o deserve_v to_o be_v hang_v and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o laudable_a act_n of_o justice_n to_o execute_v this_o sentence_n upon_o they_o it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v all_o suffer_v death_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v instruct_v those_o who_o succeed_v they_o to_o serve_v their_o prince_n more_o loyal_o as_o â—â—or_v the_o people_n they_o be_v not_o criminal_a and_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v and_o therefore_o to_o use_v they_o ill_o will_v be_v injustice_n i_o have_v lose_v my_o kingdom_n which_o i_o receive_v in_o inheritance_n from_o my_o ancestor_n in_o i_o be_v finish_v the_o royal_a line_n which_o so_o many_o king_n my_o progenitor_n continue_v down_o to_o i_o with_o all_o the_o grandeur_n and_o fame_n suitable_a to_o their_o majestic_a dignity_n i_o will_v therefore_o for_o ever_o close_o my_o eye_n that_o i_o may_v not_o see_v this_o empire_n descend_v to_o i_o thus_o ruin_v and_o rule_v by_o a_o tyrant_n i_o will_v go_v and_o deprive_v myself_o of_o that_o life_n for_o which_o i_o can_v never_o suffer_v myself_o to_o be_v indebt_v â—â—o_o the_o base_a and_o vile_a of_o my_o subject_n i_o have_v not_o the_o confidence_n to_o appear_v before_o they_o who_o be_v bear_v subjeâ—â—ts_n be_v become_v my_o enemy_n and_o traitor_n it_o be_v fit_a the_o prince_n shall_v die_v since_o his_o whole_a state_n be_v now_o expire_a and_o how_o can_v i_o endure_v to_o live_v have_v see_v the_o loss_n and_o destruction_n of_o that_o which_o be_v dear_a to_o i_o than_o life_n the_o prince_n after_o he_o have_v thus_o write_v what_o his_o just_a grief_n dictate_v to_o he_o he_o untie_v his_o hair_n and_o cover_v his_o face_n present_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o hang_v himself_o upon_o a_o tree_n near_o to_o that_o on_o which_o the_o empress_n remain_v strangle_v this_o be_v the_o tragical_a catastrophe_n of_o this_o unfortunate_a monarch_n the_o emperor_n of_o china_n remain_v thus_o hang_v on_o a_o tree_n the_o prince_n who_o be_v the_o idol_n of_o his_o people_n at_o the_o very_a name_n of_o who_o million_o of_o man_n tremble_v the_o sovereign_n of_o above_o a_o hundred_o million_o of_o subject_n the_o monarch_n of_o a_o kingdom_n as_o spacious_a as_o all_o europe_n he_o who_o count_v his_o soldier_n by_o million_o and_o his_o tribute_n by_o hundred_o of_o million_o final_o the_o potent_a emperor_n of_o the_o great_a empire_n of_o china_n be_v hang_v upon_o a_o tree_n and_o his_o royal_a consort_n the_o empress_n upon_o another_o near_o he_o what_o a_o weighty_a load_n do_v the_o trunk_n of_o these_o tree_n support_v but_o of_o what_o weight_n have_v it_o need_v be_v to_o make_v the_o great_a man_n upon_o earth_n due_o weigh_v what_o be_v all_o this_o terrible_a and_o ambitious_a grandeur_n which_o in_o so_o few_o moment_n pass_v from_o the_o height_n of_o the_o felicity_n of_o this_o life_n to_o a_o abyss_n of_o misery_n this_o unhappy_a monarch_n finish_v his_o reign_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 32_o year_n or_o according_a as_o some_o say_v at_o 35._o but_o a_o few_o year_n to_o have_v say_v he_o live_v but_o few_o to_o say_v that_o he_o reign_v if_o compare_v with_o his_o predecessor_n for_o his_o grandfather_n vanliè_fw-fr rule_v over_o china_n near_o fifty_o year_n and_o zunchin_n live_v but_o thirty_o five_o he_o die_v very_o soon_o but_o it_o be_v his_o misfortune_n he_o die_v not_o soon_o for_o true_a it_o be_v that_o whoever_o it_o be_v king_n or_o emperor_n who_o reckon_v his_o year_n which_o have_v be_v expose_v to_o such_o direful_a tragedy_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v such_o a_o number_n of_o year_n but_o to_o have_v undergo_v a_o far_o great_a number_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n the_o
relation_n make_v no_o mention_n how_o many_o year_n zunchin_n reign_v and_o whoever_o read_v these_o tragical_a event_n have_v reason_n to_o desire_v that_o his_o just_a curiosity_n may_v be_v satisfy_v herein_o but_o all_o that_o can_v be_v gather_v of_o a_o certainty_n both_o from_o the_o print_a relation_n in_o china_n and_o those_o in_o manuscript_n be_v that_o in_o the_o last_o 22_o year_n which_o precede_v the_o revolution_n of_o this_o empire_n there_o be_v four_o or_o five_o king_n and_o absolute_a monarch_n who_o successive_o rule_v this_o great_a state_n vanliè_fw-fr grandfather_n to_o zunchin_n the_o last_o king_n have_v in_o 1618._o rule_v 46_o year_n and_o continue_v his_o reign_n some_o year_n more_o after_o the_o death_n of_o vanliè_fw-fr his_o son_n thaicam_fw-la succeed_v he_o but_o he_o only_o reign_v some_o month_n thaicam_fw-la have_v for_o his_o successor_n his_o elder_a son_n thienchi_fw-la this_o thienchi_fw-la be_v succeed_v by_o his_o brother_n zunchin_n the_o last_o emperor_n of_o this_o race_n who_o the_o spanish_a relation_n call_v the_o don_n rodrigue_n of_o china_n by_o this_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o unfortunate_a prince_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v many_o year_n though_o it_o be_v uncertain_a when_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n for_o the_o relation_n only_o take_v notice_n that_o he_o reign_v in_o the_o year_n 1634._o after_o he_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v ever_o any_o other_o sovereign_a monarch_n in_o china_n but_o the_o cham_n of_o tartary_n for_o as_o for_o ly_n neither_o the_o detestable_a crime_n of_o his_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n nor_o the_o short_a space_n of_o his_o usurpation_n can_v give_v he_o any_o right_a to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o china_n thus_o this_o great_a monarchy_n in_o a_o few_o year_n have_v have_v many_o king_n but_o this_o do_v not_o add_v to_o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o state_n nor_o be_v the_o people_n the_o more_o happy_a who_o have_v experiment_a the_o rule_n of_o so_o many_o master_n but_o the_o contrary_a for_o it_o be_v experience_n and_o the_o art_n of_o govern_v which_o make_v king_n deserve_o to_o be_v esteem_v of_o as_o excellent_a prince_n and_o their_o government_n happy_a therefore_o those_o nation_n ought_v to_o bless_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n who_o he_o bless_v in_o blâ—â—ssing_v their_o king_n with_o long_a reign_n although_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o empire_n do_v both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n expire_v in_o the_o person_n of_o zunchin_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o overthrow_n and_o revolution_n of_o this_o great_a monarchy_n do_v not_o happen_v on_o such_o a_o sudden_a as_o it_o appear_v for_o several_a year_n before_o the_o symptom_n of_o a_o mortal_a distemper_n manifest_v themselves_o in_o the_o body_n politic_a of_o this_o state_n and_o the_o dangerous_a illness_n thereof_o be_v sufficicient_o know_v to_o cause_v a_o general_a dread_n of_o the_o consequence_n but_o no_o care_n for_o the_o remedy_n so_o remiss_a and_o imprudent_a a_o negligence_n be_v there_o which_o serve_v only_o palpable_o to_o discover_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o government_n the_o state_n of_o china_n resemble_v a_o sick_a person_n who_o feel_v a_o illness_n fear_v the_o effect_n but_o neglect_v his_o cure_n and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v seize_v upon_o by_o death_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o act_v or_o do_v any_o thinâ—â—_n but_o to_o behold_v the_o inevitable_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n thereof_o the_o least_o ache_n if_o neglect_v often_o prove_v mortal_a but_o here_o the_o fatal_a effect_n be_v manifest_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o more_o important_a to_o have_v remedy_v the_o cause_n the_o empire_n of_o china_n can_v therefore_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v lose_v by_o a_o incurable_a illness_n but_o by_o a_o illness_n to_o which_o due_a and_o timely_a remedy_n be_v not_o apply_v and_o it_o will_v always_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o that_o state_n which_o be_v govern_v with_o such_o a_o supine_n remissness_n will_v often_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o fall_v under_o the_o like_a calamity_n the_o report_n of_o the_o emperor_n death_n be_v quick_o spread_v over_o all_o the_o town_n and_o then_o those_o loyal_a subject_n who_o yet_o dispute_v the_o tyrant_n entrance_n into_o the_o palace_n hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o their_o prince_n for_o who_o they_o fight_v abandon_v their_o resolution_n and_o now_o the_o usurper_n who_o be_v the_o more_o animate_v meeting_n with_o no_o opposition_n pursue_v their_o victory_n which_o they_o secuâ—â—ed_v in_o all_o part_n thus_o lie_v present_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o both_o the_o city_n and_o court_n take_v up_o his_o quarter_n 〈◊〉_d the_o imperial_a palace_n where_o he_o see_v himself_o possess_v of_o all_o the_o prodigious_a treasure_n of_o this_o vast_a state_n and_o in_o general_a of_o all_o thing_n which_o contribute_v either_o to_o the_o magnificence_n or_o pleasure_n of_o zunchin_n the_o relation_n make_v no_o mention_n what_o become_v of_o the_o three_o royal_a corpse_n they_o only_o say_v that_o the_o tyrant_n lose_v no_o time_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v crown_v in_o the_o court_n at_o pequin_n and_o to_o be_v proclaim_v the_o sovereign_a emperor_n of_o china_n after_o his_o coronation_n he_o issue_v out_o a_o proclamation_n enjoin_v all_o the_o mandorin_n to_o give_v in_o their_o name_n and_o quality_n that_o in_o his_o new_a government_n he_o may_v bestow_v among_o they_o such_o employment_n as_o he_o judge_v requisite_a whereunto_o several_a of_o the_o mandorin_n give_v obedience_n but_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a in_o the_o whole_a state_n that_o they_o may_v though_o it_o be_v too_o late_o manifest_v the_o allegiance_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o lawful_a prince_n enter_v into_o a_o very_a barbarous_a and_o unprofitable_a resolution_n by_o death_n to_o follow_v he_o by_o which_o they_o think_v they_o shall_v appear_v very_o loyal_a to_o he_o who_o they_o have_v most_o treacherous_o serve_v in_o his_o life-time_n and_o reign_n all_o these_o person_n who_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o whole_a empire_n act_v like_o so_o many_o barbarian_n and_o desperate_a man_n who_o see_v themselves_o surround_v with_o so_o many_o inevitable_a calamity_n which_o will_v render_v their_o life_n both_o disgraceful_a and_o burdensome_a to_o they_o do_v without_o any_o hesitation_n destroy_v themselves_o by_o divers_a sort_n of_o violent_a death_n some_o cut_v their_o own_o throat_n other_o strangle_v themselves_o and_o other_o precipitate_v and_o drown_v themselves_o in_o well_n and_o holes_n as_o for_o those_o lord_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n who_o attend_v on_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o empress_n into_o the_o garden_n though_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a information_n of_o their_o death_n yet_o probable_o they_o either_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o die_v with_o their_o master_n and_o by_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o death_n that_o those_o person_n have_v make_v choice_n of_o for_o who_o they_o have_v so_o great_a a_o veneration_n for_o divers_a other_o who_o have_v never_o declare_v so_o great_a constancy_n and_o courage_n do_v not_o forbear_v to_o give_v this_o testimony_n of_o their_o loyalty_n when_o the_o tyrant_n require_v their_o name_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o mandorin_n who_o be_v not_o mind_v to_o show_v themselves_o so_o zealous_a for_o the_o memory_n of_o their_o prince_n according_a to_o the_o tyrant_n order_n deliver_v in_o their_o name_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o by_o this_o ready_a obedience_n they_o shall_v make_v themselves_o very_o considerable_a in_o this_o new_a upstart_n court_n but_o they_o find_v themselves_o much_o frustrate_v in_o their_o expectation_n for_o so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o be_v thereby_o the_o more_o consider_v by_o the_o usurper_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a assoon_o as_o he_o have_v receive_v their_o name_n and_o quality_n resolve_v to_o take_v a_o advantage_n of_o their_o base_a unworthiness_n he_o condemn_v they_o in_o the_o payment_n of_o several_a great_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o proportion_n to_o the_o estate_n and_o office_n every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o pretend_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o make_v restitution_n to_o he_o of_o all_o which_o they_o have_v defraud_v their_o lawful_a sovereign_n of_o and_o upon_o this_o pretention_n whoever_o either_o will_v not_o or_o can_v not_o pay_v his_o fine_a within_o the_o prefix_a time_n be_v instant_o condemn_v to_o death_n and_o no_o day_n pass_v in_o which_o some_o or_o other_o of_o these_o wretched_a person_n do_v not_o by_o cruel_a torment_n lose_v their_o life_n nor_o do_v the_o tyrant_n stay_v here_o but_o publish_v new_a declaration_n that_o those_o pretend_a debt_n fine_n and_o tax_n which_o the_o father_n have_v refuse_v to_o pay_v be_v payable_a by_o the_o
very_o proper_a to_o gain_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n they_o continue_v all_o the_o mandorin_n in_o their_o place_n only_o some_o of_o they_o they_o advance_v to_o more_o considerable_a employment_n according_a to_o the_o knowledge_n they_o have_v of_o their_o merit_n these_o proceed_n do_v render_v their_o dominion_n less_o odious_a but_o it_o must_v also_o be_v confess_v that_o some_o time_n after_o they_o turn_v some_o out_o of_o their_o employment_n reform_v and_o limit_v the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o other_o and_o to_o other_o they_o leave_v they_o only_o their_o naked_a title_n but_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o authority_n neither_o do_v they_o think_v it_o convenient_a any_o long_a to_o permit_v the_o chineses_n to_o be_v the_o dispenser_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o people_n or_o to_o have_v the_o power_n of_o punish_v they_o and_o without_o all_o doubt_n they_o deserâ—â—edly_o merit_v to_o be_v thus_o chastise_v for_o have_v former_o make_v such_o ill_a use_n of_o their_o authority_n for_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o the_o state_n and_o empire_n of_o china_n be_v bring_v to_o ruin_v only_o by_o this_o that_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o dispensation_n of_o justice_n be_v confide_v or_o rather_o abandon_v to_o the_o eunuch_n who_o be_v both_o corrupt_a and_o neither_o qualify_v nor_o capacitate_v for_o their_o employment_n as_o for_o the_o military_a charge_n the_o tartar_n be_v more_o diffident_a of_o entrust_v they_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chinese_n though_o sometime_o they_o dispose_v of_o the_o command_n of_o some_o of_o their_o troop_n to_o such_o as_o they_o can_v most_o rely_v on_o and_o as_o they_o judge_v most_o capable_a but_o they_o always_o set_v over_o they_o some_o general_n or_o other_o considerable_a officer_n of_o the_o tartar_n who_o with_o a_o great_a body_n of_o man_n keep_v a_o strict_a eye_n over_o these_o chinese_n troop_n and_o have_v a_o more_o absolute_a and_o particular_a command_n over_o they_o but_o that_o which_o do_v most_o exasperate_a and_o deep_a pierce_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o chinese_n be_v the_o edict_n which_o the_o tartar_n publish_v whereby_o they_o enjoin_v they_o to_o cloth_n themselves_o after_o the_o tartarean_a fashion_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o their_o hair_n which_o the_o chineses_n love_v most_o passionate_o and_o take_v great_a care_n to_o spruce_a and_o perfume_v it_o and_o general_o that_o which_o they_o esteem_v the_o most_o gentile_a and_o handsome_a be_v to_o have_v their_o hair_n like_o woman_n hang_v down_o to_o their_o very_a foot_n and_o therefore_o this_o ordinance_n seem_v to_o they_o most_o severe_a and_o rigorous_a but_o the_o tartar_n judge_v it_o high_o important_a pretend_v that_o conformity_n in_o habit_n will_v infallible_o produce_v a_o great_a correspondence_n and_o conformity_n in_o the_o affection_n and_o inclination_n of_o person_n so_o that_o a_o foreign_a dominion_n will_v not_o be_v so_o displease_v nor_o seem_v so_o uncouth_a and_o strange_a when_o this_o external_a diversity_n of_o habit_n do_v not_o offend_v the_o sight_n use_v and_o custom_n make_v all_o thing_n supportable_a and_o whereas_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n contain_v several_a spacious_a country_n which_o can_v not_o all_o be_v conquer_v at_o once_o they_o see_v no_o way_n how_o to_o avoid_v several_a inconvenience_n which_o will_v otherwise_o happen_v but_o by_o make_v this_o distinction_n of_o those_o who_o be_v conquer_v from_o those_o who_o be_v not_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n oblige_v those_o who_o they_o have_v first_o conquer_v to_o cut_v off_o their_o hair_n thereby_o they_o be_v easy_o distinguishable_a from_o those_o who_o be_v not_o and_o now_o there_o yet_o remain_v some_o mark_n to_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o chinese_n who_o have_v submit_v themselves_o to_o know_v they_o from_o the_o real_a tartar_n and_o this_o be_v very_o necessary_a for_o it_o be_v not_o very_o easy_a to_o distinguish_v they_o by_o their_o face_n there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o resemblance_n in_o the_o feature_n of_o these_o two_o nation_n therefore_o they_o judge_v it_o requisite_a to_o give_v to_o the_o conquer_a chinese_n some_o particular_a mark_n which_o be_v by_o enjoin_v they_o to_o wear_v a_o big_a tuft_n of_o hair_n on_o the_o top_n of_o their_o head_n just_a as_o in_o europe_n they_o do_v to_o their_o galleyslave_n to_o distinguish_v such_o who_o be_v christian_n from_o such_o who_o be_v not_o nothing_o so_o cut_v the_o chineses_n to_o the_o heart_n as_o this_o do_v and_o they_o can_v not_o possible_o prevail_v with_o themselves_o to_o obey_v this_o severe_a order_n the_o tartar_n perceive_v they_o so_o much_o scruple_v it_o reiterated_a their_o injunction_n strict_o require_v all_o person_n without_o any_o restriction_n or_o exception_n upon_o pain_n of_o life_n to_o give_v a_o speedy_a obedience_n thereto_o and_o now_o some_o of_o they_o choose_v to_o lose_v their_o head_n with_o their_o hair_n for_o they_o make_v so_o great_a a_o difficulty_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o edict_n that_o their_o disobedience_n cost_v they_o their_o life_n they_o know_v full_a well_o their_o peril_n if_o they_o be_v refractory_a and_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o obstinate_a that_o they_o will_v rather_o die_v than_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o hair_n chap._n v._o one_o of_o the_o uncle_n of_o xunchi_n reduce_v the_o city_n and_o province_n of_o nanchin_n the_o flight_n and_o death_n of_o a_o king_n of_o china_n who_o have_v be_v public_o crown_v six_o of_o the_o nine_o southern_a province_n submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o tartar_n the_o young_a xunchi_n when_o he_o have_v take_v all_o convenient_a order_n for_o the_o confirm_v and_o secure_v of_o his_o authority_n over_o his_o new_a subject_n have_v dispose_v of_o all_o office_n in_o the_o state_n and_o settle_v strong_a garrison_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o six_o northern_a province_n be_v resolve_v not_o to_o stir_v from_o his_o court_n at_o pequin_n he_o remit_v the_o conduct_n of_o his_o army_n to_o one_o of_o his_o uncle_n with_o order_n to_o proceed_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o other_o province_n this_o prince_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o depart_v from_o pequin_n with_o a_o very_a powerful_a army_n and_o march_v direct_o towards_o the_o great_a city_n of_o nanquin_n which_o city_n have_v be_v former_o the_o residency_n of_o the_o imperial_a court_n and_o be_v now_o the_o metropolis_n of_o one_o of_o the_o best_a province_n of_o the_o whole_a state_n it_o be_v in_o this_o province_n nay_o in_o this_o very_a city_n that_o the_o mandorin_n have_v crown_v and_o proclaim_v emperor_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v inform_v of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n xunchin_n they_o think_v they_o can_v do_v nothing_o more_o important_a for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o state_n than_o to_o oppose_v this_o lawful_a prince_n to_o the_o usurper_n this_o be_v the_o best_a present_a remedy_n for_o the_o affliction_n and_o calamity_n of_o their_o country_n which_o they_o can_v then_o think_v upon_o this_o new_a king_n be_v son_n to_o a_o cousin_n germane_a of_o the_o emperor_n zunchin_n in_o who_o court_n he_o have_v be_v educate_v and_o be_v ever_o consider_v as_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a nay_o the_o emperor_n himself_o at_o such_o time_n as_o nothing_o disturb_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o his_o government_n take_v a_o particular_a care_n of_o he_o this_o young_a prince_n who_o want_v not_o ability_n quick_o peâ—â—ceived_v from_o whence_o the_o storm_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v for_o from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o his_o coronation_n there_o be_v a_o great_a rumour_n that_o the_o tartar_n advance_v with_o a_o very_a potent_a army_n and_o this_o take_v up_o his_o thought_n more_o than_o all_o the_o enterprise_n of_o ly._n therefore_o probable_o this_o prince_n be_v not_o crown_v emperor_n till_o after_o that_o the_o tartar_n have_v pass_v the_o wall_n this_o it_o be_v which_o induce_v he_o to_o refuse_v the_o government_n and_o the_o stately_a pomp_n and_o lustre_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n but_o the_o mandorin_n be_v so_o importunate_a with_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n do_v so_o confident_o assure_v he_o victory_n that_o at_o last_o he_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v prevail_v with_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o crown_n though_o he_o soresaw_v that_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o will_v crush_v he_o to_o piece_n this_o new_a king_n at_o his_o coronation_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o hunguan_n which_o signify_v splendour_n but_o his_o reign_n shall_v have_v be_v more_o prosperous_a to_o have_v verify_v his_o title_n and_o make_v he_o a_o illustrious_a and_o splendid_a prince_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v the_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n he_o take_v all_o possible_a care_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o subject_n he_o provide_v all_o
their_o first_o heat_n it_o be_v a_o very_a bold_a attempt_n and_o may_v seem_v even_o presumptuous_a that_o this_o general_n shall_v at_o the_o first_o enter_v into_o this_o country_n where_o he_o know_v they_o be_v best_a prepare_v to_o defend_v themselves_o but_o the_o consequence_n manifest_v that_o he_o have_v reason_n so_o to_o do_v the_o city_n and_o strong_a place_n of_o this_o province_n do_v not_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n open_v their_o gate_n as_o in_o other_o part_n they_o all_o resist_v against_o the_o fierce_a assault_n of_o the_o tartar_n and_o never_o yield_v till_o thereby_o they_o be_v so_o debilitate_a they_o can_v make_v no_o long_o resistance_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o diligent_a inquisition_n i_o have_v make_v i_o can_v never_o be_v particular_o inform_v what_o icoan_n do_v only_o in_o general_n i_o have_v learn_v that_o he_o be_v present_a in_o all_o eminent_a erterprise_n and_o never_o turn_v his_o back_n to_o his_o enemy_n but_o at_o last_o he_o fall_v unfortunate_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o be_v make_v a_o prisoner_n of_o war_n but_o whether_o he_o be_v take_v in_o a_o battle_n or_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o some_o place_n i_o can_v tell_v but_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v he_o never_o quit_v his_o station_n nor_o deliver_v himself_o up_o into_o his_o enemy_n hand_n who_o he_o have_v offend_v so_o outrageous_o till_o he_o have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n fight_v most_o manful_o all_o thing_n be_v now_o easy_a to_o the_o tartar_n after_o they_o seize_v upon_o icoan_n there_o be_v nothing_o of_o any_o great_a importance_n remain_v to_o be_v do_v in_o that_o province_n but_o to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n and_o this_o they_o do_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o and_o as_o the_o relation_n say_v present_o put_v he_o to_o death_n yet_o by_o the_o follow_a narrative_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v defend_v himself_o a_o considerable_a time_n but_o as_o to_o this_o particularity_n it_o shall_v be_v clear_v in_o its_o due_a place_n as_o for_o icoan_n they_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o spare_v his_o life_n that_o they_o may_v present_v he_o to_o the_o emperor_n xunchi_n from_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v see_v nothing_o but_o the_o disgrace_n and_o misfortune_n of_o this_o person_n who_o have_v so_o long_o be_v the_o favourite_n of_o fortune_n he_o that_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n have_v as_o it_o be_v be_v intoxicated_a with_o prosperity_n shall_v hereafter_o see_v the_o frailty_n and_o deceitfulness_n of_o fortune_n but_o though_o icoan_n be_v caâ—â—t_v down_o in_o his_o fortune_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o deject_v in_o his_o spirit_n his_o chain_n and_o imprisonment_n have_v not_o abate_v his_o fierceness_n and_o courage_n he_o seem_v to_o show_v a_o very_a great_a animosity_n against_o the_o chinese_n and_o therefore_o he_o present_o put_v himself_o into_o the_o tartarian_a garb_n and_o cause_v his_o hair_n to_o be_v cut_v and_o with_o this_o new_a face_n he_o go_v with_o his_o old_a boldness_n as_o if_o he_o still_o have_v several_a army_n at_o his_o command_n to_o present_v himself_o to_o the_o victor_n and_o to_o desire_v he_o to_o employ_v in_o his_o service_n he_o and_o all_o the_o soldier_n which_o he_o pretend_v yet_o to_o have_v at_o his_o disposal_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n see_v what_o the_o audacity_n and_o fidelity_n of_o a_o pirate_n can_v do_v icoan_n have_v now_o neither_o prince_n nor_o country_n leave_v but_o methinks_v this_o confidence_n to_o dare_v to_o make_v these_o proffer_n to_o his_o conqueror_n of_o what_o he_o have_v dispossess_v he_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o he_o be_v his_o prisoner_n be_v not_o very_o seasonable_a if_o he_o will_v not_o appear_v more_o constant_a and_o faithful_a to_o his_o country_n at_o the_o least_o he_o shall_v have_v show_v himself_o more_o subtle_a and_o prudent_a in_o time_a these_o proposal_n more_o advantageous_o to_o himself_o the_o tartar_n do_v not_o reject_v these_o proffer_n of_o icoan_n he_o have_v occasion_n for_o ship_n &_o seaman_n to_o reduce_v the_o two_o other_o province_n and_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a for_o he_o quick_o to_o be_v furnish_v with_o sea-stores_a and_o naval_a provision_n requisite_a for_o a_o fleet_n unless_o icoan_n do_v at_o least_o interest_n himself_o in_o calm_v and_o gain_v to_o the_o tartarian_a service_n those_o person_n who_o have_v serve_v under_o he_o and_o be_v most_o horrible_o averse_a to_o the_o tartar_n who_o have_v despoil_v he_o of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o treasury_n unless_o what_o he_o have_v hide_v and_o they_o can_v not_o find_v after_o they_o send_v he_o prisoner_n to_o nanquin_n where_o the_o cham_n uncle_n than_o be_v and_o some_o time_n after_o he_o be_v conduct_v to_o pequin_n and_o present_v to_o the_o young_a xunchi_n assoon_o as_o icoan_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o prince_n he_o fail_v not_o to_o take_v notice_n to_o he_o of_o the_o answer_n he_o have_v return_v to_o the_o mandorin_n who_o write_v to_o he_o from_o nanquin_n he_o repeat_v to_o he_o the_o injurious_a term_n with_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o tartar_n how_o he_o call_v they_o thief_n and_o tyrant_n in_o truth_n they_o do_v not_o object_n to_o he_o as_o so_o great_a a_o crime_n that_o he_o have_v engage_v himself_o with_o all_o his_o might_n in_o the_o defence_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o king_n who_o have_v be_v crown_v in_o the_o province_n of_o foquien_v they_o judge_v that_o his_o loyalty_n to_o his_o king_n and_o country_n extort_a this_o duty_n from_o he_o and_o the_o young_a xunchi_n how_o much_o soever_o he_o be_v exasperate_v against_o icoan_n can_v not_o but_o ready_o acknowledge_v that_o however_o treason_n may_v please_v it_o always_o make_v the_o traitor_n odious_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a though_o loyalty_n be_v never_o desire_v to_o be_v very_o eminent_a in_o enemy_n yet_o it_o always_o render_v their_o person_n the_o more_o estimable_a icoan_n when_o he_o see_v how_o vehement_o the_o tartar_n urge_v his_o letter_n against_o he_o bold_o deny_v that_o ever_o it_o come_v from_o he_o he_o positive_o aver_v he_o never_o write_v it_o nor_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o forge_a piece_n produce_v by_o his_o enemy_n to_o blacken_v he_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o court_n thereby_o to_o consummate_v his_o ruin_n from_o this_o they_o pass_v to_o another_o head_n of_o his_o accusation_n in_o which_o they_o pretend_v he_o be_v guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n in_o have_v by_o his_o authority_n open_v silver_n mine_n and_o compel_v by_o violence_n the_o people_n to_o work_v in_o they_o icoan_n maintain_v he_o never_o open_v any_o mine_n of_o silver_n and_o declare_v that_o what_o silver_n he_o have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o mine_n in_o china_n without_o the_o emperor_n permission_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o out_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o japan_n with_o the_o leave_n of_o those_o prince_n and_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n he_o confute_v those_o who_o object_v this_o crime_n against_o he_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o silver_n he_o have_v come_v to_o he_o as_o he_o say_v partly_o out_o of_o japan_n by_o the_o way_n of_o naâ—â—gasaque_fw-la partly_o from_o mexico_n and_o peru_n out_o of_o the_o mine_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n by_o the_o vessel_n of_o manila_n after_o he_o have_v clear_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v from_o the_o most_o weighty_a accusation_n there_o be_v produce_v against_o he_o a_o great_a number_n of_o information_n and_o complaint_n of_o several_a grievance_n with_o which_o he_o have_v oppress_v the_o province_n and_o that_o which_o be_v very_o strange_a those_o very_a person_n who_o present_v these_o accusation_n against_o he_o be_v the_o same_o officer_n of_o the_o late_a emperor_n of_o china_n who_o after_o icoan_n have_v gain_v they_o by_o his_o bribe_n have_v retain_v they_o and_o impede_v their_o presentment_n to_o the_o emperor_n these_o traitor_n be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o produce_v before_o the_o tartar_n those_o very_a paper_n which_o evidence_v their_o have_v sell_v themselves_o to_o icoan_v and_o because_o they_o sell_v their_o perfidiousness_n at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n that_o thereby_o they_o oblige_v he_o to_o grate_v and_o pole_n the_o province_n they_o attempt_v to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v punish_v because_o he_o do_v for_o their_o profit_n and_o advantage_n pillage_v these_o very_a province_n none_o sure_o but_o the_o king_n of_o china_n can_v have_v such_o officer_n from_o hence_o the_o tartar_n may_v infer_v how_o loyal_a they_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v to_o a_o foreign_a prince_n who_o have_v so_o often_o betray_v their_o lawful_a
slow_a resolution_n haâ—â—e_v only_o serve_v to_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o derision_n of_o those_o other_o nation_n who_o they_o know_v to_o be_v the_o most_o jealous_a of_o their_o glory_n and_o grandeur_n the_o supply_n be_v no_o soon_o arrive_v but_o the_o general_n cause_v several_a strong_a battery_n to_o be_v raise_v with_o which_o he_o incessant_o batter_v the_o wall_n and_o make_v a_o terrible_a breach_n the_o great_a gun_n from_o the_o town_n play_v as_o brisk_o after_o this_o the_o tartar_n give_v a_o new_a assault_n and_o now_o the_o besiege_a do_v not_o only_o drive_v they_o from_o their_o wall_n but_o resolute_o sally_v out_o against_o they_o they_o rout_v and_o pursue_v they_o to_o their_o ship_n into_o which_o that_o they_o may_v get_v they_o be_v force_v to_o go_v up_o to_o their_o very_a neck_n in_o water_n now_o the_o chineses_n have_v the_o satisfaction_n to_o deride_v the_o tartar_n these_o invincible_a victor_n say_v they_o be_v now_o dâ—â—feated_v and_o force_v to_o run_v away_o to_o their_o ship_n the_o conqueror_n of_o china_n have_v the_o courage_n to_o turn_v their_o back_n to_o the_o chinese_n thus_o they_o scoff_v at_o the_o viceroy_n and_o for_o all_o his_o eagerness_n to_o avenge_v himself_o quick_o he_o be_v force_v to_o take_v it_o patient_o now_o but_o he_o lose_v no_o time_n for_o assoon_o as_o he_o have_v reprove_v his_o soldier_n for_o run_v away_o so_o cowardly_a he_o encourage_v and_o animate_v they_o that_o they_o will_v with_o all_o possible_a expedition_n wipe_v off_o this_o dishonour_n to_o their_o nation_n he_o land_a again_o and_o at_o the_o the_o very_a instant_n give_v order_n to_o his_o gunner_n to_o take_v such_o care_n in_o traverse_v their_o gun_n that_o they_o may_v answer_v his_o expectation_n his_o order_n be_v execute_v with_o the_o success_n he_o desire_v for_o the_o cannon_n be_v point_v with_o that_o exactness_n that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n they_o dismount_v several_a piece_n of_o the_o besieged_n artillery_n and_o they_o fire_v incessant_o till_o they_o disenable_v all_o the_o rest_n now_o the_o corsair_n begin_v to_o sink_v in_o their_o courage_n and_o this_o make_v the_o general_n take_v heart_n and_o hope_v well_o but_o yâ—â—t_o he_o wish_v they_o will_v come_v to_o some_o composition_n for_o have_v experience_v the_o besiege_a to_o be_v both_o valiant_a and_o skilful_a soldier_n he_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o drive_v they_o into_o a_o desperate_a condition_n the_o pirate_n who_o have_v now_o almost_o spend_v their_o powder_n do_v as_o earnest_o desire_v to_o capitulate_v and_o to_o gain_v fair_a term_n and_o they_o themselves_o send_v to_o the_o viceroy_n to_o offer_v to_o deliver_v the_o place_n up_o to_o he_o to_o put_v what_o garrison_n and_o governor_n he_o please_v into_o it_o only_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o neither_o he_o nor_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o soldier_n will_v come_v into_o the_o town_n the_o general_n have_v engage_v his_o whole_a reputation_n upon_o the_o success_n of_o this_o enterprise_n be_v ambitious_a of_o nothing_o more_o than_o to_o come_v off_o with_o honour_n and_o therefore_o receive_v the_o proposal_n very_o joyful_o he_o appoint_v present_o what_o garrison_n &_o tartar-governour_n shall_v remain_v in_o that_o place_n and_o take_v order_n for_o their_o entrance_n the_o next_o day_n but_o the_o pirate_n be_v not_o satisfy_v that_o they_o may_v rely_v upon_o the_o general_n be_v word_n and_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v take_v some_o pretext_n or_o other_o to_o revenge_v himself_o on_o they_o for_o their_o resistance_n they_o resolve_v to_o make_v their_o escape_n that_o night_n all_o in_o the_o town_n who_o be_v able_a to_o carry_v arm_n follow_v they_o and_o there_o only_o remain_v in_o tunquam_fw-la woman_n old_a man_n and_o child_n and_o such_o person_n who_o be_v unfit_a for_o war._n the_o tartar_n expect_v the_o next_o morning_n the_o key_n of_o the_o town_n shall_v have_v be_v bring_v he_o that_o the_o garrison_n he_o design_v to_o place_v there_o may_v march_v in_o but_o the_o gate_n be_v already_o open_a and_o the_o town_n abandon_v to_o his_o discretion_n he_o enter_v into_o the_o town_n and_o show_v no_o violence_n or_o ill_a usage_n to_o any_o person_n he_o find_v there_o it_o be_v not_o his_o nature_n to_o be_v so_o mild_a especial_o after_o he_o have_v be_v so_o incense_v as_o he_o have_v be_v before_o this_o place_n and_o therefore_o lest_o he_o shall_v forget_v his_o own_o natural_a disposition_n he_o fail_v not_o to_o discharge_v some_o part_n of_o choler_n upon_o the_o neighbour_a town_n and_o village_n which_o he_o sack_v and_o pillage_v he_o commit_v such_o horrible_a cruelty_n that_o thereby_o he_o more_o than_o ever_o exasperate_v the_o whole_a province_n against_o he_o one_o of_o these_o village_n stand_v upon_o its_o defence_n but_o at_o last_o upon_o the_o engagement_n that_o they_o shall_v receive_v no_o prejudice_n they_o surrender_v themselves_o but_o the_o soldier_n which_o march_v into_o it_o do_v most_o treacherous_o violate_v the_o parole_n which_o have_v be_v give_v they_o they_o begin_v to_o injure_v and_o abuse_v the_o poor_a countryman_n at_o which_o they_o be_v so_o enrage_v to_o see_v that_o the_o promise_n which_o have_v be_v make_v they_o be_v not_o observe_v that_o they_o take_v up_o their_o arm_n and_o fall_v on_o upon_o the_o tartar_n and_o in_o their_o fury_n they_o kill_v divers_a and_o rout_v the_o rest_n who_o make_v their_o retreat_n with_o what_o plunder_v they_o can_v carry_v away_o to_o a_o hill_n not_o far_o distant_a the_o general_n send_v his_o man_n a_o recruit_v that_o they_o may_v entire_o subdue_v the_o poor_a countryman_n but_o they_o have_v make_v their_o escape_n to_o a_o place_n where_o they_o can_v receive_v but_o little_a damage_n the_o soldier_n disperse_v themselves_o all_o over_o the_o adjacent_a town_n and_o pillage_v and_o massacre_v the_o miserable_a people_n who_o have_v already_o submit_v themselves_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v declare_v enemy_n or_o rebellious_a subject_n the_o viceroy_n see_v all_o this_o disorder_n and_o content_v himself_o to_o say_v he_o have_v no_o money_n to_o pay_v his_o army_n and_o therefore_o be_v necessitate_v for_o their_o subsistence_n to_o let_v they_o do_v so_o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o those_o who_o suffer_v to_o make_v their_o complaint_n rome_n burn_v and_o nero_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n divert_v himself_o with_o the_o cry_v of_o the_o miserable_a inhabitant_n chap._n xviii_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o viceroy_n in_o civil_a affair_n upon_o the_o cruelty_n of_o his_o colleague_n the_o corsair_n still_o perplex_v the_o tartar_n the_o chineses_n improve_v themselves_o in_o the_o art_n of_o war._n thâ—â—_n northern_a chineses_n be_v of_o a_o different_a genius_n from_o the_o southern_a the_o viceroy_n in_o civil_a affair_n who_o know_v what_o horrible_a mischief_n thâ—â—_n soldier_n do_v be_v as_o much_o concern_v at_o it_o as_o the_o chineses_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o remedy_v it_o he_o see_v plain_o that_o these_o violent_a action_n do_v not_o do_v so_o much_o hurt_v to_o the_o chiness_n as_o they_o prejudice_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o tartar_n once_o he_o open_v his_o heart_n to_o father_n sambiase_n superior_a to_o the_o jesuit_n at_o canton_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v in_o these_o term_n the_o rebel_n cham_n this_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o corsair_n who_o have_v the_o same_o name_n with_o one_o of_o the_o firsby_n tyrant_n but_o be_v not_o the_o same_o person_n the_o chineses_n take_v great_a notice_n of_o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o name_n of_o those_o person_n who_o begin_v and_o of_o those_o who_o continue_v the_o desolation_n of_o that_o empire_n for_o the_o tartarian_a general_n be_v call_v ly_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o corsair_n cham_n the_o rebel_n cham_n therefore_o say_v the_o viceroy_n command_v the_o army_n of_o the_o robber_n by_o sea_n and_o the_o general_n lie_v the_o â—â—obbers_n by_o land_n the_o one_o do_v as_o much_o mischief_n as_o the_o other_o the_o province_n be_v ruin_v and_o all_o place_n therein_o be_v utter_o desolate_v and_o i_o can_v imagine_v what_o will_v become_v of_o either_o it_o or_o we_o all_o place_n revolt_v and_o conspire_v against_o we_o and_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o do_v so_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o just_o acquit_v mâ—â—_n self_n in_o that_o office_n in_o which_o the_o emperor_n my_o master_n be_v please_v i_o shall_v serve_v he_o i_o will_v serve_v he_o faithful_o â—â—o_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o life_n rather_o than_o fail_v in_o discharge_v my_o duty_n i_o know_v i_o shall_v perish_v in_o the_o end_n but_o if_o so_o that_o my_o death_n can_v be_v available_a to_o reduce_v affair_n into_o better_a order_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o after_o my_o life_n be_v
any_o thing_n or_o nothing_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n to_o make_v any_o of_o his_o countryman_n lose_v their_o liuâ—â—s_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n that_o the_o resolution_n of_o those_o of_o the_o same_o country_n to_o unite_v themselves_o together_o against_o their_o tyrant_n to_o free_v their_o country_n from_o oppression_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v a_o conspiracy_n if_o this_o be_v that_o which_o they_o call_v a_o conspiracy_n he_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o chief_a and_o principal_a conspirator_n in_o the_o whole_a empire_n and_o that_o he_o will_v most_o willing_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o gain_v success_n to_o that_o conspiracy_n that_o this_o be_v all_o he_o have_v to_o say_v to_o they_o and_o this_o he_o know_v most_o certain_o these_o word_n speak_v so_o resolute_o and_o pertinent_o be_v not_o very_o plaisant_a to_o the_o tartar_n who_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o receive_v such_o language_n from_o the_o chinâ—â—ses_n and_o they_o have_v the_o law_n in_o their_o own_o hand_n make_v this_o free_a and_o resolute_a discourse_n a_o very_a criminal_a offence_n they_o order_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v rack_v with_o great_a torture_n and_o scoff_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v reserve_v all_o his_o fierceness_n till_o he_o be_v so_o torture_v upon_o the_o rack_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v need_n of_o all_o his_o courage_n to_o support_v the_o anguish_n thereof_o he_o be_v no_o more_o move_v at_o their_o â—_z then_o at_o their_o menace_n neither_o be_v he_o a_o man_n to_o be_v estimate_v according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o other_o chineses_n rome_n herself_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o she_o cato_n have_v few_o to_o be_v compare_v with_o he_o it_o be_v the_o misfortune_n of_o china_n not_o to_o have_v have_v many_o such_o captain_n who_o may_v have_v hinder_v the_o tartar_n from_o advance_v so_o far_o they_o put_v he_o again_o to_o the_o torture_n which_o be_v extraordinary_a cruel_a he_o endure_v it_o with_o the_o same_o constancy_n without_o change_v his_o opinion_n or_o so_o much_o as_o his_o countenance_n several_a chineses_n who_o judge_v how_o far_o they_o themselves_o be_v from_o be_v able_a to_o give_v so_o generous_a a_o example_n be_v trouble_v to_o see_v so_o much_o resolution_n in_o one_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n but_o the_o tartar_n be_v enrage_v to_o find_v a_o chinese_n who_o mock_v at_o they_o and_o all_o the_o torment_n they_o can_v afflict_v he_o with_o amid_o his_o great_a torturâ—â—s_n he_o tell_v they_o very_o bold_o that_o they_o torment_v themselves_o in_o vain_a that_o he_o be_v fix_v and_o resolve_v to_o endure_v the_o torment_n even_o to_o death_n and_o that_o he_o will_v bâ—â—_n content_v not_o only_o to_o die_v once_o but_o often_o if_o he_o have_v as_o many_o live_v as_o he_o will_v willâ—â—ngly_o lay_v down_o for_o the_o service_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o country_n that_o he_o shall_v believe_v they_o happy_o lose_v or_o rather_o glorious_o employ_v to_o pay_v thereby_o so_o lawful_a nay_o so_o indispensable_a a_o duty_n to_o a_o valiant_a man_n the_o viceroy_n cause_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o he_o threaten_v to_o kill_v they_o before_o his_o face_n unless_o he_o discover_v the_o conspirator_n they_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v if_o that_o which_o be_v most_o tender_a to_o a_o father_n and_o a_o husband_n can_v mollify_v his_o courage_n they_o think_v though_o he_o care_v not_o to_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n yet_o perhaps_o he_o may_v be_v concern_v that_o those_o for_o who_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o great_a affection_n shall_v lose_v they_o upon_o his_o account_n they_o have_v scarce_o bring_v they_o before_o he_o but_o cast_v a_o fierce_a and_o angry_a look_n upon_o his_o son_n and_o wife_n in_o a_o slight_n scornful_a manner_n he_o reply_v to_o the_o tartar_n this_o be_v not_o my_o lawful_a wife_n which_o you_o bring_v before_o i_o no_o my_o wife_n be_v not_o so_o unfortunate_a as_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o tartar_n i_o myself_o at_o her_o own_o request_n kill_v she_o some_o day_n since_o though_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v that_o she_o have_v violate_v her_o honour_n or_o i_o and_o she_o be_v full_o satisfy_v in_o the_o esteem_n i_o have_v of_o her_o conjugal_a fidelity_n yet_o see_v amid_o your_o violence_n we_o can_v be_v secure_a of_o nothing_o we_o will_v not_o long_o leave_n that_o in_o hazard_n which_o be_v dear_a to_o we_o both_o than_o our_o life_n as_o for_o this_o woman_n you_o may_v do_v with_o she_o what_o you_o please_v i_o never_o lawful_o marry_v she_o and_o my_o honour_n or_o dishonour_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o she_o i_o acknowledge_v the_o young_a man_n you_o bring_v before_o i_o be_v my_o son_n but_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v take_v from_o i_o he_o have_v not_o stay_v in_o the_o world_n after_o my_o â—â—â—â—ife_n and_o therefore_o i_o fear_v so_o little_a to_o see_v he_o die_v that_o on_o the_o contrary_a you_o will_v do_v i_o a_o great_a pleasure_n to_o dispatch_v he_o quick_o let_v he_o diâ—â—_n i_o entreat_v you_o either_o do_v you_o kill_v he_o or_o give_v i_o liberty_n to_o do_v it_o i_o shall_v die_v content_a when_o i_o shall_v know_v that_o he_o do_v not_o live_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o tyrant_n and_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o shall_v neither_o prove_v a_o traitor_n to_o his_o country_n nor_o no_o long_o live_v to_o see_v those_o treachery_n and_o oppression_n under_o which_o she_o now_o groan_v but_o this_o father_n can_v neither_o kill_v his_o son_n himself_o nor_o prevail_v with_o his_o executioner_n to_o do_v it_o he_o neither_o have_v weapon_n nor_o liberty_n to_o use_v any_o which_o if_o he_o have_v it_o be_v probable_a he_o will_v have_v perform_v all_o he_o say_v and_o perhaps_o something_o yet_o more_o barbarous_a with_o pleasure_n have_v tear_v out_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o bowel_n of_o his_o son_n which_o certain_o no_o person_n but_o a_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n can_v have_v be_v capable_a of_o what_o cato_n of_o who_o antiquity_n make_v such_o boast_n do_v former_o come_v far_o short_a of_o what_o this_o chinese_n captain_n will_v have_v do_v cato_n when_o he_o be_v in_o utica_n have_v courage_n enough_o to_o kill_v himself_o but_o not_o enough_o to_o endure_v to_o see_v his_o son_n die_v on_o the_o contrary_a he_o send_v he_o to_o câ—â—sar_n with_o this_o recommendation_n to_o the_o tyrant_n that_o as_o for_o himself_o hâ—â—_n have_v make_v choice_n of_o death_n because_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v with_o himself_o to_o live_v under_o a_o tyrant_n after_o he_o have_v so_o long_o live_v in_o a_o frèe_v commonwealth_n as_o for_o his_o son_n â—â—e_z be_v young_a and_o may_v in_o time_n accustom_v himself_o to_o slavery_n and_o therefore_o he_o recommend_v he_o to_o caesar_n desire_v he_o to_o receive_v he_o into_o his_o protection_n but_o this_o chinese_n captain_n instead_o of_o enslave_v his_o son_n and_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o tyrant_n of_o his_o country_n as_o that_o roman_a do_v he_o be_v resolve_v to_o have_v kill_v he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n that_o he_o may_v not_o live_v under_o tyranny_n or_o slavery_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o hyperbole_n to_o say_v thaâ—â—_n china_n in_o her_o last_o misfortune_n have_v some_o extraordinary_a person_n and_o great_a than_o cato_n himself_o the_o viceroy_n ought_v to_o have_v show_v a_o great_a esteem_n than_o they_o do_v of_o the_o generosity_n of_o this_o chinese_n but_o either_o they_o do_v not_o regard_v iâ—â—_n or_o else_o he_o thereby_o strike_v such_o a_o terror_n into_o they_o that_o he_o make_v they_o dread_v he_o and_o this_o perhaps_o induce_v they_o not_o to_o suffer_v such_o a_o enemy_n to_o live_v long_o they_o take_v away_o his_o son_n and_o wife_n to_o who_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o offer_v any_o further_a violence_n and_o the_o next_o day_n they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n this_o be_v much_o magnify_v among_o the_o chinese_n gallant_a and_o heroic_a action_n be_v approve_v by_o all_o person_n even_o by_o those_o of_o the_o most_o timorous_a and_o low_a spirit_n but_o this_o be_v the_o ill_a that_o those_o who_o praise_n nay_o envy_n goodness_n and_o virtue_n will_v neither_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o imitate_v or_o pursue_v it_o a_o little_a time_n after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o chinese_n captain_n it_o be_v know_v tâ—â—at_a he_o be_v a_o commander_n under_o the_o king_n guequan_n who_o be_v retreat_v into_o the_o mountain_n and_o have_v send_v several_a person_n throughout_o all_o the_o city_n of_o china_n to_o animate_v the_o people_n to_o declare_v against_o the_o common_a enemy_n for_o liberty_n and_o this_o captain_n be_v then_o employ_v upon_o this_o account_n and_o give_v out_o that_o guequan_n the_o lawful_a successor_n of_o
it_o be_v not_o far_o for_o the_o tartar_n to_o pass_v over_o with_o his_o troop_n from_o china_n and_o corea_n which_o be_v likewise_o in_o subjection_n to_o he_o and_o these_o two_o nation_n which_o have_v ever_o be_v mortal_a enemy_n to_o the_o japanner_n desire_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o a_o war_n against_o japan_n this_o will_v have_v disturb_v the_o thought_n of_o that_o neighbour_a prince_n and_o have_v make_v he_o abate_v something_o of_o his_o haughty_a fierceness_n especial_o if_o pelipaovan_n the_o conqueror_n of_o china_n shall_v have_v appear_v at_o the_o head_n of_o those_o who_o will_v have_v serve_v under_o he_o in_o the_o conquest_n of_o japan_n we_o can_v tell_v what_o â—â—esolution_n the_o emperor_n xunchi_n may_v hereafter_o take_v as_o we_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o wish_v ill_o that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o wish_v that_o a_o prince_n may_v turn_v usurper_n or_o tyrant_n but_o if_o god_n who_o dispose_v and_o order_n king_n and_o state_n as_o he_o please_v shall_v ever_o permit_v the_o tartar_n to_o carry_v the_o war_n into_o japan_n in_o probability_n this_o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o give_v a_o entrance_n to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o holy_a gospel_n into_o that_o country_n where_o it_o be_v now_o so_o resist_v see_v in_o the_o general_n how_o the_o chineses_n be_v treat_v by_o their_o neighbour_n after_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o empire_n the_o great_a part_n of_o which_o content_v themselves_o to_o deride_v they_o and_o to_o speak_v of_o their_o nation_n with_o injurious_a term_n and_o contempt_n the_o japanner_n only_o treat_v they_o with_o all_o the_o hardship_n and_o fierceness_n they_o can_v possible_o the_o tartar_n accuse_v they_o of_o cowardliness_n that_o they_o defend_v themselves_o so_o ill_o and_o by_o way_n of_o reproach_n call_v they_o mild_a and_o peaceable_a people_n afterward_o in_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n which_o they_o enact_v for_o the_o government_n of_o that_o state_n they_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o term_n which_o manifest_v that_o they_o have_v no_o great_a value_n or_o esteem_v for_o they_o in_o all_o place_n the_o unfortunate_a be_v insult_v over_o and_o those_o who_o stand_v and_o flourish_v trample_v under_o foot_n those_o who_o be_v cast_v down_o not_o confider_v that_o one_o day_n the_o like_a misfortune_n may_v happen_v to_o they_o but_o they_o be_v barbarian_n who_o thus_o treat_v the_o chineses_n whereas_o civilise_v and_o reasonable_a person_n will_v have_v regard_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o empire_n with_o the_o same_o reflection_n as_o scipio_n do_v heretofore_o contemplate_v upon_o the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n this_o wise_a and_o prudent_a roman_a take_v a_o view_n of_o that_o renown_a city_n which_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n abandon_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o roman-souldier_n its_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n he_o heaâ—â—d_v the_o joyful_a acclamation_n of_o the_o conqueror_n and_o the_o doleful_a groan_n of_o the_o conquer_a which_o through_o the_o flame_n which_o surround_v they_o pierce_v the_o very_a heaven_n he_o see_v the_o miserable_a people_n who_o fling_v themselves_o down_o headlong_o from_o the_o wall_n and_o house_n that_o they_o may_v escape_v the_o fire_n either_o receive_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o lance_n of_o the_o soldier_n or_o bruise_v and_o trample_v upon_o by_o the_o horse_n foot_n which_o march_v through_o the_o street_n he_o behold_v the_o body_n of_o some_o man_n half_o cover_v over_o with_o wound_n and_o the_o other_o half_o burn_v with_o flame_n as_o if_o the_o poor_a wretch_n be_v to_o die_v two_o death_n at_o once_o scipio_n take_v a_o prospect_n from_o a_o eminency_n of_o the_o direful_a disaster_n of_o that_o city_n can_v not_o refrain_v shed_v tear_n which_o be_v remark_v by_o some_o knight_n of_o rome_n they_o demand_v of_o he_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o so_o bewail_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o city_n which_o have_v be_v so_o dreadful_a a_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n this_o man_n who_o see_v far_o into_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n than_o other_o return_v a_o answer_v worthy_a without_o all_o doubt_n both_o of_o a_o philosopher_n and_o a_o roman_a i_o do_v noâ—â—_n say_v he_o shed_v tear_n out_o of_o any_o tenderness_n or_o compassion_n for_o carthage_n but_o i_o can_v refrain_v from_o it_o when_o i_o reflect_v upon_o the_o transitoriness_n and_o instability_n of_o humane_a affair_n i_o do_v not_o let_v fall_v these_o tear_n for_o the_o ruin_n of_o carthage_n i_o know_v too_o well_o the_o mischief_n it_o have_v do_v to_o my_o country_n and_o to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o scipio_n i_o understand_v full_a well_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n no_o quarter_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o those_o who_o have_v so_o often_o manifest_v themselves_o such_o rebel_n and_o inveterate_a enemy_n and_o now_o it_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o carthage_n have_v take_v up_o arm_n against_o rome_n i_o be_o not_o therefore_o move_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o that_o city_n nay_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o i_o command_v it_o but_o i_o lament_v and_o bewail_v rome_n itself_o and_o i_o can_v stop_v the_o torrent_n of_o my_o tear_n have_v so_o clear_a a_o foresight_n that_o time_n will_v come_v when_o my_o own_o country_n will_v have_v no_o more_o favourable_a a_o destiny_n i_o cry_v therefore_o for_o the_o affliction_n and_o calamity_n which_o will_v fall_v upon_o rome_n and_o i_o see_v they_o most_o evident_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o this_o city_n once_o so_o renown_v all_o the_o world_n over_o and_o for_o these_o seven_o hundred_o year_n so_o potent_a both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n i_o can_v but_o reflect_v upon_o its_o once_o so_o flourish_a condition_n it_o be_v not_o seventy_o year_n since_o it_o gain_v those_o glorious_a spoil_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o can_v i_o recollect_v with_o myself_o how_o formidable_a it_o be_v to_o we_o whilst_o hannibal_n fight_v for_o it_o that_o hannibal_n who_o plant_v his_o standard_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o rome_n and_o may_v have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o capitol_n if_o he_o have_v know_v how_o to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o fortune_n and_o advantage_n behold_v now_o that_o town_n which_o cost_v the_o life_n of_o so_o many_o of_o our_o roman_a consul_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o victorious_a over_o our_o army_n and_o our_o most_o famous_a general_n be_v it_o not_o in_o this_o very_a place_n and_o upon_o that_o theatre_n which_o we_o see_v now_o cover_v with_o flame_n that_o heretofore_o they_o measure_v out_o by_o bushel-fulls_a the_o ring_n of_o the_o roman_a knight_n those_o valiant_a man_n who_o fall_v by_o the_o victorious_a arm_n of_o carthage_n but_o i_o see_v the_o fortune_n of_o carthage_n be_v very_o different_a from_o what_o it_o be_v heretofore_o by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v no_o permanent_a prosperity_n upon_o earth_n there_o be_v therefore_o no_o empire_n so_o powerful_a but_o we_o must_v expect_v that_o sometime_o or_o other_o it_o will_v be_v overthrow_v and_o destroy_v and_o time_n will_v be_v when_o my_o country_n rome_n itself_o shall_v only_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o rome_n which_o now_o that_o it_o be_v crown_v with_o glory_n and_o triumph_n over_o its_o most_o formidable_a enemy_n make_v such_o boast_n and_o ostentation_n of_o its_o grandeur_n and_o power_n thus_o in_o the_o present_a destruction_n of_o carthage_n do_v scipio_n see_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o ruin_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v deceive_v or_o no_o in_o what_o he_o do_v presage_v shall_v happen_v to_o his_o country_n let_v we_o hear_v what_o a_o father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n say_v saint_n jerome_n make_v no_o scruple_n to_o interrupt_v his_o exposition_n on_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o he_o may_v deplore_v the_o sack_n and_o pillage_n of_o rome_n which_o happen_v in_o his_o time_n carthage_n say_v he_o be_v once_o ruin_v but_o rome_n several_a time_n the_o enemy_n of_o rome_n have_v several_a time_n enter_v victorious_o into_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o it_o once_o happen_v that_o a_o little_a small_a creature_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o rome_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o a_o historian_n of_o those_o time_n to_o say_v that_o the_o mistress_n of_o the_o universe_n may_v be_v remarkable_a for_o every_o thing_n it_o be_v necessary_a it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o rome_n be_v take_v by_o so_o inconsiderable_a a_o creature_n as_o a_o hare_n it_o be_v fit_a therefore_o that_o man_n shall_v rational_o ponderate_v and_o consider_v the_o revolution_n of_o state_n he_o that_o will_v reflect_v with_o himself_o that_o those_o calamity_n which_o he_o see_v to_o happen_v to_o other_o may_v likewise_o fall_v upon_o himself_o may_v hereby_o