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assistance_n of_o the_o tartar_n but_o in_o vain_a coxinga_n keep_v possession_n during_o his_o life_n and_o since_o his_o decease_n they_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o the_o tartar_n these_o embassy_n be_v at_o large_a treat_v of_o by_o arnoldus_fw-la montanus_n late_o english_v by_o mr._n ogilby_n from_o who_o i_o have_v borrow_v most_o of_o these_o observation_n many_o other_o observable_a remark_n may_v be_v add_v but_o fear_v lest_o i_o have_v already_o transcend_v the_o due_a bound_n of_o a_o introduction_n i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o the_o content_n of_o this_o history_n chap._n i._n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o trouble_n of_o china_n two_o subject_n of_o the_o emperor_n rebel_n they_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o six_o province_n and_o of_o the_o imperial_a court_n the_o resolution_n of_o the_o tartar_n thereupon_o pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n zunchin_n and_o of_o all_o the_o royal_a family_n the_o tartar_n resolve_v to_o oppose_v the_o usurper_n and_o to_o advance_v his_o ancient_a pretension_n to_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n pag._n 24._o chap._n iii_o the_o tartar_n enter_v into_o china_n the_o tyrant_n ly_n fly_v the_o young_a xunchi_n make_v his_o entrance_n into_o pequin_n and_o be_v there_o crown_a emperor_n he_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o king_n of_o corea_n and_o make_v his_o kingdom_n tributary_n p._n 59_o chap._n iu_o the_o tartar_n pursue_v his_o conquest_n he_o reduce_v five_o other_o province_n border_v upon_o pequin_n his_o conduct_n that_o thereby_o â—â—e_v may_v illustrate_v his_o victory_n and_o the_o order_n he_o prescribe_v to_o the_o conquer_a p._n 77_o 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 p._n 93._o chap._n vi_o the_o tartar_n find_v the_o great_a resistance_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o 3_o last_o province_n a_o chinese_n pirate_n mâ—â—kes_v himself_o very_o potent_a who_o this_o pirate_n be_v p._n 107_o chap._n vii_o the_o pirate_n icoan_n make_v a_o treaty_n with_o the_o hollander_n his_o quarrel_n with_o the_o porteguese_n of_o macao_n for_o refuse_v to_o restore_v he_o his_o daughter_n which_o hâ—â—_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v educate_v in_o the_o christian_a â—â—eligion_n the_o tartar_n solicit_v he_o to_o join_v with_o he_o his_o fidelity_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o china_n p._n 137_o chap._n viii_o icoan_n demand_v succour_v â—â—rom_o the_o emperor_n of_o japan_n who_o resuse_v it_o he_o he_o maintain_v a_o war_n against_o the_o tartar_n a_o whole_a year_n he_o be_v taken-prisoner_n and_o present_v to_o the_o emperor_n xunchi_n what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o this_o corsair_n p._n 159_o chap._n ix_o the_o tartar_n pass_v into_o the_o province_n of_o canton_n where_o a_o chinese_n prince_n be_v crown_v emperor_n of_o china_n they_o enter_v the_o city_n of_o canton_n find_v the_o gate_n open_a a_o chinese_n fleet_n which_o â—â—ame_v with_o relief_n fire_v the_o city_n the_o proclamation_n which_o the_o tartarian_a viceroy_n cause_v to_o be_v publish_v in_o canton_n p._n 180_o chap._n x._o the_o tartar_n sack_n the_o city_n of_o cantonâ—â—_n the_o vice-roys_n change_v the_o government_n the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o canton_n and_o all_o his_o follower_n the_o reduction_n of_o several_a place_n in_o the_o province_n p._n 200_o chap._n xi_o at_o xaochin_n the_o chinese_n stand_v upon_o their_o defence_n guequan_n king_n of_o quansi_fw-fr come_v into_o that_o city_n he_o go_v and_o meet_v the_o tartar_n he_o fight_v and_o rout_v they_o a_o division_n among_o the_o chinese_n they_o be_v defeat_v in_o another_o fight_n and_o their_o city_n xaochin_n take_v p._n 218_o chap._n xii_o disturbance_n in_o the_o maritine_n province_n some_o chinese_n prince_n retire_v themselves_o into_o the_o 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