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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 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to_o take_v so_o far_o a_o prospect_n or_o else_o as_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o be_v not_o sufficient_o inform_v of_o what_o pass_v in_o the_o southern_a province_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o tartar_n be_v already_o enter_v into_o china_n for_o the_o relation_n which_o come_v then_o though_o it_o be_v very_o obscure_a in_o this_o point_n as_o in_o divers_a other_o not_o sufficient_o remark_v the_o time_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o crown_v nor_o submit_v to_o as_o lawful_a king_n till_o after_o the_o tartar_n have_v pass_v the_o wall_n this_o inconsederate_a proffer_n and_o demand_v of_o vsuaâ—â—guè_fw-fr be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o the_o tartarian_a court_n be_v it_o be_v that_o great_a advantage_n to_o their_o interest_n which_o they_o have_v so_o long_o covet_v and_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v thus_o call_v in_o be_v a_o full_a acknowledgement_n of_o their_o right_n and_o that_o now_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o take_v 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as_o he_o can_v possible_o this_o be_v all_o which_o the_o relation_n inform_v we_o concern_v the_o tyrant_n and_o it_o make_v no_o far_a mention_n neither_o concern_v his_o person_n army_n or_o prodigious_a riches_n it_o be_v no_o small_a trouble_n to_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v so_o often_o occasion_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o relation_n but_o the_o person_n who_o furnish_v i_o with_o the_o memorial_n relate_v to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o history_n know_v no_o more_o and_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o acquaint_v i_o that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o write_n all_o thinger_n be_v in_o such_o a_o confusion_n in_o the_o whole_a state_n that_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o clear_o inform_v himself_o concern_v divers_a particular_n this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o tartarâ—â—_n do_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o conquer_v all_o the_o province_n even_o that_o of_o xensi_fw-la whither_o ly_n be_v retreat_v but_o whether_o or_o no_o he_o be_v there_o seize_v 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four_o constitute_v viceroy_n of_o nova_n hispania_n where_o from_o time_n to_o time_n he_o receive_v information_n from_o the_o philippine_n â—â—sles_n of_o all_o the_o eminent_a transaction_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o chinese_n empire_n to_o the_o tartar_n out_o of_o which_o memorial_n he_o say_v himself_o he_o compile_v this_o history_n which_o after_o his_o decease_n be_v find_v in_o manuscript_n among_o his_o paper_n and_o by_o his_o kinsman_n don_n bernardo_n de_fw-fr palafox_n give_v at_o madridâ—â—o_o â—â—o_z a_o french_a gentleman_n mr._n bertier_n who_o have_v see_v with_o what_o applause_n the_o translation_n into_o french_a of_o several_a piece_n compose_v by_o the_o same_o author_n have_v be_v receive_v at_o his_o return_n to_o paris_n engage_v monsieur_n colle_n to_o pubâ—â—ish_v it_o in_o french_a which_o he_o do_v the_o last_o year_n this_o french_a translation_n i_o receive_v from_o a_o friend_n who_o authority_n prevail_v with_o i_o to_o 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distemper_n they_o occasion_n and_o now_o i_o must_v observe_v that_o our_o author_n the_o mention_n he_o make_v of_o the_o several_a province_n of_o china_n omit_v chikiang_n which_o border_n south_n and_o south-west_n upon_o fokien_n which_o be_v likewise_o call_v chincheo_n and_o perhaps_o by_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o chikiang_n the_o truth_n be_v all_o author_n agree_v that_o china_n be_v divide_v but_o into_o 15_o province_n yet_o they_o enumerate_v 16._o but_o some_o say_v that_o queichu_n be_v not_o till_o of_o late_a year_n reckon_v as_o a_o distinct_a province_n of_o itself_o and_o other_o that_o leaotun_n be_v not_o a_o province_n of_o china_n but_o only_o a_o territory_n tributary_n to_o it_o i_o shall_v not_o undertake_v to_o reconcile_v these_o dispute_n but_o give_v you_o a_o list_n of_o all_o the_o 16_o province_n with_o the_o various_a appellation_n i_o find_v they_o mention_v in_o the_o most_o approve_a writer_n of_o china_n according_a to_o that_o 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