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down thofe people who come from or go to the* 

 fhips with fampanes of burden. In the facto- 

 ries live the fupercargo, the afliflants, the 

 purfers, the cooks, and other fervants, during 

 the whole time of their flay ; and befides 

 them, thofe who come occafionally thither from 

 the fhips. 



There are Continually fome failors, who 

 watch with drawn fwords in their hands, to 

 hinder thofe from entering who have no right. 

 They indicate the time upon the Gimgimg\ 

 and beat upon it as it were upon a drum with 

 flicks, when dinner orfupper h ready. Every 

 thing is carefully kept in the factories, both 

 effects coming, from the fhips,. videlicet, money, 

 lead,, cloth, raifms, almonds, &c. and thofe 

 which are to be embarked, as porcelane, tea, 

 filk,. and many other things, which are brought 

 on board by the fampanes of burden, after 

 fome mandarins, appointed for that purpofe, 

 have weighed them, and llamped a feal upon 

 them. In each fampane, loaded with thefe 

 and other things, goes a mandarin and fome 

 armed failors from the factory to the fhip to 

 guard them, left the mailer of the fampane 

 fhould defraud them, as often happens not- 

 withftanding thefe regulations. The fuper- 

 cargo- 



