$6o OS BECK'S VOYAGE. 



came in a great fampane painted with red, ac- 

 companied by fome muficians, to entertain him 

 in his paifagc. In his train were, befides his 

 fcrvants, beadles and foldiers, who had each 

 their badges ; fome had feathers in their caps, 

 others had fabres at their fides, one had a belt 

 hanging from his fhoulder, another held the 

 umbrella over him while he got on-board. 

 After he had feated himfelf, he ordered two 

 of his attendants to meafure the length and 

 breadth of our fhip with a rope : this admea- 

 surement came very high in price to us ; for 

 by his own decifion our fhip was obliged to 

 pay 600 piaftres, or about 6000 dollars of 

 copper, for duty. He, in return, prefented 

 the fhip, as ufual, with two live oxen, eight 

 bags of flour, eight pitchers of Cbinefe wine 5 . 

 &c. 



Both on his arrival and at his departure, 

 I 6 canons were fired off. 



The 15th of September. 



A Chinese Jhining infefl fat on the ceiling 

 of the great cabbin, and gave a coniickrabk 

 light in the dark, 



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