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'left Pekin in the beginning of June 1689. Golovin 

 had propofed receiving them at Albalin; but while he 

 was proceeding to that fortrefs, the Chinefe embaffadors 

 jjrefented themfelves at the gates of Nerlhinfk, efcorted 

 by fuch a numerous army, and fuch a formidable train 

 of artillery, that Golovin was conftrained, from motives 

 of fear, to conclude the negotiation alraofi: upon their 

 own terms. 



The conferences were held under tents, in an open 

 .plain, near the town of Nerfliinlk ; where the treaty 

 was figned and fealed by the plenipotentarics of the two 

 courts. When it was propofed to ratify it by oath, the 

 ■Chinefe embaffadors offered to fwear upon a crucifix.; 

 but Golovin preferred their taking an oath in the name 

 of their own gods. 



Strn'mfe. '^^"^^^ treaty firil: checked the progrefs of the Ruffian 



arms in thofe parts ; and laid the foundations of an im- 

 .portant and regular commerce between the two na- 

 tions. 



Ey the firft and fecond articles, the South-Eaftern 

 'boundaries of the Ruffian empire were formed by a 

 rridge of mountains, ftretching North of the Amoor 

 vfrom the fea of Ochotfk to the fource of the fmall river 



Gor- 



