a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



c. 1565. 



Countrey is very well watered, there is so great plenty of 

 divers sorts of fish, that it is wonderfull to see : assuredly 

 we were amazed to behold the maner of their provision. 

 Nleanes to fat Their fish is chiefly nourished with the dung of Bufles 

 fi sh - and oxen, that greatly fatteth it. Although I said their 



fishing to be in March and April at what time we saw 

 them do it, neverthelesse they told us that they fished at 

 all times, for that usually they do feed on fish, wherefore 

 it behoveth them to make their provision continually. 

 He speaketh When we had passed Fuquien, we went into Quicin 



ofFuquten s hire, where the fine clay vessell is made, as I said before : 

 and we came to a City, the one side whereof is built 

 upon the foote of a hill, whereby passeth a river navi- 

 gable : there we tooke boat, and went by water toward 

 the Sea : on ech side of the river we found many Cities, 

 Townes and villages, wherein we saw great store of mar- 

 chandize, but specially of fine clay : there did we land by 

 the way to buy victuals and other necessaries. Going 

 downe this river Southward, we were glad that wee drew 

 neere unto a warmer Countrey, from whence we had 

 bene farre distant : this Countrey we passed through in 

 eight dayes, for our journey lay downe the streame. 

 [II. ii. yy.] Before that I doe say any thing of that shire we came 

 into, I will first speake of the great City of Quicin, 

 wherein alwayes remaineth a Tutan, that is a governour, 

 as you have seene, though some Tutans do governe two 

 or three shires. 



That Tutan that was condemned for our cause, of 

 whom I spake before, was borne in this Countrey, but 

 he governed Foquien shire : nothing it availed him to 

 be so great an officer. This Countrey is so great, that 

 in many places where we went, there had bene as yet no 

 talke of his death, although he were executed a whole 

 Alias Cenchi. yere before. At the Citie Quanchi whither we came, the 

 river was so great that it seemed a Sea, though it were 

 so litle where we tooke water, that we needed small boats. 

 One day about 9. of the clocke, beginning to row neere 

 the walls with the streame, we came at noone to a bridge 



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