A.D. 

 1588. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



England. All which services with my selfe I humbly- 

 prostrate at her Majesties feet, desiring the Almighty 

 long to continue her reigne among us : for at this 

 day she is the most famous and victorious prince that 

 liveth in the world. 



Thus humbly desiring pardon of your honour for 

 my tediousnesse, I leave your lordship to the tuition 

 of the Almighty. Plimmouth this ninth of September 

 1588. 



Your honours most humble to command, 



Thomas Candish. 



Certeine notes or references taken out of the large 

 map of China, brought home by M. Thomas 

 Candish 1588. 



He great kingdome of the Mogores is 

 upon the Northwest, and falleth upon 

 Tanassarin beyond Malaca, and joyneth 

 upon Bengala : they are men of warre, 

 and use no fight but on horsebacke : 

 they go in their apparell like Portu- 



2 A city, wherein is captaine a Chinian, a man very 

 deformed, having under him many men of warre : he 

 maketh warre both against the Tartarians and the 

 Mogores ; lying betweene them : and lieth without the 

 circuit of the wall. 

 [III. 838.] 3 Certeine hils, beyond, which the Tartarians do inhabit, 

 who heretofore were great friends with the Chinians, and 

 now mainteine continuall warres against them, so great, 

 that sometimes there are slaine in a battell 1 00000 of 

 men adjoyning upon Moscovie : and they have in their 

 warres all kinde of armour. 



4 The province of Cansas hath 4 great cities, and 

 20 small cities, and 77 townes & castles : it conteineth 

 in length §^ leagues, it hath 362000 houses of great 

 men that pay tribute, and 13900 men of warre: and 



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