A.D. 

 1246. 



[I. 60.] 



The death of 

 Chhigis. 

 His sonnes. 



His graund- 

 children. 



The Tar- 

 tarian dukes. 



The absolute 

 and lordly 

 dominion of the 

 Tartarian 

 Emperourover 

 /.Is subjects. 



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neither the blood, nor the intrails, nor any other part of a 

 beast which might be eaten, should be cast away, save 

 onely the dunge. Wherefore he returned thence into his 

 owne land, and there he ordayned lawes and statutes, 

 which the Tartars doe most strictly and inviolably observe, 

 of the which we have before spoken. He was afterward 

 slaine by a thunderclap. He had foure sonnes : the first 

 was called Occoday, the second Thossut Can, the third 

 Thiaday : the name of the fourth is unknowen. From 

 these foure descended all the dukes of the Mongals. The 

 first Sonne of Occoday is Cuyne, who is now Emperour : 

 his brothers be Cocten and Chyrinen. The sonnes of 

 Thossut Can are Bathy, Ordu, Siba, and Bora. Bathy, 

 next unto the Emperour, is richer and mightier then all 

 the rest. But Ordu is the seignior of all the dukes. 

 The sonnes of Thiaday be Hurin and Cadan. The 

 sonnes of Chingis Cham his other sonne, whose name is 

 unknowen, are Mengu, Bithat, and certaine others. The 

 mother of Mengu was named Seroctan, and of all others 

 most honoured among the Tartars, except the Emperors 

 mother, and mightier then any subject except Bathy. 

 These be the names of the dukes : Ordu, who was in 

 Poland and in Hungarie : Bathy also & Hurin & Cadan, 

 and Siban, and Ouygat, all which were in Hungarie. 

 In like maner Cyrpodan, who is as yet beyond the sea, 

 making war against certaine Soldans of the Saracens, and 

 other inhabitants of farre countries. Others remained in 

 the land, as namely Mengu, Chyrinen, Hubilai, Sinocur, 

 Cara, Gay, Sybedey, Bora, Berca, Corrensa. There be 

 many other of their dukes, whose names are unknowen 

 unto us. 



Of the authoritie of the Emperour, and of his 

 dukes. Chap. 14. 



Moreover, the Emperour of the Tartars hath a 

 wonderfull dominion over all his subjects. For no 

 man dare abide in any place, unles he hath assigned him 

 to be there. Also he himselfe appointeth to his dukes 



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