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*' Mahafudajfana, in which this emperor refides, has 

 " a fquarc form. The pavement, ftreets, and ways^ 

 " arc entirely covered with lilver or gold. The gilded 

 " wall, which furrounds the city, is a perfeft fquare* 

 " Each of its fides is in length 10,000 juzana^ ir» 

 " height 150*, and in width one juzana and a half. 

 *' The gates are forty juzana high, are covered with 

 " gold and filver, and adorned with precious ftones. 

 " Seven ditches, diftant one juzana from each other, 

 " furround the walls of the city : and sl juzana beyond 

 " the laft ditch is a row of marble pillars, gilded and 

 " ftuddcd with jewels. At the farther diflance of a 

 " juzana and a half are feven rows of palm trees, loaded 

 " with gems, pearls, gold and filver. Every where 

 " are to be found lakes of the moft limpid water, where 

 " are kept gold and fdver boats, into which the male 

 " and female Nat entering with their drums and mu- 

 " fical inftrumcnts, and purfuing one another through 

 " thefe delightful lakes, now dance, then fing ; fome- 

 *' times pluck the odorous flowers from the trees, 

 " which hang over them; and fometimes admire the 

 *' beauty of the birds, which frequent the trees and 

 " lakes. Beyond the palms every where grows the 

 *' abovementioned Padeza-byan, the trees on which, 

 *' in place of fruit, hang the cloathing and food of 

 '• the Nat:' 



" Twenty juzana to the north of this city is a 

 *' garden named Nanda^ 100 juzana in length, and as 

 *' much in breadth. In its center is a lake of the 

 " fame name, and equally pleafant with thofe jull 

 *' now dcfcribed. In this garden chiefty grows that 

 " celebrated flower, which is as large as a chariot 

 " wheel. The garden is named Nanda^ which fig- 

 " nifies a crowd, becaufe the Nat frequent it in mul- 

 *' titudcs, in order to pull the flower, and wear it in 

 " their hair." 



" To the eafl; of the city, at the diflance alfo of 

 " x.\^tniy juzana^ is another garden, equally large and 



" pleafant 



* I fufped jliat citlier the Latin copieft or I have added here a cypher 



too niiK-'h. 



