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with a Defign of vifiting their Sepulchers, 

 and (after having honoured them with the 

 ufliai Ceremonies) of profecuting his Journey 

 into the Eaftern Tartaryi This Journey was 

 was about iioo miles^ from Fekin to the end 

 dF It. 



The Emperour took with him his eldeft 

 Son^ a young Prince of ten years old, which 

 had already been declared Heir of the Em- 

 pire : The three principal Queens went alfo 

 in this Journy, each in their guilded Chariot ; 

 the principal Kings alfo which compofe this 

 Empire, were accompanying with all the 

 Grandees of the Court : And the moft con- 

 fiderable Mandarines of all the Orders, who 

 having all a very great Train of Attendants^ 

 and very numerous Equipage, made a Court 

 about the Emperour of more then 70000 Per* 

 Ions. 



It was his Will that I, fliould accompany 

 him ia this Journey, and that I fhould be al- 

 ways near him, to the end I mightjnake in 

 his Prelence, the Obfervations^; n^cellary for 

 knovring the difpofition of the fieayens, -the 

 elevation of the Pole, th§ Magnetica.l Decli- , 

 nations of every Place, and for M^afuring 

 with Mathematical Inftruments the height 

 of the Mountains, and the diftances of Pla- 

 ces : He wa^ well pleafcd alfo to be inform- 

 ed of! what concerned lyieteors, and many 

 other Philical and Mathematical ,M ^ 



In fo much, that be gi:^ve €)r<Jcr tof an Of- 

 ficer to carry upon^Horfes- fuch fe-ftrijig^pts 

 as 1 fhould .hay,e,occafion to make ufe -of,! an4 

 recommended me to the Prince his'Unkle, 

 who is alfo his Father in^I^^ and tbe fe- 



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