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wards the North-Eaft: There fome Days 

 were pafTed in Hunting, which was perform- 

 ed in this manner. 



The Emperor chofe 3000 Men of his Life- 

 guard, Armed with Arrows and Javelings, 

 and difperfed them fome on this fide fome on 

 that i fo that they pofleft themfelves of a 

 great Circuit about the Mountains, which 

 they Invironed on all Parts,which made a kind 

 of Circle whofe Diameter was at leaft 3000 P4- 

 ces '^ then Marching to draw nearer together 

 with equal Progrefs and without quitting their 

 Range, what ever Obftacles they found in 

 the way (the Emperor having joyned with 

 them feveral of the Captains, and of the 

 Grandees of the Court, for the better keep- 

 ing of their Order) they Reduced this great 

 Circle to another much lefs, which had a- 

 bout 300 Paces in the Diameter : So that all 

 the Beafts which had been ftayed within the 

 firft, found themfelves taken in this laft as in 

 a Net : for that every one fetting his Feet 

 upon the Ground, they Locked themfelves to- 

 gether fo clofely, that they left no mefhing 

 Place for them to make their Efcape by. Then 

 they Purfued them fo Vigoroufiy in this little 

 Space, that the poor Creatures tired with the 

 violence of their Courfing, came and fell 

 down at the Feet of their Chafers, and fuf- 

 fered themfelves to be taken without trouble. 

 I faw taken in this Manner two or three 

 Hundred Hares in lefs then one day, without 

 counting an Infinite of Wolves and Foxes, 

 i have feen the fame thing divers times done 

 in that part of Tartary^ which is on the other 

 fide of the Province of Lcao-tum^ where 1 re- 

 member 



