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Book in our Library at Pekln which had ex- 

 plain'd the Nature of it^ and difpatched pre- 

 sently a Courrier to our Fathers at Fekw^viho 

 brought it me in a few Days : The Emperor 

 was pleafed to fee that what was fa id of this 

 Fifh in this Book, was agreeable to this which 

 he had feen, and caufed it to be carried back 

 again to Pekin to be carefully preferved. 



During the ftay which we made in this Ci- 

 ty-, the Emperor with the Qiieens went to vi- 

 fit the Sepulchers of his Anceftors, which 

 are not very far diftant, from whence he fent 

 them back to Xyn-Tam^ to continue his own 

 Journey into the Eaftern Tartary. 



After feveral Days of Marching and Hun- 

 ting, he arrived at Kirin^ which is diftant 

 from Xyn-Tam 400 Miles : This City is built 

 along the great River Songoro which takes its • 

 fource from the Mountain Cham-pe^ diftant 

 400 Miles towards the South : This Moun- 

 tain fo Famous in the Eaft for having been 

 the Antient Seat of our Tartars^ is always 

 covered with Snow, from whence it had its 

 Name^ becaufe Cham-pe fignifies the white 

 Mountain. 



So foon as the Emperor faw it, he alight- 

 ed from his Horfe and fell on his Knees on 

 the Bank of the River, and bowed Himfeif 

 three times to the Grourid to Salute it: Af- 

 ter v/hich, he caufed himfeif to be carried up- 

 on a glorious Throne of Gold, and Vo made 

 his Entry into the City : All the People ran 

 in a throng before him, teftifying by their 

 Acclamations the Joy they had to fee him* 

 This Prince took great Plcafure in thofe Te- 

 ftimonies of their AfT^dioa ^ aad that^ he 



might 



