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j4 Voyage of the Emferorof China^ 

 into the IV ejiet^n Tartary, in the 



THe Emperor this Year, which is the 

 30^/7. of his Age, made a Voyage into 

 the Weftern T^rf^r^^together with the Queen 

 his Grand-mother, which they call the Qneeil 

 Mother he departed the i6th. oijvly^ in the 

 Company of more than 60000 Men, and 

 1 00000 Horfe. He pofitively refolved, that 

 I, with one of the two Fathers that were 

 at the Court of Pekin^ the Choice of which 

 he left to me, fhould follow him, I chofe 

 Father Thilif Grimaldi becaufe he is the moft 

 known, and becaufe he perfectly underftood 

 the Adathematicks, 



Several Reafons prevailed with the Em- 

 peror to Enterprize this Journy. The firft 

 was, that he might keep his Militia during 

 the Peace as well as in the Wars, in conti- 

 nual Exercife ; and for this Reafon it was, 

 that after he had E/ftablifliM a firm Peace in 

 atl the Qiiarters of this lb vaft an Empire j 

 he recalled his belt Troops hither out of 

 every Province, and refolved in his Councel 

 to make every Year Expeditions of this kind, 

 in feveral Seafons, that by hunting of Deer, 

 Boars, Bears^ and Tigers, they might learn 

 to overcome the Enemies of the Empire, 



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