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we faw it, in places dry and full of Moun- 

 tains, whence they mult be obliged to bring 

 from a great diftance with incredible La- 

 bour, the Water, Brick, Mortar, and all 

 the Materials neceflary for fo great a 

 Work. 



The fecond thing that furprized me was, 

 that this Wall is not continued upon the 

 iame Line, but bent in divers places follow- 

 ing the fituation of the Mountains, in fuch 

 manner, that inftead of one Wall, one may 

 iay that there are three, which Inviron all this 

 great part of 



After all. The Monarch which in our Days 

 hath re-united the Chinefe and the Tartars^ 

 under one and the fame Government, has 

 done fome things more for the advantage of 

 the fecurity of China^ than the Chimfe Em- 

 peror that built the long Wall. For after 

 having reduced the Weftern Tartars^ partly 

 by Artifice, partly by force of Arms He 

 has obliged to go and remain at 300 Miles 

 diftance from the Wall of China ^ and in this 

 Place he diftributes to them Land and Pa- 

 ftures, whilft he has given their Country to 

 other Tartars^ his Subjefts which have their 

 Habitation there at prefent : Notwithftand- 

 ing which, thefe Weftern Tartars are fo pow- 

 erful, that if they ftiould agree together, 

 they might make themfelves Mafters of all 

 China^ and of the Eaftern Tartary^ even ia 

 the Face of the Oriental Tartars. 



I have faid, that the Tartarian Monarch 

 that conquered China^ ufed an expedient for 

 fubduing the Weftern Tartars. For one of 

 Jlis firft Car^s was to engage to his Intereft 



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