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far inferior to the Chinefe inacutcnefs; arid 

 the latter^ therefore, find very little dilHculty 

 in aver- reaching them* The articles brought 

 them fronl China are generally tutanag j 

 yellow, red, and white copper j tea, porce- 

 lain, embroidered filk ftuffs, drugs, and me- 

 dicines of every kind; fuch as rhubarb, birth-i 

 wort, ginfengj celadine, fpiceries, and a 

 great many roots, of which the Chinefe fell 

 large quantities. The Chinefe carry thither 

 alfo abundance of paper, which is ufed for 

 burying the dead; gilt and coloured paper 

 for their pagodas and facrihces i and a little 

 nankeen, together with paintings of all kinds, 

 vermilion, azure, orpiment, and canvap^ 

 and cotton cloth. Sommes^ a kind of Chi* 

 nefe veflels, go from H'^nang^ loaded with 

 all forts of earthen- ware and kitchen uten- 

 fils, for which they find a ready and pro- 

 fitable falc. Thofe fommcs which come 

 from the eaftern coaft of China, or from 



