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well deferving to be carefully recorded for farther confidc- 
ration. 
Of fome Books Melj publijh't. 
RELATIONS OF DIVERS CVRIOVS VOYA^ 
€ES^ by Morjf. Thevenot, the third Tome, in French. This Book 
contains chiefly; the Ambaffie of the Dutch into China , tranfla- 
ted our of the Dutch manufcript t A Geographical dcfcrip- 
tion of China, tranflated out of a Chinefe Author by Martimuf : 
And the Account, which the Diredlors of the Dutch Eaft-India 
Company made to the States Genera), touching the ftate of 
affairs im the Eaft-Indies , when their late Fleet parted from 
thence. To touch fome things of a Geographical and Phik- 
fophical nature, contained therein, we fliall take notice j 
I, How the Kingdom of is peopled J there being ac- 
cording to the beft computation (*which is there made with 
fingular care) above 58 millions of Men , not counting Magi- 
ftrates, Soldiers, Priefts, Eunuchs, Women and Children ; fo> 
that it may not be altogether ftrangc,if one fliould afSrm,therc 
were 200 millions of people^of all fortS)in that Kingdom. 
lihat Catay is nothing elfcjbut the Six Northern Provinces 
oi^ china , feparated from the other AV?ji?, by the great River 
K I ANGi and that the City Cambaluls the fame with that of 
Taking: the T^r^^r/, who carry every three years their Tribute 
to the Emperor of r^iw^^ eonftandy calling the faid Provinces' 
and City by thole names of Catay, and Cambalu, 
That China h fo well furnifct with Rivers , and cut Chan- 
nels , that men may go from the moft Southern to the moft 
Northern part thereof by water, except one daies journey > as 
the Dutch Ambaffadours didj embarking at Canton , which is 
2.^ d. 48 m. Northern Latitude, and landing at Peking^\\\ch\% 
about 40 d ; having only travelled one daies journey over fome 
Mountains of the Province jS(?'^;72/. 
4, That the people of are exceeding induftrious Hu£ 
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