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in our returtie : In fine we arrived ^tKjm-Hiy^ which is a 
Fort fituated between the South Sea and the Mountaines of 
the North : It is there where is the beginning of that fb 
much cellebrated Wall, and which feperates the Province 
of Leao'tum from that of Pekely \ from whence it is extended 
very farr on the fide of the North over the tops of the higheft 
Mountains. When we entred this Province, the Empe- 
rour, the Kings, and the Grandees of the Court, quitted 
the great way of which we have hitherto f poken, to take 
that of the Mountains of the North, which are extended 
without interruption towards the North-Eaft : There fbme 
dayes were palTed in Hunting, which was performed in this 
manner. 
TheEmperour chole 3000 n: en of his Life-guard, armed 
with Arrows and Javellings, and difperfed them fbme on 
this fide fome on that ; fo that they pofTefl: themlelves of a 
great circute about the Montains, which they invironed on 
all parts, which made a kind of Circle whofe Diamiter was 
atleafl: 3000 fAces\ then marching to draw nearer together 
with equal progrefle and without quitting their range, what 
ever Obftacles they found in way ( the Emperour having 
joyned with them feveral of the Captains, and of the Gran- 
dees of the Court, for the better keeping of their Order ) 
they Reduced this great Circle to another much lefs, which 
had about '^00 paces in the Diameter: So that alltheBeafts 
which had been ftayed within the firft, found themfelves 
taken in this laft as in a Net : for that every one letting his 
feet upon the ground, they Locked themfelves together fo 
clofely, that they left no mefhing place for them to make 
their elcape by. Then they Purfiied them fo Vigeroufly in 
this little fpace, that the poor creatures tired with the vio- 
lence of their Courfing, came and fell down at the feet of 
their Chafers, and fuftered themfelves to he taken without 
trouble. I law taken in this manner two or three hundred 
Hares in left then one day, without counting an Infinite of 
Wolves and Foxes. I have feen the fame thing divers times 
done I 
