'Pekin, in the Summer during the Dog-^ays. For in this 
Part of there Reigns daring the Moneths July 
and Augujl fo cold a Wind, efpecially in the Night , that 
'tis necelTary to put on thick Cloths and Furr^. The Rea- 
fbn that may be affigned for this fb extraordinary Cold^ 
is that this Region is very much elevated and ful of Moun- 
tains: There is one amongft the reft, upon which we con- 
tinually afcended, for the Space of 5 or 6 Dayes March. Tlie 
Emperor being defirous to know, how much it furmounted 
the Plains of P^"^/^, Diftant about joo Miks; at our Re- 
turn (after having rneafured the Height of above a Hun» 
dred Mountains that lay in our Road ) we found that it had 
3000 Geometrical Pafe of Elevation, above the Sea that near- 
eft approached Pekm, 
The Salt Peter alfo with which theft Countrys abound, 
may contribute to this great Cold, which is fo Violent, that 
in Digging the Earth to 3 or 4 foot deep^ there are fetched 
out Clods all Frozen and peices of Ice. 
Divers of the Petty Kings of the Weftern TarUrj, cams 
from all Sides for 300 M/^/,and ibme for 500 M/fe,to 
with their Children^ to Salute the Emperor. Thefe Prin- 
ces, who for the moft part know none biit their own Ha- 
tural Language, which is very diflPerent from that of the 
EdiHevn Tanary : took Regard of us, with Afpefls and 
Geftures of a Goodnefs very particular. There were fbm€ 
amongft them, who had madea Journy to P^faVto fee die 
Court, and who had feen our Church. 
One or two days before we arrived at the Mountain 
which was the boundary of our Journy,we mbt a Petty King 
very aged, who returned from accompanying the £i¥^peror, 
he feeing us ftayed with all his Retinue, and enquired by 
his Interpreter, which of us was called Nauboaij^ one of our 
Servants having made a Signe that it was I; this Prince 
accofted me with a great deal of Civility, and told me that 
for a long tim.e he had known my Name , and that he had 
elefired to know me. He Ipoke alio to Father Grhnddi^ 
with 
