Gonftralned to ftay more then lo days, by reafon of a Fall 
from his Horle, by which he was hurt in his right Shoulder; 
and one part of the Arniy in which we were, iiaving at- 
tended, wiiiift the Emperor with the other continued his 
Hunting, he was not wanting in fending to us daily, and 
ibmetimes twice a day during this fpace , Food from his 
own Table. In fine, we lookt on all theft Favours of di@ 
Royal F^imily , as the Eifefts of a particular Providence 
which watched over us, and over Chriftianity , for which 
we had fo much the more occafion to thank God, for tliat 
the AfTeflion of the Emperor, was never fb conftantly 
fhewn to the Grandees of the Empire, nor to the Princes of 
the Blood. 
As to what relates to the other Particularities of our 
Journy, they are Uke to thofe which happened to us the 
|aft Year , in the Journy to the Eaftern Tartar/ , which I 
have fully difcribed in my laft Letter ; that is to lay, that 
we made ufe of the Emperors Horfes, and of his Litters^ 
that we lodged in the Tents, arid eat at the Table of the 
Prince his Unckle, to whome he had particularly recom- 
mended us. . 
During more than 600 mies^ which we had paffed in 
going and returning ( for we did not return by the fan>e 
Roadj hecaufed to be made a great High- way crols the 
Mountains and the Vallies, for the Queejij ; Mother , who 
went in a Charriot ; he caufed alio an infinite of Bridges to 
be made over the Torrents, as alfo the Rocks^ to be cut, 
and the Points of the Mountains , with incredible Pains 
and Expences: Father Grimddi fhall defcribe the other 
particulars in his Letter. 
. As to the benifit which the •ReUgioiv may-MdraW; fi^om 
our Journy, I have Ipokea eHewhere ; it fufficeth tOriay 
that the Emperor, to whole Will we cannot make the leaft 
refiftance, without expofingall this miffion to a manifeft 
Danger, has ordered us to follow him. I ceafed not how- 
ever to fpeak twice to that Lord of the Court^ who is our 
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