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ehdence on 
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"bf China the 1 3th oiAuguft, then we had variable 
Winds which carried uLa-bferift of Emoy, the 19th fol- 
lowing, at which Time the North-eaft ,Wind fetting in 
frefti^ put us in great FeMrs ofjofing our Paflage *, where- 
upon we were forced to thin it up againft Wind and 
Current all the Way, the WeatherLp 1 favouring us that 
■ ' Lvef e never but by ; fails, elfe we fhould have 
loft more Ground' in one Day than we could have gained 
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m eight. 
The Ml of Aitgun we came to an 
, both to flielter us from the ) 
mnderthe Crocodile . . _ 
’ bad Weather (which' is generally expected on this Coaft 
at New and Full-Motih,andhas been fatal to a great 
ihany Ships) and* alfb to look for Frefli- water, wffiqh 
xurcc mwii v o r 0 .. v 
TeaguB^ffdm the '^ytr^ffAbckien, on, two whereof we 
found very good Frefh- water, with a convenient water- 
ing Place on the S. W. Side of the innermoft of the 
thrOe v ; and by the Affiftance of a few ’Chinefe T ifhermen, 
we ; pfbfufed Ibnie frefh Trovifions from the, Main-Lapd, 
becaufe we did nof think ip fafe to adventure ourfelves 
thither, left we fliould'have'Been brought into Trouble by 
r the WoVefhineht theref _ ; / ' ■ , 
While We lay herfe, bn the 5th of we had 
a fudderi ihort Shift of the Monfoon to the S. W. the 
Fury .whereof others felt coming upon the Coaft of China, 
at the fariie time. The of September we put to Sea 
'agaih,liirhingfo windward Nightand.Day .without all the 
dlftands, 'which are Wijhumerous along this Coaft, to 
which we were altogether Strangers beyond Emoy ; and 
the 'Hidro^ralphf the‘febh is hitherto fo imperfeCt, that 
thefe was no trufting to otir 'Drafts, which .made our 
Navigation fomewhat more dangerous : However,, on 
the 1 ft of October we got into .30°, where we came to an 
Anchor hear the land , until we found the Way by 
Boat to Chufan , about twelve Leagues within the I Hands, 
from Wftencb wd had a Pilot, who carried us fafe thi- 
ther on the Eleventh. Upon this I Hand the Chinefe have 
oranted its a Settlement arid Liberty of Trade, but not 
to Ning-po, which is fix or eight Hours Sail to the weft- 
ward, all the Way among Hands *, this being. the largeft, 
is eight or nine Leagues from Eaft to Weft, and four or 
five Leagues in Breadth. 
About three Leagues from that Point of the Main- 
land, called 'Cap'e-Liampo by the Portuguese , bu i Khi-tu 
by the Chinefe , at the Weft-end of this Ifiand, is the 
Harbour, very fafe and. convenient, where the Ships ride 
within Call of the Factory, which is built clofe by the 
Shore, on a low plain Valley, with near two hundred 
Houfes about it, for the Benefit of Trade, inhabited by 
Men Whole Jealoufy has riot, as yet, permitted them to 
let their Wives dw r ell here; for the Town where they 
are is three Quarters of a Mile farther from the Shore, 
erivironed with a fine Stone-wall, about, three Miles in 
Circumference, defended by twenty-two fquare Bafti- 
ons, placed at irregular Diftarices, befides four great 
Gates, on which are planted a few old iron Guns, fel- 
dom or never ufed : The Houfes within are very meanly 
built. Here the Churtipeen, or Governor of the Ifland 
lives, and betwixt three and four thouland beggarly In- 
habitants, moft part Soldiers and Fi finer men; for the 
Trade of this Place being newly granted, , lias not, as 
yet, brought any corifiderable Merchants hither. The 
Hand' in general abounds with all forts of Provifions, 
fuch as Cows, Buffaloes, Goats, Deer, Hogs, wild, and 
tame. G.eefe, Ducks, /and Hens, Rice, Wheat, Cala- 
vances, Cole- worts. Turnips, Potatoes, Carrots, Beet- 
ach, arid Spin age ; but, for Merchandize, there is none, 
except What comes from Nigo-po , Siang-chew , Nankin , 
and the inland Towns, fome of which I hope to fee 
v/hen 1 have acquired a little of the Chinefe Lan- 
guage. 
Here alfb the Tea grows in great Plenty, on the Tops 
of the Hills, but it is not in fuch Efteern as that which 
orows on more mountainous Iflands. Although this. 
Hand is pretty well ftofed W ith People,, yet it is far' from 
Whar.it. whs "in F. Mart mush Time, where he deferibes 
Cheuxan. And this puts me in mind, that the fuperfti- 
■fu MB. 57. 
tious Pilgrimages there .mentioned by him,' muff be 
meant of the Ifland Pou-to, which lies nine Leigues 
from hence : And three Miles to the Eaftward of thii 
Hand, whither, they fay, the Emperor defigns* in the 
Month of May next (being his Birth-day, .and, the for- 
tieth Year of his Age) to come to worftrip in. an ancient 
Pagod there, famous for SanCtity, having lent one of 
his Bonzes already thither to get all Things in Order. 
The feco'nd Letter, fomewhat more copious, and no 
lefs curious than the firft, our Author wrote to the fame 
Perfon from Chufan , dated November 22, 1701, accord- 
ing to his Promife, and to fupply the Defeds of the 
firft. ■, 
3. I formerly told you that the Emperor defigned to 
have come to the Hand of Pou-to (a Place of great De- 
votion) to worfliip in the Month of May laft, being the 
fortieth Year, of his Age, I fhould have faid of his 
Reign. But all Things being prepared there for his Re- 
ception, he' was diffiiaded from, his Purpofe by Lome of 
his Mandarines, who made him believe that the Thun- 
der there was very dangerous. This Pou-to is a imail 
Ifland, about five Leagues round. At the Eaft-End of 
this Hand, famous for the fuperftitious Pilgrimages iiiade 
thitherLor the Space of eleven hundred Years, it is in*- 
habited only by Bonzes, to the Number of three thou- 
fand, all of the Sed called Hejhang , or unmarried Bon- 
zes, who live a Pythagorean Life ,; and there they have 
built four hundred Pagods, two whereof are conliderable 
for their Greatnefs and Finery, being lately covered with 
green and yellow Tiles, brought horn the Emperor’s 
Palace at Nankin, and inwardly adorned with Lately 
Idols, finely carved and gilded, and the chief whereof is 
the Idol Quonem. To thefe two great Pagods belong 
two chief Priefts, who govern all the reft. They have 
feveral Ways and Avenues cut through the Ifland, Lome 
whereof are paved with Flag-ftones, and over-fhaded 
with Trees planted on each Side. 
Their Dwelling are the beft I have feen in thefe 
Parts, all which are maintained by charitable Devotions 5 
and their Junks, which go from Ning-po and this Place 
to Japan, touch here both going and coming, to make 
their Offerings for their good Succefs. There is another 
Ifland called Kim-Tong, five Leagues hence, in the Way 
to Ning-po, whither, they fay, a great many Manda- 
rins retire to live a quiet Life, after they have given 
over their Employments. On that Ifland alfo are faid to 
be Silver-mines, but prohibited to be opened. 
The reft of the circumjacent Hands are either defers 
or meanly inhabited by a few People, but all of them 
ftored with abundance of Deer ; for it is not long fince 
this Hand of Chufan began to be peopled. ’Tis true, in 
Martini 1 s Days, about fifty Years ago, it was very po- 
pulous for the Space of three or four Years ; at which 
Time the Fury of the Tartarian Conqueft was fo great, 
that they left it defolate, not fparing fo much as the 
Mulberry-trees (for then they made a great deal of Raw- 
Silk here.) And in this Condition it continued till 
about eighteen Years ago ; that the Walls of the Fort, 
or Town, which now is, were built by the Governor of 
Ting-hai for a Garrifon to expel fome Pirates, who had 
taken Shelter there. 
About fourteen Years ago, the Ifland beginning to be 
peopled, there was a Chumpeen, or 'Governor, Lent to 
govern it for three Years, to whom lucceeded the late 
Chumpeen (who procured the opening of this Port to 
Strangers) whofe Government continued till April daft, 
being trail flated to be Chumpeen of Tien-ching-wei , near 
to Pekin, and was fucceeded by the prefent Chumpeen, 
who is Son to the old Chumpeen of Emoy. They have 
no Arts, or Manufa&ures here but lackered Ware, a par- 
ticular Account whereof I pannot, as yet, fend you. 
They begin to plant Mulberry-trees to breed up Worms 
for the Production of Raw-Silk 5 and. they make fome 
Tea, but chiefly for their own Ufe. 
4. The three Sorts of Tea commonly carried to Eng- 
land, are all from the fame Plant, only the Seafon of the. 
Year and the Soil make the Difference. The Bohea (or 
Vouiy fo called of fome Mountains in the Province of 
Token, where if is chiefly made) is the very Bud gathered 
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