£>f China, thereof. 37 
te'apfsnote as common, as from India to 
poittngale, tehcretoith teee tetll returns a- 
gainebnto our matfer,conccrning thecoaff s 
tehere tec left, tt?at is, from the further part 
iiltearOS Of tt)C I^aucu of Cauchinchi na Caff# 
tearD to tl)C !)OOkC calico Terra Alra^ojtljC 
f bighlanbe, tehtch Ipeth tutDer i9.0cgms, 
ano then are 6 o. mslesJCfjere bcgtnnctb the 
great fcihgbsme of China, tehereoftee teill 
fpeakeparticularip. 
SEbis running in of the teatcr 0? ^auen, 
is the cnoe of the lano of Cambaia,anotbe 
coaff of Champaa, teberc ttje lanoc calico 
Cauchinchina bcginnetb: tebicb lano ana 
coaff renebetb Onto China, astttsfaioe be# 
foje. SDbiSlanD of Cauchinchina 10 DeuiOeO 
into tfoo 0; tb;® lungoomes, tebicb arc bn# 
tier the fubteffton of theming of China, the 
peoplefojperfon, manners, cuff omes,ano 
ceremonies are almoft like tbofe of China,tt 
is a frwiffuU Countrie of all neceffaric pjout- 
fionsanObictuals. It hath alfomucb of the 
toooocalleo Palo Daguilla, ano oftbemoff 
finite teooOe calico Calamba, alfo much 
£>ilke ano other marebanotfes, as tbofeof 
China baue. ifrom tbfs comer Caftans bp 
^ouib, ten mtles from tbe lano Ipetb tbe 31 # 
lano of Aynao, tebicb is an llano ano $>?o- 
wincc of China, betitonc this llano ano tbe 
ftrme lano is a filing ofpcarle. jfrom this 
comet coaff mg along tbe Jboje $o;tbcaff 
ano bp Caff are 90, miles, inhere Ipetb the 
llano ano totene of c^facao tnoer 22.0c# 
gra's ano a balfe, this is inbabiteo bp tbe 
$ 3 o;tmgals,together tottb tbcnaturallcoun# 
trimen of China, from Macao $o;tbtoeff 
in a crahe 0; rtucr tnbicb is full of 3 lanOs in# 
Inaros Ipetb tbe totene of Canton tnoer 24. 
oegrees ano a balfe, anots 50. mtles from 
Macao, inbtcb is tbe cbtefeSCotone ofthis 
$ 3 ;outncc, ano is a great Cotone of S©ar- 
£banOife,from tebcnce tbe po;fmgals baue 
tbeir teare,ano is tbe onelp place inhere tbep 
bfuallp bane conference Ujitb the toljolc 
sountcie Of China. 
The 23.Chapter* 
Of the great fruidull kingdomand flrong 
countrie of China , with other notable 
things of the fa me. 
fc lano of China ipetb bn# 
Oer Tropi cus Ca : I cr i,anO 
the coaff thereof ffrctcbetb 
^outbteeft atto $o?tbeaff, 
abcue 400. miles, it bath 
on the £>cutbvneft coe tbe 
fcmgOome offCauchmchina, $ cn tbe #ojtb 
The.i^Booke* 
toeffano jite;tbffoe Tarcaria. 3 lnfbelan 0 e 
lpni0 toefftearD from Chin a, tbep fap there 
are tebite people, ano fbelano calleo Catha# 
ia, inhere (as it is thought) are manp Cbm 
ffians,anotbatitff)oulo conftne another 
bpon Perfia. But to tbe ptitpofe Of Chtnajif 
isfapD.tbatbetinane tbelanOes of China, 
ano Tartaria, there is a teall in length a wait 
soc. miles,tnbicb istbusfobe bttoerffcooe, twene cm- 
that on the fame fi&e of the Countrie there n * & Tar- 
are berie high mo«ntaines,aU along the bo;# t3ria of - f ° d 
tiers, ano fome bailies betteame thcm,inhich my cs Ions * 
map in all bee counteO So.mtles^ tohichbal# 
lies are teitb tealles maie as high, ano euen 
inith the hits , idherebp the Countrieisall 
inclofcO like a toll 0; Bulteark e, to eefeno 
them from the SCattartans, tebicb are their 
great enemies .• inho in times paff befoje 
the teall teas maoc, hao almoff ouercome. 
the tehole feingOome, manp uearcs together, 
as Ihliffoucs make mention , but timing 
them out againe,ano after that making tbetc 
Countrie fure bp that toall, eucr fince thep 
baucconttnueom peace ano quiet from tb^ 
SCactarians. 
‘CbehmgBame of china fs ocaioeo inter 
fiffanep;ouinces, accounfmgthe lanOan& 
p20uin£e of Aynao , ano euerp Pmuince 
hath a pjincipall 0; ffjire Coinne, tehcreof 
the tehole pourncetafeeth the name. In the 
miooie of this fetngoome ipetb a great Cake, 
o; £>ea, from tehence toe fp;ing manprp# 
uers ano heats, tobich part ano fp;eao them# 
felues tbioughout the tehole femgOome, in fo 
manp bjandjes that men map trauel tb?ogh 
tbe C oimfrte in boats', Barkes, ano I 5 ;i# 
gantines,tobic!)thep bfein tljofc Countries* 
SLbe abounoance of this tester tstbecaufe 
that it is fo fruitfull of all things, ano moff of 
tbeir SDotenes, Bojougbs ano tillages are 
built bpon riuers an® testers, toberebp tbep 
baue great fraffiquesderumg ech other teith 
all things in great abounoance, this 
coaff is the greateff coaff of anp countrie on 
the toater Ooethat euer teas hears off,tehcr* 
on Ipetb ffiie p;ouinces, tebich are Cantao 
0; Canton, hfter tbetebicb jjtejtbeafftears 
Ipetb Chincheo, anO then Liampoo, an® 
Nanqijn 0; Nankijn, f Paquian, tebtcb IS 
tbelaff ^ojtheafftearoc. |ntbis pjouince 
the liiing boioetb bis Court, ano moff part 
of his foulOiers, becaufe this ^joufnee Ip# 
ethnweff to Tartaria, anOff isfaiOe,thaf 
this pmutnce is one of the beff in all China, 
toherfo;e the fling keepeth therm contimial# 
In. %l)c countrie is fo fiill of Scutes ano 
Boat*s to fapie in rpners, that it is teonoer# 
tell, fo; thep fap ano affirm e,that in the ^a^ 
wen an® rpuer of Canton, there ate alteaics 
mo;e Ihips ano barkes, then are in the tehole 
country 
