£>f €fiftt#nD tije Wnstsotne thereof* 
Switches cftoater rounfi about them fo? tbeir 
fecurifie, tbepbfeno fo?frcire no? Cattles, 
but onelp bppon eoerpCate of tbe&otone 
tbep baue firong SCotoers, Inherent tbep 
place tbeir Ojtstnance fo? Defence of p f atone. 
SCbepbfeall kmfie of armes, asCaliuers, 
315 otocs, $0ikcs of etas fortes, Kaplers, 
like jfalceons,Co?tlattes anD Cargets.SDbc 
fculoicrs tobcn tbep goc to toarre,toearc 
Coates fiotonc to tbeir knas, Ipncfi toitb 
Cotton, fo that tbc tb?utt of a jaike o? a Ua? 
pier toill not reafiilp enter, fucb asare foul? 
filers arc patfie bp toe tttng,tobicb are knoto-- 
m bp iueartng a rcfi o? a pcUoto t£at,tobere? 
aftberearcfo manp, that tbc number is not 
tmotone,toepbaue Captafnes of io.of i oo 
fif IOOO. IOOOO. 20000, $c . “JIllEbtCb Cap? 
tames map bee hnotone bp certainc tokens, 
one from tbe otbcr,toberebp tbep knoto boto 
ittanp men be batb bnDer btm.Cuerp month 
tbcp gutter anfi are paiDe toitb Milner mo? 
nep, fo? tbep bauc no other Copne, anfi tbep 
are paces of cut ^iluer, in tobicb fo?t tbep 
pap f rccetue all their monep, fo? the tobicb 
purpofe tbep fioe altoapes carrie about them 
apalre of Mlaunce toitb amnttrumcntto 
cut the &tlner.0 foulfiier batb eucrp monetb, 
tbe balue oiaHpall anoabalfeof^paniflE) 
monep in bluer, tobicb is mo?e in that coun- 
trie(as toe baluc anfi puce of all things go? 
etb there) then fourc SDucates o? ttoeluc 
Cuilfiers toitb bs . iTo? Religion anfi cere? 
monies tbep are heathens, toitbout anp 
fparke o? point of spabomets lato, o? of anp 
The men o* f e( t s , 3 n manp places tbep p?ap to the 
tothejS onelp becaufe bee iboulfie not hurt 
tbem S^bcn anp man lietb on bis ficatb befi, 
tbep fet tbc picture of the JDiuellbefojebim, 
toitb the &unne in bis left banfi, anfi a pom? 
parfi in tbe right banfi, tobicb SDinell is pain? 
fefi toitb a berp fierce loahc; anfitberfo?e tbep 
fctfire toe patient o? fickc mantolaiketoell 
bpon him, that bee map bee bis frienfi in the 
toojlfi to come, anfi that peare bee map not 
burtbtm. 2Cbepp?ap to the&unne anfi the 
$pame,tobicb tbep tbinke,areman anfi toife, 
aitfi toben anp Cclipfe bappenetb>tbep make 
great facrificcs, fearing that Cofitoilltake 
their liucs from them, anfi cleanc ouertb?oto 
them, toberebptbep are in great feare/Cbcp 
fioe all belieue tbe immojtaliticof tbe foule, 
anfi that after tbeir oeatbes, tbepfijall re? 
ceiue either grofi o? euill retoarfi in the toojlfi 
fo comeacco?fimg to tbeir toojkes. Were? 
fo;e tbep bfe faire anfi cottlp Craues,anfi be? 
lane that in the toojlfi to come men fljall ne? 
uer mo?e Die, but line fo? euer, there are alfo 
in this lanfi manp anfi siuers faire HUniuerfi? 
ties, anfi ^cbooles fo? learning, tobere tbep 
fiufiie pjftofopbfc,anb the latoes of the fonfi. 
The /,booke. 
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fo? that not anp man in China is tffamefi 
0? accountefi of,fo? bis birth,familp o? riches* 
but drtelp fo? bis learning anfi khotolefige, 
fucb are tbep that ferae in euerp 2Cotone,ano 
baue toe gouernment of the fame, being fer? 
uefi anfi bonourefi toitb great folemnifies, 
anfi toojtbineffe, liuing in great pleafure anfi 
ettamefi asgofis. SCbep arc callefi Loirias, 
anfi Mandori j ns , anfi are altoaiCs bo?ne in 
tbe if rates, fittingin Chariots tobicb are 
bangefi about toitb Ctirfaines of^ilke, co? 
uerefi toitb Clothes of ( 0 olfie anfi £>fluer,anfi 
are much giuen to bankefing, eating, fi?tnk? 
tag f making goofi djeare, as alfo the tobole 
lanfi of China, man map rule, gouerne,; 
0? bfe anp Office of Curtice in tbe Cotone o$ 
place tobere be toas bo?ne, tobicb tbep Tape, 
tbe Tung Doth, becaufe tbetrfrienfieso?pa* 
rents Ojoulfi not intone o? perftoafietbemto 
fioe anp thing contrarte to lutttce, o? to the 
bmfierance of the Kings feruice. OTjen anp 
of toe afo?efaifie gouernours o? rulers Die trs 
China, tbep kill fiiuers of tbeir feruants anfi 
toiues, anfi caufe all kinfie of bictuals anfi ne# 
celTaries toitb fiiuers 31 etoels to bee put tatff 
tbe Crane toitb them, toberebp tbep tbtake 
tbemfelues toell pioutfiefi, anfi to baue goofi 
companie toitb toem, to liue toitoall in to© 
other too?lfi. 
SCbe Couutric isberie temperate f gofi 
ap?e, fo? it begmnetb bnficr 19. fiegras,anfi 
is in fome places higher then 50. Degrees, 1 
toberebp it is fo be p?efumefi, that if mutt of 
fo?cebc fruitful!, a great bdpe thereunto is 
tbeearneft anfi continuall labour the coun? 
trimen anfi inhabitants take, to builfi boufes 
in tbeir lanfi, toberebp there is not one foote 
of lanfi loft,o? that Ipetb toaff ,fo? euen to the 
berie moimtaines, it is both plotoefi f plan? 
tefi , becaufe there arc fo manp people in tbe 
Countrie. 3 t is notin mans memo?ie,tbat 
euer there toas plague in that Countrie, anfi 
tbep baue a lato tobicb is berp CraigbfIp bol? 
ficn, that no man map goco? Depart out of 
tbc Countrie toitbout licence,no? pet that a? 
np ttranger map come into the lanfi toitbout 
leaue bpon painc of Death. Iliketotfe no mai? 
map trauaile tbiougb toe Countrp to begge^ 
tobereoftbep bane a great care, anfi looks 
narclp bnto it. 'Cbe people are toell fo?mefi s 
anfi commonlp fat anfi toell likmgofbQfip* 
bzoafie anfi roans faces, fmal epes,great epe^ 
b?otoes, b?oafi fo?cbcafis, rmallanfi flat no? 
fes, litle bearfis,feauen 0? eight bap?es aboue 
tbeir Itppes anfi bnficr tbeir ebinnes, anfi be? 
rie blacke baire, tobicb tbep ettame berie 
mucb,f baue great care in § kerning thereof, 
anfi in keeping it cleane, as toell men as too- 
men, anfi toeare it as long as it toill gratae, 
ans then bins? it in a knot on the fop of tbeir 
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