4i CDf tlj £ f&ottfnccs an* ©Kies' In Cijtna. 
is ttje caufe t!)at among them fuel) as arc 
learned arc Po mud) ctfftnied.Cbctr paper is 
like that of Europa, but not fo tohife, but 
thinner ano fmartber :thcp make alfo of aU co# 
tors, tohitb is berp faire, thep tontc toith 
pennes of &®dcs, Usljcrcin there fticketb a 
penfe!!,fucb as punters bfe. pinting,pain- 
ting ? gun-potoder, toith the furniture there# 
to belonging, baue bccne bfeo in China ma# 
npbundrctb pearespatf, ano berp common, 
fo that it is toith them out ofmemorie toben 
tbepfirfi began. Cbcir Chronicles fbetoe 
that tbeir firff King, being a great $tgro# 
mancer,tobo ratgneo manic tboufand peaces 
psff, 6(0 firS inuent great ordinance tuitlj alt 
things belonging thcrcunto:]Bjmting is like# 
irnfe berp auncicnt imth them, for that there 
are bakes fotinD in tbofc countries of China, 
tohich toere printed at the lead Sue or fire 
hunSirth peares before punting toas in bfe 
toith bs in Europe, fothat it is not founoe 
toben it firft began there. 3no there arc ma • 
np bote in china, for that thep areberp cu# 
rious ano Dcfirous to to?ttc ano regifter all 
thinges, astncUthat tohich is done in their 
hingdome,or tohich belongeth thereunto, as 
alfo other memorableIhingsguning ano fine 
deutfes,latoes ana otomaces,al policies $ go# 
uernments in their totones, tohcretn thep 
much rcfcmble ano furpafife the ancient ©re# 
cians ano Romans. Che snanner oftheir 
banquetings auo feaffes arc thus, as manp 
perfons as are minted, fo manp tables arc 
prepared ano rnaoc reaop, although thep be a 
hundred) :thc tables are beric faire ano fintlp 
painted, toith all Kpno ofimagerie and Soto* 
ers,molf plcafant f o behold, fo that thep bfc 
no fable-clothes, but touno about thecOges 
of the table there hangeth a doth Do ton to the 
ground, offilk,damafke,gcld or filucr,cueric 
one according to his efiate, and at the cor# 
tiers of the tables there hang diners faire baf# 
Sets full of all forts of ftueetc flotoers, toith 
marchpaine dtiffe of all for mes and fafijions, 
gilded * berp runninglp made. In the middle 
of the tables thep place the meats, berp cod# 
lie and toell oreft, and in gcod order, all in 
Dtfijes of fine earth, or els filuer. Che meat 
bothfifl)andfiefi), ortohatfoeueritis, (sail 
cut in pieces, the bones and finctoes cleans 
taken forth, tohich thep neuer touch toith 
their fingcrs,but onelp bfc to take it bp toith 
ttoolitle pieces ofblacketotodmade round, 
tohereafpctnnapfib fomeat D. Paludanus 
houfe,that I gaue him: and thefe thep bfc in 
Head offorkes, tohich toith them is fo rcadp, 
t there falleth not one bit or crume bpon the 
table, tohetcbp thep bfe no napkins to toipe 
their banDes,for thep need them not, neither 
doe thep foule either hand or mouth. Chctr 
The l.Bookc* 
drinkeis topne made office, and bretoefi a& 
toe breto beer. Chep drinks often, but bene 
litle at a time,and toill drittkeaf the leaff 20. 
times in one fmal cup before it be emptpttohe 
thep are at their ^fcalfsaud banquets thep 
baue much muficke.Chep hnue Itketoife ma# 
np manners $ cuHomes of rurtefies, tohich 
are thefe: Che common people as thep mat 
together, thep tout their left hand, and court 
it toith their right hand, and fo hold them to# 
gether on their brealf,toith much botoing f 
If toping toith their heads dotontoards,therc# 
bptolhetoe that thep loue each other, and 
are as fall bound and bniteo together m loue, 
as their hands are faff knit t ogctfjcr,and that 
toith all their harts, toheretotth thep bfe ma# 
nic courteous fpceches. among the Robles 
or Mandoninj, toben thep mart together, 
thep prefenflp ft}ut both hantes, and lap 
their fingers each bpon the other,andfo toith 
their armes make a hcop or botoe, and fo tad 
If ill ff ©ping and botoing their heads and bo# 
dies toith great curtcfie, making cfidtfe toha 
tbalfirff go bp,toith manp other ceremonies 
bred among the Robles, tohich toere oner 
long to rehearfe. Wl?erefore at this prefent % 
toill leaue them, and ceafe to tortte anp fur# 
thcr of their ceremonies,and other cuff omes, 
as neceffitie requireth,tor that if 3 fijculd dc - 
fcribe them all at large, it toauld beouerte# 
dious, ano a hunoretb qtfiers of paper toould 
notfufrice: pet if anp man be dcfirous tofto 
more hereof, let him read the bokemade 
bp a &panifhirrper named Fray luan Gon# 
Tales de J^enciofa,ofthCdefcriptiO!tof Chi# 
na,tohich baske is tranfiafed out of 3>pamffj 
into Jiati«c,altb8Ugb there are fame faffs,bp 
torong information giuen bnto the Author: 
nottoithSanding itccntcpneth manp parti¬ 
cular things toorthte the reading. 
The 2 j. Chapter, 
Of the town and Hand of M^chm irt Chis 
na ^where the Portingalcs haue their re# 
fidence, and trafficke with their mar- 
chandifes,wares,and fom,eprices thcr# 
of,and the waight,meafure,and money 
as well of Ch:n<tj as o[ Malacca, which 
continually come chether. 
I^e Sland and Cotonc d 
M^chau or Makau, (silt# 
habited bpiaortmga!es,to# 
getber toith the natural! 
borne ©oirntrimenofChi# 
na.- Cbcp traffirhc toith 
the men of Canton, fromtohencc the chi# 
nayes bring all their marebandifes, and re# 
fort 
