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Show The EMBass of t efteemed by the Chinefes 5 but yet they are not preferred to that dignity of th Cities, though they have a command over fome lefler Towns For the fafety of the ways, and defence of the great Wall, there are 14 {tron Fortsin this Country which are furrounded with ftrong Walls their names ar thele, Gueiguen, Jengneis Cogueiy Maye, Vanglin, Fanghon,Caoxon, Tierzcbing,Cbinlu Cnigynen, I inglin, Chungtun, Gezfmng, and Tungxing The Pole or Regifter Book of this Kingdom reckons five hundred 89 thoufand nine huhdred and fifty nine Families, and five hundred eighty four thoufand an 15 fighting men That which this Country pays in Taxes yearly to the Emperour confifts of twenty two hundred feventy four thoufand and twent Rice, of fifty pounds of fine Linnen, of four thoufand feven hundre filk Stuffs; four hundred and twenty thoufand weight of Salt thirty hundred forty four thoufand eight hundred and fifty bundle {ide {everal other Taxes two Bags o and {event and five an of Hay, be Mongft the Northern Dominions is this Xenfr, whichis very great, chiefl fituated toward the Weft, uponthe height of thirty Degrees, and border upon the Kingdoms of Presbyter 70/)/2, Casker, and Tibet, which are called by on name in the Chinefe Tongue, Sifan Weltward the borders extend beyon the Tartare Kingdom of Taniju; betwixt which, and this Country, the grea Wall and fome Forts make a {eparation, which doth not run through all thi Country, butonly to the fide of the YellowRiver The remaining part of thi Country fituated on the other bank of the River, has no wall for its defence but dry and barren Sand-fields, and the Yellow River, and fufficient Fortifications this Xenfi is likewife bounded with this Yellow River, which run through the Country. Southward lye very high Mountains, which are as ftron Bulwarks, and feparate this Province from the Provinces.of Homan, Suchen, an Hugnang Want of Rain makes this Country very dry 5 but yet it produces grea ftore of Wheat, Barly, and Turkith Corn but very little Rice Xunh [ung, Sil . W'a 5. g, K"i (huin 8 The Third Kingdom of X EN S Eaftwar The Beaft feed all winter upon Corn. It abounds with Sheep and. Goats, which the fhear three times a year, in the Spring, in Summer, and in Harveft; and of th Wooll they make themfelves Clothes. In this Country they make great ftore o Musk, which grows in the Navel of a Beaft, not much unlike to a young Hind the flefh whereof the Chinefes eat as other Meat: When this Deer goes to Rutting, the Cod {wells like a Bile that is full of matter; which exuperation confift ing of a thin hairy purfe, is then taken out with all jts precious ftuffe by th Natives. Trueit is, that all the purfes which are brought tous, are not the right and pure Navels ; forthe canning Chinefes know very well when they empty th purfe, how to fill up the fame again with counterfeit Musk. There is likewif Gold found in this Country, which is not fetched from the Mines (for thof th Emperour will not {uffer to be opened, there being both Gold and Silver Mi es but from the fides of rivers and fhallow waters In this Country are eight Capital Cities, one hundred and feven {mal Cities befide Caftles and Forts ; the cight Capital Cities are thele Sigan, F ungciang Han chnng, Pingleang, Cunchang, Linijao, K ingyang, and Fengan 1. Sigan commands over 36 Cities, as Sigan, Hienyang, Hingping Linchang Kingijang, Caolong, Hu, Lantien, Liuno, Xang, Chingan, Tung, C aoye, Hoyang Ching, Ching, Pexny, Hanching, Hoa, Hoyan, Gueinan,Puching Conan, Hoxanijang Xangnan fings Thiu Be Maga fome 7nngc fmall Chinfa Th to be thirty Men Th ht oufa thoufa {ortso Cotto of Cal nne Wel Vith t Int fde F G i L ( m,K, T th ‘ flg,) f .2 i |