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Show A an P, L: e, L l‘\ilfl , }. s:ulw % Wh'iy c 31, N0t ihy an after nin Canton Rivery ata place called Heytamon Hereupon the Mandorin Haitonw Admira g Cit .Fourte n ten, Cb cang T . _\[ .: ;ng,.\l m ny Meng), A N etberland Eaft-India. Company Merchandizes - from Taiwan to Canton ng ang PR R T their Veflel to receive an o P -g_‘----‘--...",__ i e e days fail; landed in th the Sea ccompany "ngng) Mmg came aboar falute Frederick Schedel , in the name an in be him on Shore but bein come nea the City he Lande i cen .r'.undrcd t oufand n.\'.;und nine hu dred fye ‘a Lodging without the Walls in the Suburbs Toward night came the Interpreter Tiengu while after was carried by them toa Temple of on where the Priefts had {pent the whole night at. th ir Devo ions, to fore-tel] ¢ that which at it {uccefs of the Strangers Arrival In the mean time whilft Schedel was abfene fr his Lodging 5 fome Muandorins came thicher b;y or er of the Vice-Roy, a made bold to open his Chefts wheérein the Prefent lay ; and after they had take our \'uyagc; I now pro our Travels to and age f Government at Batavia i2a Company in Holland an account of them, they flung them about in a {cornfu manner : - They coo likewife the Letter which was writ by the chief Governour f Batawia to th did fend fome perfon thole parts; therefore {nceels they had m ther two Vice-Kings were come to no other end, but to betray their Co ntry : Wh to tafte; which plcafing their Palat, they turn'd their C p finding him off ver freely an at laft werefo well fatisfyed with Schedel, that they begg'd his pa don for thei mifdemeanour and miftake; acknowledging how that he PortugnefSes had in fufed ftrange ftories into their heads concerning the Plots f Hollanders asaj their Country ; but now they were fully convinced, believing th contrary, cufing what had happened, and promifed thae for the future all mans r of civ lities fhould be thewed unto him during his abode there The next day carly in the morning by Sun rifing, Mr.Schedel as {uddenly fen for to n th a : i\"-n ourt to appear before the Ancient Vice-Ro Pigna;;zong : Thoufands o the Vulgar fort of people followed crowding at his heels t the Palace Gate giving him ill Language, faying, how finely Iron Fetters' woul become hi ( - ;Jc'i'c :'iev Legs; others pointe at hi with their Fingersi derifion'; an {om other blew Lice upon his Followers. ' However at laf¥ two Mandri es brought him t Court;. the Vice-King to give him Audience, fat upon his Thron , which fioo i the' middle of the Palace upon a high four fquare place, nd was covere with Rich Silk. Round about him ftood absve 264 Gent emen (amongf . 1eporty hichwas the fore-mentioned Huaitonn) all very Richly Dreffe after the Tazrta Fafhion. - His Majefty having received the Letter and the Prefent from Schedel and heard what he had to fay for him(elf againft" the falfe calumnies w ich ha been raifed againft the Hollanders 5 He was fo ‘well fatisf ed with him. that h caufed him to {it down next unto his Throne amongft the beft o his Coure, an afterwards invited himto a moft Splendid Dinner, made on purpofe f r his Entertainment A particular Table - appointed for Schedel and his Followers wa bydc 1 eX { om of C Yand of Tarwd fun brought with him {ome Bottles of rare Wine, whereof he de ired the Mandorine peapl £ the trt of this F€F ar the {elf thus unhand(omly dealt withal, began to confider whic way he fhould b beft able to pacifieand undeceive thefe people. ' .Among ot er Prefents he ha 4 Ware oheir jon 1 and were carrying it away.; but meeting of Schedel it unworthily in his Face, giving him reproachful Language 5 a if the Hollznder rce wit nto the peop d\l (whom the fame Hujtom brought with him aboard) with {everal other Ta tars to give Mr. Schedel who and Taxes, whic w iJ) aft for the Vice-Roys, and was carried to the ot er end of the Gifv -where he was narrowly fearched by one Emanuel d Lucifierroa Portuguefs, a R4 treated likewife with il Language : 'In the fame m nner ke was ufed by fom mean Officers, who told him that they were {ent v the Vice-Roy to thew h and ffoourtteeeen: updre of Bata great ftate, without {peaking one word to Schedely who . w s put into anothe Veflelina very {light manner, with the refents which he had broughe wit hi az, mzkdc< MERti n of g 1%+y y an L 2 half of the whole Canton Magifiracy After he had been well treated ther he took leave of Mr. Schedel, who out of refpect to hi Perfon, thought gaod to' y PapePy Capey SaSmami, :bzung, Socbung olt "-‘"‘\_ |