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Show v 2 The EMBass F of the was covered with thirty two Silver Difhes, heaped with all manner of extraordinary Dainties; the Cups in which they drank were Maflied Gold, an nothing was wanting which could adde to the greatnefs of the Entertainment During which, the Vice-Roy fent to Mr. Schedel to refolve him feveral queftions concerning the Condition and prefent Governmeént of Holland; and after that h had 'fully an{wered his Majefty TR he was difmiffed b Thc C . hereb Cfmit d gngsz' ,'V:c tbff" him with all manner o By,both l relpedt, and conduted from thence by the Mandorine Haitonw, with the Lette and Prefents to the young Canton Vice-Roy, called Signamen ; who receive him likewife very friendly, and civilly invited him to a Dinner, but yet feeme zg(d on tofide rather with the Portugueffes His Mother who came out of Tartary the year before, was very defirous to fe the Hollanders, and fent for Schedel with his Followers (notwithftanding tha he was in themiddle of his Speech) to appear before her Whereupon h brake off abruptly to go to her, and found her with her Gentlewomanin an ope Hall expecling his coming, where he was very courteoufly received by her During his ftay there, he commanded his Trumpets to found, which mach delighted the Ladies, who thewed him all manner of kindnefs for his civility in tha re[pect After he had fatisfyed the curiofity of the Vice-Roy's Mother, h returned back to the Vice-Roy, who ftayed for him all this while : When he began tore-aflume the dilcourfe, which having ended, and taken his leave to b gone, he was condulted in great-State by Haitonu to the houfe of the grea Mandorine Toutang, who has the third place in the Government of Canton ~ But when this Toutang had privately taken a view of Schedel througha Window or the like, he {uffered himto depart without offering him the leaft civilicy i his Houfe; infomuch that he was forced to find out another Lodging for himfelf and his Followers, where they lay that night, and the next day fent for thei Goods fromaboard their Ship ~ The Governour and Council in Maccoa,to ftifle in its birth the progrefs of thi negotiation, did endeavour not only to corrupt ‘Huaitonn with Prefents and contrary Arguments, but they fentlikewilea confiderable Embafly to Canton, wher they remonftrated at large in Writing, how that the Portugeffes in Maccoa wer informed that a certain Forreign Nation known by the name of Hollanders, ha {ent away a Ship to the chief City of Canton, to defire free Traftick in China But they, as in duty bound, did find them(elves neceflitated to acquaint the Governour, that thefe people were of a cunning nature, deceitful inall things, an without any Country or Habitations of their own; and that they got their living by Stealth and Piracy : Thatthey by the number of Ships and Guns, had mad themf{elves very confiderable at Sea, and were now only endeavouring how to ge fure Footing in China, that foby that means they mightthe better enrich them{felves: Thatthey had taken Taiwan, had made an Affaule upon Manilba, an Maccoa, and had alfo blocked up Aunni with a Fleet They likewi{e added, tha thefe people were thofe, who about 23 years fince appeared with two Ship and great Prefents in the mouth of the River of Camton 5 but the Magiftrates o the place, who were well acquainted with their Villanies, did very wifely refuf them. "That they had totally deftroyed Heytaimon , layed their Houfes in Afhes ard confequently no King in China would ever have any thing to do wit them but were held by all wife and knowing people as the Ruine and Plague o t a Empire. That they had made a Peace with the Pyrat Coxinga, and fo that rea{on they were to be looked upon no otherwife then as Enemie to the Tarta Crown Laftof all, they defired that this their faithful admonition mig t b taken in good part, as proceeding froma yeal and upright inclination which they bore to the whole Empire Th qflife an(.) WOUld bfm gard tha Country hichmaf Reven ues They w fucha fort but whatl the believing they defir ever their The Vic and witha bought 2 which with chant migh ing of the r Hollanders had taken young Vi thought, a A Com ton, did hi landers ; 3 and anothe of the SUP 1o blam of the Vice gone forth King of 5 that tbey W sdledd's re Wi.th all hi |