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Show N etherland Ea/l»Indimahpzmj by the fame Stream, running round about T both like fruitful On the South fide of this City, we {aw ata diftan ea high Mountain, calle by the Chinefes Tienmmen, which fignifies Heaven Gate, becaufe the River K ian runs through' here, between two fmall Hills of this Mou tain, as through Gate. - Satlingalong, we obferved I ying in the River éver a ainft this City, another Illand 2l : Fole The Country of this chief City o Ifland, 1sin fome places very Rocky, and full o Hills 5 1n others again as {mooth but i alled Hiao, all of one entire Stone - In this Rock w re feveral Hole and Concavities, wherein bréd abandance of night- irdss the Ile from thenc denominated Hizo. Not far from this City, towar the South-eaft, lyes a larg 7 Lake or Pool called Tdnyang,which as well as the River K 2ang dividesand water the whole Countrey of - thischief City, which very much en iches the Ground round about, - making them fatisfie the greedy Husbandman We underftoo b the Chinefes that this had been aftately City, well Built, and full of Tr but the Tartars totally Ruined het in their laft Wars. Three gallant T wers w faw upon the River fide as we failed along; by thefe Towers we might u derftand in ‘what a famous condition this Countrey had been Uponthefame day we came in fight of that Renowned and Roy l City o Nanking, which is juftly called the chief City of the Province of anking; w came to Anchor in the Harbour, and lay with our Veflels before the Gate S ifumon, which fighifies the Water-Gate The Embaffadours went the next day to vifit the three Gover ours of this City and were cartied in Palakins, and théir Followers wajted upon th back: They were likewife condu&ed in great State by the Agent Vice-Roy of Canton, who refided in this City, and by two Mandor ne from Canton in the abfence of Finxenton, who lay ftill behi d The chief Governour fhewed the Embaffadours his with-drawin on Horfe- e mame:o the youn who cam room, an made them, after accuftomary Complements, to fit down next to im : He was ...... Cbhinefe, born in the City of Leoatung, but of a very civil beha iout; the Embafladoursfhewed him a Letter of the Prefents which were defigned fo him but he would not receive them, they having not yet feen the Emperonr. Afte they had difcoutfed a while with this firft Governour, they took leave, and en to the{econd, alfoa Chinefe, and born at Leoatung 5 who (hewe himfelf no lef courteous then the former : He caufed the Embaffadours to fic down with (al oft the {ame Complements; and received the Letter with great civility from them which noeminated his allotted Prefents ; but he illiterate himfelf, gave it t one o his Commanders to read, and on the former account refufed to accept of them From hence they wentto the third, who dwel¢ in the wall o the old Impe rial Palace; he fent for the Embafladours, whe came to him in his C amber having his Wife withhim : The Apare four-fquare, ‘with Benches round ab u covered with Silk, and a Stove to warm the room in Winter, in w ich they bur Reed; Wood there, being very fcarce Made afie This Governour was by Birth a Tartar a young well-fet Man, but underftood not the Chinefe Language, th refore hi Sonis were Interpreters. His Wife, a proper and comely Dame, {poke more th her Husband, and firangely inquifitive about Holland; She was mot d fmayed a our {trange Arms, but likea bold Virago drew out our Swords, a d difcharge ‘our Piftols, whichmuch delighted her; the room filled prelently with Tarta Gentlewomen, who belonged and waited upon this Lady, and brought a g ea Silver Kettle full of Theas, mingled with Milk and Salt, and placed it in the mid dle of the Chamber, ferved about with Wooden Ladles, pouring into the lik Difhes to all the company, who drank thereof : The Thes thus mingled, the drankin Wood, but the clear Theamade only with Water, they drank in littl Chin |