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Show 3 The EMpBass w--.- of th -_N_W ,..M_ -- of the Soil round about. Amo gft other Fruits, there are mof delicioys Cher ries, {old for little or nothing i this City. Be fide the vaft n mber of People there lyes a Garrifon of torty e refidesalfo the Governon of the Southern Provinces in the name of the Emperou likewife all others, fo ftately Idol Temples, To rs, Rare Edifices, Tri umphal Arches : But the Em erours Court of Palace fo merly exceeded al] th reft of the Buildings, wherei ing was wont to refide, the fame State and Pomp it as now at prelent the Grea Chas at Peking. Thi Palace was fituated on th South-fide of the City, b ile four-fquare, {urround with a Wall, which contain the greateft part of the Cit : Each fide of the {quare wherein this Palace was ncluded, contained n l gth one Italian mile, an third parts of a Dutch mile e ; and as much as can b diflcerned by the decaye Walls, and known from th Inhabitants, this Court, r Palace, with aJ] belongg, was as big as Harlew i Holland e great Gate lay a larg Court whichled to the fou -{quares, and was Paved ith fine fmoqth Stone. Th Tartars feated themfelve near toan Idol Temple ca led Paolinxi, where the built themfelves feveral Hutt , leaving the Chinefesto dw ll in the City, and ther to drive their Trade. Th buildings are al] of 2 hard ort of Stone, which th Natives have moft curioufl Painted with a Yellow Colo r, that when the Sun reflects on them, they f(hine like old Overthe Gate of the fecon Court of thi Mens length ia height and three Fatho Palace, hangsa great Bell, bout tw and ahalf in circumference whof thicknefs contained "near th fourth part of aYard: Th brags of the found of this Be Chinefes made grea l, asif the like were not to China, yea, not in the who l e World; but when w me and f}ruck uponit, w found it (ufficiently dull, nd the Mettal not f{o goo as that of ours i Enrope And though the Tartars in th much deprive and impair this City of itsformer Luftre an Splendour (no City efcapin better then this Naking) yet however the ftatel Palace of the Kings, was tot lly defiroyed by them It isfuppoled that the Tartar end or caule, but out of particular hatred and grudg which they bore to the Fam ly of Taiminga, wh Governed till the Court wa removed from thence to Peki g Though this Nanking, by th renfoving of the Imperial Cou t to Peking, wa thus déprived of herantjen Glory and Sp] endour; yet fh thows its former an antient Obedience, by fen ing of extra ordinary Prefen s yearly, ‘beyond al the reft of the Cities, to the mperour Fir t of all, every three mont s five Ships are fent fr m thence Jaden with al mdnner of Silks, and Woo len Cloths, to the Em r at Peking: Thefe Shi are called in the Chinefe Lang ag ignifies Ships with Dragons Cloths, becaufe they ar fent to the Emperour, whofe lazonry is thwack' with Dragons. Imuft confel that in all my Tife time, Ineve exceed thefe for Riches an Bravery ; for without they ar and Painted, that it made o r cyes dazzle to look on th m > and within they wer likewile moft curioufly cont ived, and adorned with Im ges : This one thing alon 15 enough to difcover th ingenuity of thefe People The City {end; likewile e E mperour, certain Fith, which ar taken before her WWajl 1 the Rive r Kigng, in May a d Fune, and are called b the Chinefes Siyu ; byt b ¢l 1¢ Portugueffes who liv there, they arecalled Ssvel And though the way fro king, is more then two hundr miles, yet they have 4 wa them to the Emperour good ; fora great num t fre(h an ey of Men are appo nted to draw the Boats da and night wh who 10 6'1% poft the nev by fe Jorer ],'gbt jok mok Dou and d brou abou T ther Hair Harr Silk broa were us 1 Silk, liqu cgnfi tre 'mg th the Ca Gu te w ha fe |