OCR Text |
Show T R A t--- s N etherland Eaft-India. Company i i mpnieioiipperi s wo The .nhabitanfs are generally.vcs‘yguH of underftanding, and few of them 3 addieed to Lcamm‘g - ta'-?ey are likewife very firong-bodied people, fit to anderg-dny labour The'Children do not only go nakedin the W inter, bungwil Ivcap into the cold water;5 {everao l them live By Theftand R wobberies, and ofren times {o numerous, that they break through all oppofition what{oever, whe th makeinroads to Plunder the Countries, which 1s already much Ruined by th lat Invafion DAL In this whole Province of Xantung lye fix great chief Cities, twenty nine mall Cities, and thirteen Garrifons : The fix great Citiesare, Cirtan, Tenchen, Tunochang, Cingchen, Tengchen, and Laichen Cinan commands over thirty ‘one Cities, as Cinan, Changkien, Cenping, Chagxa Sinching, Ciho, Citung, Ciyang, Chibuen, Fuching, Li nye, Changeing, F i?/)z';zq Ci-;zg- ching, Ling, Taigan, Sintai, Lainu,Te, Te ing, Pingyven, l"uti};g, f}mgfz;z, é;ifit;;( Laling, Xangho, Pin, Licin; Chenboa, and Putabi i Jenchen commands over ewenty {even Cities, as Yenchen, Kioben, Nif:y;zég, Cen Teng, Ve, Kiunhiang, Yutai, Tan,Chingun,Cao, Cao, Tingtao, Cining, Kiacian g, Kinye Kinnchingy Tungping, Venxang, Tungo, Pingyn, Fangeo, Xeuchang, T, Tanching, Fi and Suxuz Royal Channel called ¥g ifllgfitbtwacPuwhmu o P t n k P o t C h hed by this Artificial Chan ties which are Tranfporte veat, broad, and Navigab he fide of the Yellow River n k e b e t Lancing t c b r f t e u S o e t f n i . Navigabl s e f V t t w clp t}ubug wefenrl sous Vil | g undc wth ) s ..mn fmitfulncfid ' ["n'_‘.‘\?" r‘‘( n"s( ;rt;kthc lnhabi[ e grea Fruit-T1€¢ Sa ¢ gt Province Pc ¥ Tengchen commands over eighe Cities Chaoyven, Laiyang, Ninghai, and Venteng Chuching Mungin Kin, T xuz, an as Tengchen, Hoang, Foxan, Leubia Lascher commands over feven Cities, as Laichen, Pz'fzgtu, Vi, Changye, Kiao Caomiy Cieme e The thirteen Garrifons are,Nincing Cinghai, C hingxan, Gueihai, S anxan, Kixan Crvenxany, Manany Siaoye, Haicang, Punglas, Cin, and Xechin In this Province areallo feveral Iflands, amongft which thefe three are th chiefeft, as Feuxen, which lies toward the Weft, is but {mall, but yet wel built 5 Teubeng (ituated in the Sea near to Caomie: This Ifland is very famous, b a fad accident of 500 Chinefe Philofophers who drowned themfclves in the Sea becaufe that the Emperour Xuis hated all Learned Men as mortai Enemies third Wland s Xauinen, the biggeft and fulleft of People Th The Chinefe Accompt-Book, which comprehends the number of people in cac place, meritions in this Province {even hundred and fe venty thoufand five hundre ‘and fixty five Families fixty feven hundredfifty nine thoufand fix hundre {eventy five Fighting Men The yearly Revenue of the Proviace belonging to the Emperour an confifts o twienty cight hiindred twelve thoufand one hundred and nineteen Bags of Corn fitty four thoufand nine hundred and nineteen Rolls of throw!d Silk, fifty two thou- {and four hundred and forty-#ine pounds of Catton, of thirty eight hundre twenty four thoufand two hundred'and nineteen Trufles of Straw and Hay fo the Kings Stables; befide {everal Tolls paid ‘upon thé Royal Channel of Titn which amounts yearly to ten millions of Golden Crowns "This Village Kia-kia lyes encompaffed with plealant and fruicful Fields Village 'very Rich well Built, and handioml 1 -adorned with indifferent Tarze Stru&ures The Fields round about are full o i+ ‘Rofemary, which are not only very pleafant to the eye, but allo. caft a Fragran f sill,ano fiO( Logan, Xeuguarg, Changlo, Linkin, Gankin Gechao 1f purchafing¢ Poh L("I k cing, Po, Fan, Qnonching, and Chaoching - Cingchew commands over fourteen Cities, as Cingehen, Linchi, Pobing, Casyven moft delightful to behald § ‘th ith extrao oy WU ' hf dchgi Tunchang commands over eighteen Cities, asT unchangy Tangye, Poping, Choangping, Keny Sin, Cingping, Ken; Lincing, Quontao, Caotang, Gen, Hiacin, V ‘ufl "Amell atagreat diftance, ‘before you com C near them W {aw likewile not fa fro |