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Show " "‘".,.... ) ' N etherland Eaft-India- Company ::(li(d r nj‘"'"i") (\\ uon It fo ths ' b‘-‘ so G ~3 th E ' an ay (tone, G anneyed Cut T} tbc Walls re all Mo it glifen k Gol ¢ th:d chicf Cit of the Pro oed ith Walle and ulwarks clean.sh data import.tsv out README middle ofthe Gy fun 0l hay finona Wa ls and py Nortfhide of the ity run 2 Wooden bridge of 13 ok the City. On the So a ts. and the greatnefs o they el buile with goodly Hou e s Bhewed usa very large Iro erelied for fome great Lord pving done his Countrey fom et tung, liesamengft che reft a chief Hill called Mingxe, which fignifies the Stone o noife : upon the top of this Hill, as the Inhabitants related to us, {tandsa Column of 100 Rod high, whichas{oonas touched with the Finger, founds like a Drum from which noife the Hill derives the name The Chinefes allo told us,that near to Quonching, the 17" fmall City of the chie City, is a Pool called Hoywherein formerly the King Gue: kept and fed hisCrane withgreat care and delight The Chinefes in this Countrey, as likewile throug all China, feed this Bird in their Houfes, as alfo the Stags, which being Creature of long life, they fancy to themfelves, thatin having of them to breathe upo them, they fhall likewife live long. We continued all night inour Veflels befor this City, and {et Sail the next morning, and paft over the Pool Nanyang, whic abounds with Fifh, and that night cameto the City of Lincing, which lyes about thirty miles fromthe City Tungchang, and is fituated on both fides of the Roya Channel : welay at the end thereof, where thatand the River Guei {eparates th Province of Xantung from that of Peking, and mingle and unite their Waters We were no fooner arrived in tbis City, but the Governour appeared upon th Wall, near the place where we lay with our Veflels, to welcome and receive th Embafladoufs, with all manner of kindnefs Pinxenton and the other Mandorine went firft alhore to him, whereupon the Governour fent for fome Chairs for th Embafiadours who followed the Mandorines, and were moft civilly received b them, who intimate that he could not receive them in his Court, becaufe the had net yet appeared before the Emperour. The Embaffadours fent fome Pre{ent to the Governour, who for the fame reafon refufed them Becaufe this Lincing lyesat theend of the Yellow Channel, and near the Rive Guei,and {o confequently avery commodious Harbour for Shipping; all manner o Goods and Wares are brought from all parts of China to this City, for which the muft pay cuftom there 3 and for this reafon the Emperour has three Commiffioner refiding inthat place toteceive his Dues. This Navigation occafions fo great Trade in this Lincing , that it exceeds the other eighteen fmall Cities whic belong to the chief City of Tunchang,in number of people, plenty of allmanner o things, gallantry of buildings, and greatnefs of Commerce, neither gives fhe plac toany infesiour City inthe whole Empire. On bothfides ofthe Royal Channel near to the City, ftand two ftrong and large Caftles one againft another, whic isno imall ftrength to the place, by which no Veflel whatfoever can pafs withou paying their Duties In this Channel are likewife juft before the City two firon and heavy Sluces, to force back the upper water which runs from the River Guei and is {ometimes two or three foot higher then'the Inland water. © On the Nort fide of the City lyes a Wooden Bridge of nine Arches; over which you may paf conveniently from one City inro the other; in the middle whereof isa DrawBridge, to let through {uch Veflels as have paid their cuftom The City is well built, and isadorned with {everal ftately Temples, it lyes in flat Sandy Soil, and isfurrounded with an Earthen Wall thetop whereof is co vered with ftone ; very large and well people'd : We had here great abundanc of all manner of Fruit, amongft the reft fome well relithed Pears whichkeep a grea while Without the Wall, onthe North fide of the City,ftands a moft famous Temple with a high Tower, exceeding rare inthe manner of Building : ¥ou climb up t - the top of this Tower by a pair of winding ftairs, which are not built in the middl s l W t e t b b r w of the T Th |