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Show .X it ) i _tw . SRR --------------------- ------------------------------------------ e ----- e --- P " ----------------- The EmMBassy of th . - ‘ R % . 74015 I‘KPL{‘WLE?Z(JIN( ok S o Y ---i T 1. ) i -- 3». G A e o P VT 7 A 1 -...‘:‘) AR V ‘ - A A S "L.T. \A ;‘l"j;\i\}"l Ayorena _ T o J "i"!: R ‘M oy o f Sui LA " ~.‘_ ‘f ¥{ }.-‘é' , YT The fafhion or form of this Tower confifts of eight corners and nine rounds o ftories, each thirteen foot and a half; {o that the whole height of the Tower i above 120 foot, and according to the height a proportionable thicknefs : Th ' outward Wall ismade of the fame mould that the China Difhes are of, and full o Fret-work 5 the Walls within are polifhed Marble of feveral Colours, and {mooth, that youma fee your face asina mirrour The Galleries or Rounds which are nine, adorning the Structure, are of Marble, cutin Figures or Images and bave hanging at their Corners very fine Copper Bells, which when the win blows amongft them, make a very pleafant jingling murmur. The Lights o Windows belonging to thefe Gallenes are full of Guilded Bars, which when th o to th Up ive rec the a h bri a m be r rec m th Sun fhines up the Tower fiands a Figure, fignifying the Goddels of the place to whom thi Strutture is Dedicated This Image is made of Plaifter-work, 30 foot hign, an fee b t (as fta e To thi u ab n Ro er Sil an Go wrought in wit ouf cur f ar c wh ge Im {ma an sre ra fev in the annexed Print a Chi i ie ofi cur tef gre th ng am e ko re b ma wrought, that the el him h bu en ld Ch an Wi hi lcf to xe Pi In this City of Lincing te mp Tr ou o on dy alf Her ng Pef t u wit ag Vo th ue ti co called Verman, who was buried in an Tdol Temple, witk the confent of the Magi un gr e lo ha the i rr' int b t nge fir an e {uf do {e wh tes ftr th de div c wh Gue th int er en w 7uz e Ri th ou th go Havin Gwe o fid We th o ng {pr hea f wh ng Pek Province of Xantung fro boei, the fourth chief City of the Province Honan, running from thence with man ga fu Xa o ce vi Pr th wi be Eaf th ar to ing tur an r Meand thi fr mil t nin u ab Sea th o Ar oa in Peking , difemboguin Cuy. We failed Faftward up this River, and arrived upon the twenty fifth t Vitin, accounted the fourteenth {mall City of the great Tungchang , thirt miles from Lincing, fituated upon the right or South-fide of the River Guei, upon the further confinesof the Province Xantung, and handfomly vefted with Upon the left or North-fide of the River are large Subfour-fquare Wall - urbs clofe built, with ftately Houfles 5 the great Edificesand other eminent Ornament t t f t |