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Show . T - ‘.' i P-l' This City, which we found fituaFed upon the left fide of th River Guei, lye about twenty three miles from ¥ uching, in aneven and fla Countrey, ‘yvet ‘muc k t Hal Hokiey, a,,-m.% s delightful in Profpects her Walls are high, well built,and ab unding in Peopl and Trade, her Suburbs ftately We made no ftay here, but haftned on for Pe king,and by the way we faw on both fides of the Rjv r Guei, whole Fields ful of Trees, upon which the Cotton Wool grows, which ccafions a mighty Trad in the adjacent parts Upon the 28. we came to Tacher, which{ome c all Ukiao, account d the twelft m'cnt:,wfimt the Gre ., hl[‘. M ' '. 8""8, Tun fmall City of the third chief City of Hokien, lying about eig teen miles fro Kuehing, {ituated on the right fide of the River, 'and furrounded wit a Wal of thirty foot high, ftrengthned with Bulwarks and WatchTowers, well buile and adorned with feveral Temples, and has alfo a large Subutb, hich reache great Citiefos farmchrm. Ganfo Tingl)ing 0, Kbiy Kince, Tung o tar upon both fides of the River In this City is the fiaple of the drink Sampfon, made of Rice, and drunk inftea ;{m(hlp, Seming, m'l{_iex ‘f"f‘i'"(\ Kutbing,Cang 9t o the chiefeft of Wine; the Inhabitants expore this quite through all parts of China, whic occaflons a great Commerce in this place 3 for both Tartars and Chinefes co with their Vefiels far and near to be fraighted here with this drink,which they afterwards tranfportto other places Lin&ug, Hodo, ngm wile, Kiopang, Hintang, Ki The Chinefes told us, that about ten miles from this Tachen, near to the fecon {fmall Cicy called Hien, wasa Pool called Vo, whofe water turns as red as blood if you fling a ftick into it ; and that from the leaves which fall from thofe Tree s Vkgang, Chao, Fohiang i, Hemgpxwiy, and Tuenx which ftand about the Lake, came forth immediatel y flying and living Swallows Nanbo, Finghiang, Qnang Upon the 28. of Fune, we failed by Tongnam with fair wind and weather, whic lyeslikewife upon the right fide of the River Guei, about Musket-thot from th Stream, accounted the thirteenth {mall City of the chief City Hokien This Sea snpung, Kiochen, Fibiang (which is not granted to any other) hath a Guard only of Chinefes ;builcas th reft, {quare, and Fenced with a thick and {trong Wall, encompalied alfo with deep and broad Mote or Trench ; the Fields near the Town are curioufly plante of the cleven with all manner of Fruit-Trees ~ the Faft (for the grea Tumpa of Iron, which they reported to be extraordinary large and terrible, ftandin in the middle of the Market-place : But the Chinefes' when they faw us coming en, Hoaigan, Carpinby Yu. Tungping, Xange fhut their Gates uponus, - and hid themfelves in their Houfes, being ftruck wit tervour for fear of the Hollanders5 {o that we were neceflitated without entrin mnto the City, to returnto our Veflels Pinxenton and the other Chinefes told u ‘;g fand two h handred cigh adred and it .Confi ft of fix hu rwohundr walhes upon this Province) lye large and fla their Followers, with twelve Tartar Souldiers into this City, tofee a Lyon mad . co Indian Se Fields, from whence great ftore of Salt is fetcht continually Upon the defire of Pinxenton, the Embafladours fent me and fome others o ?fi{fi The adjacent Countrey of this, asal{o of the chief City Hokien (‘under whof command this Tonquam ftands fituated) falls flatand much upona clay. Towar ongan, Vaing gli N etherland Ed/i-] ndia- Company fevéral other ftrange ftories, which were to be feenin this City ; butin refpe& o the unwillingne{s of the Inhabitants to give us entrance, I faw none of them, an fo could enly take a view of the outward Strudture of the fame, as it lay vefte with large Walls Upon the 2. of Fuly, we came to an Anchor before the. City of Sauglo, abou 55 miles from Tonguam, and upon the right fide of the River Guei. This Cit lyes a little diftance from the River, and has very brave Subuarbs on both fides o the Banks, which are well Built, and full of People and Trade. Here dwells great number of Tartars, and of a more confiderable quality then any we foun in our whole Voyage ; for they nofooner heard of ourarrival, but they immediately came aboard in great ftate to bid us welcome Upon this their friendl receptionand entertainment into their City, we went afhore, where on the Eaft fid |