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Show T = PLE N etherland Eaft-India-Company 13 by {everal names, in regard it 1s a great cuftom amongft the Chinefes (as hasbee already faid) that when the Race which commands and rules over them happen to be altered, commonly alfo then the chicfeft Cities, nay, the wholé Kingdom change and alter their names In the tithes of the Race of Chiwa, this Provinc and chief City was called Jex ; underthe Race of Cina it was called Xanghoy an when the Race of Hana reigned, was called Quangyang ; and under the Race o Ciin, Fanyang. clean.sh data import.tsv out README But the Race of Taiminga whic named it Peking and Xuntien, by both which the ‘TheCity is called Peking, which fignifies th guith it from Nanking, whichwe Interpret th drove the Tartars out of China now call it Northern chief City, to diftinSouthern City. But the othe name Xuntien, wherewith it is fo commonly calledby the Chinefe Geographers fignifies, Obedient to Heaven : Itis called by the Tartars, Cambaln, that is, The Cit of the Lord It lyes inforty Degrees Northern latitude; almoft ipon the outward Norther limits of this Province, andthe whole Kingdom not far from thofe high Mountains, and that great and famous Wall which feparates the Tartarand the Chinef in the North from each other It exceeds the Southern chief City of Naunking in number of Inhabitants, Soul diers, and Magiftates; buton the other hand is not to be compared with Naz kingtor largenefs, regular Streets, and Fortification Its South fide lies vefte with two high and thick Walls, which are fo broad, that twelve Horles may g abreaft upon them, without any hindrance to one another. The inner Wal which extends about ten miles in circuit, is fo thick fet with Bulwarks that one may eafily fling a flone from Tower to Tower. *"This Wall is al of {tone, and feems fo very high, thatI believe the like is not to be foun again inall Enrope5 the outward Walls, within which the Suburbs lye enviro-, ned, has very flight Fortifications, only on both fidesof the Gatesare thiree ftron Qut-works In thefe Redoubts and Towers the Souldiers by nigh keep ftri& Courts o Guard, as if the Enemy were at the Gates. The Chinefe Emperour Taicungus, who reigned over China in the year 1404 did very much embellifh this City, and beftowed feveral Priviledges upon her Amongft the Emperours whichbelonged to the Race of Taiminga, this Taicungu was the firft, who left the chief City of Nanking, andfetled his Imperial Cour in this chief City of Peking, the better to hinder and refift theinand Refidenc roads and excurfions of the Tartars driven out of the neighbouring Countries b his Grandfather The City has twelve Gates: All raricies in China até brought hither, {o tha this City abounds in every thing, either for pleafure, or humane fuftenance Several thoufand Royal Veflels (befide thofe of private Perfons) are continuall employe t fetc al manne o Ware an Curiofitic fo th Empe Hither comes all the Revenues which eac rour and his Council at Peking Province of the Kingdom pays yearly to the Emperouirs Excliequer; and th better to effe& this, for the Importing of all Wares to Peking, the Chinefes uf great endeavours to make all Rivers Navigable, that {o they may come with caf by Water to the Emperours Court, with the Produts of feveral Provinces. Juftl may 2 Man admire at the Workmanthip of the Chincfes, which partly by Art, an partly by Nacure, is fo brought to pafs, that you may come to this City hundred of Milesby Shipping from molft parts of the Kingdom By this Importation this place, though in an unfruitful an barren Soil; pof {afles every thing in great abundance, and may be called the Granary of the whol Empire ;. forthey havea Proverb amongft them, That there grows nothing in Peking, yet there is nowant of any thin |
