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Show A g % R = Afrer 2, few hours failing, we came in fight of th Village F aefan, which appeared very pleafant and delightful at a diftance .- Andin regardas we went to Feking, we paft by this Villag late in the evenirg [o that there was no taking notice of the fame 3 I thou ht good (having now ha in our returna full view thereof) to give you a draughe in Prin of ‘the fituation which you ha e in the, annexed Cut . plealantRields round abour . Upon,the 28. of the fame month Itlyes near the River fide, ‘and: Has ver A we arrived: again before the famous chie City of Canton 5 which we have already. défcribediac Targe. F rancis L ntfma who when wewere going to P eking, taok care for all our concerns l ft there, wit the,two Ships, and the ref} of, the Men, came immediately. to welcome and receiv the Embafladours ; and. had ordered: the Gunners of t e Ships to difchargeal their Ovdnange, upon their landing; which was according y performed; to th great admiration of the Tartar, Lords, whom the Emperou had appointed to at tend t,h@ _Embafla;dours upon the journcy,, for their b tter accommodation bein no lefs {urprized to fee fuch Veffels, having never feenthe like. No fooner w r the Embaffadours landed, bat they betook . thenifelves to their old lodgings, an found, a11~thingsfa.f¢,. and in very good order, to their great {atisfa@lion The Letter of the Emperour - writ -to''the. General Fo n Maarzuyker; wa taken and carrjed by the under-Merchant: Henry. Baron, uponboth his hands having a Skreen before him 5 next to him followed th Embafiadours, according to the State of the bufinefs, in folemn order: and for 2 more p demonfiration of Joy, the Cannons aboard th Ships were difcharged thrice ; th Wallsand Streets of the City were full of People, t fee the Ceremony, and t underftan the fuccefs of their Negotiation ; for the Inhabitants defired not i more thena Free Trade wi h the Hollanders The next day, being the 29. the Embafladours went in gr at State to falute th Vice-Roys, the young Kings Mother, and the Tutang, and to acquaint th the fi}m of their bu inefs The old Vice-Roy received them very friendly an ' h.eaml.y witha difh of Thea, and fome difcourfe concerning th like did che y Th ung Vice-Roy, but the Mother of the youn Vice-Roy did not ap pear |