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Show e ------- i e e e i ---------------------------------- The Envsass of th Vice-Roy, were invited to the Court of the young Vice-Roy -- And althoug himfelf (as above-mentioned) was then departed, and in. his march for Quangfi t reduc thof Commotioner there t his grea Mafter forme - e ---- - Obedi ‘ence ; yet his Secretary had order to receive and Treat them in a moft Splendi manner5 neither omitted he ought that concerned the honour of his Royal Ma fter : for befides the variety and ftore of well condimented difhes, they wer prefented ‘with a farce of variou Entries, Mafquerades Dancing in fhapes o Lions, Tygers,and Leopards, and other firange Creatures of their Country, t the extraordinary fatistaltion of his Guelfts In the withdrawing room where the Embafladours dined, was a window o purpofe, to which the Mother of the youn Vice-Roy ofte reforted to take view of the Company : She was very neatly and richly drefled after the Tarfa fathion, middle fized, {lender, of a brown complexion, of a pleafing and takin countenance. - At our entrance before we fate down, we found ftanding a ver rich painted Chair; which wasappointed for her Majefty, to which in honour o this great Lady, we humbly paid ‘our. refpets. Dinner being ended, and th Complements performed, they took Horfe and returned to theirlodging The Embaffadours having prepared themfelves for their journey, refolved t be delayed no longer at Cantor with any farther Entertainments, {o that withi two days after they went by water, until they came within four Miles of th City of Peking 'The Embaffadours had hireda very brave Veflel to themfelves having procured fifty more at the Emperours charge to carry their Follower Prefent and Goods5 and in regard it was thought unadvifabl to bring ou great Ships any higher up the River, we left them at Cantor, under the comman of Francis Lanfman. A certain Mandorine Pinxenton, had by order of the Txtang at Canton, the command of this whole Fleet, with whom were joyned tw Mandorines more for his afliftance, befides the Mariners, and fuch as tugged a the Oar. Thefe Veflels were manned with good ftore of Land-Souldiers, ove whom commanded two confiderable perfons to convey us with the greater fafet to Peking. No fooner were the Embaffadours aboard, but they caufed th Princes Flag to be hung out, and the Trumpeters to found the Tune of Princ William of Naffan. There were likewife fome Pofi-boys (which is very ordinary in China) difpatched away before to give notice to the Magiftrates of th refpective Towns, of the coming of the Netherland Embafladours with orders t have them well received ; which was accordingly done, till they came to th chief Metropolitan City of Peking We departed upon the 17" of March with all our Train from the chie City of Canton, and were rowed up the River of T, clofe to the fide of th City, which fhows a moft Delightful Pro{pe& upori the Water The fmal . Towns, which are very numerous between Canton and Peking, fignified our kind reception by the thundring voice of their Cannon as we paft Having failed and rowed {everal reaches of this broad and fpacious River at laft left the Channel, and firook intoanother (an Armof this Great one dif-embogues it {elf into the fame) toward the North The Chinefes cal branch Zin, but thofe of Exrope, the European Stream We made fo much fpeed that day, that toward the evening we cam Village called Sabu This place though not very large nor famous w tha thi to yet is o pleafant {ituation, and fome fix miles from Cantor 5 thef{oil Fruitful, and encom pafled with Trees, Hills, and Vales There are feveral good Edifices in thi place, though moft of them inhabited by Peafants, and Handicrafts men, whic are chiefly Silk-Weavers, who live by Weaving great quantities of Silk Stuffs fo ifhle Merchantsat Canton : We ftayed here all night, and in the morning early fe ail An And upo being the diftant fro |