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Show T AR . P 10 EAMTMORA o S them b numbre the ar The eight great Cities are Xuntien T abOl Cbinting deli Xuutien or Peking (the Imperial chief City, and where at prefent the Grea iy alias Peking, Paoting Fungping an Taming Quanping Xunte : . The Empassy oftb {o great, that the Chinefes themfelves take no notice of themin their Maps, neithe i ---- --------- rreman gy Ny M Hokien Chan: keeps his Court) commands over 26 Cities, and prefcribes them their Laws as Xuntien, Xuny, Chanping, Leanghiang, Mieyun, Hoatjo, Kugan, Fungeing, Tun gan, Hiangho, Tung, Sanhoy Vucingy Paoti, Cho, Fangxan, Pa, Vengan, Taching Paoting, Ki, Jatien, Fungjung, Cunboa, Pingko, and Que. Amongft thefe, Tung Chi, Pa, and Ki, are the chicfeft, and may be compared with the great Cities fo bignels and magnificence P aoting commands over 20 {mall Cities, as Paoting Siucbing, Thang, Poye, Kingtu, Tungching; Huon, Ly Gan, Caoyang, Singan,Ye, and Laixui Hokien commandsover 18 Cities, as Hokien, Hien Kiacho, Cing, Hingci, Cimghai, Ningcin, King, URiao Nanpi, 7enxan, and Kingynn Chingting commands ove Muonching, Ganfo, Tinghing Hinng, Khi, Kince, 'I'ungio Heuching, Soning, Guikien Tunggnang, K uching, Cang Amongft thefe 13. Cang is the chiefeft 32 Cities, as Chinting, Chinking, Hoclo, Lungxen Kboching, Loching, Vukie, Pingxan, Heuping, Ting, Snilo, Kioyang, Hintang, Ki Pobia Chao Vukiang 7aoyang Ganping Cyn Nancung, Sinboy Caokiang, Vuye Lungping, Caoye, Lincing, Gonboang, Ningcin, Xui, Hengxui, and Yuenxi Amongft thefle, Ting, Chao, and Xin, are the chicfeft Xunte commands over nine Cities, as Xunte, Xabo, Nanho, Finghiang, Qnang cung, Kinloy Thavgxan, Ninkien,and Gin Quanping commands likewife over nine Citics, as' Quanpung, Kiochen, F ihiang Kioey Hantan, Quanping, Chinggan, Guei,and Cingbo Taming commands over cleven Cities, as Taming, Taming Nanlo, Guei, Cing fung, Nuiboang, Siun, Hoa, Cai; (which is the chiefeft of the eleven) Changywen and Tungming Fungping tommands over fix Cities, as Jungping, Ciengan, Vuning, Changly, Lo and Lotung Befide thefe there are three Citiesmore, as Yenking, Funping,and Paogan. Thef lye upon very advantagious places, and were only built to refifi the forces of th Tartars when ¢'re they thould march beyond the Wall In this Province are 14 Garrifons, which were chiefly contrived for the defenc of the Wall ; the names whereof are thefe, Siven, Vanfiven, Hoaigan, Caiping and éf Tr inthe Up fimal Kueh of thi and a farup Int of Wi occafl with t terwa Th fmall if you f which Upo Iyesik Stream, (which reft, fq deep a with al Th comm the Faf Fields, Upo an thetr F of Tro inthe The Chinefe Regifter, wherein the number of the People of this Province is fe fllut th tereou Lungmnen, Chang, Gan, Cheching, Fuunchen, Vuning, Tu, Fuugping, Xangas Tiencin down, makes mentio of four hundred cighteen thoufand nine hundred cight nine Families, and thirty four hundred fifty two thoufand two hundred and fift four Fighting Men The Revenue of this Province paid yearly to the Emperour,confifts of fix hundred thoufand 11 hundred §3 facks of Salt, Rice, and Corn,of two hundred an 24 pounds of unwrought fine Flax,of forty five thoufand one hundred and thirt five pounds of wrought Silk, of thirteen thoufand feven hundred and forty eigh pounds of Cotton, of one hundred and eighty thoufand eight hundred and feventy weight of Salt, of eighty feven hundred thirty feven thoufand feven hundred and eighty four Trufles of Hay or Straw, befide feveral other Taxe which are paid in Money Upoan the 26. of Fune we came to Kuching, the firft place we came at in thi Province of Peking, and the 14. {mall City of the third chief City'of Hokien, o the Province of Peking Thi ito th fevera the un fo copl Withly UP 55 mil esa the Ba 8rea Moy tely ¢ Ieeepti |