| OCR Text |
Show 10 The EMmBass ‘_____________ of th _----------"-‘ ""---_-__-__-- --__- fide we faw five old Triumphal Arches, through which we paft ; aneld high Wal l w e i B environ'd ic, both hand{o o o The Gov to come to her; who conduted usinto a very large Parlour, where fhe like r v i r v f o w G rich habit5 but fhe exceeded them all for beauty and gallantry: On her lef {ide ftood a wrought ftately Alchove, upon which fhe caufed me to fic down, an we thank'd her for the honour fhe had done us, took our leaves, and returned t As we were going out of doors, fhe defired us to excufe th our Lodgings Sw fet before us, and were treated with much civility: which being difpatch'd Having fatisfied her curiofity, we hada noble Banque b (he feemed well pl%afed Seun to all I returned her an an{wer with much freedom, wherewit queftions o g r v f f o t h acqu meanrefs of the Entertainment in the abfence of her Husband, who was gone fo Peking 5 otherwife fhe told us, the fhould have treated the Embaffadours fo adayor two, to have refrefhed themfelves after fo long and tedious a Voyage Bat they underftanding by the Interpreter that her Husband was in great credi and favour with the Emperour, they fent hera Prefent of fome {mall Rarities l v c which ( ZA ‘I M L e a l V t t i e e t 1 m c a l n S o f e r p d w d The fam e g b d a g l l C n r f b l a f of Tounan, fituated over againft e t f r D a o i b a a p i t o e u H T Garrifon of Tartars I t . f ) ( e fi y b i b h i l t o P f e t i P t i for S habitants who are of fo fordid a Nature no better. They live by Pilfering an capes Plundering that paffes that way (clves from their violence. The fafhio being very loofe and uncivil, and deferv Stealing fromone anothery and noneefwithout a good Guard to defend themof thofe Earthen Houlfes you may fee i the annexed Print Upon the 3. of Fuly, we came to the fmall City of Sinkicien, which for brevit {alce fome call Cing, the feventh {mall City of the chief City Hokien, lying o the right {ide of the River Guei, in a flac an ten mile This place is not very large, yet full of People and Trade; as mofi from Sangle p]eafant Soil, and abou |
