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Show . " . - - 12 e e The EMBAss The Rix-Providore was bufie at Court about fome Stage Aff gh Embafladours were there, {o tha they could.not {peak with him which the would willingly have done ; for he w from the Emperour ny thi The Embafiadours being retu gy - casTT - o i we- T 'gi S e - of th - Te - " - N ob L ned home with this Lettert the General at Batavia, they ere urged by the Commiffioner alledged that it was a cufto to depart, wh s, after their difpatch fro Emperour, not to continu th two hours in the City, id fallin into fome inconvenienc 5 fo that we were neceflitated ¢ out o this Imperial City of Peking, and had o time to tak rcumferenc of the place, or of any thing elfe that w s rare and worth the notice : For durin our ftay, we were continually kep clofe in oyr Lodgings as Reclufes thei Cells, without once flirring abroa though we wer well received by th Emperour Embafladours received dail and provided with a rich allowan e; for th Six Catti of frefb meat One Goofe Two Pullets Four Cups of Sampfon ~ Two Toel of Sals Two Toel of Thea One Toel and one meafure of Oyl Six Toel of Mifon k "l; One meafure of Pepper Six Catti of Herbs Fou Tw Tw : h Catti of Meal frefb F ifbes Toel of Suttati tf : ngc The Secretary Henry Baron received dail One Catti of frefh meat One Catti of Meal Five meafures of Thea One Meafure of Taufoe Five Coudrine of Pepper Four Toel of Sutatti Four meafures of 0yl Four Toel of Miffon One Catti of Herbs One Cup of Arack f h Each of the Followers reccived daj] t One Catt: of frefb meat One Cup of Arack A - Two Toel of Herbs One Catti of Rice W had Woo e 1 an A a Fruj of all forts fent in daily i dance ; as alfo China Difhes for the Table,-acco ding to their manner the Embafladours o hint to them how they fared in olland, befpoke fevera other Difhes ar theic Own charge ; but we rec ived after we had been before .th Emperour a doyp]e allowance, whic was {eldom done to any other Forreig Addl‘(‘fibl'&' In the firft place you muft know, that the Province wherein this m City of Peking isfituated, as alfo ¢ e Cicy itfelf, have been called in feveral tm;; : e b pa‘r ofl Em |
