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Show pear, only fent a Complement tothe Embaffadours to thank them for t eir vifit The Tutang (uffered them to wait two hours at his Secretaries Houfe, and afte;wards {ent them word that he would hear them when Pinxenton was arrived The following day, upon the 30. of Fanuary, the Embafadours were treate by the State-holder of the young Vice-Roy, at a noble Banquet, who laid th faule upon the Portiuguefe Priefts at Peking, "that our bufinefs fucceeded no betce there ; and he carried it fo, asif he had been very muchoffended with them,tellin us, that they had every where reported that there were but three Kings in Europe whereof Don Fobuz wasone ; and that the Hallanders pofiefled buta fmall cotne of the world, and were his Tributaries, with much more of this Nature The Embaffadours went the fame day to falute the Mandarine Tofu,who receive them very courteoufly, and told them that Poctfienfie and other Lords durft no hold any conference wich them, becaufe the Tutang, whomthey ftood in awe of had not yet granted them Audience Upon the 1. of February, the Embaffadours with the Merchant L ant[man, an {fome other of their Attendants, to the number of twenty perfons, were moft nob treated at dinner by the old Vice-Roy, who entertained them firft with Thesou of Wooden Difhes, withing the Embaffadours to be merry, andto drink forro from the heart, fince they had now paffed the greateft danger. After drinkin of the Thea, the Trumpets founded, and Dinner was ‘ferved; each Embaffadou hada particular Table full of Dithes; but before they began to eat, the Kin Village Faefan, which ap called fora Gold Goblet full of Wine, and commanded two of his Gentleme to carry one to each of the Embafladours, tolet him know that he withed the welcome. As foon as they had pledged his Majefty, they fell to their Meat whilft they were at Table, the King asked feveral queftions concerning ' the flat and affairs of Holland. Dinner being almoft ended, feveral Comedians, accordin tothe cuftom of the Countrey, began to fhow themfelves before the King, an the Embaffadours being in hafte, defired his Majefty to excufe them fro any fartherattendance ; fo aftera health or two had paft about, they took leave and came backto their lodgings The next day they were treated by the young Vice-Roy after the fame manner only there paffed no dilcourfe at Table, but what was tending to mirth an jolliry : Ugon the 3. of February, came Pinxenton to Canton with all his Train, and a {oon asthe Embaffadours had heard of his Arrival, they went to welcome and falute him in his lodgings. Onthe feventh the Embafiadours (now Pinxenton wa ‘illage laintethe evenirg bt good (having now ha ¢ Print of the fituation ) l fifik has ver 8 bd' the famous chie l h8 Francs Lfl"f'{ or concerns Jeftthere, wit a?:;gw"; welcom t sel o o ro difcharge of the Ships ; had appointed 102 tion3 bein ;w . che like. No foones come to Canton) had Audience of the Tutang, who had deferred them till hi rrival ~ 1 The Embaffadours having dif] pofed of ‘160099 Guilders in Prefents for th Grandee at Peking, were fomewhat ftraightned to find wherewithal to purchafe New-years-gift for the Vice-Roys, that might be acceptable unto' them 3 which a Jaft was obtained by the intereft of Lantfiran, which he had made during his abod s o theie 01 lodgings { m"' o2 s i );:y ) id' '::f; .. e YO SVI" at Canton :, And when the Prefents were broughe to the Vice-Roys, they feeme dil-facisfied wich them, and demanded net only' intereft of 1500 Toel of Silver which they had disbur{ed for the ufe of their Servants upon their departure to Pe king, but they likewife infifted, that' the Embaffadours fhould immediately pa the 3500 Tael of Silver, which they had promifed to the' Vice-Roys: for a Fre Trade at Canton, before their departure for Peking. " This bufinefs occafione ‘much trouble, and at laft the Embaffadouirs were‘neceflitated to comply with thei demands, to prevent further mifchief s for they foundthat the common peopl had been dealt wichal, to affront them as they went along the Streets Andnot long aftcr, one of our beft Interpreters, by name Paul Duretti, wa mof Q |