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Show i i Y . [ 3 i 41 L - -Te . TN - gL MU I i 5 s BR - - A pat-- ;-:~. q S W SEN i ) L i L A I i 3 ] iy RI x L 1 : a A § # | Hi o0 R£S2158 & o e ' 1 Y Y g ol3 i SWERL 'r" 3 o i i i T b L f ) '( 1 ( s ¥ ‘\"' O ! "" et B e S B k i L . £ o g '3 3 T W i o A tecuon IH' &9i 4 Y i d : 3 g A . ' ‘\ B E P - ( s . 1 ‘ & 3 a R e - v ~ . In this pofture ftood the Affairs of thefe Countries for a long fpace of time, tl conc]L.lded to form themfelves into a diftin& Commonwealth, and to fend fom of their P.GOI')!C. as Colonels to inhabit other Parts Thus at laft they divided th whole Diftrict of Ninche.into feven Principalities or Governments, who fora whil with c:ach other ¢ bur at length, upon fome occafion, quarrels arofe, which brok forthinto a long War, wherein the Vi€ors afluming to themfelves abfolute Principality agrecd amoeng themfelves without any grand difturbance or pretence of Warrin i to whofle Prince they feck for Friendfhip and Pio thele peopleof Nincheincreafed fo very faft in Power and Multitude, that the thus we {ce the Viciflitudes of Fortune,and uncertain Events of War, in thofe Tartars who were not long fince Mafters of China, but now are become Vaffals an Sué) JeCits to that Empire again, he followed his Advantages and Conquefts, and with a confiderable Army entring Lartary, overcame them in feveral Battels, and fo ruined their Coun try with Fire and Sword, that they were forced to lay down their Arms, with promife to pay him Tribute. Thefe were thofe Tartars, who after the over throws given them,as before related, fled into the Country of Ninche: And indee atter thefe of Ninche had made their Peace with the Emperour, they brought yearly their Prefents unto him, as his Subje@s and Friends, and were permitted t trade in his Dominions, as his Vaffals ;- and fince that time have never had an thoughts of War, buc rather were very fearful to give any offence, left the fhould draw thereby any ill will upon themfelves, and fo fall into new troubles For in thelaft Wars, they were reduced into moft miferable extremities. An j ‘ 3 Country-men : Humbly requefting of him, that he would take fuch care. as a N tive ok China, with fuch Prudence to govern and prote& the Chinefe Thtc:ne, tha they might not be neceflitated hereafter to call in a Foreigner Hunguoy thanked them for their affe@ions, and taking into hisown hands the whole Sove raignty, feated himfelf in the Imperial City of Nanking, where he behaved himfel \ . 8 Y 5 e A ¢ V g i and that the Tartars whom he had thus driven out, might not rally and make heac e \ 1 f 1145 g 4 L he )c llu that the people lived under him in great Security and Freedom. But this Setle ment at home he knew would not long continue, unlefs he provided to fecure al from abroad ; therefore to prevent future trouble from his now vanquifhed Fo A W B8RR and changing his own Name according to Cuftom with {o much Honour, that in a fhort time he fo fetled the Affairs of his Empir [ Mi G B s 1 ¥ i Hiv i 1 g JAR b S{1 I LEILR 1 k i £ L A S R L W e I l the Native Chinefes, promifing to reftore them to their ancient p l‘iViIC'o dge an Liberties, if they would forfake the Tartars, and adhere to Hun by thefe means and his continual Spies which he had every where to give him int l h d i fe c cover'd the Defigns of his Countrys Deftroyers,whom he fo cl f p l r u d t a they were at laft forced to quit the Country, and to leaveit o the ancient In He was no {ooner {etled in the Throne, but the people ou of all the Provinc came toacknowledgeand {alute this their Deliverer ; the w ole Country bcin overjoyed, that they had once again got one of their own Natives t ough of mea Extra&tion, to be their Head and-Governour: For it s the n atural temper o that people, to hateand vilifie all Foreigners, but highly efteem of their ow W 4 pu were foon beaten, and afterwards overcome in feveral Fights, whereinhe b dnfie.t the better; yet notwithftanding the Souldiers fury and raée of War, he fi‘]laf ! him{elf Hunguvns, that is,a great Warriour h and makes towards the Enemy, and fights them, whgnot expc&l;;SgAfruT ;zgghfer he called Taicinga B N R At e M REBG R E -!, thole infultingTartars out of the Empire;he ere&ed in that yeara newRace whm | D v e When now Chu, from a mean Servant, had thus rajfe him{elf by driv T i habitants s which Redemption was effe&ed in the year 1368 B2y o g ; g8 ¥ B L wa Fi Al \ i { WE i A w ¥ g L 1 B B 1 ¢! B 1 L . B G4 i P b i ' B W §i R 4 A ‘_‘, , ' R4 i W o {1138 A e---- L184 A .}- " i R BN 1 A BHI S 1 A BR S o g SR . e a . o0b i . :{ ett ot 2 o 48 5 eA Chu at laft by thefe fortunate beginnings encouraged, draw ie l‘ | e e \ 1 G P¥ (}efiera a2t . ! &1 LN i & B G s 1 {§ o g i i |
