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Show CuinN an TarTarY to accompany themto the Court, and to take care at their return that they kee together without ftragling out of their way ; andat theirarrival.at Canfon, tha they immediately depart for their own Countrey ; their delays about the Coaft an Seas of Canton appearing inconvenient This 1s the opinion of your Majefties Court of Requeft, but not daring to tak upon it any determination of whats fit or not fit ; therefore I the Prefident there of, do in all humble reverence offer this Remonftrance unto your Majefty, be{feeching your Majefties Royal Decree for a final determination hereon. Given i the 13. yearof his Imperial Majefty Canchy, on the 7. day of the Moon An on the 9. day of the fame Moon, was Publifhed the following Decree of the Emperour 5 towit The Vltimate Decree of the EMPE RO UR O the Kingdom of Holland, Health and Peace, which out of its Cordia Love to Jaftice hath{ubje&ed it felf to us, and fent Embafladours throug the wide Sea to pay us Tribute: We neverthelefs weighing in our minds th length of the Voyage, with the dangers incident thereunto, do heartily grant the OUR leave to come once every eight years, to pay their Tribute unto this Court 5 an this We do to make known to the Univer(e our Affe&ions to the People of th remoteft parts: Inall other things we give our Royal confent and approbatio to the Remonfirance of our Court of Requetft . dayof the fist aders, who cam efore accordin ¢ that the Fam Thus (you fee) neither the Court nor King have granted them Commerce i oft parts of th pa t r ret thei o dou littl i ther ed den n hbe whi e nt Co thi \ mto the Law racon ba t prof no u hon he nei rea fhal the c whe only their Tribut onot finind an rily damage and difgrace. For although the Emperouir thould have returned the gifts of equal value to their Prefents, according to the cuftom of other Cotintries wou year tw o f alm fpac th fo two o Shi o nc exp yet th be burthenfome and ridiculous; which however allowing the denial of Comthe year eve r ret thei the te gra ha rou Emp th i the t mer might well have made up bya private Trade, efpecially being fo much in favou ; therefore fec this bulinels, th ry well to conti i y once every fiv with the Kings of €anton, and the Tartars thereabouts, who would ingrofs the pro oftner 5 and thi fits thereof. Therefore did God ftir up the hearts of the Chinefe , Mandorines Chian ar Tar bot whe t len a it,a rad con an f app t unanimoufl § to receive 10 oac wha hither, it relateth t chereof, (o tha nefes had granted their return of every fifth year, the Emperour by {pecial Divin com o lut rev tha r bef an yea t eig th t ent aug hat c ide Pro wil ure Fav thei o ref th o r Cant o g -Ki Vic th rou either the Emp an ged cha b wil Tim th o d roy def b wil r and Hol be dead, orth aranc other Government will fucceed 5 if all thefe fail, and the Hollanders will be {o ab m&chi *' yrided they bav withi mfi fellin ant k( a" Vigi Jefanlt pumbe ject to return at the eight years end, yet the Lord will Minifter fome mean to us for the ruining their defigns; albeit there is little probability of thei retarn, fince they departed {o highly difcontented as they did, as well by the firic Kin th t tte adm nev wer the tha fo a the ove fe wer watches tha prefence, as Father Balion hath acquainted me in an Epiltle which he wrote t wi t thus writ h ei whe in Nan t rtu dep m afte Poft b m The Hollanders may not come into the Kings prefence (nor the Mufcowites becaufe they will not {ubmit themfelves to thofe Ceremonies of reverenge accuftomed inthis Palace. Theyare Novices, and ignorant in Affairs, and obftinat Go in refufing to accommodate themflelves to the cuftonis of the Countrey The Cour will at length difcover his meraies to the Catholick Portuguefes here ~of Requefts exhibited a Remonftrance to the Emperour, to grant them leaveto petur |