A New History of China, Containing a Description of the Most Considerable Particulare of That Vast Empire Written by Gabriel Magaillans

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1688 edition. Excerpt: ...the holes which they have madeto the Superiicies, where by means of the Wind.., . e the Cold-Je congeals and hangs like so many drops or nicks. And then the Owners of the Trees come and gather inand make it into Cakes like our Cakes of Wax, and then sell it all over the Kingdom.-'Tis tree that there is not in any part of this Empire any Woollen Cloth comparable to the-Fruits, writing," which is the reason that they express all with Six Letters or Syllables. The It may be object-l Bearsvare very rare, and consequently very dear. But there are such vast Numbers of all other sorts of Creatures, as Deer of severalKinds, wild Boars, Ellands, Hares, Conies, wild Cats and Rats, -could never have believ'd it, hadl not been con-, vinc'd by my own Experience for Two and twen. ty years together that I liv'd at Court.v B. P. 143. fix'd-upon their Legs, and asit were. Embalmfdfrom Corruption by the vehemehcy ofthe Cold," Cro.--tD-trade by Reraii, 'or to be an ordinary Man of Letters; _as his Great Grandfather was before him; 'one of their Deities, yet they honour him with more ceremonies than their1 idols or Pagods; tho they cannot endure to hear him 'call'd theirldoljor Pagod z, but on the other fide, would take it for a very great affront. I could add several other things, which that Nation affirms of ' this Philosopher, who in reality was a Learned Person, and King without Command, without a Scepter, without a Crown andjcwels', only Naked, and without Luster. By which they would have us to understand, that he was furnish'd with all the qualities and vertnes requisite to have made him a King or an Emperor; but that Dcstiny and Heaven were not so favourable to him. ' Of the wonderful! Governtnent of this Empire; ' i of the Dzj/Zinctians...