LBr. 330 · Grimaldi, fol. 35r
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- Thusan, november 22. 1701.
- Iformerly tola goce Mat Me Emperor derigni to have come to te Zland et dou lo (a
- place ot great cevotion) to cvorchix. in Me monhhot may last being Me 40 par et hus Ageo. J hocld. have said
- of his Reign: but all. Mings beng prepard More for his Recephion, he vas dissuaded sromhis purpose by some o his
- Mandarines coho made tum believe that e terrible Thunder there was verys dangerous. This Pou to is a snall
- Toland, about 5. Leaques round at te. Past End et Mhis Doland, famous for Me superstitious ilgrimages made
- Mitter for Mhe space ot eleven hundred years: its inhabited only bys Bonnes lothe number of 3000, al. ot the sect
- calle Hochang, or unmanied Bonres coho live a Sythagorean Lise; and Mere Moyhave bueilt above 400 dagodes
- huo coheress are considerable for heir grealnes and sineru being lately coveri coith Green d. Isellono siles
- brought trom he Emperors Palace at nanhin, and incvardly adornd woith Aatelys Pdols finely caroil et gilded
- he chiet cohereos is the Jdd Duon em. To Mere 2. great Pagodes belong 2. chiet Priests coho goverm alb. le. rest:
- They have teveral ays X avenues cut Chrough e Joland, some cohrerest are paril vih Flaq. Hones and over-
- Maded cvith Trees planted on cach side: Mheir duvellings are Me best J have yet seen in Mete parts, all cohriche
- are maintaind by charitable Devotions, and the Juntes cohich go trom nings po and this place to dapan
- touch there boih goinu and comingto mahe their Nrings for heir quod succesi. Theres another doland called.
- im tong 5 leagues hence, in the vayto ping po. Wohither, theys say, do retire a great many mandarines to live
- a quiet lite after theyhave given over Meir Employments. On that Toland alto, are said to be silver mines bul
- prohibitedt lo be operil. Phe rest ot Me circumjacent hlands are eiter desert or meanlys intrabilea ly a seu simings
- People, but al ot Hum stord̀ Woih abrendance ot D cer: for it is not long since tis Gland ot Chusam began to be
- peopled. Its true in Martinis daues. about 50 gears ago it oas very populous for Me space of 3 or A ycars, at cohicha
- time the furgs ot he Partarian Conguest vas so greal, Mat hey left il desolate, not sparimg so much as the Mulberrie lnet
- (tor Menthey made a great deal ot Paus sile hore.) and in his condition it continued hil about 18 quars ago Mat he
- Nalls et he fort or Joun cohich nocois, vere buill by Me Governor ot Sing hai for a Garison to eapel some Pirats
- coho had tahen Melter here. About 14 gears ago, he Joland leginninu to be peopled. Mere vas à Chuumpeen or Gene
- ral sent lo governit for 3 qears, to cohom sulceeded. Me late Chumpeen (uotro procurd Me. Opening ot His Port 1o
- Strangers) wohase Govemment continued sill April lant, being translated to be Chumpeen et Pien. cing. Wei near to Pe-
- hin, and vas suuceeded by he Present Chumpeen, coho is son lo te old Chanhoon ot Emuy.
- They have got no Arts or Manufactones here, but mahings ot Lacherit Ware, a particular Aaount ot cohich d cen
- notas get send gou. They beginto plant Mulberry trees to brced up Worms forthe produchion ot Racu silte: and hey mate.
- some Tea but chieflys for their omn ute.
- ultoe ste flonnus dertcelen conter notous scelionnius Metemintam que nrteltus an pa nes
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LBr. 330 · Grimaldi, fol. 35r. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 293). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/DE-611-HS-973086:0069?run=293