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A

New and

Particular

RELATION Of

KINGDOM of

the

TUNQUIN: With

a

MAP of the

Country and

Figures.

several

CHAP.

A

Discourse quin

and ,

have

to

in

I.

general concerning the City of of

the Manner how the

ther have tions

try

of

Kingdom

unknown

to

as ,

the

they,

thereof,

defective

severe in

People

That this

which I here

my

Brother's

Writings,

long

Europe ; nei-

given

us

Rela-

well understood the Countrusted

make Public

too

much

to

Descriptions and

fabulous

censuring ; but submissively

,

of

came

has been

of

who have

having and

Tunquin

Observations. Not that I

firm

Author

knowledge thereof. THE

over

Tun-

am

I

am

was

of which I had the

willing bold

to to

extracted

be af-

out

overlooking in

second

my I

the

was

Batavia,

Eleven

and

Bantam,

Achem

collected from the

tions I I

made

had

have had several

several

Merchants

their Bonne’s to

the

times

Priests

or

Twelve

Observa-

Other

with whom

this,

was

with

bring along

was at

trade.

they principally light

from

Voyages

the time that I

during

been

And

That those

them

some

also some of their Learned

as

of

Men

,

teach their Children

chants when Families

the Author had

Tunquinesi themselves,

more

of which

and

;

Tunquin.

to

where

me

gave

that

,

,

that which

the Indies

or

Discourses,

and Bantam

Batavia

to

for

confident,

more

who

one

that I made

Voyage

of the

Particular Relation

A New and

2

make

they

with

along

to

Write and Read.

Voyage by

a

them.

Sea,

from

And

these Mer-

For

all

carry

their

these Bonn’s

and

other Learned Men I had several Observations and Memoirs in

Writing,

without

with

and

Structure

Situation of

Therefore

these

be

to

made

are

to

abuse him. and

ning as

my

having

lf,

as

time,

he had he soon

Language is

a

among

of

his

He more

then

according

talk

to

to

thither,-

go

in

which

Asia, much

,

Upon

little

is

as

the

Ship

the

Latin

and

cheaper

that the

and

a

Silk, Musk,

were

a

of the

People

encourage,

and made

success.

earn'd with him

the

of

as

Indies

Language

prepar'd

design well

quarters

a

good

that, he stor'd himself with

to

no

Travel

to

resolv'd

honesty.

Information he

they

cun-

in the

a

has

person both

with the Malaye,

places adjoyning

good

and

and that

sincerity

the like nature,

fairness and

pleasure

,

He understood that

of

of small Curiosities,

done

that lov'd

much

familiar

Europe.

with

always

one

heard

more

was a

particular gift

more

Voyages

who

learn

of which

and the

World,

,

Tunquin,

there then in other dealt with

whole

the Learned in those

Us in

the

when he has so much reason

of

other Commodities

ment

and

Kingdom

grew

was

shew’d them

I

the

cordially

person

a

couragious,

se

are

My Brother

Grandeur of the and

they

public by

I

as

Kingdoms and estates.

Relations,

that

persuaded

of the

me

And

.

whole

the Reader with

may

by

particular Maps, they

when

of the

Composure

delight peruse

France

our

admiration,

its several

be inform’d

to

and some other

Atlas

an

ravish’d

were

of

and Situation

Government never

desirous

being

as

to

Present

the

Sum of

a

Money ; and

considerable

King

and his

number

Nobility,

generas Custom of all the Eastern Countries:

T

Kingdom of Thus he foot in

the

diately

order

the

a

along

n.

3

of

small

Pistols,

and

Court,

Assembly

The

King

imme,

to

the

speak him

It

with him.

Handle and Hilt

was a

were

with

very

all

hear

Malaye

brought

of which the Rubies

with

and

To this he added

Blade.

a

favourable

a

Sword,

enchac’d

over

Backsword

a

noble

kiss the

to

surpris’d

gave

two

Thereupon

coming

was

and

Curtesans

two

set

him

being by

of his arrival.

King

that he

kindly receiv’d the Present which he

and

Emraulds

i

Country so far distant,

Language so fluently. reception,

u

the Customer

pair

a

the

whole

born in

Stranger,

to

the

cl

the Pictures of

attend

to

King’s hands,

Clock,

were

notice

gave

having

small

a

which

Pictures,

that

Country ; so

with

oblig'd

n

well receiv’d the first time

be

to

came

u

a

,

pair

adorn’d

of Pistols

and

inlaid

,

Saddle and

Bridle,

embroider’d

with

Bow and Quiver full of Arrows,

which

he had

pleas’d of the

the

given ,

make

the

those of

as

blow.

to

up his

,

how

King

King

that if

This

made

was

several

lost

of the

King

insomuch

above

and

and Lords

who

20000

in

that

his

at

sojourning at

in

By

Tunquin

Court,

Kingdom,

the Curiosities

means

together as

my

,

he

of the

was

that he

time

entertain'd

good Opinion was

his

that ventur’d

Voyage. not

deep,

However

suffer him

Presents that

Brother’s

thus

acquaintance

long

which

the Trade which he drove

diligent

Country,

he

with them for several

and the familiar

with

,

of the Court,

one

of

in France

Court ; for

every

would generous Prince,

was a

losses.

,

Spectatour.

in the

one

Crowns in

of

he would

obligingly

playing

being

a

loser, but gave him those considerable

a

suppli’d

in the

more

gentile behaviour

King,

he had

,

more

large Sums,

be

Tunquin

But that which fix’d him

frolic and

the

still the

to

be

Reception

more

they

and favour

he

Voyages

first

and

return’d, him.

Brother’s

my

pleas’d

Prince

manner

they handled that Weapon to

At

and offer’d

,

he

out

whether it would

after the

,

which the King readily consented

of

like those

My Brother, seeing the young

told the

a

things highly

Country,

own

Silver,

and consider it.

try

,

Persian

a

forth the Sword

upon

Weapon gracefully enough

the Country show

well

as

a

handle the

Sons took it

of his

one

These

drew

look

and

Pictures,

Customer.

to

Silver,

Gold

and six

presently

who

King

fit his hand

to

the

Scabbard, the better

length

to

with

it

to

inform himself

was

easie for

me

of all

upon

Relation

A New and Particular

4

the same foundation I

Though

a

both

the

by

frequent

the

at

often

I

of

self

treated

the

at

lest

no

was

came

in

my

which I had

with

whom I

met

Trade,

and

,

thither

to

Expences,

own

my

laborious

Discourses

Tunquineses

Bantam and Batavia that

whom my

and

number of

great

I

safely say,

may

particular,

own

with

the Structure of these Memoirs.

lay

to

of the

inform

to

Ceremonies and Customs of their

particular

Country. Thus

see the Grounds and Foundations of

you

both faithful and

which is

tion

noble

of

Country,

which

set

such

forth,

sideration me to

or

as

it is

that of

the

Relation, and

more

to

of a

its

of

Trade,

which

Strength

and Force

this

the three

are

of

a

Nation.

shall

Men,

give

a

brief

of their Art,

Country.

that is

We shall

the Government and the Condition of the rals of

their Kings,

to

say,

Policy

and

Society,

Physicians,

of the diseases a

of

Ac-

an

well in relation

Next

Learning,

I

the

of

as

in

as

speak and its

Sources

People

to

Next

Riches,

and Festivals.

their

also give

I will

Next I shall give

Account of the

and among them of

its

of the

and Civil

their visits

pursuance

gradatim

Kingdom,

Springs

particular OEconomy Marriages,

Reader

Qualities,

their

we

has incited

and its Climate.

count

their

other Con-

no

Method in

right

of the Customs and Manners

to

that

speaking truth,

Extent,

discourse of its

come to

have

discover'd and

truly

conduct the

perfect knowledge

first of its Situation, shall

hitherto

Description.

For the better observation

of this

be

declaring withal,

;

Interest, then

undertake this

shall

which chat

by

Descriptions

the

been so obscure and uncertain,

and

exact,

,

this Rela-

this

to

and learned

and

the

Subject

particular

to

the

Relation of the Original of

the

Kingdom

of

Tunquin

Court, of the Inauguration and in the last

place

of

the

of ,

and Fune-

Original

of

the Inhabitants. And I dare Cuts which

bute

to

ingage,

were

that the

Map

drawn upon the

the Divertisement of the

nation of the Master which

of

the

place,

Reader,

they

contain.

Country,

will then

no

to

and the

less contrithe

Expla-

T

Kingdom of

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CHAP.

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N.

5

II.

the Situation and Extent

Of

i

the

of

Kingdom

of Tunquin. shall

WE

fore

have the lest reason

this

having formerly

been

habitants in the same

come

to

lookt

Trade with selves

in

Observ’d

people,

other

Indian

have

People

in

bred

manner

them

do

to

this

it

reason of the

over

is

the

Country

desire

a

a

be

to

that

the

Air

fall

People,

them-

as

themI have

as

very

temperate,

water

in their

Most

hot Climate

very

it;

whence

From

believe the

Country

to

be

we

very

may

also

fruitful

have

and

a

most

happ'ns

,

Travels.

by

cause

I have observ’d in

as

;

which,

Seasons,

which indeed

;

they begin

Converse and

to

number of Rivers that

con-

Strangers

and Bantam.

in

lye

to

the other

they associate

now

the Torrid-zone

all

find that

they

Government

Batavia to

from

Territories,

good

known

Rains

of

come

them-

minding

,

with all other at

,

that

the In-

kept

whom

they

own

as

did

never

People

them

both

now

great

with

freshness

usually

their

China ,

Chineses

that

now

friendly

believe

together

in

out

part

Barbarians

Foreigners; so that

nevertheless

brisk

But

which has

;

the

of

knowledge

consider

we

bounds,

own

as

upon

find them

to

see that other

selves

to

a

manner as

of the World.

part

considerable

anyCommerce with

temn’d and

when

Kingdom,

their

selves close within have

Predecessors had so little

our

of

admire where-

to

my

reason

thick

inha-

bited. To ton,

lies

the East this Kingdom

one

of the best of

To the North it borders and

by the Kingdom of Brama. upon

two

To

perate

other

Provinces

of

Quansi.

To the South it lies upon Cochinchina

of the same

of Cau-

China.

To the West it is bounded

China, Junnan

the Province

upon

and the ,

great

Gulph

name.

to

return

that

the Climate

all the

,

Spring ; Frost

and

year

the Air is

long

Snow

so mild

and

,

are

seems never

to

be but

there

to

one

tem-

continual

be seen

;

and

A Nefa and Particular Relation

6

the Pestilence

besides,

but

are

them the

the

;

The other

of

begins

four and

a

then

remedy

well

as

those

down

is

to

the

months there

that

this

in

hideous

Country and

Houses,

tear

Desolations.

hours,

nor

as

terrible

their

are

,

seldom

sad Effects

Japon

being rarely

,

Trees

up

They

of China

the Seas

and the Manilles

,

of those

It

Comes

Vessel to

parts

Cochin,

known in

any

out

Tunquineses being

the

whose limmits great

most

understanding and knowing that the whole

thousand

might

be

bours the

the Water

the

among

then

greatest

part

many upon

though they

also

of the

the

of their

Which serve them instead

of

keep

not

well

nor

them

France,

known;

having But

assur’d

bin the

me at

contain’d above twenty

They

but after the many more, ,

that of

of the Nation.

Kingdom

Cities and Towns.

Cochinchineses

are

to

Geographers,

curious

,

other

no

that the storm

Masts,

Land, almost equal

over

Batavia

of the

the Ship.

the Annals

write

out

the Pilots have

Sea,

at

upon

no

rise

with that suddain force that when

down all

cut

have the less force

to

believe that these terrible

from the Exhalations that

several Provinces,

neat,

their

are

,

strange

upon

In this fair extent of

live

January

,

Indies

twenty

only

Japon.

surprizes

upon

months

inconvenience

years

blow

Astrologers

Mines of

the

of

,

Tempests proceed

are

months

Seas.

The

may

last

two

and make

Tunquin

other

it

for six

Country of Tunquin.

from the end

greatest

that

felt but

,

the

as

,

last above

china

the

of the

parts

the roots,

be

the other from

the same

continuing

seaven

in

once

Tempests by

known. There

,

blow

to

The

other

in

are never

divide the whole Year between

delightful

July ; and

rain.

arise

so

nothing

is

end of

both

other

,

The first refreshes the Earth in that manner, that

together.

to

and

and

Stone

from the North

blowing

one

South,

there

which

Winds,

two

the

Gout,

Europe, there

in

diseases so frequent

the ,

the

of

also affirm’d that there

manner

People

Land; Rivers

so

of

Neigh-

choose rather

that

coverd

Houses ; and

their

you

to

shall see

with Boates,

which

their Cattel in them.

are

very

T

Kingdom of

a

0.

h

THIS

the

the

through

several

Country

burthen

good

and

,

;

Wine,

but in the Months of of

quantity

Of

People. which Fruits

are

and

June

in

The

Asia. Shape

the

open’d, like

other

Pulp

those are

Tree,

which

of

a

:

Gogavier,

sorts

to

full

this Fruit

the

common.

more

full of

is

and if

belly

not

Portugals

they

The

grows

upright

and

bears

being

a

at

like

a

Id's then

before

they

when

eaten

effect.

contrary

of Tun-

Macao

the Fruit is

, they

grown

Fruit which very much

the tast whereof is

small Melon

our

yellowish

Kingdom

now

,

Arager

a

Seated themselves

a

is

eaten

being

work

known in the

Papdger

pleasing

one

Kernels,

be

,

bears

talc

contains

resembles

the Fruit

whereas

thither,

and

a

but the Fruit of the

small

so that

any part

being

,

esteem,

of

top

maturity they

was

earn’d several Plants

a

in

Pulp

the

bind

come

resembles

is

Pomegranate

but after the

The

;

are

Head,

Fruits

the

also

and

hard

much

within:

much

the

Man’s

refreshing

very

two

are

within,

the

in,

very

very

,

without and red

Nosegay

Formerly qu

Liquor

a

are

Trees

then in

of

of the

,

green

are

of

as

ours,

of these

Snow, having

as

one

of

Their

very

white

as

every

of which there

ripe they

they

and

The

without and white small

;

infinite

an

Strong-water.

bigness

the Shell is

within is

Palate.

Lawrel

Plum,

Coco-nut

Glassfuls

two

the

a

Nut is about

Almonds,

our

about to

like

the

falls

besides

bigger

Fruit

a

for

Drink,

The chiefest

which bears

of

Corn

never

sustenance

different from

much

the Trees that bear them.

of

or

glide

neither

which

chief

Vita

and

commodious

grows

;

the North,

Galleys

carry

make their

they

to

Extent,

Hillocks

But it bears

the

good Aqua

excellent, but

the Palm-tree,

lying

of rain,

July.

is

level

a

inter-cut

which

there

want

this Rice also

have

they

of

Country

which

Rice,

has

large Shallops, very

reason of the

by

7

pleasant

which

Rivers

some

Yet in all the

trade. nor

by

is

into

down

Hills which it

greatest

water'd

and

up

n.

Kingdom of Tunquin.

Country for the most part

which rises

It is

the

r

III.

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u

streight,

very delicious.

like the Mast of

a

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8

Ship, bearing like

appear

and

Nut, a

little

Teeth

it

bruising

,

The

produces

leaves, mix both

Vermilion

a

with

keep

to

a

break this

People

of the Powder of

is like

their

colour, and

to

sweet.

but

have

Which makes it

top

with Betle

their Lips

dye

to

keep their Breath

They

together

and make use

Chalk, clean,

round.

little more

a

the

at

The Fruit which it

Crown.

a

but

Nutmeg,

Branches but

no

of the

two

sorts of

the other like those which

the

Figs

one

,

call'd Adam

are

like ours,

Figs,

s

and

long

as

as a

Man's finger.

There

they

also another

is

Tree,

call the Powder Tree

like

very

Our

that

because ,

make

and of the Coal

Charcoal,

Powder which

a

which

Willow,

of the Wood

they

they make

use of in their Wars. The

Jambager bears

which

the

ber,

cooling

that

Tree,

Fruit about the

a

Pulp

and

another

is

bigness

Citrul-Cucum-

a

whereof is full of Kernels like

pleasant,

and

a

frequently

eaten

planted with

Trees

very

high,

grows very

of

Granate,

very-

in the Season

of heat. The

High-Ways are

for the convenience these Trees so under

big

them

of Travellers:

that

like

also

two or

that

Ormus

at

,

describ’d in

my

these Trees

forth other little and

defending as

it

Branches

arc

The Fruit is of the

bigness

the Shell whereof is red, a

grain

and also make are

as

above tree

big a

good Pullet, a

half

the

at

tree

one

of

within

trees.

They

support the

to

these

ten

our

or

trees,

nothing

Nuts, but

upon

a

em,

These Rere-mice

that their never

fatten'd

with their heads downward.

out-

twelve

great

Wings

light

shall lee them all the you

the branches of the

and

Master-Branches

every

insomuch

long.

but

the

me

many

root

supported by

containing

their Neffs in

foot and

take

Pillars

of

of

by

there issue

of Millet. The Rere Mice feed

like other Birds,

hanging to

as a

are

stand

downward, and by

some of the

distance

the

Abassi,

long,

ground,

many

which

long,

at

so

may

When the Branches

turn

the

to

were

There

three hundred Paces

Kernel like

which

men

some of

,

twelve foot

ten or

little Branches

little

Persia

are

and of which

made mention.

about

are

Master- Branches.

foot.

of

Relations

afterwards become

growing

or Bandar ,

other Travellers have of

And there

three thousand

both sides

on

by

Upon

upon

are

the

day long

their Claws every

Wing

Kingdom have

they

seven

being shot, the

to

home

a

great

when

dainty

they

happen’d

that

i

them for

Pullets.

of the is

very

And

the

but remain fixed

They

tree.

I will tell

Country

lingular.

which is

no

lie

the Coast

upon

the

where

to

be found

of

the bigness

that

manner,

they

are

neither

they

,

transported

all

over

the

in

Spices

and

into France ,

but I have also of

my

the

among

are

about

compacted, Onion a

a

of it

to

Meats which

compos’d

were

not

only brought

several persons of

Vouchers for the truth of

Friends who

have

brought

this Diet

Quality,

what I

it

from

relate,

Holland ,

whose Name is famous for

agree do

with not

,

Neds

He and

East-Indies;

do

to

those that have

the

Spices

that effectual

relish

that all

me,

give

all

the Meats

of

the

East

and favour

and Dishes wherein

they

us’d.

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found, In these

to

are

these

four

five Islands

believe

Islands,

five others mark’d

such excellent

as

are

of all

,

not

cer-

water, and mix’d

warm

eating those

rest M. de Villermont

together these

are

of

compos’d Nest of

a

alto-

nor

India and into Holland for Curiositie’s

presented my

have

you

,

thereof

put as

are

Bird

made both for Fish and Flesh.

Orient. I have

his Travels into the eat

certain

Nests in such

compose

that those Neffs

season’d therewith,

several

a

of which

an

in

steep’d

would believe in

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close

that

;

taken

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like

are

which is

with all the Sawces which

the

and

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too

rings and enveloping

tain sort of Gunim

sake.

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and build their

Swallow,

a

gether transparent;

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,

B, C,

dainty ;

have

but in the four Islands that

of Cochinchina

the Table A,

in

white,

of the Delicacies

sort of

one

the

is

great

,

Figures

several

of

a

should

I

I am talking

This Food

very

delicate sort of Diet.

a

were,

you

,

are ac-

three times with the Por-

or

they

be

to

who leave their

Portugal's,

they are

now

so that

,

that their Flesh is

two

known what

not

9

Claws,

or

tugals, who thought they had oblig’d me with and had I

n.

take them you would

the

true

them

u

ground

upon

among

young

of

to eat

hung

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are

the

to

distance

at a

them.

to eat

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o_

n

u

little Hooks

were

never

Pears

great

Pullets

I

they

branches,that

counted

and

it

as

T

of

Food,

they

are

where these Birds in

Map

1,

such infinite number of

that the

Tunquineses

have entertain’d

they ought to do,

the

till the

their

and

Neffs 3,

2,

4,

Tortoises,

Cochinchineses

Friends

at

a

Tortoises are brought in.

are

5. and

do

Banquet Those

Particular Relation oj

A New and

10

Nations

two

pickle

them abroad, which

is

vast trade

a

the chiefest occasion of

Fish for them

Neither

them.

and

estseem,

all

they

hinder the

to

but

greatest

indeed

because

is,

Tunquineses

that those Seas and Islands

the Meat

is

of the

one

can

between them

send

and

them,

them ; arid

among

the Wars

alledging

,

to

do

Cochinchineses

the

of

quantities

up great

the

belong

Shell also of

the

to

great

Commodities for Trade in

A sia.

also

Tunquin

of which there

trees, a

affords

Fruit

no

those of

for six months

tree

the

sorts of

Citrons,

the

and the ocher so

one

without offence

eaten

Juyce

is made use of

the

made

use of

for

Lyes

Through

Spots.

make use of

this

whereby they

to

They

have also

that

they

Aqua fortis

both

cannot

the

Metals,

They and

,

cleanse

to

those

gild

be

,

to

all the Territories of the Great

Juyce

two

Nevertheless,

whiten Lumen

of Citrons

gather'd

green ; but

those of Silk.

especially

,

be

to

Stomach,

we

then

bigger

being

sow'r,

before

Orange

that bears

one

other

the ocher

do here of

we

Copper, Tin, and Iron, also for Tinctures

and

tart

to

as

together.

yellow,

one

and

tast,

the

;

Abricot ; the

an

and

Ananas

sorts

two

both alike in

Portugal:

from the

of

are

then

bigger

store of

great

are

take

as

also out

Mogul they

whiten their Calicuts

to

make them sometimes so white that

;

dazle

they

the light.

make

They Tunquin

of

great

both

which

,

rich

and

Kingdom

make

poor

,

where there is any

where,

that it is

quantity every year of that before

now

gain

carry

,

off

every such

become the chiefest

,

which

Commodity

they

hope

of

they

from

Persia

a

part

whereas

Japon;

to

carry

fetch’d their Commodities

of

themselves

who thrust themselves in

The Hollanders

Garments.

in the

quantities of Silk

Bengala

,

,

China.

or

As

for sweet which

sort,

one

like

a

smelling Flow'rs, they call and

large Nosegay,

the

the Flow'r the

it, spread themselves crawlingly

they

have

it is

yet

in the

that which

weighing use of it

store of

Cane,

they

do

not

always

so

Sugar,

having

the

a

pound.

after Meals

to

of the

eat

true

They

Bague.

upon

they

grosly refine, they

about half

of

Branches

bear

great

Tunquineses

the

very

Arc

to

have It

but

grows

Shrub

ground.

that As

much, while

refine it:

and

make into little Loaves eat

very

help digestion.

much,

making

T

Kingdom of

Sheep

nor

;

the Fields

for Hens,

As

ber’d

and

which

the

is

Their

Horses

five

always

for the Service of his

of

arid

Hogs.

be

to

their

for

num-

Festivals;

which

there

Stables;

King's

are

He

alio

of which some

Elephants,

bred for

rest

the

not

are

shap'd ; of

House

and

Cows,

Provision

in the

hunder'd

six

or

Asses,

Tigers, Harts,

Turtles, they

well

very

same number

the

keeps

are

11

n.

neither Lions,

full of

are

general

,

are

i

u

full of Beeves,

are

Ducks,

CL

n

Kingdom

but the Forests

and

Apes,

whole

the

Through

U

the

are

Wars.

,

These

Elephants

there any so tall will bow

have

they

watch all

large

and

night

of the an

and

by

sides

that

upon

holes

in

the

can

this

sharp, lock

they

chat

And if

time.

you

But

they

will

eat

middle.

ing

into

my

Skin, which

eat

care

Bales

far

a

down

be

not

a

a man

greater

through a Bale, as Several of them where ,

are

presently

fall

measure, Chaff

or

smoak,

Be-

away. Or Tent

all

that

small

very

the

pre-

when he rises

Inconvenience

but

little,

have teeth

wooden Post in

taken

in the and

have fallen rais’d

a

places

from

Blisters

short

where

hours

twenty

if it had been saw'd in

they

con-

the infinite numbers of

in four

of Silk

sleeping,

so let it

notwithstanding

yet

by the

beaten, and

Net with

a

,

Neck

some

Pavilion

a

like

though they

will

great

up your

the

Water.

which

they

in

those Flies

drive

into

inconveniencies

take the Husk

will be about

But there is

very

be seen

but with their

greatest

Country, which proceeds from

white Emmets, so

or

made

in the Air.

morning.

get

people

Fire-shovel, and

the Bed with

ground,

be us'd,

of the

sleep they

kill

are

to

from

from the Rice when it is

they

cover

the

let

to

vention

i'

means

that

Gnats

they make,

a

will

and

which are

but

Cats,

evening grows duskish, of

and hinder

small Fire in

a

no

few Birds

remedy whereof to

go

you may get

purpose,

and Mice

Very

is one

For

they

this, they

trails

time

Rice,which flies upon

same

the

number

which

Country.

strew it

have

They

the Rats

the noise which

hour before

of the

help.

toward the

vast

flinging ;

that ,

,

night

the

only by

tinual

kill

to

so low

stoop

troublesom.

very

Houses in not

and

Dogs that serve for

of those

reason

a

backs without

Air ; which

the

in

so

nor

themselves,

their

upon

prodigious bigness, neither are of Asia ; for nimble in they any part

of

are

two

in

the Ciel-

upon

again being Wash'd with

the cold

I have told chat Hens you rous

and Ducks

will now tell

Tunquin ; I

in

of the

Farticular Relation

A New and

12

how

you

infinitely

arc

together without being spoil'd.

throw the

Past with

unlike

then

one

the

put

which

this Pickle and

of

then

wrap

The Pickle

leaf

a

of

for

Eggs

into

up

enclose

they

but much

leaves,

their

they keep

manner

up

in

to

throw in

and make them past

and

sink

Egg

every

Herb,

an

and

larger,

Earthen Pots dole cover’d

into

Eggs

it

Pear-tree

our

the

swim.

Eggs

and in this

:

If

good ; then they

not

find that the

they

self,

it

Egg by

is

them, and

Vessel full of Water,

made, they take Allies,

thus

being

not

the Pickle till

Salt,

a

three

two or

salt

They

of Salt into it.

good quantity

a

bottom,

more

a

salt, they fill

make them take

to

the

they preserve

will keep for Eggs of these Creatures, which they years

nume-

after

:

three

two or

years

together. In ocher

Oyl, of

of the Indies

parts

and Arochan

Pegu,

Oyl,

Olive-trees

chief

only

are

are

kept

one

carrying

hard,

bigness

they

and with of

their Rice.

Egg As

eat

eat

are

to

them

to

as

Silver in the

any

Money.

lies

little

as

no more

Persia

near

Valley

the

they are

;

But the

the

Eggs

much before those

using

the

boiling

first,

there is

Salt with their

boil them till

and

for

full of Olive-

Eggs

of Rice

good

what remains,

nor

of

Oyl

an

Oyl, preserving

the

of

they

mouthful

which is ,

or

see

place a

Earthen

For

you

broad,

preferred

that in

Sea,

with

Ship-board.

a

,

every

little

to return to

they

Salt

League

very

Salt

in

a

Oyl ; because

in

When

Rice.

Coin

But

to eat.

preserv’d

need of

Gold

in

Kingdoms

great

Rape-seed.

pass’d Aleppo,

only

and half

Provision which

which

but

Asia,

make but

but they

Olives

no

all

over

are once

into

the Veśsel

small Seed like

you

League long

a

,

that

after

a

Eggs

great store of

the

Mogul,

where between the Mountains

Cochin,

trees

then fill

varnish'd, and

which is made of

their

they put

,

Pots well

about

there is

in the Dominions of the Great

as

Sallad

where

they

eat

they a

are

Pea’s

better then Salt with

there

are

Kingdom of Tunquin

neither Mines of ,

neither do

they

T

Kingdom of

u

CHAP.

the

Of

Cl

n

and other

Of which there is some worth

the Pound

according

,

is some that is and

good

nothing

let their Beards

as

Wood little

and when

;

the

lifting

serve

to

big

Portugals of

piece cost

of

People they

deceive

cunning When

if

for

sent

or

Tunquin in their

as

of

Bargain

getting Reals,

is

not

long, and

that it is

have

their

very

off is this

one

often

:

per

bargain, they

that if it

be

Presents,

Book,

which was

round.

two

profit

a

It

a

found

they

Cent

weight, if

,

offer

have

to

they

,

thing by ,

who will to

be cob

experience.

and

advantageous, As

faithful and

Chineses

hard

trade with

to

more

Commodity

sort that is full

light, four, others’eight to

and

then the

dealing I

of this

little

a

dry piece

as a

reason,

how much the

they can ; so

them

being

Emperor of Japon,

pleasure

by

,

of a Pea

bigness

Livres.

have sold them any you

sorts of

stand

foot

54000

more

the

One of the chief

,

the

Illah,

much smoak

part

;

crying, Elhemed

which

is the

the

to

six

Aloes

the

at

,

as

mist

pleasing

time

oily,

the fire

a

same

Beards, and

of this

of this Wood

piece

,

that their way

are

you

their

another

in

especially

account

smoak and

a

price.

wants no

Goa

much

small

a

yield

to

they presently bring

Which

fist.

Pardo's

40000

frank

of

Lignum

It is so the

it

Beads

of

visit,

Heaven,

to

will

observ’d

have

I

the

good

a

dry

great

yields

throw upon

Man’s

a

and

oily as

as

Cabinets

make

If the Wood be

moisten'd in Water, as

,

There

but it is

All the Mahumetans,

cast

they perfume

God be thanked.

will

make

to

grow

and

their hands

up

oyliness.

,

which

Coals,

with which

or

but

they give

Chafing-dish,

upon

and

goodness

about Womens Necks.

hang such

its

Lig-

thousand Crowns

a

worth above three Crowns,

not

for

to

in

the

to

and in their

Foreigners,

,

Aloes.

Tunquin consist

quantity of Silks which they sell

great

Hollanders num

the

Tunquin.

THE chief Riches of the Country of the

13

Money of

,

Kingdom of

N;

i

IV.

Trade

Riches,

u

they

their

find

general

generally

three

others which

have

pay you

for

no mind your

aid to

Goods

New and Particular R elation

14 in

which

light Reals,

you the

World

you

buy it,

without

other.

But

with Gold

Silver

Gold,

amount

der’d.

the

have

to

in

300

of

large

so that it is

Foreign Coin, Gold and

Riches of the

who

Kingdom

of

Stelleers

Service of in

regard

12000

the War the

500000

to

six

hun-

as

they

and

are

either

they

pay

Japon

exported Aloes

in

This

Spain generally.

lieu

in ,

of the

out

are

the chief

the

V.

Kingdom of Tunquin

written

before

have

Tunquin

by

Sea and Land

and

a

usually

300000

Foot,

is well

time

of

But the

They

Galleys.

War

Baggage,

and

stor’d

300

with

the

number

well

as

pro-

write

the Rento

as

carry

for the

Galleys.

And

Provision

whole

which

Army

my

the

of its

allow it

wont to meet at

Horse, 2000 Elephants,

in

concerning

,

were

Kingdom Men.

me

spoken largely

and the Nobilities Tents and

Ammunition, that ceeds

Lingots

purpose they

else

,

number both of Souldiers and

King’s

or

from China

,

that the Forces which

the

Money

Sea and Land.

have

Forces both

were

of

Kingdom.

by

devouz

which

to

of Silk which are

Of the Strength of

digious

deal

some of which

others

Money,

CHAP.

They

to

,

which with Musk and Lignum

Country,

Coin

they

of China

out

the Reals of

brought

quantities

have

to

make use of certain

our

our

are

blunt and

neither Mines

are

do

sell the

not

are more

they!

for small Payments they

As

which

will

use of Bars of Silver

make

like

you

pleasure

there

into small pieces,

Silver is

of those vast

a

in old

even ,

of them too,

one

neither

they

of

Livres

Scales,

their

nothing

,

brought

are

Japon.

Bars

in

for Trade in

People

Tunquin they

Tunquin

also

from

deal

have told you,

they

as

They

brought cut

those

So that in Trade

there. of

I

to

such

no

enquiring why

dealing,

them.

arc

and so

dipt themselves,

will sell them but

ever

for

in their

or

refuse

they

:

and if

Shoes,

plain

There

deceiv’d.

are

have

they

the

of

and ex-

Brother

Kingdom the

in

Caw

make War

which

though

which the

the

against

Quarrel

the

i

n,-

15

preparing

was

for

certain

taken

the

from

the

to

Tunquineses

certain

by

up

to

Ships

na,

of Cochinchina lent

King

u

King

taken

had

was

cl

n

of Cochinchi

King

Cochinchineses

the

u

1649, when

year

the

T

of

:

Embassadors of

King

Tunqu

to in,

whom the former made fads faction. The

Army-chat

Expedition

Galleys

Barks

this

dition of the of little all

are

life

they

and

go,

of

T hole

it.

two

their

to

days

their

week

a

panies and

they

have is

one

paid

time

a

of each

mounts

double his time.

of and

neat

second serve

glory

are

to

they

in the

Galleys,

the

of

delight himself

it is

with this

a

carry

upon

great die

are

one

of the

Honour for

Victory.

Their Com-

and

oblig’d

to

look

thirty

Arms

it

and

upon

Centime! as a

and

Captains may the

send their

learn

of as

tor

the

a

that

propor-

For it

Tunquin

he has

the

Souldiers

to row.

of

Kings

When

to one

they

As for those

entertain'd and listed

they

great

Weapons

to

mind

lee to

King, with some

of his

fair Palaces,' that

largest Rivers in his Country

any

;

next

them,

first fault,

chastis'd.

Divertisment,

Now

Men

shot,

Hand

upon

rust

any

Galleys.

removes

Guard,

Exercise

to

the worst

for the

pastimes of

of the

of his Court,

stands

find

that

days,

the chiefest

Mock-fights

part

they

upon the

rd

the ocher one, which

their Souldiers

severely

very

aboard for some one

is ,

eight days Wages are

permitted

,

Captains

they

not

made the belt Choc

Wages,

And sometimes the

tionably.

is

If

other ‘Labours

compell'd

that have

the Guard

have

the Service of

presence.

He that makes

the

they

to

hundred

a

Months

All

bright.

them

sconce

two

For

Captains where-ever they

they

or

Company

of them

them in Rice.

he

piece

hundred

and

not

are

with their Bows and Arrows in their consist of

laborious,

capable of

they

the

The Con-

Tunquin.

engag’d

are

that

attend

in

and

of

Kingdom

carry

with Oars and

narrow,

toilsom

Foot,

Nobility ; and 318

Families, they-are

days

to

Brother saw.

so ti’d and

time

oblig’d

are

the

in

and

my

very

chat'chough they

the-lupport

undertake

is

Souldiery

advantage

their

the Wars, for

that which

was

and the

King

this

upon

94 thousand

the rest

War, and

long

very

,

Sails ; and

the

march

to

8000 Horse,

for the 130

Baggage of

and

prepar'd

of

compos'd

was

and 722 Elephants; Tents and

then

was

the

Captains

the

Victory

;

and

whole Son!diets'

is

only

got

by

the

A New and Particular Relation

16 force of

it

the Oars,

happens

sometimes that there

Souldiers who strain themselves so dead

with

Judge is

that he sends

such,

the If

and

Victory,

Souldier

any

their

and

pain

able

are not

to

two

their

labour

care

able

to

maintain

their work after the

Wars,

cers

and

or

they

two at

breed

and

Artificial

the Rivers,

for the

longer

can no

live

have but ,

two at

the first

look the

be afraid of

also

build

to

ride shelter'd

All these Offiwhich in

days

are

gene-

Month

a

of the Moon,

to

and

People the

of

Tunquin

nufactures

transports

of

strange

though they

Countries

but those

of

the

People of

where desire

They

reason,

to

Choler.

very

to

were

have

a

to

and

condemning of their

those

seeing

born

•

and

any

in

other

where,

honour the

tone

peace-

esteem the Ma-

beyond

curious of

live,

and

They

far

they

mild

naturally

are

Countries

are not

they say, they always their Ancestors.

of

Kingdom of Tunquin.

ful, submitting easily

of

to

VI.

the Manners and Customs

THE

;

have

for

them

to

be

may

the full.

the

own

people,

oblig'd

as

Sea.

change

CHAP.

Of

:

Galleys

four

the Wives

not

may

and Lords of the Court,

Mandarins

themselves,

are

in

,

they

manage

out at

But

sort of

that

Fires

all

standing

Captains also

they

they

Widow

small, that they

meaner

to

that

them,

with

Country

The For

his

Children.

besides,

Families.

other

any

Captains,,

rally call’d divert

to

along

when

in,

Trade

for them.

prepar'd

and so

all

of all the

as

King's Elephants,

Wild-fire,

places

their

this

in

very young

only

besides.

Wages

so

are

maintain their Wives and

learn some

to

Wages

,

not

is the

that obtains

Exercise,

But

Pay.

down

that he takes

Captain

Months

die in this

years

well of the Souldiers

take

to

King

some

are

they fall

pleasure

the

to

him three

chance

regard they Marry as

Elephant

gives

his Heirs have

or

for the

Wherein the

an

that

hard,

the Oar in their hands:

of the Combat.

the

of

as

Memory

speaking

natu,

T

Kingdom of lost and

rally

is

that love

have

Learning

;

Tunquineses,

well

part much

their

admiring

generally

are

and

wear

it like

But the

Nails

to

not

of

reaches down without any at

to

their

the

Silver,

Tides.

The

pare

of the

Girdle of

Moons

Mahons,

the Moon) the to

in

year

is for

those

Language But

Slave.

support

before

they

is

are

chiefly which

they

they

of

Gold

alike

on

both

Garments reach

upper

no

or

Haves for

altogether

as

are

all the other

condemn’d

Joyners, Carpenters, oblig'd

Palace

•

great

own

two

Months,

time

This is

they

have;

liberty

This Service

Family. or

the

Condition

,

the

of

a

worse

then

with which

they

drudgeries

a

by

The rest of

Lords.

lop Trees,

by

and

to

every year

reckon their Months

other

to

one

be the Citizens of the

Viecquan to

to

Shoes.

or

like,

their

liable

Japonneses,

with

all which

call'd

suffer their

Robe that

long

a

whereof is

King's

Elephants.

were

and

;

till

handsom,

interwoven

soever,

mention'd ; as

feed their

be

to

in their

about

Tunquineses

themselves,

their

tie

like that of the

they

and the the

tresses, Heads.

flutter

not

being

are

for the Mandarins,

work for the their

at

in

of their

King keeps his Court,

(For the

more

it

their Breeches reach down

unless

where the

care-

very

This Habit is bound

their

People

For

jet

Silk,

only

;

sort of

work three Months or

,

being

top

may

much

heels,

Handicrafts of what Trade

Locksmiths,

which

,

modest,

Souldiers,

year.

Capital City,

being

black

accounted the fairest.

without either Hole

vulger

very

very

,

as

and Souldiers

black is

and

farther then their Knees the mid Lew

is

the

they

Workmanship

As for the

infe-

,

People plait

Law,

distinction of Sex. a

way

Their Noses

Chineses

grow,

upon

that

as

grave

the waft with

and

the

Hair

grow ; the longest being

Their Habit is

People

Complexion

believe their Teeth

them

Com-

for the most

are

,

made

have

they

no

Europeans.

of

will

it

Roll

Men

do

They

those

as

Locks about their Necks, Faces.

Olive

of the

Their

great

and

are

Women,

The Common

a

Nobility

as

an

as

long

as

it.

combing

tie

so flat

better made.

they usually ful in

of

the whiteness

not

apposite

them,

among

17

and in their Lan-

respect they

well Men

as

K,

Neighbours.

proportion’d,

and Faces

Poets

good

in which

riour to th e Chineses, The

i

use several

florid, they

very

They

panions.

du

n

pleasing; happy memories,

which

guage,

U

severe great

days work,

to

Grandfather of

A New and Particular Relation

18 the

that

King

Civil

brought his

turmoil’d his

that

Wars

rebellious

had occasion'd him he could

not

ther chose

great

subdue

them

Posterity

delight

to

this

deal

of

to

a

famish

laborious

upon

and

which

and

the lower

the

of

part

Egypt

ra-

like

a

to

observe, after the

year,

that

Villages,

looks

Kingdom

every

violence,

and

are

we

great

free from

which haunt

,

Where

Ganges.

times

many

what time

at

Sea,

resembling

under Water upon the inundation of Nile.

VII.

CHAP.

the

take

there

are

Animals

dangerous

whole Towns

away

carry

Of

he

of which he

,

with that terrible

fall'n,

are

good

his

condemn them

to

Tunquineses

that these Rivers overflow their Banks

a

of

them ; but

Service,

that the

the Rivers

all other

the Waters of Nile

they

regard

hazard

great

had

They

and in

trouble,

without

elsewhere

you

live

to

Crocodiles

Rains

that he

time reap the benefit.

in

have told

I

a

and

the

to

submi't themselves.

to

give them their Lives, and

to

their

might

Subjects

end

an

put

Kingdom,

his Council advis'd him

Army,

and

after he had

reigns,

now

the

of

the T

Marriages of

unquineses,and

their

severity toward Adulterers.

THE

Tunquineses

cannot

of the Father and

out

Mother,

or

if

they

be

must also the

where the

of the

permission

is

Marriage

to

Judge

be

or

they

were wont

they

were

able

disappointed, reign'd

to

the

in the

nours.

to

abuses,

He

Marry

the

poor

so that ,

and

many

to

regard

more

then,

Marriages

were

people

1639, being inform'd of these

that

pay

But in

damage of the Public ; the King, see forth

Consequences,

order'd

Should ,

great

year

tions, and their ill late those

upon

give them

to

to

exact

They

Governour of

made, for the obtain-

ing of which they must give him some Present.

who

dead, with-

the allowance of their nearest Kindred.

have the

place

Marry without the consent

curb the the

Authority

young

no more

a

Man

then such

of

who a

Law the was

Sum,

Extor-

to

regu-

Gover-

desirous

according

to

the

of his

proportion

fourths

per

.

Common

all that the

laborious,

and

Portions, With

Beads,

down

hang

their Flair

There

they

Bride his

no

permits the

not

jection, and

Law

to

You

never

of

touch

which

be

very

made

goes

and

sticks,

take each

which

one

one

are

which

not

hall

they

sently

to an

she

comes to

can

perceive

While

my

the no

calls

Brother.

The

the

respectful

The

to

Tunquineses

their Husbands.

the

with their

his

gilt

The

Wife,

People

but make life

hands,

long,

is

Ceremony

of the Eastern

many

obtain.

Women in sub-

to

reparation,

and varni sh’d,

Husband

takes one

then, of his

and having broken them

with her

a

and

,

between

the

very

difficult

more

in and Tow it up

them.

of

piece

to

to

Silk,

restore

keep

in

the

the Chil-

But these Divorces

formerly.

as

rigorous against Adulteresses.

very

of

Elephant up

above three-

days together.

Then the Man is bound

accus'd

throws her

for

keep

to

repudiate

brought

also

are

a woman

she is call

hah,

so frequent

The Laws that if

to

had

Feast ; add

Bight causes. Priviledge : or at least, if

of his Wife's,

it.

they keep

Woman what (he

dren

that

Of

beauty

divorce his Wife when

to

instead of Forks.

about

the

not

notorious.

them to be

know

them

for their

Garments,

Bridgroom

times

the same

their Victuals

serve

when he

they

Man

little sticks about six inches

two

own

must

naturally

,

Was

oblige

a

regard the

are

great

Bridegroom

many

When the Husband desires this

this.

the

it is much

reparation

that this

do

they

and the occasion must

say

a

for nine

junket

they

and file calls the

But the Woman has a

Women,

without

Wedding kept

which

in

accounting

day after the Wedding

pleases,

Now

when the Feast lasts very poor

Sister,

she desire

Backs,

is

Law of the Land he

their

sometimes

new

two

or

Worth above

yellow Amber, and a Certain

or

consist in the length.

days ; for

One

to

garnish their Locks ; Which they Suffer

to

upon

not

19

three handsom

two or

Coral

n-.

get they preserve

can

to

must be

The

them

buy

Neck-lace of

a

number of to

to

and

Maids

i

amounting

nothing.

both Men

People,

U

that were

they

hundred Crowns should pay

tL

n

u

estate,

and that

Cent

T

of

Kingdom

this crime

bred

up

to

be convicted

this

into the Air with his

ground, tramples

purpose, Trunk,

her under his

So

thereof,

Who

pre-

and when

feet,

till he

life in her.

Brother

was at

the Court

at

Tunquin,

he

Was

a

A New and Particular Relation

20

witness

of

the severe for

condemn'd,

women

see I

and retir'd

Maids

person living

no

tell

cannot

had

two

view of

a

got

to

of

wives ; but being desirous all

difficulties

that

that watch'd the

cover'd. as

in

For

all the

and other

make

Chest.

And

from

of

Plates

they

he to

the

him

by

of the

King

liberty,

upon the was

be

Tow’r,

But he

put

about

his

where

thing given

she

her

distant

another,

was

was

was not

him

Tunquinese of

one

wont

there

to

be

many

presently

was

have

to

warm.

into

put

He

which

Meat

Neck

coming

he should

several

that he

serve

to eat or

twelve

drink;

was

years,

the

to

Chamber

remain'd

Wast,

and

manacled,

for five Months

Kingdom.

little

and

thus chain'd and

After

of the a

Iron

,

be led about

condition

the

are sup-

inch

the

men,

that he

who caus'd

Leggs ; and

,

in

an

the

keep

discover'd.

was

whose Son

up

rather

or

foot above

two

from

Plate with holes

Iron

a

dis-

Kings

another,

to

the Dishes

Princesses Meat

People.

Frontiers

shut

place

where he remain'd seven

upon

of the

Chest ; between

by

well,

the

King

to

the

close Prison,

any

thing to

easily

them ; so that for

about

an

to

Apartment.

his Hands and

be seen

she

her

Chains

order’d

so

wherein

into

not

Kingdom Tunquin,

Flasket,

of the

be earn'd

game

before the

weighty

slight

,

bottom

to

to overcome

usually separated

one

half

his Uncle's

and

the Houses

is

lighted Coals,

his

Chests

days before

upon

the

being

plaid

brought

a

in the

in

of

about

of their deaths.

deceive the Guards

to

sticks laid athwart,

put

these Chests

up

and

the Meat warm,

keep

to

kind

a

they

alone, and

King

again,

know, that

another, under which

makes

earn'd

see her

the Meat from

use

little

which

these

deceased

Asia,

up the

the Princes of the blood

made use of

of

shut

to

There

eat

day

very

the Kitchin is

pierc'd quite through

Prince

they

and that the Garden is between

Servants

one

must

Kingdoms

carrying

ported by

of

oppos'd him,

great Lords,

the House, the better

the

the

to

Dores, he

you

them,

means one

one

dies,

of all his Palace all

part

attend

was

certain Prince.

a

Prince

a

a Princess

of in his life time.

more to

any

what

by

when

East,

which he made use

allow'd

are

in the

private

which

to

taken in the Act with

being

It is the Custom in the most

Punishment,

the

of

together,

shut

up

in

Throne, let him

as

a

As

private

at

Souldier

for the Princess

upon

days

a

till the death

the

top

without

of

a

having

after that the Chamber

T

Kingdom of all

was

uncover'd

and scorch her

her,

two

they

were

to

to

the

to

and

same

in

Daca,

at

done

justice

Chest,

the

or

to

Cha-est-Can

CHAP.

the

of

King

of

Arachan.

VIII.

and

Feasts

Visits,

the

pre-

who

,

to

and

Kingdom

Bramere

a

trod

Flasket,

were

ways the

days.

Hands,

two

several

Row'd

presently

,

would have betraid

Of

come at

favour ; for

more

who

Galleys, by

Being

the

saw

I

little

a

of the

Porters

they

as

sently dismembred.

Bengala

might

and so she di'd in three

Elephants,

two

four small

Leggs,

sun

the

21

n.

,

The

death.

ti'd

Were two

thrown

i

u

,

death

to

cl

that

top

Maids that serv'd her had

The

them

the

at

fc

u

Pastimes

the

of

,

Tunquineses. all

AMong

most

a

Men

by

kind

of Litter,

Their

persons ; neither As for the a

they

else

or

may

to

for

be

not

being

a

Asiaticks

any

one

presented

to

if

affront,

great

with

a

the

ano-

to

places visit

at

Box

of

carri’d

lie.

Six

eafe them

fifty

the

or

Retie

Court,

seven

sixty

where it is it

to

to

eight

be

as

had.

would

taking leave, Retie

or

they

continually,

another,

his

walks

exceed that number.

They chew

comes

of

allow’d above

do in such

are

or

more to

generally

they permitted

attend them.

when,

taken

are

one

one

they

either sit

ordinary Gentry, and Officers of

all the other

And

consists

Train

Horse-back,

Servants

not

Elephants,

where

visit

are

The Princes and

Condition.

and behind them follow fix carry it,

times.

ride

their

upon

frequently

and then every

day,

his

to

Tunquineses

make their visits about Noon.;

Generally they

Train Irritable

a

Mandarines ride in

and mold

hottest time of the

in the

the

Eastern People

sociable,

ther.

with

the

be

he should

take

what he

,

pleas'd. The richer that Box is,

person a

to

Prince

the

whom the Retie is is

these Boxes

about to

his

to

more

preheated

be marri'd,

Spouse

Honour is

of

he

:

given

to

the

Insomuch that when;

usually

sends three of

which I have seen

some

at

A New and Particular Relation

the

Livres

with

Pearls,

Heads

which is

bare,

thing for

wherever

only

Criminal

a

they

be nail'd

Cross

to a

cross

sit

They

At

People.

receive their a

together, Custom

a

Persian

cooler

sit

to

Ells Mats

they

darins,

or

Indian

and

for

even

and dri'd

him,

none

day

but

Fish,

at

the

belongs

to

the

are

or

and

bought

before them

or

our

For

is

it

It

is

bound

not

in

as

the

other

Fish,

Napkins eat,

then

more

or

not

of

one

Nobilty which

at

The

easily

It

was

of

nine

With these the Man-

one

them,

having

one

his Back.

are not

great

very

as

for

Lords

but their Cooks

Otherwise

they

we

Table-cloaths. in little

curious.

Rice boil'd

For

Eggs.

so

accompany

Chamber, every

is serv'd

get

a

are

these Mats

Velvet.

as

contented with

salted

Trenchers, being

of Flow’rs,

they kind

a

Reeds

Couches, upon which

and Chambers then

to

to

Asiatic

ground.

Floors,

,

life either of

the

fineness.

its

soft

as

Tunquineses

bak'd Meats.

their Kitchins

upon

with

Alcove,

thread.

and another

their Festivals.

with Flesh

the

where

Halls,

made of little

fine

and

and the

People

an

from

admir'd for

was

As for their Diet the Common

in the

foot

a

Bantam I

seat themselves round Cushion under

Hair,

no

Carpet would do, but because they

at

as

Princes,

of

these Mats cost them

the Beds

cover

has

for

who causes him

and because the Punies do

which

square,

Justice,

a man

manner

it were

as

with

them,

,

diffi-

a

Not that the deerness hinders them from

Being

Tunquinese

the

Houses,

fine Mat,

were

upon,

into them. a

after

about

Asia.

or

they cause

,

spread Carpets

use of

find that

have their

that it is

the hands of

Governour,

there is

very

it

Countries of

fine

mens

rais'd

as

to

making

legg'd

visits,

cover'd with

they

whom

So

taken.

to

immediately.

great

Bedsted

ano-

Emraulds and

dishonour

great

escape

to

the

to

or

4

Diamonds,

with

for Criminals,

when

go,

a

they are

as

he is taken and earn'd

of

above

Jewels.

take it for

Tunquineses

another

Pearls,

else with other

be shav'd so soon

cult

were

the

to

came

worth

One shall be cover'd with

:

Rubies and

or

The

to

which

Mogul

that

Princes

,

500000 ther

the Great

of

Court

of the

of some

Apartments

the

of

in water,

Flesh

are

they

serv’d

know

Plates

not ,

what

neat

make

Whatever so

eat

every

not

are more

only they

The

is

big

in no

let as

made of wood lacker'd with all sorts

like the Cabinets which

arc

brought from Japon.

Kingdom All these Plates

bigness

Spoons,

Sticks

nor

of

Chapter,

of

When there

of

great piece

or

Discourse

beginning, bearing Youngest,

the Discourse. before

Faces

when

fill, they

at

sit

they

Bread

be

the

them

he

with

eat

Great

Mogul,

there

they

an

ask

the better in

are

only

sented

best. are

day

They

set

to

This is

unless eat

of

take so much

third

last from

with

behold.

Sun-setting

are

more

Rivers,

then

Benches a

in

for

Box very

of

the

and and

,

more

there

he

eats,

the

new

the

they

Machines, very well a

skill'd in

shew of Sea-

,

though

Men and Women.

are

great

the rest

Upon

sumptuously set

pre-

are

and

and Barks

up,

which

are

Moon

Sun-rising,

making

fights,

are none

those which

Galleys

Spectators.

among

boil'd

Comedies,

excellently and

how

is.

to

whereof the Theater takes the

but

and whether

for the

eight Actors,

for these

Custom

it a

but Bread,

Tunquineses

first behold

They

places appointed

Theater is

the

his

according

do?

they

beautiful Decorations and

have seldom

part

Rice

delight as

fights they

And

Dominions

only,

Night-time ; but

they

is

they

the

a man

Combats between

The

begin

has had

general Custom

a

Rice

not

representing ,

to

aged.

Scripture, who, by

Neither

in

,

they think

that

in

for his Dinner,

eat

the Sea and

and

are

Mouths, and

his Rice,

eaten

bak'd for Bread;

they

with

out

pleating

they

Acted in the

the

a

a

desire

the honour of

one

every

civility how much

health

they

it

after Meals.

another how

one

all the pastimes

Among

have

they

their

never

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Appetite.

in

their

at

account

permitted

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whether

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where

ask

foregoing

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them that

to

pieces,

fingers.

they

if

is never

but

know

the whole

how much Meal

wherein

respect

wash their

the idolatrous Indians

all

silent;

down

to

measures of

many

Table,

or

the Ancient Fathers

to

the

in

allow the Eldest

Table,

,

among

little

of those little

only

Festival,

ask him whether he have

meant

the

holds

Voyder

in

large

a

,

the Custom of

to

to

at

in

make use neither

mention

some

great

They

desire

they

a

the

is cut

but

23

order,

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Forks,

sitting

they alway

,

in

n.

their Meat with their

upon

Manners

i

Usually

made

several

are

u

rang'd

,

the Meat

nor

touching

ordinary Meals,

But the

a

Knives,

never

GL

n

Hazle Nut,

which I have

,

to

up

and

twelve Plates,

about the of

brought

are

u

lacker'd like the Plates.

Voyder, tenor

T

of

out,

Halls,

the

being fill'd

each side

of

the

reserv’d for the

A New and Particular Relation

24

when he

King are

being

kind of Miter

a

the

lingers broad,

according

their

to

whereof

down below

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and

one

hang

part

manner,

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exceedingly

two Ribonds, wafts.

their

Both

perfectly

parts very

observe

the Womens

which

Diadem,

or

for

dress

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from the hinder

becomes them, three

clad.

Actresses

and

Actors

The

to come.

magnificently

very

heads

pleases

of the

exact

and ,

,

in

time

their

Dancing. At

the

of

one

the

Comedy,

Their other

Mandarins

of

the

ordinary pastimes,

pleasure

and

Fishing

are

Hall sit the

of whom beats time

one

,

more

corners

reason

Fish which their Rivers afford them.

they ted

follow

these

them,as being

sparing

any part

beginning

sports only

of it from business.

knowledge

barbarous, were misinform’d. of the truth of what I

by

other

said, not

Relations,

For

as

quin, anciently and

we

may

a

our

part

Civility

the

as

I said before,

days

that

plenty

are

So that

which

they

permit-

no

who

at

not

the

had of these

we

there is

of

were

wild and

reason

to

doubt

well conculde from what I have

Society

Europe; but that

of China

and Politeness

the

Kingdom

still retains the ,

of the

Chineses

Learned Men

o

are

f Tun-

Govern-

good

themselves.

CHAP.

Of

the

affirm, and what others have confirm'd

That all the Duties of Civil

confin'd within

ment

of

that their Manners and Customs

People, wrote

take

better husbands of their time then we,

that little

of

upon

for the Lords and

But, the

of

Drum.

though they

Hunting, by

Judges

Brass

a

upon

especially

former,

the

in

two

IX.

the

in

Kingdom of

Tunquin. it

Certain

that

is,

inclination for

selves

for that and

they

Dignities

mean

to

the

Tunquineses

Learning,

and that

their Studies with

cannot

in the

be

advanc'd

Kingdom.

the understanding

of

have

diligence

not

very

they apply

without it

I do

a

and

to

great them-

success

the

:

Offices

here, by Learning,

the Languages

of

our

Learned

T

Kingdom of of

Men

Eastern

,

People

,

of which

they

whereof

maticks,

entals have the Stars, to

of the

of

of

Youth,

Tragedy,

you

to

the Ori-

themselves also

are

be

to

passio-

Sciences

two

Musicians

best in

the

that of

the

to

Studies

pass through

and

the

attain

the

and

are

Actors

whole

Eastern

Notary,

a

it

degree

the

degree

behoves

the

,

close,

very

,

of

of

degrees,

which

in

your

,

Synde,

you

may

Nobility.

themselves for

apply

three

Tansi, from

first

and that

Office

those

that the

the

Mathe-

observers of

acquire Nobility by Learning

may

must

you

Tunquin

accounted

are

means

being great admirers

as

which

all

great

flatter

the

mean

by

,

which

Tunquineses

Poetry, of

Composition ; so

the Doucan,

To

and

Aristotle,

judicature ; the

being

they The

come.

Country

to

as

of

we

the

to

the World.

That

ascend

to

Music

and

Tunquin

part

things

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,

,

whole assistance

by

main

of

charges

inclination

great

foretel

Comedy

of

particularly Astronomy

a

lovers

nate

of their

Laws

obtain the

they and

the

25

Nf.

Philosophy

heard.

as

i

unknown

altogether

are

so much

never

u

cl

and much less the

of

knowledge

able

which

Europe

n

u

eight

years

Youth

together

to

enable themselves

to

and Advocate

Proctor,

of

their

for the

to

which

,

there in

is

nothing

public.

the

concerning one

is

fail

sent back

for

the

very and

presented

their

upon

aim

manded

only

to

by to

themselves

medy, them

to

heater

Festival

them

enjoy

there in

a

King, the

among

to

to

be

great

examin'd

are

to

obtain

of

Synde

and

For

to

Register,

a

but be

Country ; them ,

more

for

are com-

and ,

also

to

which

is

not

perform,

then

never

Co-

it behoves

them,

frequent is

Poesie,

good judges of

among

there

liberty if it be

then

they

Astrology

,

of it,

is

,

,

study Music

in

them the grants

of Doucan

Honour

which

Examination,

who first

he ,

those that

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down

any

Employment

any

longer. set

are

Quality

pastime

if

Questions propounded

any

judge

they

years,

their

the Title

speak Eloquently

good Comedians and Musicians.

any

this

of

to

Employments ; and

the

study

occasion.

upon

be both

to

Names

Tansi's

is

those

well

be able

which

deed is I

to

the

eight

incapable

as

or

to

the

of

their

rigorous,

take

not

again

future,

of

answer

an

themselves

acquit

to

give

to

end

duty

then

conducing

more

the

At

Nor

that of any

in-

the

solemn

accompany’d and

set

A New and Particular Relation

26 forth

with Artificial

People dies

Fire-works,

with Machines,

and

Besides

the

that let

study.

never

to

that

will learn

four

They

they

of

not

in China

in other

as

of

compos’d have

me

cils,

tell

you

,

into

up

use of it.

may

that

these

Paste,

a

But

which

Chineses

they

the best

of

to return

end

to

last

is

a

of

as

all ,

are

particuWord

for

Figures

every

are

the

By

certain

a

quite

one

made with a

such

to

this

to

Chineses

which

in

more

Chinese

where

The

to

Man would

a

the

Nations,

and

made grow

very

let

by

small Pen-

Ink, which

is

you make

as

Marble

of

as

those

of

small

in

certain

of other

redish

brown

Mershes

Tunquin , they

the Laws and Customs of

great

Euro-

our

the

last

four

years

the

are

structure.

the Palace of

There

,

being

the

Tunquin,

King

Lords of the Court,

is

also

Chineses

Examination is made in the

with the Princes and great

in

Arachan.

within the Enclosure of

stately

Character

that

Students of

own ; and

,

place,

they After

arrive

years

,

the

utterly

are

can

four

life

Quils ; nor

are

and

the

understand

as

the

years

of Doucan,

make use of Pens,

which

of Pegu

their

the

make use of

made of

are

Reeds,

well

they

,

and read

Figures

cannot

which

to

answer

to

have also another sort of Colour for certain

People,

obliged

fail

and so moisten’d in Water

Eastern

But

five

easily conjecture.

,

the Kingdom

of the

spend

Letters.

Figure

you

They

Words.

peans

a

that the

and

made

different

as

numerous,

several

for the first

they

Chinese

fail

they

their Examiners

because

,

Word

as

must

this

them,

Dignity

For

reason is,

if

and

Tansi's

before

write

to

in

years

,

and read the

learn

The

through.

they

,

the

and

of Words.

to

they

satisfie

spent,

Tansi

a

the end

by

five

,

ask'd

are

at

they

Name

thus

certain number

it is

if

write

to

suffice

as

year

,

the

years

learning

is

so

,

make use of

must make their

spend

every

them

whereas

degree

and

Examination

grand

permitted

thirteen

lar

memory

never

the Mathematicks

pardon'd ; but

are

degraded;

not

Act.

every

do in Europe.

as we

Questions

Questions demanded

the

in

prodigious

a

long, they

examin'd

are

such

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upon

are

of Scenes

,

answer

if

so

Instruments themselves,

own

to

part

be

assist them,

Prompters

They

Actors have

their

this,

these

have their Come-

they

change

,

whereof

making

which

exquisite ; after

are

in

of the

at

an

great

which

Present,

the Mande-

T

Kingdom of for

rins

come

on

this

of

times

these

,

the

with the Natives, three thousand.

like

spent in this there

never

hearing

Have

is

the

the

only

two

answer'd

well,

Examin'd,

set

And

:

are

last

built

are

as

and

they

falter'd,

Manderins,

sixteen Counsellors of State

all

day

well

as

that have

left in the Hands of the sixteen chief were

exceeds

the Mandarins are

are

it

my had

eight days

are

The

of them

as

never

Scaffolds

days.

them who have been

from

nine Scaffolds

and

King first

learn

there

whereas

But

at

Present

be Examin'd

to

are

some-

and Princes, the other

said , the

,

the Names of who

what

Examination but

that

which I have

place

King

and those that

ridiculous

too

,

Students

in the

are

Amphitheater.

ah

of

number

is for the

one

for the Examiners, for the better

discourse

also

Solemnity.

Students

could

27

many

the

to

little

a

40000

what I

that

There

which the

; of

up

or

30

gather by

or

n.

Tansis ; and

have been

Examinations ; but by

Brother

i

u

aliening extravagantly

above

are

the

Tunquin

particular,

there

all

q..

n

from distant Provinces

purpose

Some Relations in

and

Learning,

u

who

then

it

is

,

at

the

King's pleasure

those who have

propounded

to

are

large Tables

who

who

are

for those who

As

All

set ,

for eight days together know

full satisfaction

with

degraded

said of them.

more

upon

given

not

them.

ignorant, they

favour whom he thinks fit,

to

to

the

,

receiv'd

were

are

end, that all the

into

very

there is

no

written

Palace

King's

the

of

Rank

Questions

found

usually

the Gate of the

at

the

shame , and

those Names

up

to

of

People may

Nobility , and

not.

eight days being pass’d, they are all to appear again the same Scaffolds, where in the view of all the

The upon,

World , they

who have had the misfortune

in their Examinations, Employments Worthy

of

while

dismiss'd

are

they

approbation,

who

are

according to their merit, Presently

with a Vest of and then take

they have given

they send notice

to

are to

the

favour

any

Vio-

upon

them

receive

however

being allow'd more,

or

or

themselves

behav'd

them ; wherein

share; some

have falter'd

unworthy

Villages, where they

Rents which the King allows

have not an equal

put on,

Then

Tansi’s.

List of the Towns and

have

honour'd

let Satin, which they presently them the Name of

as

to

of

some

a

the

they less,

the Prince.

the places assign'd them of the

A New and Particular Relation

28

time,

which

at

Inhabitants

Dignity, carried

After

affairs

in the

themselves

House, and

which

is the

joyning, especially and

ablest,

sufficient of

the

of

not

their Port,

King's

of

of

a

those Man-

the Princes ad-

to

make

of these

out

choice

of the

King allowing

and

the

defray

them

expences

Embassy.

X.

CHAP.

and the

Physicians

their

Of

the

Dignity chosen

are

the

richest,

to

and

own

instruct

,

they always

the

maintain

to

Chineses

Branquar,

knowledge

sent

are

the

of their

for their

Court,

to

the

obtain

who

the

to

whom

among

,

return

all

permitted to stay

and

the Kingdom,

to

Embassadours

All

Tansi's

of

way

,

darin.

they

Guilded

are

themselves in the

perfect

to

they

that

Honour

a

themselves,

divertize

to

and

Music,

and then

:

in

them,

There

Men.

by eight

be there

to

to meet

sorts of

with all

recreation.

things

forth

come

Months

three

intend

they

of the

the

diseases of

,

Tunquineses. The

Physicians belonging do

not

make it their business much their Youth in

spending and

of

qualities

them

the Roots

according

to

the

and

pretend

they

go

to

to

diversity

make

feel

a

use

Body ; and according beating,

they

Therefore three

the

by

upon

places,

their left.

judge their

first

By

the

of first

upon

to

But

beating

the

feel

it

apply more

of the

of the of

they

right sides,

the Pulse which

they

feel

and what

therefore

in several

quality

coming,

disease,

And

diversity

the

their

right hand, they guess

of the

cure.

they

to

how

nature

measure, by which they chiefly

of for

Pulse,

study Books;

Distemper. to

Tunquin

after the

and

Simples,

themselves of

to

searching

of the

understand the cause

to

Remedy

its

and

nature

particularly they apply Pulse,

the Kingdom of

to

the

of

the

and

the

parts

part,

when

Distemper.

feel the Patient in

and

secondly

upon

of the condition

upon

the wrist of

of the

that which they feel the Vein of the Arms, upon

Lungs ; where

T

Kingdom of generally People of

pers

the

By that let

usually they of the Liver.

They

Pulse of and

according of

part

the

or

any

from

other

They Herbs

for

the

which

of

to

Stop

the Sand

upon

and

and

immediately, extraordinary these to

the

Vit

have

hard

as

Physician. Ginger,

other

diseases

They

make use

cure

these

of Wounds.

Coasts, they which

Crabs,

of the Sun, which as

Stone in

a

Short time

a

,

plain

ae,

Herb

beat and

Dysenteries,

sometimes in

latter

which

Tea

Powder,

to

they

would

ding

to

Water

much to

a

can

the

use it,

as

they

GlaSs. endure

they boyl

throw

China

and

to

a

keep

can

This

it,

a

Small

out

quantity to

quantity

It

as

they prescribe

being

an

Gravel,

Griping of the Guts;

to

Water, and

use,

it,

be drank

excellent

Japon ;

they

order

accor-

when

the

allowing

as

fore-Finger hot

as

are

a

to

When

as

they

Remedy against

and for those that

but then

ad-

brought

the Air.

of

into

is

nip between their Thumb and

for the ,

Slop'd,

proportion they intend

Seeths,

Headach the

Pots close

;

give

They mightily

from

comes

and

sometimes in

Feavers,

Water.

Country produces the best.

in Tin

them

dye

there

is

,

which

there

good Receipts

Europe.

and for the

heat

but of

Deception, being

very

upon

and

little

a

Several

and

Tunquinese Physicians

the

mire

the

become

their Patients in Aqua

the

little Small kind of

by

the Distem-

themselves;

with

give

They

Dysentery,

a

the

whether

Cold, Sadness,

apothecary

sometimes

When the Sea Ebbs from the shoar find

a

which

you

Remedies

choose

them of

Water,

a

from

other

any

accounted incurable in

of China Ink

times

Respiration ;

tell

whether as

right

of the Kid-

many

one

they

cause,

Purples, Epilepsie,

are

how

count

they

among

the Patient.

to

estate

both

Temples,

Lungs ; or

which

in

Arm, where

Passion.

they mingle

they boyl

Strain'd,

the

use

make

Roots,

These Herbs

the

Pulses,

outward

any

distinction

being no

the left

particularly distemper'd, or

Kidneys.

the condition

exquisite judgment

several

disorderly

never

and

which

is

Body

proceed

per

these

to

the

inform'd of the

are

to

29

the Distem-

at

them

to

person beats in the time of

the Liver,

Heart,

more

a

Ni

of

Region

of

Pulses

very careful

are

Sick

a