CHAP. XXVII.

Of other kingdomes and notable things that are vntill you come into Spaine, and to conclude, the compassing of the world.

Arabia Felix. Neere unto the straite of Oromuz is Arabia Felix, where as all the inhabitants are of the sect of Mahomet, and doo follow the same interpretation that the Sophi doth. So The Red Sea. running a long by Arabia, you come straight vnto the Red Sea, or Arabico, the which hath foure hundred and fiftie leagues of longitude, and in some partes it is of a mightie depth: the water thereof seemeth to bee red, although taking it out thereof it is white: the cause thereof is for that the ground vnder the water is of the same colour. By reason whereof, when as the sun doth shine thereon it seemeth red, and thereby it hath got the name the which it hath vnto this day. By this sea, and by that of Basora, the great Turk doth carrie much spicerie, silkes, and cloth of golde, and all riches out of the orientall Indias, the which may easily be disturbed, but the way how is not for this place nor time. On the other side is the land of Abexin, which is that of The land of Abexin that of Prester Iohn. Prester John, a kingdome although it is very great, yet it extendeth very litle on this coast. From this kingdome or poynt, going to the southwest, is six hundreth leagues to Mazanbique, whereas there is inhabitance of Portingals. All this coast is black people, gentiles, and idolaters, and is in fifteene degrees in altitude towardes the south, and in the Mazanbiqua. same maner are all the rest that are inhabited from Mazanbique vnto the Cape of Buena Esperansa. They are without memorie of the preaching of the gospel; if that God for his mercy doe not take pitie on them, and put into the heartes of some to goe thither, and to procure the remedie of so infinite number of soules.

So after the sayd father had informed himselfe of all that is sayde, and of many other thinges more, which is left out for to euitate tediousnes, till such time as of them may bee made a particular historie, hee departed from Goa and Cochin The Ilands of Maldivia. towardes Portingall, and passed by the Ilandes of Maldivia, which are many, and all are inhabited with Moores, nigh vnto the which they doe enter the poole Antartico, crossing the equinoctiall from the coast of Arabia; from thence they sayled with a faire winde till they came right against the The Ilands of S. Lorenso. Iland of Saint Lorenso, which is very great, for that it hath two hundreth seuentie and fiue leagues of longitude, and fourescore and tenne of latitude; all inhabited with much people, very quiet and ciuile: the faith of Christ was neuer preached amongest them; yet I doo belieue that if it were, they would quietly receiue the same. Passing from this The Cape of Buena Esperansa. ilande, they came vnto the Cape of Buena Esperansa, the which is another very good iland, whose inhabitants and dwellers are much like to those of Saint Lorenzo: it is in the temperate zona, and nigh vnto the straights of Magellanes. This Cape of Buena Esperansa is called by another name, the Cape Tormentorio: it is fiue and thirtie degrees large from the pole antartico. And from Cochin vnto this cape they put one thousand three hundred fiftie and eight leagues, that way which they do ordinarily nauigate. When they doo passe by this cape, they were wont to have great and The Iland of S. Elena. strong winds. They go from thence to the Iland of S. Elena, which is beyond the cape forwards, fiue hundred and seuentie leagues. It is not inhabited with people, but full of swine, goats, and great aboundance of partriges, and in all the coast is great store of fish, the which is taken with great ease; it is but a little iland, and hath circuit no more than fiue leagues.

From this ilande they do nauigate foure hundred leagues vntil they come vnder the equinoctiall, vpon the coast of Guinea. Guinea, returning unto the pole artike, in foure and forty degrees in altitude (which was almost at the same place from whence he departed at his gooing forth) after hee compassed the world. They passed in sight of the lande, and from thence they sayled forwards and sawe other land, vntill they came vnto Lisborne, hauing (after they had crossed the equinoctiall) sayled a thousand foure hundred and fiftie leagues. So that after the aforesaid father, Frier Martin Ignacio, had made his account of all that he had trauelled from the time he departed from Siuel, til he returned vnto Lysborne, in compassing the world, he found that it was nine thousand and forty leagues by sea and by lande, besides many other leagues that he trauelled in China and in other parts, of the which hee dooth make no account. All these leagues are full of mightie kingdomes, and al, or the most part of them, are subiect vnto the tyranny of Lucyfer. God, for his infinite mercy, conuert them, and take pittie on them, as hee did when that he came from heauen vppon the earth to die for all, and put into the heart of the king of Spaine, that, amongst other good workes, the which, with his most Christian zeale dooth intend and do, for to procure this, which will be so much vnto the glory of God, and great desert of honor vnto himselfe, the which he may do very commodiously, being, as he is at this day, Lord of all the Indies, and of the biggest part of all that newe world.

This petition is worthy, that all we Christians doo desire of God, for that his holy name in all the world may be praised and exalted; and the sonnes of Adam, who for their sinnes are so dispersed and forgotten of God, and first beginning, they may go and inioy the happy and glorious kingdome for the which they were created.

FINIS.

INDEX.

Abexin, the kingdom of Prestyr John, ii, 337 Abulfeda, i; ignorance of, respecting China, vi Acapulco, ii, 223, 253 Adultery, law respecting, i, 63 Agriculture, ii, 56 Aguizi, i, 72 Aguila, an odoriferous wood, i, 58; ii, 303 Alazan, i, 51 Alfaro, Pedro de, visits China as a missionary, lxxiv; arrives at Manilla, ii, 125; his desire to visit China, ii, 126; conversion of a Chinese priest by, ii, 127; opposition of the governor to his proposal, ii, 128; his unsuccessful attempt to reach China, ii, 129; his second attempt, ii, 132; his companions, ii, 134; they meet with a storm, ii, 135; arrive at an island, ii, 136; their escape from the Chinese guardships, ii, 137; they reach Canton, ii, 140; enter the city, ii, 141; an interview with a judge, ii, 144; the interpreters' version of their story, ii, 145; they are examined again, ii, 149, 152; treachery of the interpreters, ii, 155; jealousy shown by the Portuguese at Machao, ii, 158; necessitous condition of their party, ii, 161; a stipend allowed them by the viceroy, ii, 161; they are sent to Aucheo, ii, 165; their arrival, ii, 167; reception by the viceroy, ii, 168; they return to Canton, ii, 180; ill feeling of the captain-general of Machao towards them, ii, 184; his plans defeated, ii, 185; Alfaro and some of his party arrive at Machao, ii, 194; the others go to Chincheo, ii, 198; and return to Manilla, ii, 204 Alvarado, A. de, ii, 28 Amazons, island of the, ii, 301 Ambassadors, reception of, i, 157 Ameias, province of, ii, 245 Anchasi, office of the, i, 102 Anchosan, i, 72 Andrade, F. Peres d', his voyage to China, xxxi Andrade, Simon d', sent to China with a Portuguese fleet, xxxiv Animals of China, ii, 285 Annals of China, sketch of the early, i, 69 Anthey, i, 73 Anthrey, i, 72 Antoninus, embassy to China sent by the emperor, iii Ape's tooth, worshipped in Ceylon, ii, 329; its destruction by the Portuguese viceroy, ii, 330 Arab merchants, early account of China by, iii Arabia Felix, ii, 336 Aracan, kingdom of, ii, 321 Archipelago, ii, 258 Arms used by the Chinese, ii, 288 Army of China, weakness of, lxxviii, lxxx; description of, i, 90; reviews of, ii, 102; its numbers, ii, 288; its pay, ii, 289 Arracon, see Aracan Artillery, early acquaintance of the Chinese with the use of, i, 129 Artreda, letter by, on the arms of the Chinese, i, 130 Atzion, i, 51 Aucheo, ii, 75, 78, 85, 167 Auchin, i, 75 Aucon, ii, 113 Augury by lot, i, 46; ii, 262 Ayas, xvi. Aynao, see Hainan Aytao, office of the, i, 102 Aytim, ii, 201, 221 Banbosa, see Barbosa Banquets, i, Page_i_137 Barba, a Tartar chief, xv Barbosa, Duarte, i, 33 Barcelor, ii, 334 Bardes, islands of, ii, 335 Basayn, ii, 335 Batala, an idol, ii, 261 Bausa, i, 74 Beads, used in praying, i, 57 Begging, prohibition of, i, 66 Bells, ringing of, i, 57 Bemthey, i, 73 Bengal, kingdom of, ii, 322 Benjamin of Tudela, his reference to China, vii Bindoro, ii, 130 Blind persons, constrained to work, i, 68 Boneg, i, 75 Bonze, a word of Portuguese origin, ii, 162 Books obtained by Herrada, i, 134 Bouchier, G., Mechanical apparatus constructed by, xi Boxeador, cape of, ii, 268 Brama, chief priest in Visnaga so called, ii, 326; his power of dispensation, ii, 327 Bridges, lvii Buena Esperansa, cape of, ii, 338 Buliano, ii, 31 Burgos, G. de, ii, 268 Burial of the dead, i, 59; ii, 291; of the kings of Visnaga, ii, 326 Burneo, isle of, ii, 261 Cabile, ii, 15 Cabite, ii, 268 Cagayan, river of, ii, 131 Calamina, see Malipur Calicut, ii, 334 Camels used in the Canaries, ii, 214 Cambaya, province of, ii, 335 Camboia, kingdom of, ii, 311; crosses erected in, 313 Campeachy, ii, 222 Cananor, ii, 334 Canary Isles, derivation of their name, ii, 209; description of, ii, 209, 213 Canasia, see Hang-cheou Canfu,vi Cannafistola, a Malay fruit, ii, 318 Cannibals, effect of a friar upon, ii, 215 Canton,vi ii, 140 Capital punishment, i, 119 Capsonson, ii, 270 Caraci, city of the, x Caribs, their cannibal propensities, ii, 214; effect of a Spanish friar upon them, 215 Carpini, John de Plano, Chinese described by,viii Cassava, bread made of, ii, 218 Cattle, abundance of in Mexico, ii, 227 Cavalry, description of Chinese, i, 88 Cavendish, T., the navigator, R. Parke's letter to, i, 1 Ceremonies at a deathbed, ii, 290; at burials, 291 Ceylon, ii, 328; fertility of, 330; progress of Christianity there, 331 Chabes, P. de, ii, 21 Chacon, L., ii, 21 Champa, kingdom of, ii, 311 Characters used in Chinese writing, i, 121 Chaul, ii, 335 Chautubo, ii, 112 Cheapness of provisions in China, ii, 285 Chichimecos Indians, ii, 226 Chimbutey, i, 73 China, known to the Romans,iii early account of by two Arab merchants,iii observations of Edrisi on,vi reference to by Benjamin of Tudela,vii visited by Marco Polo,xvi by G. de Monte Corvino,xxii by O. de Pordenone,xxiii by Ibn Batuta,xxvi the embassy sent to Cathay by Mirza Shah Rokh,xxvii voyage thither of a Portuguese fleet,xxxi failure of the Portuguese embassy,xxxvi visit of F. Mendez Pinto to China,xxxvii account of the customs and laws of the empire in 1555,xxxix visited by G. da Cruz,li described by G. Pereyra,liii visited by Spanish missionaries,lxix described by Herrada,lxxii Alfaro's voyage there,lxxiv observations on the empire by M. Ricci,lxxvii by G. Roman,lxxix Mendoza's description of China, i, 8; its climate, i, 11; fertility, i, 12; productions, i, 14; antiquity of the kingdom, i, 18; its extent, i, 20; provinces, i, 21; cities, i, 23; the great wall, i, 28; sketch of the early annals of China, i, 69; account of the Emperor Vitey, i, 70; the royal palace, i, 77; number of payers of tribute, i, 80; amount of tribute paid, i, 82; the army, i, 86; military strength of the empire, i, 90; law against undertaking foreign wars, i, 92; against leaving the kingdom, i, 93; against the admission of strangers, i, 94; the royal council of state, i, 96; the chief officers of state, i, 101; how chosen, i, 106; ministers of justice, i, 107; legal proceedings, i, 109; tortures, i, 111; watch kept over the conduct of the judges, i, 112; rewards and punishments awarded them, i, 115; Mendoza's embassy to China, i, 162; expedition of M. de Herrada to China, ii, 29; his arrival, ii, 37; he visits Tansuso, ii, 44; Tong-gan, ii, 53; Chincheo, ii, 59; Aucheo, ii, 78; their return to Manilla, ii, 111; expedition of Alfaro and other Augustines to China, ii, 132; they arrive at Canton, ii, 140; are sent to Aucheo, ii, 165; they return to Canton, ii, 180; some of the party go to Machao, ii, 194; the rest return to Manilla, ii, 204; expedition of Martin Ignatius and other Franciscan friars to China, ii, 207; they leave Spain, ii, 208; arrive at the Canaries, ii, 209; Desseado and Dominica, ii, 214; two of the party killed by the Caribs, ii, 214; they reach Puerto Rico, ii, 216; and Hispaniola, ii, 217; description of Cuba, ii, 220; of Mexico, iii, 223; they visit the Ladrone Isles, ii, 254; the Philippines, ii, 258; they sail for China, ii, 268; their arrival, ii, 269; they are taken to Quixue, ii, 274; examined there, ii, 276; sent to Saneheo-fu, ii, 277; to Hucheofu, ii, 279; return of Ignatius home, ii, 310 Chincheo, ii, 59 Chinese, described by Carpini,viii by Rubruquis,xii account of their laws and customs, related in the College of Jesuits, Malacca, in 1555,xxxix by G. Pereyra,liii their houses,xl prisons,xliii feasts,xlv costume,l bridges,lvii religion,lxi punishments,lxiii origin of the name of China,lxiv hospitals,lxv their cowardice,lxviii the navy,lxxix complexion of the Chinese, i, 11, 29; their dwellings, i, 27; dress, i, 30; description of the Chinese women, i, 31; the porcelain manufacture, i, 33; the currency, i, 34; the idols, i, 36; the principal saints, i, 41; augury by lots, i, 46; devil-invocation, i, 49; Chinese mythology, i, 50; doctrine on the immortality of the soul, i, 53; the temples and religious orders, i, 54; their beads and bells, i, 57; funeral rites, i, 59; mourning apparel, i, 61; marriage customs and ceremonies, i, 62; law of inheritance, i, 63; punishment of adulterers, i, 63; singular marriage custom in Tartary, i, 63; marriage of the emperor, and princes of the blood, i, 65; maintenance of the poor, i, 67; condition of the blind, i, 68; payers of tribute numbered, i, 81; no subjects allowed to travel without a license, i, 93; jealousy of foreigners, i, 94; legal proceedings, i, 107; tortures, i, 111; prisons, i, 116; punishment of criminals, i, 119; characters used in writing, i, 121; the same characters common to different languages, i, 121; schools, i, 122; knowledge acquired by all classes, i, 122; paper and pens, i, 123; examination for the degree of Loytia, i, 125; how it is conferred, i, 126; early use of artillery in China, i, 129; art of printing early practised there, i, 131; books obtained by Herrada, i, 134; banquets, i, 137; festivals, i, 139; modes of salutation, i, 141; courtesy to women, i, 144; seclusion of their women, i, 145; courtesans, i, 146; shipping, i, 148; fishing boats, i, 151; breeding of ducks, i, 153; birds used for fishing, i, 155; reception of ambassadors, i, 156; compasses used in China, ii, 37; use of chopsticks, ii, 47; carriers of baggage, ii, 55; agriculture, ii, 57; highways, ii, 58; fruits, ii, 60; a Chinese entertainment, ii, 72, 87; a Drama, ii, 88, 104; presents to public officers forbidden, ii, 90; idols, ii, 91; a review of the troops, ii, 102; presentation of petitions, ii, 103; jealousy of strangers, ii, 139, 142; administration of justice, ii, 153; physiognomy, ii, 163; ploughing, ii, 166; invocation of devils, ii, 203; method of irrigation, ii, 279; shipping, ii, 284; mines, ii, 286; silk, ii, 287; arms and army, ii, 288; religious ceremonies, ii, 289; funeral rites, ii, 291; character of the people, ii, 293 Chop sticks, ii, 47 Christianity, conversion of Chinese to, ii, 122; of the Philippine islanders, ii, 126; said to have been introduced by St. Thomas, ii, 290 Chyley, i, 73 Cia, ii, 245 Cibao, mines of, ii, 217 Cibola, ii, 246 Cincoan, i, 73 Cinsones, ii, 229 Cities of China enumerated, i, 23 Climate of China, i, 11 Coanty, i, 72 Cochin, ii, 332 Cochin China, description of, ii, 303; picture sent to king by a friar, ii, 304; desire of king of to embrace Christianity, ii, 305; miracles wrought there, ii, 306 Cochin Chinese, description of, ii, 310 Columbo, in Ceylon, ii, 331 Comedy in China, ii, 88, 105105 Compass used by Chinese, ii, 37 Compulsary marriage in Tartary, i, 63 Concham, i, 75 Congreve, his mention of F. Mendez Pinto,xxxvii Conjurations against devils, ii, 135 Conversion of Philippine islanders, ii, 263; of Japanese, 299 Copper money, i, 35 Corchu, ii, 112 Cormorants, fishing with, i, 155 Coromandel, kingdom of, ii, 324 Cortes, Hernando, his reverence for priests, ii, 230 Cosmos, an intoxicating liquor described by Rubriquis,xiii Costume of the Chinese, l; of state officers, i, 102; ii, 144 Cotey, i, 74 Cotino, A., ii, 160 Coulan, ii, 332 Council, the royal, i, 96 Courts of justice, ii, 276 Courtesans, i, 146 Cowardice of the Chinese,lxxviii Cranganor, ii, 333 Cripples, laws for maintenance of, i, 67 Crosses, erected by Mexican Indians, ii, 242; also in Cochin China, ii, 306, and in Camboia, ii, 313 Cruz, Gaspar da, visits China as a missionary,li Cuba, ii, 220; treasures thrown into the sea by the natives of, ii, 221 Cubun, i, 72 Cuenca, N. de, ii, 34 Cumdan,vi Cuntey, i, 72 Cuylan, see Ceylon Cyan, see Siam Damaun, ii, 335 Debt, law of, in the Philippines, ii, 261 Debtors, law against, i, 111 Desert beyond the wall of China, ii, 283 Desseado, island of, ii, 214 Devil worship in China, i, 41, 48; ii, 26; in Mexico, 242 Devotees, penance of, ii, 314 Diamond mines of Visnaga, ii, 327 Dignitaries of state, i, 101 Disamaluco, ii, 335 Diu, ii, 335 Divorce, law of in Visnaga, ii, 327 Dogs, great numbers of, found in the Canary isles, ii, 209 Dominica, island of, ii, 214; ferocity of the natives, ii, 215 Dowry given by the husband in China, i, 62 Drama, description of a Chinese, ii, 88, 104 Ducks, breeding of, i, 153 Duennas, F. de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, 134 Durion, a Malay fruit, ii, 318 Eclipses, Chinese explanation of, ii, 291 Eden, Richard, his History of Travayle in the West and East Indies,ii Edrisi, the Arabian geographer, his observations on China,vi Education of the poor, i, 122 Elephant; war between Pegu and Siam for an, ii, 321 Emperor of China, seldom seen in public, i, 79; his concubines marry on his death, i, 65; lord of the entire soil of the empire, i, 79 Entertainment, description of a Chinese, ii, 72, 87 Espeio, A. de, his expedition into New Mexico, ii, 234 Examinations in learning, i, 125 Executions, i, 119 Extirpation of the natives of Hispaniola, ii, 218 Ezoulom, i, 51 Faxiuandono, ii, 298 Feather pictures of the Mexicans, ii, 229 Feria, J. de, ii, 268 Fernandina, ii, 10 Ferro, the water-distilling tree of, ii, 210, 211, note Fertility of China, i, 12; ii, 285 Festivals, i, 139 Fires, precautions against, i, 104 Fishing,xxiv, lxvi Fishing vessels, i, 151 Fontey, i, 74 Forster, J. Reinhold, his opinion concerning the site of Karakorum,xix Fruits of China, ii, 60; of Malacca, ii, 318 Fucheo, i, 27 Fuco, described by O. de Pordenone,xxiii Funeral rites on the death of an Emperor's wife,xxx Futey, i, 72 Gahai, ii, 44 Ganges, account of an attempt to discover the source of the, ii, 332; reverence paid to its water, ii, 323 Gaspar, Archbishop of Goa, ii, 330 Gautin, ii, 112 Geese, flocks of, ii, 166 Giuzza, xvi Goa, ii, 329, 334 Gombu, i, 75 Goyti, M. de, ii, 13 Guanser, i, 73 Guansian, i, 73 Guardships, ii, 137 Gubates, ii, 251 Guertas, ii, 216 Guetaria, S. de, ii, 259 Guinea, ii, 338 Guntey, i, 72 Gutemberg, J., i, 131 Hainan, isle of, ii, 283, 303 Hang-cheou, described by Marco Polo, xxi; by O. de Pordenone, xxiv Hatuey, ii, 221 Havanna, ii, 220 Hermit, a Chinese, ii, 292 Herrada, Martin de, his account of China, lxxi; books obtained by, i, 134; his desire to visit China, ii, 5; meets Omoncon, ii, 25; is sent to China with H. Martin, ii, 29; their voyage, ii, 31; arrival at Tituhul, ii, 37; adventures there, ii, 40; first landing, ii, 45; they leave Tansuso, ii, 50; reach Tangoa, ii, 53; Chincheo, ii, 59; audience with the governor, ii, 65; arrival at Aucheo, ii, 78; their difficulties, ii, 92; examination, ii, 101; return to Manilla, ii, 119 Highways, xli; ii, 59 Hilocos, the, ii, 10, 31 Hing-hoa, seized by the Japanese, ii, 75 Hispaniola, island of, described, ii, 217; extirpation of the natives of, ii, 218 Holgoi, witches so called, ii, 262 Horses, excellence of Mexican, ii, 225 Hortiz, Sancho, ii, 17 Hospitals, lxv; i, 67 Houses, description of Chinese, xl; i, 26 Hucheofu, ii, 279 Huntzui, i, 51 Hurricanes in the West Indies, ii, 220 Huy Hannon, i, 72 Ibn Batuta, his account of China,xxvi Idols of China, i, 36; ii, 91; of the Philippine isles, ii, 261 Ignatius de Loyola, a Spanish Franciscan; his expedition to the East, ii, 207; he leaves Spain, ii, 208; reaches Mexico, ii, 223; the Philippines, ii, 258; China, ii, 269; his treatment there, ii, 270, 281; he returns by Cochin China, ii, 310; Malacca, Ceylon, ii, 328; Cape Comorin, ii, 331; Malabar, ii, 334; Goa, ii, 337; the Cape of Good Hope and Guinea, ii, 338; back to Lisbon, ii, 338. Ignorance considered infamous in China, i, 122 Illocos islands, see Hilocos Imaginary island of St. Borandon, ii, 212 Immortality of the soul, Chinese belief in the, i, 53; ii, 291 Indians, treasures thrown into the river by those of Cuba, ii, 221; their objection to meeting Spaniards in Paradise, ii, 264 Industry of the Chinese, i, 13 Inheritance, law of, in China, i, 63; singular custom concerning it in Pimienta, ii, 333 Insuanto, office of the, i, 101 Invocation of devils, ii, 203 Irrigation, method of, ii, 279 Japan, said to have been peopled from China, ii, 294; reason of the migration, ii, 295; Chinese hated by Japanese, ii, 296; kings of, ii, 297; warlike nature of the people, ii, 298; an unsuccessful expedition to China by them, ii, 299; progress of Christianity there, ii, 299; priests, witches, and women of, ii, 300; slaves in, ii, 301 Jor, see Johore Johore, ii, 316 Josshouse, a Portuguese word, ii, 162 Judges in China, laws concerning, i, 107; diligence of, i, 109; their conduct investigated, i, 112; punishment of unjust, i, 115; ii, 169, 275 Jumenos Indians, ii, 237 Justice, courts of, procedure in the, i, 107; ii, 153 Kampion, xviii Kancheu, xviii Karacosmos, a Tartar beverage,xiv Karakorum, a Tartar city described by Rubruquis,x Khambalu in China,xix Khamchu,xxviii Koh-i-norr, ii, 327 Kublai Khan, xv, xvi, xix Labacares, Guido de, governor of the Philippines, ii, 15 Labrador, ii, 256 Ladrone islanders, singular custom of the, ii, 254; their knavery, 256 Laulo, isle of, ii, 111 Laupy, i, 73 Laws, of marriage, i, 61; inheritance, i, 63; the poor, i, 67; tenure of lands, i, 79; against leaving the kingdom, i, 93; against admitting foreigners, i, 94; a law of frankpledge, i, 110; concerning debtors, i, 111; on torture, i, 111; concerning courtesans, i, 146 Le, a Chinese coin, i, 82 Leachis, visiting justices, i, 113 Legal proceedings, i, 109 Legaspi, M. Lopez de, lxvii; ii, 3, 260 Leon, F. de, ii, 17 Letters, the writing of, i, 123; common use of, i, 124 Limahon, a Chinese corsair, lxviii; account of, ii, 6; his first attempt on Manilla, ii, 11; its failure, ii, 14; he burns the city, ii, 17; his fleet destroyed by the Spaniards, ii, 22; his escape, ii, 23, 115 Lincheon, i, 70 Linthey, i, 73 Lotzitzam, i, 51 Loyola, Martin Ignazio de, see Ignatius Loytia, a title of honour, lx; examination for, i, 125; how conferred, i, 127 Lugor, ii, 316 Luzon, ii, 258 Mace, a Chinese coin, i, 82, note Macheo, ii, 158, 183, 191, 194, 302 Magalhaens, Fernando, his discoveries and death, ii, 259 Maguay, or Macaw-tree, ii, 228 Mahomet, ii, 261 Malabar, ii, 334 Malacca, city of, taken by the Portuguese, ii, 317; provisions and fruits there, ii, 318; its commerce, ii, 319 Malacca, straits of, dangerous navigation in the, ii, 317 Maldivia, islands of, ii, 337 Malipur, ii, 290; relics of St. Thomas at, ii, 324 Mana, ii, 328 Mandarin, a Portuguese word, ii, 162 Mangalor, ii, 334 Mangate, ii, 333 Mangu Khan, court of, ix, x Manilla, founded by the Spaniards, lxvii; ii, 4; Limahon's attack upon, ii, 17; ii, 258 Manju, or Southern China, described by Marco Polo, xx Manuel, king of Cathay, ii, 282 Maqueda, duke of, ii, 210 Marriage, ceremonies and laws of, i, 61; singular law in Tartary of, i, 63; marriages of the princes, 65 Martin, Hieronimo, accompanies Herrada to China, ii, 29 Martin Ignatius, see Ignatius Mascarenhas, Don Pedro, viceroy of India, ii, 329 Masulapatar, ii, 324 Mattheusi, Oderico, see Pordenone Mazanbique, see Mozambique Measures of length, i, 21 Megoa, see Hing-hoa Mendoza, Juan Gonzales de, sent on an embassy to China by Philip II, lxxiii; its failure, lxxvi; publication of his work, lxxxi; various editions of it, lxxxii; his return and death, lxxxiii; account of his embassy, i, 162, 168, 170 Mercado y Ronquillo, Gonsalo de, governor of the Philippines, i, 167 Mexican Indians, description of the, ii, 229; their obedience to ecclesiastics, 230; their cities, 241, 245 Mexico, the kingdom of described, ii, 223; orthodoxy of the Mexicans, ii, 224; climate of, ii, 224; rains, ii, 225; breed of horses, ii, 225; cattle, ii, 227; the Indians of, ii, 228; price of provisions in, ii, 231 Military strength of China, i, 90 Mines, ii, 286, 320 Miracles in Cochin China, ii, 306 Miranda, Arias G. de, his kindness towards the Spanish missionaries, ii, 280 Mirza Shah Rokh, sends an embassy to China, xxvii Missionaries, their efforts in China, i, 171 Mogor, the kingdom of the great Tartar, ii, 336 Money used in China, i, 17, 34, 82; ii, 162 Monte Corvino, G. di, sent on an embassy to China, xxii Mourning apparel, i, 61 Mozambique, ii, 337 Musical instruments, i, 140 Musk, preparation of, i, 16; ii, 285 Mythology, the Chinese, i, 50 Nanking, xxi Nauala, isle of, ii, 219 Navy, the Chinese, lxxx Negapatan, ii, 328 Neighbours, bound to reveal each others' offences, i, 110 Neoma, a saint, i, 43 New Mexico, account of the discovery of, ii, 231; expedition of Ruyz, ii, 232; of Espeio, ii, 234; Indian towns, ii, 241; Devil worship there, ii, 242 Nicobar Isles, ii, 328 Nikpha, sea of, story told by Benjamin of Tudela concerning the, vii Nobunanga, king of Japan, ii, 296; sets up his picture to be worshipped, ii, 297 Nombre de Dios, ii, 223 Number of tribute-payers in China, i, 81 Obando, J. de, i, 165 Ochantey, i, 72 Ocheuty, i, 51 Odialon, a Moorish kingdom, ii, 335 Officers of state in China, i, 101 Oktar Khan, xix Omens, ii, 263 Omoncon, a Chinese captain, sent against Limahon, ii, 25; visits Manilla, ii, 27; returns to China with M. de Herrada, ii, 31 Ontiueros, J. de, ii, 235 Orchon, the river, x Orion, influence of, vii Oromuz, city of, abounds in salt, ii, 335 Ortega, Francisco de, lxxiii Orthodoxy of the Mexicans, ii, 224 Ortiz, Stephen, ii, 133 Otey, i, 74 Othey, i, 73 Outon, i, 75 Outzim, i, 75 Padilla y Meneses, A. de, i, 168 Pagoda of Vishnaga, ii, 326 Paguina, i, 36 Pahang, ii, 316 Painting, i, 32 Palace of the emperor, i, 78 Palma de Cocos, ii, 266 Panama, ii, 224 Pangasinan, the river, ii, 18, 21, 32, 34 Panzon, see Pwan-Koo Paon, see Pahang Paper currency in China, xii Paper made of canes, i, 123 Pardo, J. Dias, ii, 129 Paris, William of, see Bouchier Parke, R., the translator of Mendoza's work, lxxxii; i, 1 Passaguates Indians, ii, 236 Patane, ii, 316 Peak of Tenerife, description of the, ii, 210 Pearls, ii, 285; fishery, 302 Pegu, kingdom of, ii, 320; war with Siam for a white elephant, ii, 321; religion of, ii, 321 Pekin, xix, xlvii Penance of devotees, ii, 314 Pens, i, 123 Pereyra, Galeoti, his account of China, liii Perez, Bartholomew, his embassy to China, i, 159 Persia, ii, 336 Persian embassy to China, xxvii Petitions, presentation of, ii, 103 Pico de Adan, a mountain of Ceylon, ii, 329; pagoda thereon, containing an ape's tooth worshipped by the people, ii, 329; afterwards destroyed by the Portuguese, ii, 330 Philippines, i, 163; discovered by the Spaniards, ii, 4, 258; Magalhaens' voyage there, ii, 258; condition of the natives there, ii, 260; their law of debt, ii, 261; religion, ii, 261; superstitions, ii, 262; conversion to Christianity, ii, 263; fertility of soil, ii, 264; products of the country, ii, 265; the Palma de Cocos, ii, 266 Pictures shewn to the dying, ii, 290 Pimienta, kingdom of, ii, 333 Pine trees planted near graves, i, 61 Pintatey, i, 72 Pinto, F. Mendez, xxxvii Pires, Tomas, his embassy to China, xxxiii; its failure, xxxvi Pitch used for ships, i, 150 Pintados, the islands, ii, 19 Plague, unknown in China, ii, 284 Plano Carpini, John de, see Carpini Play, a Chinese, ii, 88 Plon, ii, 114 Ploughing, ii, 166 Poala, ii, 242 Polo, Marco, his travels, xvi; imprisonment at Genoa, xvii; route to China, xviii; description of Khambalu, xix; excursion into Southern China, xx; description of Quinsai, xxi Polygamy sanctioned by law, i, 63 Ponchasi, office of the, i, 101 Poor houses, i, 67 Poor laws, i, 66 Porcelain manufacture, i, 33; ii, 287 Pordenone, Oderico de, his description of China, xxiii Portuguese, voyage to China, xxxi; i, 96; jealousy towards the Spanish missionaries, ii, 158 Posts, Chinese system of, xxvi Prayers for the dead, i, 54 Presents to officers of state prohibited, ii, 90 Prestyr John, ii, 337 Priest, conversion of a Chinese, ii, 127 Printing, art of, i, 131; its antiquity, i, 132; description of a Chinese book printed in 1348, i, 133 Prisons, xliii; i, 116 Prophecy concerning the fall of the Chinese empire, xliv; i, 76 Provinces of China enumerated, i, 22 Puerto Rico, ii, 216 Pumps for ships, i, 150 Punishment of criminals, lxiii; ii, 276 Pwan-koo, the Chinese Adam, i, 50 Quanina, a Chinese saint, i, 41 Quathy, i, 73 Quinsai, see Hang-cheou Quintero, P., ii, 160 Quioutey, i, 74 Quires, province of, ii, 244 Quixue, ii, 274 Rada, M. de, see Herrada Rains, violent, in Mexico, ii, 225 Ramon, Geronimo de, his "Republicas del Mundo", lxxii Raxu, a king of Ceylon, persecutes the Christians, ii, 331 Red Sea, explanation of its colour, ii, 337 Religion, Carpini's account of that of the Chinese, viii; Pereyra's account of it, lxi; i, 10, 35; similarity between Budhist and Roman Catholic ceremonies, i, 37; doctrine of a future life, i, 53; religion of the Philippine islanders, ii, 261; in Sumatra, ii, 320; in Pegu, ii, 321; in Aracan, ii, 322; in Siam, ii, 314; in Persia, ii, 336 Religious orders in China, i, 56 Renaudot, Eusebe, his translation of an Arabic MS. relating to China, iii Revenues of China, i, 82 Review of troops, ii, 102 Rhinoceros described, ii, 311 Ribera, G. de, ii, 21 Ricci, Matteo, letter on China, lxxvii Roads in China, i, 27 Roman, Geronimo, observations on China, lxxvii Romans, China, known to the, iii Ronquillo, G., ii, 268 Rubruquis, G. de, his mission to Mangu Khan, ix; description of the Chinese, xii Ruyz, Austen, expedition into New Mexico, ii, 234 Rysbroeck, William Van, see Rubruquis Sacrifices to idols, i, 48 Salamina, ii, 290 Salcete, see Salsette Salsette, island of, ii, 335 Salutations, i, 141 Salazar, Domingo de, ii, 4 Salzedo, J. de, ii, 10; destroys Limahon's fleet, ii, 22 Samatra, see Sumatra Sancete, see Salsette Sancheofu, description of the city, ii, 278 Sandi, Francisco de, governor of the Philippines, ii, 126; opposes Alfaro, ii, 128 San Francisco, Sebastian de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, 134 Sangley, China so called, i, 20 San Juan de Lua, ii, 222 Santo Tome, ii, 332 Sarmiento, Pedro, one of Herrada's companions, ii, 29 Schools, number and excellence of Chinese, i, 122; visitation of, i, 123 Seclusion of women, i, 145 Seres, Chinese so named by Ammianus Marcellinus, iii Serica vestis, iii Servants, condition of in Japan, ii, 300 Sharks, rapacity of, ii, 219 Shipping, description of Chinese, i, 148; pitch used for, i, 150; pumps, i, 150; great number of ships in China, ii, 284 Siam, kingdom of, described, ii, 313; war with Pegu for a white elephant, ii, 321 Sian, see Siam Sichia, a Chinese saint, i, 41 Silk, of common use in China, ii, 286; trade in, ii, 287; the "Serica vestis" of the Romans, iii Silvester, a Dominican friar, his efforts in the cause of Christianity, ii, 312; honour to which he attained, ii, 313 Sincapura, strait of, ii, 258 Sinsay, a Chinese merchant, ii, 24; sails to China with Herrada, ii, 31, 37, 41, 83, 97, 115 Slaves, condition of, in Japan, ii, 300 Sosoc, i, 73 Spices, abundance of, in China, i, 17; in Sumatra, ii, 320 St. Borandon, the imaginary island of, ii, 212 St. Domingo, see Hispaniola St. Helena, isle of, ii, 338 St. Lorenzo, isle of, ii, 337 St. Thomas, said to have preached in China, i, 37; relics of, preserved at Malipur, ii, 324 Strangers, Chinese jealousy of, i, 94 Succuir, see Sucheu Sucheu, visited by Marco Polo, xviii Sumatra, said to be the Isle of Ophir, ii, 319; its mines and productions, ii, 320 Suntien, a great city of China, i, 56, 77 Sutey, i, 74 Sweynheim, Conrad, i, 131 Tael, a Chinese coin, i, 82 Tamos, ii, 251 Tanaor, ii, 334 Tangoa, see Tong-gan Tanhom, i, 50 Tansuso, visited by Herrada, ii, 44 Tantey, i, 73 Tartars, description of, i, 9; religion, i, 10 Tartary, singular custom respecting marriage, i, 63 Tea, earliest mention of, iv Temples in China, i, 56; ii, 91; ii, 274; at Visnaga, ii, 326 Tenerife, island of, ii, 210; the Peak, ii, 210 Tepyna, i, 75 Teyencom, i, 51 Thieves, punishment of, i, 119 Tiguas, province of, ii, 233 Tinqui, xx Tituhul, ii, 37 Tobosos Indians, ii, 236 Tolanchia, i, 35 Tonco, i, 74 Tong-gan, ii, 52 Tordesillas, Augustin de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, 131 Torture of criminals, i, iii Totoc, office of the, i, 101 Touznacaotican, ii, 9 Tozo, i, 75 Trade winds, ii, 253 Trapovana, the ancient name of Sumatra, ii, 319 Trautheyco, i, 41 Triana, John de, one of Herrada's companions, ii, 35 Tribute paid to the emperor, i, 82 Tripoli, William of, see Rubruquis Troncon, i, 74 Tunis, the Goletta taken by the Turks, i, 165 Tutuan, office of the, i, 101 Tutucurin, kingdom of, ii, 331; idolatrous rites there, ii, 332 Tym, i, 74 Tzentzey, i, 72 Tzintzon, i, 28, 71 Tzintzoum, i, 75 Tzintzuny, i, 72 Tzobu, i, 74 Tzunthey, i, 73 Tzuyn, i, 74 Unguen, a city described by Marco Polo, xxii University of Mexico, ii, 227 Unthey, i, 73 Usao, i, 51 Uzon, i, 75 Vangala, see Bengal Vasquez Coronado, Francisco, ii, 246 Velas, islands of, ii, 253 Velasco, Luys de, viceroy of Mexico, ii, 3, 260 Vera Cruz, ii, 222 Viceroys of Chinese provinces, i, 101 Villa Lobos, commander of a Spanish fleet, ii, 259 Villa Roel, Pedro de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, 131 Vintoquian, a pirate, ii, 7 Visnaga, city of, ii, 324; description of the king, ii, 325 ceremonies at his burial, ii, 326; temples, ii, 326; high priest called Brama, ii, 326; his power of dispensation, ii, 327; diamond mines, ii, 327 Vitey, first king of China, i, 69 Vossius, his opinion as to the knowledge of the ancients respecting China, ii Vozequixama, ii, 298 Wall of China, description of, i, 28 Walled cities, ii, 288 Wealth of China, ii, 286, 288 Weapons, use of, forbidden to the people in China, ii, 58 Witches in the Philippine islands, ii, 262; in Japan, ii, 300 Witnesses, examination of, i, 109 Women of China, Persian mention of, xxix; burial of ladies of the imperial family, xxx; description of, i, 31; their small feet, i, 32; concubines of the emperor, i, 65; women forbidden by Vitey to be idle, i, 71; courtesy towards, i, 144; seclusion of, i, 145; courtesans, i, 146; chastity of Chinese women, ii, 293; women of Japan, ii, 300; of Cochin China, ii, 310; divorces in Visnaga, ii, 327 Writing, Chinese method of, xiii; i, 121, 123 Xavier, Francisco, ii, 299 Xactamas, king of Persia, ii, 336 Yanqui, xx Yanthey, i, 73 Zaguato, ii, 248 Zaitun, a Chinese seaport, xxii Zaytzon, i, 75 Zubin, isle of, ii, 258

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