Chapter XIV: Part 14

This ilande is fertile, peaceable, and healthfull, and all full of woods, and there are mountaines very thicke of orange trees, siders, limas, plantanos, and palmas, and many synamon trees, which be the best in all the world, and of most strength and effect, for the which they go to buy, for to bring it vnto Europe, and they giue it for a small price. Likewise there is pepper, but the naturall people did pull vp certaine hils that were ful of it, and of synamon, because they saw there came from farre to buy these two commodities, and fearing that it would be an occasion that their country would be taken from them. It is a countrie of great prouision, and doth bring foorth mightie elephants, and they say that there is many mynes of diamonds, rubies, and other stones that are called girasolis. In no part of this Orientall Indies, there was none of so good a beginning in the conuersion of the soules, as was in this iland: for that certaine religious friers of the order of S. Francis did labor very much, and did baptise in a few daies more than fiftie thousand soules, which gaue to vnderstand that with a verie good will they did receiue the law of the gospell, and had edified many churches, and fourteene monasteries of the same religion: but few yeares past, a king of that kingdome, being weary of certaine things, which in all that Indians are very publicke, he forsooke the religion and faith he had receiued, and did raise and destroy many Portingals that were there inhabited, thrusting forth all the religious men that did baptise, and minister the sacraments. This euill king was called Raxu. Many of them that were christened, and content with the faith of Iesus Christ they had receiued, detesting that which this tirannous king had done, they went and dwelt in the company of the Portingals, and others did build a town, the which is called in their language Columbo, whereas is a great number of them: vnto this day do indure throughout al that kingdom the crosses, in token of their ancient Christianitie: alongst all the coast they doe vse many galiotas or gallyes, and goe with them, robbing and spoyling al thereaboutes. The naturall people doo say, that with a good will they would againe returne and receiue the law of the gospell, if they had it there preached. From this iland, after they had passed a little gulfe, they came vpon the coast of a kingdome called Tutucurin, and ran all alongest the cost of the same, running from the cape of Comerin to Cuylan. Here there is a pagode or temple of their gods very great and rich, thether come all the gentiles of that kingdom, at certain feasts in the year with great deuotion: there is in it a triumphant chariot, so great that twentie horse cannot mooue it, they bring it foorth in publike vpon their festiual daies, and is carried by elephants, and by an infinite number of men, who voluntarily do hale and pull at certaine roapes that are made fast therunto. Upon the highest of this chariot is made a tabernacle very richly adorned, and within the same an idol, whom they do worship: then immediately vnder the same are the kings wiues that go singing. They doo bring it forth with much musicke and reioysings, and do carry it a good way in procession, and amongest many thinges of honor that they doo vnto it, they do vse one so brute and beastly as the reader may well iudge thereof, which is, that many of them doo cut peeces of their owne fleshe and doo throwe it vnto the idoll, and the other, not contented with this, doo throwe themselues on the grounde that the chariot may passe ouer them, and there they remaine all to peeces. Those that do die in this sort, they account them for great saints, and are had in singular veneration. Many other maners and fashions of idolatrie is declared of this kingdome, and more beastly than this we haue spoken of, the which I let passe because I would not be tedious in this itinerario. All the people of this kingdom be very bad and ill inclined, for which cause the fathers of the company of Iesus, that are in certaine townes nigh vnto the same, cannot as yet bring them out of their errors, although they haue put therein great care and diligence.

Upon the same cost, and a little distant from this kingdom, there is a towne of Portingals called Coulan, and twentie-fiue leagues further a citie which is called Cochin, in the which there are religious men of St. Francis, of S. Dominicke, and of S. Austin, and of the companie of Iesus, who haue there a very good studie or seminarie, whereas they do bring foorth much fruite. Nigh vnto this citie is Santo Tome, whereas are many baptised and good Christians, very abstinent and chast, vnto whom the patriarkes of Babylon doo prouide them of bishops: the authoritie where with they do it is not knowen, nor whence they haue it, for that as I do vnderstand, seat apostolicke did neuer giue it them. About the same matter, at this present there is in Rome a bishop of this kingdome, and one of the kingdome of Pimienta, with whom I haue talked diuers times, and is come thether to giue his obedience vnto the pope, and to knowe of him the order that his pleasure is should be obserued, in receiuing of those bishops which come thether by the commandement of the patriarke. In this kingdome there are many kings, but the principallest of them is he of Cochin, and next vnto him, he of Coulan, and nigh vnto them are many petie kings, as is hee of Mangate and Cranganor, and are all gentils, although amongst them there are mixed many Moores. There hath bin found in this kingdome certaine Iewes, that haue gone from Palestina and those parts. There is in this countrie vniuersally, a lawe verie strange and little heard of, which is, that the sonnes doo not inherite after their fathers, but his brothers sonne, and the reason they giue for the same is, for that they haue no certaintie of their children, for that they haue no wiues proper nor appointed to themselues, I promise you it seemeth to me, their reason to be as barbarous as their law, for that the like inconuenience doth folow their brothers children. They haue many rites and blindnes amongst them, but one aboue all the rest, which is, that in certaine feastes amongst them, they do vse bathes, and after that they are bathed, they say that they remaine free and cleare from all their sinnes. They haue many augorismes, of whom I will not intreat, for that they are not worthy of memorie. In this country is gathered most of the pepper that is brought into Europe, for which cause this kingdome is called that of the Pimienta.

CHAP. XXVI.

_The chapter doth treate of many kingdomes of the Newe
World, and of the particular and curious things of
them._

[Sidenote: The kingdome of Cananor, Tanaor, and Calicart.]

The aforesaid father went from Cochin to the kingdome of Cananor, and passed by Tanaor and Calicut, which is called of the naturall people Malabar, they are like kingdomes, but in them much people. In that of Cananor, there are inhabited many Portingals and religious men of the order of S. Francis: it is a countrie in all things like vnto Cochin, for which cause, and for that they obserue and keepe one maner of customs and rites, I remit the touching of this kingdome to the other aforesaide.

Then forwards on there are other two small kingdoms, the one is called Barcelor, and the other, Mangalor; there be in them some Christians: it is a good countrie and rich, and hath it for certaine, that within a little time they will be all baptised. From this kingdome they went vnto Goa, a principall citie, and inhabited with Portingals, and is as the metropolitan of all those kingdomes: it is in fifteen degrees of height, and is set from Cochin vnto it a hundreth leagues, this citie is situated in a little iland, compassed round about with water, and in compasse but onely four leagues, and is diuided from the firme land of Odialcan by a mightie riuer. It is a good countrie and peaceable, and doth inioy a very faire and pleasant riuer. In this citie ordinarily is resident the viceroy of the India and the archbishoppe: there are many churches and conuents; and besides the high church, there are fourteene parish churches, besides fifteen hermitages that are within and without the citie: there be four conuents, all very sumptuous, of S. Dominicke, of S. Austin, of S. Francis, and of the company of Iesus. And without the cittie there is another of _Recoletos Franciscanos_, reformed Francis friers.

[Sidenote: Ilandes Salcete and Bardes.]

Nigh vnto this iland are those of Salcete and Bardes, there whereas the religious men of S. Francis, and the companie of Iesus haue certaine Christian townes. Few yeares past, the Gentiles of Sancete[106] did kill certaine fathers of the company of Iesus, in abhorring the faith, who died with great spirite and strength: so that I beleeue they went into ioy with God.

[106] Misspelt for Salcete--Salsette.

[Sidenote: The towne of Chaul, Basayn, Damaun, Cambaya.]

[Sidenote: The cittie of Diu.]

Beyond Goa, on the same coast towardes the north, is in eighteene degrees and a halfe from the towne of Chaul, and beyond that Basayn, and nigh thereunto Damaun; all these three townes are inhabited with Portugals; and the farthest is the prouince of Cambaya, subiect vnto the grand Tartar, or Mogor, by an other name. Two and fortie leagues beyond that is the cittie called Diu, whereas is a very faire and good fortresse of Portugals, with a very great hauen and sure, whose name doth extend throughout all Turkey.

[Sidenote: The cittie of Oromuz.]

Two hundred and seuentie leagues beyond that is the citie of Oromuz, on the coast of Persia, and in the same hath the saide Portugals an other fortresse, much better then that of Diu, and more inexpugnable: it is the biggest in al the Indians, but not of so great name as that of Diu. In this cittie of Oromuz they gather nothing else but salt, and that in great aboundance; yet, notwithstanding, it is replenished of all that may be imagined, for that there is brought thither from Persia and Arabia great prouision, and many other curiosities. They say, that from this place they may easily go to Venice, taking their way to Aleph, and to Tripoli in Soria.

[Sidenote: Odialon.]

[Sidenote: Mogor.]

[Sidenote: Persia.]

All this coast of the Indias vnto Persia is inhabited with many and mightie kingdomes, in which there are an infinite number of people: one of them is that of Odialon, the which is very rich, and of much people, and all Moores. Nigh vnto this is another called Disamaluco, harde by the kingdome of the great Tartar, which, in their language, is called Mogor, the which, next vnto that of China (I doo thinke), is the greatest in all the world, as may be collected in that which is declared of the mightinesse thereof, both in ancient and latter histories. On the other side of Oromuz is the kingdome of Persia, whose king is Xactamas, or Ismael Sophi, great Soldan of Egypt, descending by lyneall desent from the Soldan, Campson Guario, whom Selim, emperor of the Tartaros did ouercome in battell, nigh vnto Damasco, in the yeare 1516.

All those of this kingdome are Moores, although they and the Turkes are as the Christians and heretikes, for that the Persians do follow the interpretation of the lawe of Mahomet of certain alies, or doctors. And the Turkes go a different way, and do follow others. This contractation and different interpretation of the lawe, is the occasion that betwixt the one and the other there is ordinarily cruell warres: and it is the great mercy of God, for that the Turke may not haue any space to come and do euil vnto his Christians; or if he do come, he shall be ouertaken with the Persians, his enimy the Sophi, and intrapped with all the euill that they can do vnto him: who that although he be a Moore, and of the sect of Mahomet, yet he is a friend vnto Christians.

CHAP. XXVII.

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

[Sidenote: Arabia Felix.]

[Sidenote: The Red Sea.]

[Sidenote: The land of Abexin that of Prester Iohn.]

[Sidenote: Mazanbiqua.]

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 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 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 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.

[Sidenote: The Ilands of Maldivia.]

[Sidenote: The Ilands of S. Lorenso.]

[Sidenote: The Cape of Buena Esperansa.]

[Sidenote: The Iland of S. Elena.]

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 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 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 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 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.

[Sidenote: Guinea.]

From this ilande they do nauigate foure hundred leagues vntil they come vnder the equinoctiall, vpon the coast of 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, 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, ii, 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, 105
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, 1;
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, ii, 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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Transcriber's Notes:

Although not written in currently standard English, spelling was standardized for several words where the majority of instances were shown one way and only one instance was shown differently. There are also many words which have two or more alternate spellings [example, aforesaid (58×); aforesaide (53×) and aforesayde (8×)] which were NOT standardized.

All sidenotes were placed above the paragraph in which they appear in the printed version. Two instances of missing closing parenthesis are found on Pages 171 and 263. The colon may be a typo for the closing parenthesis; but they were left as is. On Page 294, the opening bracket for a quoted passage was missing (as confirmed by comparison with another copy of this edition on The Internet Archive). This was added.