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Of the Political 9overnment of the Chinefes. 
'l~eingin the former Ci a pers we have treated at large of the Politica 
Empire of the Cbinefes, here I .1hoght good to adjoin fome things wor. 
th ofgreaterconfideration: The Emperor of china is abfolutc Lord Ci 
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!  [.'a1 . no  perron 
may undertake any Bufinefs of importance without his Affent. The Monar- 
chy defceadeh faccelfi-vly from tnhe father to theSons, and where the Dire&
Line fails, it runs Collateral ; allthe re*, whether they be Brethren or
Ne- 
phews, or mlirways join'd in Confanguinity, are honor'd with the Title of
Kings, each of them having a Province affign'd him, which they Rule, but
yet with fuch a limitation of Authority, that having certain Revenues afMign'd
them, all the reft is trainsfiri'd into the Emperor's Treafury. There are
fix 
Tribunals or Courts of Juflice which determine alft Cufes and C'ohtroverfies
of the whole Lpiree: The fii for ch-fingof Magiftrates: The f'cond, the 
Exthequer of his Imperial Majeflies Revenues- " The third, .for Emergencies
in Ecckfiaflical Aifaits: The fourth, for the Militia: The fifth orders Pub-*~
lick Edifices, and fuch like Buildings : The fixth fpreads it felf into feveral
Courts, concerning Criminal Caufes. Ahd bythefd fix,with their fubordinate
Officers, 'll Bufinefs is difpatch'd. The Emperor hath Lords of his Privy-
Council, which they call Culaos, who as they are P rfons excellently vers'd
in 
the knowledge of State Affairs, fo alfo they are had in eflimation next to
him- 
felf ; he hath likewife his Governors, or Lords Lituteants, of divets Degrees,.
which are term'd Mandorini, and accomplifh'd in, variety of Learning and
Knowledge, fo that the whole Kingdom is in a manner Kul'd (as I'latees Com-.
monwealth) only by Learned Men ; and that Kingdom cannot but arrive to 
the greatcef heighth of Felicity, in which either the Prince aets like a
Philofo- 
pher, or a Philofopher Reigneth. This is manifeif by the innunerable multi.
tudes of the Inhabitana, which the Emperor Governeth with as much facility,
as te Mafter of a Family doth his Houfe . it is alfo clear from the Magnitude,
Splendor, and incredible Magnificence of the Cities, and the frequency of
Bridges, the Struture of which, whether you have refpe& to their Length,
or 
the Rules of b rchiteetuie,hath amaz' fuch as beheld them: Add unto this
the 
convenience of Publick Paffagrs, ethe a flx of Shipping from all Parts refort.
ing to the Metropo itan Cities, the indefatigable Labor and lndttlry of the
Iusb.ndmuen in Cultivating their Lands,,the great Vigilancy and unwearied
Guard of the Soldiery, the extraordinary Rigor and Severity of the Judges
in 
punifhing Malefaaors; all whicb cannot have their original ia fogreat an
Empire, without the fuppofition of excellent Laws cftablifl'd for the con-ir..
marion of the Peace and Tranquility thereof. 
As forthe Emperor's annual Revenus, although they are not always fix'd 
and certtain, by reafon of the vicitfitude and alteration of Times, yet for
the 
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their Exchequer Rolls, in which, as Father Martninu aouch 
only the number of the Inhabitants in every Province ar 
Compute of each Years Revenue moft exaaly Regiftred.