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the E~npir~e  tCUl NA. 
whereupon thefe innocent People, not apprehendingthe dangerous rir. 
chief that was defign'd againfirhem, departed with-their  iches and Goods
: 
But they wee hardlygothree Miles out of the City, when theTartars, lying
in wait for them, fell upon and kilI'd them every onetatkin gas free Plunder
all they had, which they brought with then to t ehe City triumphamly,Is if
it had been the Spoil of an open Enemy. Whichbarbarous ufage being heard
of, occafion'd a 'great amazement amongf* die Inhabitants) who'khew no 
other but that they might be fcrv'd;every momeinafterthe fame manner. But
notwithflanding all their falage cruelty, they were at prefent neceffictede,
make a halt, in regard of the grea lofs they had fuftainid'before this Git,
of 
Leaoya ng; nor duffi they venttre to. march further up into the Country,
or 
lay Siege to any Place of importance, till they had firft recruited thenfelvei;
for they found all the Frontier Townrsanld lae f'Strego well fortifid and
guarded. 
Amongf1 all otheivGbi nfe Commanders,hofigt aiz'd thenfelves in few- 
ing their Courage in their Countries behalf againft the Enemy,, was one -
"enlunog, who did very great executn o ponthem ia fevral Encouhters:
He 
was a Native of the Province of 9,santung, where he - hadearn'd and ren4r-
flood in his Converfation amongil the Portu-f on.aca, feveral hmgs coh- 
cerning their Military Difcipline: From themce he had likewife btough' with
him feveral great Guns, which he pnrchafed oiwof aNetdran Shipubkrtwas 
caft away there, and thofe hePlanto: upon the Walls of the Chief City of
Ningyven-. 
The E ftern part of Leaotung, and the ChiefCity of L oyan  thi  , 
in thjn ew made Chief City there hapned to be at the fame time the'utani
or Vice-Roy of Leaozvrg with the whole CbintefrArmy. The Taras hving 
many times had trial, to their forrowand cof, of the 'Courage of this Mooven-
xn g, having often been routed by him, durf no adventure any further to 
Cope with him in an honorable way, but bethought thenifelves of fome Stra-
tagem or politick Device, whereby to wound tht Integrit and Vertue of this
brave Perfon ; and they fuppos'd te bei* meansto affil him with, would b
fair words and high Promifes: Wherefore to put in eecution this their Deo
figai, they offer'dhim by a private Letter (which they caus'4 cunningly tob-l
deliver'd to him) half the Empire of Cbhna, if he would efert his natual
Prince with the Flower of his Army, ard help them toooquer the Empire. 
But Maovl, who would neither forfeit his Honor nor Oath, couragowug 
refus'd thefe high Offers,a nd return'd for Anfwer, That ke bad ratber' lofe
b j 
Lift, tbn betra his Prine and Country. 
The Tartars finding that this Plot of theirs would take no effe&, and
that 
the Cbinefes had well provided agaiift their comig., refolv'dto efit, ma
dto 
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make no further progrefs in the prelet*War,' 
Year i65,. when fuddenly it breaking forth ag 
the Chief City of Nin ,en. This greatly flith 
they had overcome the gtrea4eff difity andd 
time enough to the tefcue and relief of this Place 
te Befiegers, that they were forcd to raife their S 
ten thoufand Men that were flam  uponthe SE 
Kincg's own Son; who  Deathrasufo hig lre 
tars, that they ii   great tage and  madn  i 
in Winter,) and getting into the Ilan4 fo7bT 
Yy