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Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672 / An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, emperor of China: delivered by their excellencies Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer, at his imperial city of Peking wherein the cities, towns, villages, ports, rivers, &c. in their passages from Canton to Peking are ingeniously described by John Nieuhoff; also an epistle of Father John Adams, their antagonist, concerning the whole negotiation; with an appendix of several remarks taken out of Father Athanasius Kircher; Englished and set forth with their several sculptures by John Ogilby
(1673)
[Kircher appendix] Of the various voyages and travels undertaken into China., p. 341
[Kircher appendix] Part II. Chap. I. By whom, and by what means the Holy Gospel of Christ was at divers times introduc'd into the uttermost regions of the East, into India, Tartaria, China, and other countries of Asia., pp. 341-348
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OF THE VARIOUS: ° oyages an rave UNDERTAKE IN INTO V PJART II. CHAP. i M,, and i phat means the RHob 1Gfpe1 f Ch!ifi as fi ntroduc d Into the uttermof/ f& gions of the Eafl, into I Tartaria, China, and other Countries of Afia. cing that at this very Day in India, China, a Regions of 4fia,there are yet remaining freq fleps of the Cbr~flian &ligion, as I have fhe now, I think it will be worth while, if (ha plain"d the Syro-Ckaldean Monument found i now give a brief Accoun by what way and thefe ApoflolicalPerfons penetrated into t remote 0Qarters of the World for havin "appear, that at all times Syria, Egypt, and Or I.L -12;, - :-1.1--* I c eminary, not only otpromoting the urqtan'Aetgson in tile I , but alfo before the coming of Cbrifl, they were the Propa S thrghoutthe World.n Ad hat lmay proceed with i Matterfo abftrufe, I falifira here fet down the Op u~cmring thm fo thai.thof -things being difcuffed, it rt Y~qpeawhtu t to be refolv'd concerning the Matter pr( therefore,' thereare' frne Perrons vvho affert, That thefe C( ?14i o~ll ntredCia, and the other Regions of.A4ia, b fg , cht gr' 4ateick Emperor ufually term'd Prebyter John: ieing-thatithi~ is lagreat Controverfie amongft A uthrs cc perorand rhjtiuation, Quality, and Condittn hisKiv I fhalI in h firft place alledge fomething concning this P inions, for the more clear Explication of thefMatter or Su ve already treated of the fame in my Prod omns Cojtus. S ff f ,341
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