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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)
A narrative of the success of an embassage sent by John Maatzuyker de Badem, general of Batavia unto the emperor of China and Tartary, the 20th of July 1655., pp. 299-317
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ever to return aain. 7he da'v before ,iiblithin? the Emwei
fend your Father-hood a Copy) Father Adam told me he
Thus far Father balion.
Your Lordfhips may obferve how much our God
Catbolick Chrfbiimns; for the Tartars and Cbinefes are hi
Qfn Embajfage t~o the Empe)
The ultimate Decree of the E
r 0the kingdom of H6lland Healtb and tPeace, -hic
L Jftice bath fubjealed itfilf to Us, and fent 4mb
a Us Tribste: We neverthelef? weigbing in Our Mind
Daes incident thereunto, do heartily grant them leave
ay their Tribute unto this Court; and this We do to maI
Fhons to the People of the remoteft Parts: In all otbi
(ent and 4pprobationto the temon france of Our Court of
Thus (you fee) neither the Court nor Emperor
rce in this Country ; which being, deny'd, ther
t they will return to pay their Tribute only, whe
nor nor Profit, but contrarily Damage and Di
peror Thould have return d them Gifts of equal v
ling to the Cuftom of other Countries, yet the.I
the fpace almoft of two years, would be bur
ich however, allowing the denial of Commerce
granted them their Return every year, thy mig
rivatc Trade, efpecially being fo much in favor w
and the Tartars thereabouts, who would imgrofs t
r did God flirt up the Hearts of the inefe Mandor
coniradi tit; and at length,.when both Tartar
ir Return every fifth Year, the Emperor by fpeci-
mented itto the eighth Year ; and before that R
peror, the Vice-Roys of Canton, or the reft of th
he Hollanders will be deflroy'd, or the Times m
ernmnent will fucceed : but if all thefe fail, and
e to return at the eight years end, yet the Lord
is for the ruining their Defigns4 albeit there is I
irn, fiice they departed fo highly difcontcented a
a Wathes that were fet over them, as for that d
he Emperor's Prefence,-as Father Dalion hath acc
ich he wrote to me by a Poft after my departur
Swites:
7he Holandets may not come into the IKings Prefence (
will not fubmit themfelves to thofe Ceremonies of IXevere
are N{ovices, and ignorant in 4fairs, and obftinate in r
£ to the Cuftems of the Country God will at lengtb d
tick Portuguefes here. The Court of Pkeques exbibit
, ;o grant them leave to return every fifth Year, but not
eror bath alter'd the fifth to teeighth ear, hbich is equi
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