The history of the conquest of China by the Tartars together with an account of several remarkable things concerning the religion, manners, and customes of both nations, but especially the latter / first writ in Spanish by Senõr Palafox ... and now rendred English.
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- The history of the conquest of China by the Tartars together with an account of several remarkable things concerning the religion, manners, and customes of both nations, but especially the latter / first writ in Spanish by Senõr Palafox ... and now rendred English.
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- Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de, 1600-1659.
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- 1671.
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Contents
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An Advertisement to the Reader, wherein is an Account of the
Author, and likewise some Ob∣servations added for the better Illustration of the History. -
THE CONTENTS OF THIS HISTORY.
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The
CONQUEST of theEmpire of CHINA by theTARTARS. -
CHAP. I. The Beginning of the Troubles of
China. Two Subjects of the Emperour's rebell. They make themselves Msters of six Provinces, and of the Imperial Court. The Resolutions of the Tartars there∣upon. -
CHAP. II. The D
ath of the Emperour Zunchin, and of all the Royal Family. TheTartar resolves to oppose the Vsurper, and to advance his ancient Pretension to the Empire ofChina. -
CHAP. III. The
Tartars enter intoChina. The Ty∣rantLy flies. The youngXunchi makes his entrance intoPequin, and is there Crowned Emperour. He de∣clares War against the King ofCorea, and makes his Kingdom Tributary. -
CHAP. IV. The
Tartar pursues his Conquest. He re∣duces five other Provinces bordering uponPequin. His Conduct, that thereby he might illustrate his Victo∣ries, and the Orders he prescribed to the Conquered. -
CHAP. V. One of the Vnkles of
Xunchi reduces the City and Province ofNanchin. The flight and death of a King ofChina, who had been publickly crowned. Six of the nine Southern Provinces submit themselves to theTartar. -
CHAP. VI. The
Tartars find the greatest resistance in the Conquest of the three last Pro∣vinces. AChinese Pyrate makes himself very potent. Who this Py∣rate was. -
CHAP. VII. The Pyrate
Icoan made a Treaty with theHollanders. His Quarrel with thePortugueses ofMacao, for refusing to restore him his Daughter, which he had caused to be educated in the Chri∣stian Religion. TheTartar sollicits him to joyn with him. His Fidelity to the Princes ofChina. -
CHAP. VIII.
Icoan demands Succour from the Empe∣rour ofJapan, who refuses it him. He maintains a War against theTar∣tars a whole year. He is taken Priso∣ner, and presented to the EmperourXunchi. What was the end of this Corsair. -
CHAP. IX. The
Tartars pass into the Province ofCanton, where aChinese Prince is Crowned Emperour ofChina. They enter the City ofCanton, finding the Gates open. AChinese Fleet which came with Relief, fires the City. The Proclamation which theTartarian Viceroy causes to be published inCan∣ton. -
CHAP. X. The
Tartars sack the City ofCanton. The Viceroys change the Government. The Death othe King of Canton and all his Followers.he reduction of several places in the Province. -
CHAP. XI. At
Xaochin the Chinesestand upon their Defence.Gueqan King ofQuans comes into that City. He goes and meets theTartars, he fights, and routs them. A Division amongst theChineses. They are defeated in ano∣ther fight, and their CityXaochin taken. -
CHAP. XII. Disturbances in the Maritime Provinces. Some
Chinese Princes retire them∣selves into the Mountains. Others by Treaty make their peace with theTar∣tars. One who had conceal'd himself amongst theBonzi, discovers himself to the Viceroy, and is carried into Tartary. -
CHAP. XIII. The State and Condition of the
Portu∣guezes ofMacao. They had conti∣nued Neuters between theChineses and theTartars. Their Fear lest the Victors should make some Attempt upon their City. They are better treated than they expected. -
CHAP. XIV. The
Tartars put out to Sea, and fight theCorsairs ofChina. A Treaty of Peace is proposed, but broke by the per∣fidiousness of the Viceroy. He is dis∣covered to be aChinese. The natural Genius of that Nation. -
CHAP. XV. The Viceroy burns the Vessels of the
Cor∣sairs; they return in greater numbers, pillage and ravage the Countrey, and compel theChinese to quit theTarta∣rian Habit which they had taken. They assault the City ofCanton, and are repulsed by the Viceroy in Civil Af∣fairs. -
CHAP. XVI. The Testimony which certain Christian
Negroes gave of their Religion in the presence of theTartars. After which God Almighty miraculously pre∣serves them in a Fight. TheCorsairs continue to spoil the Countrey. The Viceroy in Military Affairs drives them out of a place in which they had fortified themselves, and stood upon their Defence. He ruines theown, and all the adjacent Countrey. -
CHAP. XVII. The
Corsairs trouble and perplex the Ge∣neral. They possess themselves of the CityTunquam, and maintain it a∣gainst several Assaults. They deliver it up upon composition. The Cruel∣ty of the Generals Souldiers. -
CHAP. XVIII. A Discourse of the Viceroy in Civil Af∣fairs, upon the Cruelty of his Col∣league. The
Corsairs still perplex theTartars. TheChineses improve themselves in the Art of War. ThNorthern Chineses are of a different Genius from the Southern. -
CHAP. XIX. The
Corsairs take a little Fort nearCan∣ton, having engaged part of the Gar∣rison to side with them. The Viceroy in Military Affairs discovers a new Plot in another Fort. The manner how he punished the Traitors. -
CHAP. XX. An Allarm in
Canton at the Approach of theCorsairs. The Consternation of the Inhabitants. The General arrives, and routs the Besiegers. The Inquisi∣tion after the Conspirators, and their punishment. The resolution of aChi∣nese Captain, his Death and Praise. -
CHAP. XXI. The
Corsairs possess themselves of several places, and return to assaultCanton. The General routs them at Sea. TheChineses manage their Affairs ill, and thereby only exasperate theTartars, and consume the rest of their Forces. -
CHAP. XXII. An eminent
rediction of a Chinese A∣strologer, that that State should be conquered by a Stranger which had blew Eyes. The Precautions which theChineses observed to divert the ef∣fects of that Prediction. -
CHAP. XXIII. The
Chineses who traded with the neigh∣bouring States, are ill used assoon as the loss of their Empire was known. The ill reception which the petty King ofCochin-Chine gave to those who came into his Territories to secure themselves. -
CHAP. XXIV. The Emperour of
Japan uses theChi∣neses very hardly. The Iealousie that Prince hath of Strangers. How pow∣erful an Obstacle this distrust is to the conversion of those people. He re∣fuses to receive an Embassie from thePortuguezes ofMacao. That though theJapanners are very powerful, yet they have reason to fear theTar∣tars. -
CHAP. XXV. Of the Religion of the
Tartars. Their Natural Virtues and Vices. -
CHAP. XXVI. The Government of the
Tartars inChina. The excellent Endowments othe young Xunchi. The Reformation which hmade of the Mandorins andEunuchs in thCourt. The Virtuous Freedom of the Tartarian Women. -
CHAP. XXVII. How satisfied the
Chineses were with theTartarian Government. The Pride and Avarice of theChinese Mando∣rins. The speedy and exact Executi∣on of Iustice by theTartars. -
CHAP. XXVIII. The
Tartars compel theChieses to leave their Books, and take up Arms. Of theTartarian Letters and Language. The Sciences for which they have the greatest inclination. -
CHAP. XXIX. How much addicted the
Tartars are to War. Their Arms offensive and defen∣sive. Their greatst force consists in their Horse. The excellency of their Hors s. -
CHAP. XXX. The Military Discipline of the
Tartars. Their manner of Fighting, and how they lay Siege to any place. The aversion they have to dwell in Towns. The Secu∣rity with which they sleep in their Camp, without placingither any Guards ar Sentinels. -
CHAP. XXXI. Of the Behaviour of the
Tartars. Of their Natural inclination to War and Labour. Of their frank and free dealing, without any ceremony. Of their Divertisments, Occupations, and Employments in general. -
CHAP. XXXII. Of the Habit and Fashions of the
Tar∣tars. Of the Modesty and Virtue of their Women, who though they affect to ride on horse-back, and go to the Wars, yet are very chast and virtu∣ous. The Conclusion of this Narra∣tive of the Conquest ofChina by the Tartars.
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CHAP. I. The Beginning of the Troubles of
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