An historical and geographical description of Formosa: an island subject to the Emperor of Japan. ... To which is prefix'd, a preface in vindication of himself from the reflections of a Jesuit ... By George Psalmanaazaar, ... Illustrated with several cuts.

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An historical and geographical description of Formosa: an island subject to the Emperor of Japan. ... To which is prefix'd, a preface in vindication of himself from the reflections of a Jesuit ... By George Psalmanaazaar, ... Illustrated with several cuts.

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Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763.

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London :: printed for Dan. Brown; G. Strahan, and W. Davis; Fran. Coggan; and Bernard Lintott,

1704.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND Right Reverend Father in GOD, HENRY, By Divine Providence, Ld Bishop of LONDON, AND ONE OF Her MAJESTY's most Honourable PRIVY COUNCIL.
• THE PREFACE.
• The Reader is desired to mend the following ERRATA.
• AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRAVELS OF Mr. George Psalmanaazaar, a Native of the Isle Formo|sa, thro' several parts of Eu|rope; with the Reasons of his Conversion to the Chri|stian Religion.
  • The Grounds of the Author's Con|version.
    • SECT. I. Of the Existence of God.
      • ARGƲMENT I.
      • ARG. II.
    • SECT. II. Of the Attributes of GOD in general.
    • SECT. III. Of the Divine Attributes in particular.
    • SECT. IV. Of God's End in Creating the World.
    • SECT. V. Of the Necessity of a Divine Revelation.
    • SECT. VI. Of Religion in general.
    • SECT. VII. Of the Christian Religion in general, and particularly of the Miracles wrought in Confirmation of it.
    • SECT. VIII. Of the Object of Christian Religion.
    • SECT. IX. Of Promises and Rewards, of Woes and Punishments.
    • SECT. X. Several other Proofs for the Christian Religion.
    • SECT. XI. The Objections I made against the Christian Religion, with their So|lutions.
• A DESCRIPTION OF THE Isle FORMOSA.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Situation, Magnitude, and Di|vision of the ISLE.
  • CHAP. II. Of the great Revolutions which have happen'd in the Island Formosa.
  • CHAP. III. Of the Form of Government in the Island Formosa, and of the New Laws made by the Emperor Meryaan|danoo.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Religion of the Formosans.
    • The first Figure explained.
    • The Second Figure explained.
    • Of the Festivals.
  • CHAP. V. Of Fasting-Days.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the Ceremonies to be observ'd on Fe|stival-Days.
  • CHAP. VII. Of the Election of Priests.
  • CHAP. VIII. Concerning the Worship of the Sun, Moon and Stars.
    • The third Figure explained.
    • The Fourth Figure explain'd
    • The Fifth Figure explain'd
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Postures of the Body in Adoring.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Ceremonies that are observ'd at the Birth of Children.
  • CHAP. XI. Of our Marriage, or Groutacho.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the Ceremonies towards the Dead.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of our Opinion concerning the State of Souls after Death.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the Priestly Garments.
  • CHAP. XV. Concerning their Manners and Customs.
  • CHAP. XVI. A Description of the Men in Formosa.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the Cloaths worn in Formosa, by all Ranks of People.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of their Cities, Houses, Palaces, Castles.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of the Commodities which they have, and some that they want.
  • CHAP. XX. Of Weights and Measures.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of the Superstitious Customs of the common People.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of the Diseases in Formosa and their Cures.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of the Revenues of the King, the Vice-Roy, the General of the Army, and of all others in high Places of Power and Trust.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of all the Fruits of the Ground.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of the Things which they commonly eat.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Of the Animals in Formosa, which do not breed here in England.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Of the Language of the Formosans.
    • The Lord's Prayer. Koriakia Vomera.
    • The Apostles Creed.
    • The Ten Commandments.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Shipping of the Formosans.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Of the Money of the Formosans.
  • CHAP. XXX. Of the Arms of the Japanners and Formosans.
  • CHAP. XXXI. Of the Musical Instruments of the Ja|pannese and Formosans.
  • CHAP. XXXII. Of the way of Educating their Children.
  • CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Liberal and Mechanical Art in Japan.
  • CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Splendid Retinue that attends the Vice-Roy of Formosa when he goes to wait upon the Emperor.
  • CHAP. XXXV. Of the Success of the Jesuits in pro|pagating the Christian Faith in Ja|pan, from 1549 to 1615. More especially of the Reasons of the ter|rible Slaughter that was made of them about the Year 1616. And of the Law prohibiting Christians un|der pain of Death to come into Japan.
  • CHAP. XXXVI. Of the coming of the Dutch into Ja|pan, with their Success, and the Tricks they play'd.
  • CHAP. XXXVII. Of the new Devices of the Jesuits for getting into Japan.
  • The CONCLƲSION.
  • APPENDIX, CONCERNING The AUTHOR's Journey from Avignon to Rome.
• THE CONTENTS OF THE Several Chapters OF THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE Isle FORMOSA.