An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China deliver'd 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 describ'd / by Mr. 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 ; English'd, and set forth with their several sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. ...

The fourteenth Province of Queicheu.

THis Province of Queicheu borders East and South-East upon the Province of Quangsi,* 1.1 North and North-West upon Sucheu; toward the North-East it reaches as far as the Province of Huquang, and the remaining part bor∣ders upon Iunnan.

Formerly this Province was not reckon'd among the fifteen, but a part thereof belong'd to Sucheu, another part to Huquang, and the neighboring Pro∣vinces possess'd the rest; at last the Family of Taiminga (in regard Ivena, the foregoing Branch of the Tartars, had caus'd several Castles and Forts to be built therein) made thereof a particular Province.

In this Queicheu are 8 Chief Cities, which are not very large, 10 small Ci∣ties, four Chief Garrison Cities, and four small Garison Cities, beside Castles and Forts, which are very many.

The eight Chief Cities are these; Queiyang, Sucheu, Sunan, Chinyven, Xecien, Tunggin, Liping, and Tucho.

• 1. Queiyang Commands over 19 Forts in stead of Cities, Queiyang, Kiukiun, Moqua, Tahoa, Cingfan, Gueifan, Fangfan, Hungfan, Golung, Kingxe, Siaolung, Lofan, Talung, Siaoching, Xangua, Luxan, Lufan, Pingfa, and Mohiang.
• 2. Sucheu Commands over four Forts, Sucheu, Tuso, Xiki, and Hoantao.
• 3. Sunan Commands over two Cities and five Forts, Sunan, Vuchuen, Inkiang, Xuite, Manii, Langki, and Ieuki.
• 4. Chinyven Commands over one City and four Forts, Chinyven, Xikien, Kin∣yung, Pienkyao, Inxui, and Taiping.
• 5. Xecien Commands over three Forts, Xecien, Miaomin, Lungeiven, and Coihang.
• 6. Tunggin Commands over seven Forts, Tunggin, Sengki, Tiki, Vaxan, Ulo, Pingten, Pingnan, and Pingchai.
• 7. Liping Commands over 4 Cities and 11 Forts, Liping, Iuncung, Tanki, Pacheu, Hung, Caotie, Cu, Sixau, Huul, Leangsai, Geuyang, Sinhoa, Chunglin, Cheki, and Lungli.
• 8. Tucho Commands over three Cities and nine Forts, Tucho, Toxan, Maho, Cingpin, Panxui, Pinglang, Pingcheu, Lotung, Hokiang, Loping, Pingting, and Tung∣ning.

The four great Cities are, Pugan, Iungning, Chinning, and Ganxun.

• Pugan is the Key of the three Provinces.
• Iungning Commands over three small Forts, Iungning, Muyo, and Tinging.
• Chinning Commands over two Forts, Kangco and Xeul.
• Ganxun likewise Commands over two Forts, Ningpo and Sipeo.

The four Chief Garison Cities are, Puting, Sintien, Pingyve, and Lungli.

• 1. Puting Commands over no other City,
• 2. Sintien Commands over four Forts, Pingfa, Paping, Cheuping, and Cheu∣ing.
• 3. Pingyve Commands over two Forts, Yengi and Loping.
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• 4. Lungli Commands over two Forts, Pingfa and Taping.

The Forts which lie up and down in this Province to hinder the Plunder∣ing of those upon the Mountains, are Picie, Gueieing, Chanchoang, Chingping, Ping∣pa, Cannan, Usa, Hinglung, Cherni, and Kaili.

The chiefest Places in this Province, are Iunguing, Xuitung, Lokeu, Xanglang, Vatien, Hoanglien, and Cugin.

In the Chinese Toll-Book of this Province, we find set down 45 thousand 3 hundred and 5 Families, and 2 hundred 31 thousand 3 hundred and 65 Fight∣ing Men.

The Revenue of this Province consists of 47 thousand 6 hundred 58 Bags of Rice; 5 thousand and 9 hundred Pieces of Cloth. But all this not being sufficient to maintain the Forts, the Emperor is necessitated to supply what is wanting out of his other Revenues.

Notes

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  The Situation of Queicheu.