Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the second Booke of the Second part of Purchas his PILGRIMS.

• CHAP. I. THe beginning of English Discoueries to∣wards the North, and North-east, by Sir Hugh Willoughby, Richard Chancel∣lor, and others; of the Muscouie Trade, as also Voyages by Russia, ouer the Caspian Sea, and thorow diuers Regions of Tartaria. pag. 211.
  • §. 1. The first voyage for discouerie with three ships, set forth vnder the charge of Sir Hugh Wil∣loughby, Knight, in which he dyed; and Musco∣uia was discouered by Captaine Chancellor. ibid.
    • Some additions for better knowledge of this Voyage, taken by Clement Adams, Schoole-ma∣ster to the Queenes Henshmen, from the mouth of Captaine Chancellor. pag. 218.
    • The Copie of the Duke of Moscouie and Empe∣rour of Russia his Letters, sent to King Edward the Sixth, by the hands of Richard Chancel∣lor. pag. 221.
  • §. 2. The first voyage made by Master Antho∣nie Ienkinson, from the Citie of London, toward the Land of Russia, begun the twelfth of May, in the yeere 1557. pag. 222.
  • §. 3. Notes taken out of another mans Rela∣tion of the same voyage, touching the Russian Rites. pag. 226.
  • §. 4. The voyage of Master Anthony Ienkin∣son, made from the Citie of Mosco in Russia, to the Citie of Boghar in Bactria, in the yeere 1558. written by himselfe to the Merchants of London, of the Moscouie Companie. pag. 231.
  • §. 5. Aduertisements and reports of the sixt voyage into the parts of Persia and Media, gathered out of sundrie Letters written by Chri∣stopher Borough; and more especially a voyage ouer the Caspian Sea, and their shipwracke and miseries there endured by the Ice. pag. 243.
    • A Letter of Master Henrie Lane, to the worshipfull Master William Sanderson, contay∣ning a briefe discourse of that which passed in the North-east discouerie, for the space of three and thirtie yeeres. pag. 249.
• CHAP. II. Obseruations of China, Tartaria, and other Easterne parts of the World, taken out of Fernam Mendez Pinto his Peregrination. pag. 2••2.
  • §. 1. Mendez his many miserable aduentures, his strange Expedition with Antonio de Faria; diuers Coasts visited, Pirats tamed, miseries s••f∣fered, glorie recouered. pag. 252.
  • §. 2. Antonio Faria his taking of Nouda a Citie in China, triumph at Liampoo; strange voyage to Calempluy, miserable shipwrack. pag. 258
  • §. 3. Their shipwrack in which Faria and most of them were drowned; the miserable wandrings of the rest to Nanquin: their imprisonment, sen∣tence and appeale to Pequin; rarities obserued in those places and wayes; of the beginnings of the China Kingdome, and of their admirable Wall. pag. 263.
  • §. 4. Mindo Salt pits: Mines of Coretum∣baga, Copper-workes; Idolatrie and Christianitie; China Trades, and Riuer Faires; their comming to Pequin, triall and sentence. Rarities of Pe∣quin. pag. 269.
  • §. 5. Foure buildings incredibly admirable in Pequin, and diuers of their superstitions: their Hispitals and prouisions for the Poore. The Kings reuenues and Court; their Sects. pag. 273.
  • §. 6. Their remooue to Quansie, quarrels, mi∣series; Tartarian huge Armie, and losse at the siege of Pequim, reported. Quansie taken, and Nixianco: Mendez his exploit. Their entertain∣ment by the Tartar King, and going to Cauchin∣china with his Embassadours, with many Tarta∣rian obseruations. pag. 277.
• CHAP. III. Spanish plantation of the Philippinas, and what entercourse hath thence hapned betwixt them and the Chinois. pag. 282.
  • §. 1. First discouerie of the Philippinas: writ∣ten by Friar Iuan Gonzales de Mendoza. ibid.
  • §. 2. First plantation of the Philippinas, by Michael Lopez de Legaspi. pag. 284.
  • §. 3. Of Limahon a China Robber and Ro∣uer, by whose occasion the Spaniards sent into China. pag. 286.
  • §. 4. Friar Martin de Herrada, and other Spaniards entertainment in China, and their re∣turne to the Philippinas. pag. 292.
    • Two Letters taken out of Bartolome Leonar∣do de Argensola his Treatise, called Conquista de las Islas Malucas, printed at Madrid, 1609. pag. 336, 337. mentioning the comming of two English ships to China: which seeme to be two ships of the fleet of Beniamin Wood: The former written by the Visitor of Chincheo in China, vn∣to the Gouernour of the Philippinas, Don Pedro de Acunna. H. P. pag. 309.
    • The Answere of Don Pedro de Acunna, Go∣uernour of the Philippinas, to the Visitor of Chin∣cheo in China. pag. 310.
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• CHAP. IIII. The report of a Mahometan Merchant, which had beene in Cambalu: and the troublesome tra∣uell of Benedictus Goes, a Portugall Iesuite, from Lahor to China by land, thorow the Tar∣tars Countries. pag. 310.
• CHAP. V. A generall collection and historicall represen∣tation of the Iesuites entrance into Iapon and China, vntill their admission in the Royall Citie of Nanquin. pag. 316.
  • §. 1. Of Francis Xauier, Melchior Nunnes, Valignanus, Ruggerius and Pasius. ibid.
  • §. 2. Iaponian Embassage to the Pope; Of Nabunanga and Quabacondono their gouern∣ment; Corai inuaded, Embassage from China, Taicosamas Temple, and Ogoshosamas succes∣sion. pag. 322.
  • §. 3. Ruggerius enters againe into China with Ricius, and is forced backe to Amacao; thence sent for againe by the Vice-roy. Sande and Almeida are sent to them, and enter the Countrey as farre as Cequion, and returne to Sciau∣chin. pag. 327.
  • §. 4. False brethren and others accusations detected, they are expelled Sciauchin: erect a Seat at Xauceum. Monasterie of Nanhoa and other things of note in those parts. They alter their ha∣bit; Voyage to Nanquin; the Lake, Riuers, Idols and other rarities. pag. 332.
  • §. 5. Nanquin described; Ricius expelled thence, he setleth at Nancian, thence goeth to Nanquin againe, and to Pequin; description of it, the way thither, the Kings Palace, and of Su∣ceu, and Hamceu. pag. 338.
  • §. 6. Letters from Father Longobard and Taiso. Ricius his entertainment at Nanquin and residence there. The Chinois vnlearned lear∣ning. pag. 343.
• CHAP. VI. A Letter of Father Diego de Pantoia, one of the Companie of IESVS, to Father Luys de Guz∣man, Prouinciall in the Prouince of Toledo: written in Paquin, which is the Court of the King of China, the ninth of March, the yeere 1602. H. P. pag. 350.
  • §. 1. Difficulties of entring China, their dwelling at Nanquin, going from thence to Pa∣quin, with Presents for the King, troubles in the way by an Eunuch. pag. 350.
  • §. 2. The King sends for them, is delighted with their Clocks and Pictures; they are shut vp, after take a House, are admired for learning; Christianitie of China. pag. 356.
  • §. 3. The description of the Kingdome of Chi∣na: of Catay and Musk; the diuision into Pro∣uinces; Cities and Townes described, Riuer, Ship∣ping, Commodities, Diet, and feeding. pag. 360.
  • §. 4. Their moneyes, apparell, persons, trades, wealth, learning, marriages, superstitions, rites, and opinions. pag. 366.
  • §. 5. Their bad Souldierie and Artillerie; De∣grees, priuiledges, honours and promotions of lear∣ning. Their Authors and Bookes, and Printing. The Mandarins commended. pag. 369.
  • §. 6. Of the gouernment of China: Of the Mandarins; the China complements and mani∣fold nicities. pag. 372.
  • §. 7. Of their Women: Of the Tartars Con∣quest, acts and expulsion. The greatnesse of the King, and neighbouring States. Of the Queenes Eunuchs. pag. 375.
• CHAP. VII. A discourse of the Kingdome of China, ta∣ken out of Ricius and Trigautius, contayning the countrey, people, gouernment, religion, rites, sects, characters, studies, arts, acts; and a Map of Chi∣na added, drawne out of one there made with An∣notations for the vnderstanding thereof. pag. 380.
  • §. 1. Of the name, scite, and greatnesse; the Tributaries, commoditie, arts, printing, seales, inke, pencill-pennes and fannes. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of their Characters and writing downe∣ward: their studies, Ethikes, Astrologie, Physike, authentike Authors, Degrees how taken both Phi∣losophicall and Militarie. pag. 384.
  • §. 3. Of the Tartarian conquest; Of Humu•• the Establisher of the present gouernment. The Reuenues. Magistrates in the Courts Royall, Pro∣uinces, Cities, Orders, Exaltations, Visitations, Depriuations. pag. 387.
  • §. 4. Their manifold rites in Salutations, En∣tertainments, and other ciuilitie: to the King and Magistrates: Of Burials and Marriages, Birth∣dayes; their Men, Women, Names and Games, Habites. pag. 391.
  • §. 5. Of their Superstitions, Cruelties, feares of Magistrates, of the Kings kindred, of Stran∣gers and Souldiers. Their Deities and three Sects: Priests, Nunnes, Monasteries, Legends, Lyes. pag. 395.
  • §. 6. Of strangers, and forraine Religions in China. pag. 399.
  • §. 7. The Map of China, taken out of a Chi∣na Map, printed with China Characters; illu∣strated with Notes, for the vnderstanding there∣of. pag. 401.
• CHAP. VIII. A continuation of the Iesuites Acts and obserua∣tions in China till Ricius his death and some yeers after. Of Hanceu or Quinsay. An Extract of Monfa••ts trauell. pag. 405.