Part 30

Cabile, ii, 15 Cabite, ii, 268 Cagayan, river of, ii, 131 Calamina, _see_ Malipur Calicut, ii, 334 Camels used in the Canaries, ii, 214 Cambaya, province of, ii, 335 Camboia, kingdom of, ii, 311; crosses erected in, 313 Campeachy, ii, 222 Cananor, ii, 334 Canary Isles, derivation of their name, ii, 209; description of, ii, 209, 213 Canasia, _see_ Hang-cheou Canfu, vi Cannafistola, a Malay fruit, ii, 318 Cannibals, effect of a friar upon, ii, 215 Canton, vi; ii, 140 Capital punishment, i, 119 Capsonson, ii, 270 Caraci, city of the, x Caribs, their cannibal propensities, ii, 214; effect of a Spanish friar upon them, 215 Carpini, John de Plano, Chinese described by, viii Cassava, bread made of, ii, 218 Cattle, abundance of in Mexico, ii, 227 Cavalry, description of Chinese, i, 88 Cavendish, T., the navigator, R. Parke's letter to, i, 1 Ceremonies at a deathbed, ii, 290; at burials, 291 Ceylon, ii, 328; fertility of, 330; progress of Christianity there, 331 Chabes, P. de, ii, 21 Chacon, L., ii, 21 Champa, kingdom of, ii, 311 Characters used in Chinese writing, i, 121 Chaul, ii, 335 Chautubo, ii, 112 Cheapness of provisions in China, ii, 285 Chichimecos Indians, ii, 226 Chimbutey, i, 73 China, known to the Romans, iii; early account of by two Arab merchants, iii; observations of Edrisi on, vi; reference to by Benjamin of Tudela, vii; visited by Marco Polo, xvi; by G. de Monte Corvino, xxii; by O. de Pordenone, xxiii; by Ibn Batuta, xxvi; the embassy sent to Cathay by Mirza Shah Rokh, xxvii; voyage thither of a Portuguese fleet, xxxi; failure of the Portuguese embassy, xxxvi; visit of F. Mendez Pinto to China, xxxvii; account of the customs and laws of the empire in 1555, xxxix; visited by G. da Cruz, li; described by G. Pereyra, liii; visited by Spanish missionaries, lxix; described by Herrada, lxxii; Alfaro's voyage there, lxxiv; observations on the empire by M. Ricci, lxxvii; by G. Roman, lxxix; Mendoza's description of China, i, 8; its climate, i, 11; fertility, i, 12; productions, i, 14; antiquity of the kingdom, i, 18; its extent, i, 20; provinces, i, 21; cities, i, 23; the great wall, i, 28; sketch of the early annals of China, i, 69; account of the Emperor Vitey, i, 70; the royal palace, i, 77; number of payers of tribute, i, 80; amount of tribute paid, i, 82; the army, i, 86; military strength of the empire, i, 90; law against undertaking foreign wars, i, 92; against leaving the kingdom, i, 93; against the admission of strangers, i, 94; the royal council of state, i, 96; the chief officers of state, i, 101; how chosen, i, 106; ministers of justice, i, 107; legal proceedings, i, 109; tortures, i, 111; watch kept over the conduct of the judges, i, 112; rewards and punishments awarded them, i, 115; Mendoza's embassy to China, i, 162; expedition of M. de Herrada to China, ii, 29; his arrival, ii, 37; he visits Tansuso, ii, 44; Tong-gan, ii, 53; Chincheo, ii, 59; Aucheo, ii, 78; their return to Manilla, ii, 111; expedition of Alfaro and other Augustines to China, ii, 132; they arrive at Canton, ii, 140; are sent to Aucheo, ii, 165; they return to Canton, ii, 180; some of the party go to Machao, ii, 194; the rest return to Manilla, ii, 204; expedition of Martin Ignatius and other Franciscan friars to China, ii, 207; they leave Spain, ii, 208; arrive at the Canaries, ii, 209; Desseado and Dominica, ii, 214; two of the party killed by the Caribs, ii, 214; they reach Puerto Rico, ii, 216; and Hispaniola, ii, 217; description of Cuba, ii, 220; of Mexico, ii, 223; they visit the Ladrone Isles, ii, 254; the Philippines, ii, 258; they sail for China, ii, 268; their arrival, ii, 269; they are taken to Quixue, ii, 274; examined there, ii, 276; sent to Saneheo-fu, ii, 277; to Hucheofu, ii, 279; return of Ignatius home, ii, 310 Chincheo, ii, 59 Chinese, described by Carpini, viii; by Rubruquis, xii; account of their laws and customs, related in the College of Jesuits, Malacca, in 1555, xxxix; by G. Pereyra, liii; their houses, xl; prisons, xliii; feasts, xlv; costume, l; bridges, lvii; religion, lxi; punishments, lxiii; origin of the name of China, lxiv; hospitals, lxv; their cowardice, lxviii; the navy, lxxix; complexion of the Chinese, i, 11, 29; their dwellings, i, 27; dress, i, 30; description of the Chinese women, i, 31; the porcelain manufacture, i, 33; the currency, i, 34; the idols, i, 36; the principal saints, i, 41; augury by lots, i, 46; devil-invocation, i, 49; Chinese mythology, i, 50; doctrine on the immortality of the soul, i, 53; the temples and religious orders, i, 54; their beads and bells, i, 57; funeral rites, i, 59; mourning apparel, i, 61; marriage customs and ceremonies, i, 62; law of inheritance, i, 63; punishment of adulterers, i, 63; singular marriage custom in Tartary, i, 63; marriage of the emperor, and princes of the blood, i, 65; maintenance of the poor, i, 67; condition of the blind, i, 68; payers of tribute numbered, i, 81; no subjects allowed to travel without a license, i, 93; jealousy of foreigners, i, 94; legal proceedings, i, 107; tortures, i, 111; prisons, i, 116; punishment of criminals, i, 119; characters used in writing, i, 121; the same characters common to different languages, i, 121; schools, i, 122; knowledge acquired by all classes, i, 122; paper and pens, i, 123; examination for the degree of Loytia, i, 125; how it is conferred, i, 126; early use of artillery in China, i, 129; art of printing early practised there, i, 131; books obtained by Herrada, i, 134; banquets, i, 137; festivals, i, 139; modes of salutation, i, 141; courtesy to women, i, 144; seclusion of their women, i, 145; courtesans, i, 146; shipping, i, 148; fishing boats, i, 151; breeding of ducks, i, 153; birds used for fishing, i, 155; reception of ambassadors, i, 156; compasses used in China, ii, 37; use of chopsticks, ii, 47; carriers of baggage, ii, 55; agriculture, ii, 57; highways, ii, 58; fruits, ii, 60; a Chinese entertainment, ii, 72, 87; a Drama, ii, 88, 104; presents to public officers forbidden, ii, 90; idols, ii, 91; a review of the troops, ii, 102; presentation of petitions, ii, 103; jealousy of strangers, ii, 139, 142; administration of justice, ii, 153; physiognomy, ii, 163; ploughing, ii, 166; invocation of devils, ii, 203; method of irrigation, ii, 279; shipping, ii, 284; mines, ii, 286; silk, ii, 287; arms and army, ii, 288; religious ceremonies, ii, 289; funeral rites, ii, 291; character of the people, ii, 293 Chop sticks, ii, 47 Christianity, conversion of Chinese to, ii, 122; of the Philippine islanders, ii, 126; said to have been introduced by St. Thomas, ii, 290 Chyley, i, 73 Cia, ii, 245 Cibao, mines of, ii, 217 Cibola, ii, 246 Cincoan, i, 73 Cinsones, ii, 229 Cities of China enumerated, i, 23 Climate of China, i, 11 Coanty, i, 72 Cochin, ii, 332 Cochin China, description of, ii, 303; picture sent to king by a friar, ii, 304; desire of king of to embrace Christianity, ii, 305; miracles wrought there, ii, 306 Cochin Chinese, description of, ii, 310 Columbo, in Ceylon, ii, 331 Comedy in China, ii, 88, 105 Compass used by Chinese, ii, 37 Compulsary marriage in Tartary, i, 63 Concham, i, 75 Congreve, his mention of F. Mendez Pinto, xxxvii Conjurations against devils, ii, 135 Conversion of Philippine islanders, ii, 263; of Japanese, 299 Copper money, i, 35 Corchu, ii, 112 Cormorants, fishing with, i, 155 Coromandel, kingdom of, ii, 324 Cortes, Hernando, his reverence for priests, ii, 230 Cosmos, an intoxicating liquor described by Rubriquis, xiii Costume of the Chinese, 1; of state officers, i, 102; ii, 144 Cotey, i, 74 Cotino, A., ii, 160 Coulan, ii, 332 Council, the royal, i, 96 Courts of justice, ii, 276 Courtesans, i, 146 Cowardice of the Chinese, lxxviii Cranganor, ii, 333 Cripples, laws for maintenance of, i, 67 Crosses, erected by Mexican Indians, ii, 242; also in Cochin China, ii, 306, and in Camboia, ii, 313 Cruz, Gaspar da, visits China as a missionary, li Cuba, ii, 220; treasures thrown into the sea by the natives of, ii, 221 Cubun, i, 72 Cuenca, N. de, ii, 34 Cumdan, vi Cuntey, i, 72 Cuylan, _see_ Ceylon Cyan, _see_ Siam

Damaun, ii, 335 Debt, law of, in the Philippines, ii, 261 Debtors, law against, i, 111 Desert beyond the wall of China, ii, 283 Desseado, island of, ii, 214 Devil worship in China, i, 41, 48; ii, 26; in Mexico, 242 Devotees, penance of, ii, 314 Diamond mines of Visnaga, ii, 327 Dignitaries of state, i, 101 Disamaluco, ii, 335 Diu, ii, 335 Divorce, law of in Visnaga, ii, 327 Dogs, great numbers of, found in the Canary isles, ii, 209 Dominica, island of, ii, 214; ferocity of the natives, ii, 215 Dowry given by the husband in China, i, 62 Drama, description of a Chinese, ii, 88, 104 Ducks, breeding of, i, 153 Duennas, F. de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, 134 Durion, a Malay fruit, ii, 318

Eclipses, Chinese explanation of, ii, 291 Eden, Richard, his History of Travayle in the West and East Indies, ii Edrisi, the Arabian geographer, his observations on China, vi Education of the poor, i, 122 Elephant; war between Pegu and Siam for an, ii, 321 Emperor of China, seldom seen in public, i, 79; his concubines marry on his death, i, 65; lord of the entire soil of the empire, i, 79 Entertainment, description of a Chinese, ii, 72, 87 Espeio, A. de, his expedition into New Mexico, ii, 234 Examinations in learning, i, 125 Executions, i, 119 Extirpation of the natives of Hispaniola, ii, 218 Ezoulom, i, 51

Faxiuandono, ii, 298 Feather pictures of the Mexicans, ii, 229 Feria, J. de, ii, 268 Fernandina, ii, 10 Ferro, the water-distilling tree of, ii, 210, 211, _note_ Fertility of China, i, 12; ii, 285 Festivals, i, 139 Fires, precautions against, i, 104 Fishing, xxiv, lxvi Fishing vessels, i, 151 Fontey, i, 74 Forster, J. Reinhold, his opinion concerning the site of Karakorum, xix Fruits of China, ii, 60; of Malacca, ii, 318 Fucheo, i, 27 Fuco, described by O. de Pordenone, xxiii Funeral rites on the death of an Emperor's wife, xxx Futey, i, 72

Gahai, ii, 44 Ganges, account of an attempt to discover the source of the, ii, 332; reverence paid to its water, ii, 323 Gaspar, Archbishop of Goa, ii, 330 Gautin, ii, 112 Geese, flocks of, ii, 166 Giuzza, xvi Goa, ii, 329, 334 Gombu, i, 75 Goyti, M. de, ii, 13 Guanser, i, 73 Guansian, i, 73 Guardships, ii, 137 Gubates, ii, 251 Guertas, ii, 216 Guetaria, S. de, ii, 259 Guinea, ii, 338 Guntey, i, 72 Gutemberg, J., i, 131

Hainan, isle of, ii, 283, 303 Hang-Cheou, described by Marco Polo, xxi; by O. de Pordenone, xxiv Hatuey, ii, 221 Havanna, ii, 220 Hermit, a Chinese, ii, 292 Herrada, Martin de, his account of China, lxxi; books obtained by, i, 134; his desire to visit China, ii. 5; meets Omoncon, ii, 25; is sent to China with H. Martin, ii, 29; their voyage, ii, 31; arrival at Tituhul, ii, 37; adventures there, ii, 40; first landing, ii, 45; they leave Tansuso, ii, 50; reach Tangoa, ii, 53; Chincheo, ii, 59; audience with the governor, ii, 65; arrival at Aucheo, ii, 78; their difficulties, ii, 92; examination, ii, 101; return to Manilla, ii, 119 Highways, xli; ii, 59 Hilocos, the, ii, 10, 31 Hing-hoa, seized by the Japanese, ii, 75 Hispaniola, island of, described, ii, 217; extirpation of the natives of, ii, 218 Holgoi, witches so called, ii, 262 Horses, excellence of Mexican, ii, 225 Hortiz, Sancho, ii, 17 Hospitals, lxv; i, 67 Houses, description of Chinese, xl; i, 26 Hucheofu, ii, 279 Huntzui, i, 51 Hurricanes in the West Indies, ii, 220 Huy Hannon, i, 72

Ibn Batuta, his account of China, xxvi Idols of China, i, 36; ii, 91; of the Philippine isles, ii, 261 Ignatius de Loyola, a Spanish Franciscan; his expedition to the East, ii, 207; he leaves Spain, ii, 208; reaches Mexico, ii, 223; the Philippines, ii, 258; China, ii, 269; his treatment there, ii, 270, 281; he returns by Cochin China, ii, 310; Malacca, Ceylon, ii, 328; Cape Comorin, ii, 331; Malabar, ii, 334; Goa, ii, 337; the Cape of Good Hope and Guinea, ii, 338; back to Lisbon, ii, 338. Ignorance considered infamous in China, i, 122 Illocos islands, _see_ Hilocos Imaginary island of St. Borandon, ii, 212 Immortality of the soul, Chinese belief in the, i, 53; ii, 291 Indians, treasures thrown into the river by those of Cuba, ii, 221; their objection to meeting Spaniards in Paradise, ii, 264 Industry of the Chinese, i, 13 Inheritance, law of, in China, i, 63; singular custom concerning it in Pimienta, ii, 333 Insuanto, office of the, i, 101 Invocation of devils, ii, 203 Irrigation, method of, ii, 279

Japan, said to have been peopled from China, ii, 294; reason of the migration, ii, 295; Chinese hated by Japanese, ii, 296; kings of, ii, 297; warlike nature of the people, ii, 298; an unsuccessful expedition to China by them, ii, 299; progress of Christianity there, ii, 299; priests, witches, and women of, ii, 300; slaves in, ii, 301 Jor, _see_ Johore Johore, ii, 316 Josshouse, a Portuguese word, ii, 162 Judges in China, laws concerning, i, 107; diligence of, i, 109; their conduct investigated, i, 112; punishment of unjust, i, 115; ii, 169, ii, 275 Jumenos Indians, ii, 237 Justice, courts of, procedure in the, i, 107; ii, 153

Kampion, xviii Kancheu, xviii Karacosmos, a Tartar beverage, xiv Karakorum, a Tartar city described by Rubruquis, x Khambalu in China, xix Khamchu, xxviii Koh-i-norr, ii, 327 Kublai Khan, xv, xvi, xix

Labacares, Guido de, governor of the Philippines, ii, 15 Labrador, ii, 256 Ladrone islanders, singular custom of the, ii, 254; their knavery, 256 Laulo, isle of, ii, 111 Laupy, i, 73 Laws, of marriage, i, 61; inheritance, i, 63; the poor, i, 67; tenure of lands, i, 79; against leaving the kingdom, i, 93; against admitting foreigners, i, 94; a law of frankpledge, i, 110; concerning debtors, i, 111; on torture, i, 111; concerning courtesans, i, 146 Le, a Chinese coin, i, 82 Leachis, visiting justices, i, 113 Legal proceedings, i, 109 Legaspi, M. Lopez de, lxvii; ii, 3, 260 Leon, F. de, ii, 17 Letters, the writing of, i, 123; common use of, i, 124 Limahon, a Chinese corsair, lxviii; account of, ii, 6; his first attempt on Manilla, ii, 11; its failure, ii, 14; he burns the city, ii, 17; his fleet destroyed by the Spaniards, ii, 22; his escape, ii, 23, 115 Lincheon, i, 70 Linthey, i, 73 Lotzitzam, i, 51 Loyola, Martin Ignazio de, _see_ Ignatius Loytia, a title of honour, lx; examination for, i, 125; how conferred, i, 127 Lugor, ii, 316 Luzon, ii, 258

Mace, a Chinese coin, i, 82, _note_ Macheo, ii, 158, 183, 191, 194, 302 Magalhaens, Fernando, his discoveries and death, ii, 259 Maguay, or Macaw-tree, ii, 228 Mahomet, ii, 261 Malabar, ii, 334 Malacca, city of, taken by the Portuguese, ii, 317; provisions and fruits there, ii, 318; its commerce, ii, 319 Malacca, straits of, dangerous navigation in the, ii, 317 Maldivia, islands of, ii, 337 Malipur, ii, 290; relics of St. Thomas at, ii, 324 Mana, ii, 328 Mandarin, a Portuguese word, ii, 162 Mangalor, ii, 334 Mangate, ii, 333 Mangu Khan, court of, ix, x Manilla, founded by the Spaniards, lxvii; ii, 4; Limahon's attack upon, ii, 17; ii, 258 Manju, or Southern China, described by Marco Polo, xx Manuel, king of Cathay, ii, 282 Maqueda, duke of, ii, 210 Marriage, ceremonies and laws of, i, 61; singular law in Tartary of, i, 63; marriages of the princes, 65 Martin, Hieronimo, accompanies Herrada to China, ii, 29 Martin Ignatius, _see_ Ignatius Mascarenhas, Don Pedro, viceroy of India, ii, 329 Masulapatar, ii, 324 Mattheusi, Oderico, _see_ Pordenone Mazanbique, _see_ Mozambique Measures of length, i, 21 Megoa, _see_ Hing-hoa Mendoza, Juan Gonzales de, sent on an embassy to China by Philip II, lxxiii; its failure, lxxvi; publication of his work, lxxxi; various editions of it, lxxxii; his return and death, lxxxiii; account of his embassy, i, 162, 168, 170 Mercado y Ronquillo, Gonsalo de, governor of the Philippines, i, 167 Mexican Indians, description of the, ii, 229; their obedience to ecclesiastics, 230; their cities, 241, 245 Mexico, the kingdom of described, ii, 223; orthodoxy of the Mexicans, ii, 224; climate of, ii, 224; rains, ii, 225; breed of horses, ii, 225; cattle, ii, 227; the Indians of, ii, 228; price of provisions in, ii, 231 Military strength of China, i, 90 Mines, ii, 286, 320 Miracles in Cochin China, ii, 306 Miranda, Arias G. de, his kindness towards the Spanish missionaries, ii, 280 Mirza Shah Rokh, sends an embassy to China, xxvii Missionaries, their efforts in China, i, 171 Mogor, the kingdom of the great Tartar, ii, 336 Money used in China, i, 17, 34, 82; ii, 162 Monte Corvino, G. di, sent on an embassy to China, xxii Mourning apparel, i, 61 Mozambique, ii, 337 Musical instruments, i, 140 Musk, preparation of, i, 16; ii, 285 Mythology, the Chinese, i, 50

Nanking, xxi Nauala, isle of, ii, 219 Navy, the Chinese, lxxx Negapatan, ii, 328 Neighbours, bound to reveal each others' offences, i, 110 Neoma, a saint, i, 43 New Mexico, account of the discovery of, ii, 231; expedition of Ruyz, ii, 232; of Espeio, ii, 234; Indian towns, ii, 241; Devil worship there, ii, 242 Nicobar Isles, ii, 328 Nikpha, sea of, story told by Benjamin of Tudela concerning the, vii Nobunanga, king of Japan, ii, 296; sets up his picture to be worshipped, ii, 297 Nombre de Dios, ii, 223 Number of tribute-payers in China, i, 81

Obando, J. de, i, 165 Ochantey, i, 72 Ocheuty, i, 51 Odialon, a Moorish kingdom, ii, 335 Officers of state in China, i, 101 Oktar Khan, xix Omens, ii, 263 Omoncon, a Chinese captain, sent against Limahon, ii, 25; visits Manilla, ii, 27; returns to China with M. de Herrada, ii, 31 Ontiueros, J. de, ii, 235 Orchon, the river, x Orion, influence of, vii Oromuz, city of, abounds in salt, ii, 335 Ortega, Francisco de, lxxiii Orthodoxy of the Mexicans, ii, 224 Ortiz, Stephen, ii, 133 Otey, i, 74 Othey, i, 73 Outon, i, 75 Outzim, i, 75

Padilla y Meneses, A. de, i, 168 Pagoda of Vishnaga, ii, 326 Paguina, i, 36 Pahang, ii, 316 Painting, i, 32 Palace of the emperor, i, 78 Palma de Cocos, ii, 266 Panama, ii, 224 Pangasinan, the river, ii, 18, 21, 32, 34 Panzon, _see_ Pwan-Koo Paon, _see_ Pahang Paper currency in China, xii Paper made of canes, i, 123 Pardo, J. Dias, ii, 129 Paris, William of, _see_ Bouchier Parke, R., the translator of Mendoza's work, lxxxii; i, 1 Passaguates Indians, ii, 236 Patane, ii, 316 Peak of Tenerife, description of the, ii, 210 Pearls, ii, 285; fishery, 302 Pegu, kingdom of, ii, 320; war with Siam for a white elephant, ii, 321; religion of, ii, 321 Pekin, xix, xlvii Penance of devotees, ii, 314 Pens, i, 123 Pereyra, Galeoti, his account of China, liii Perez, Bartholomew, his embassy to China, i, 159 Persia, ii, 336 Persian embassy to China, xxvii Petitions, presentation of, ii, 103 Pico de Adan, a mountain of Ceylon, ii, 329; pagoda thereon, containing an ape's tooth worshipped by the people, ii, 329; afterwards destroyed by the Portuguese, ii, 330 Philippines, i, 163; discovered by the Spaniards, ii, 4, 258; Magalhaens' voyage there, ii, 258; condition of the natives there, ii, 260; their law of debt, ii, 261; religion, ii, 261; superstitions, ii, 262; conversion to Christianity, ii, 263; fertility of soil, ii, 264; products of the country, ii, 265; the Palma de Cocos, ii, 266 Pictures shewn to the dying, ii, 290 Pimienta, kingdom of, ii, 333 Pine trees planted near graves, i, 61 Pintatey, i, 72 Pinto, F. Mendez, xxxvii Pires, Tomas, his embassy to China, xxxiii; its failure, xxxvi Pitch used for ships, i, 150 Pintados, the islands, ii, 19 Plague, unknown in China, ii, 284 Plano Carpini, John de, _see_ Carpini Play, a Chinese, ii, 88 Plon, ii, 114 Ploughing, ii, 166 Poala, ii, 242 Polo, Marco, his travels, xvi; imprisonment at Genoa, xvii; route to China, xviii; description of Khambalu, xix; excursion into Southern China, xx; description of Quinsai, xxi Polygamy sanctioned by law, i, 63 Ponchasi, office of the, i, 101 Poor houses, i, 67 Poor laws, i, 66 Porcelain manufacture, i, 33; ii, 287 Pordenone, Oderico de, his description of China, xxiii Portuguese, voyage to China, xxxi; i, 96; jealousy towards the Spanish missionaries, ii, 158 Posts, Chinese system of, xxvi Prayers for the dead, i, 54 Presents to officers of state prohibited, ii, 90 Prestyr John, ii, 337 Priest, conversion of a Chinese, ii, 127 Printing, art of, i, 131; its antiquity, i, 132; description of a Chinese book printed in 1348, i, 133 Prisons, xliii; i, 116 Prophecy concerning the fall of the Chinese empire, xliv; i, 76 Provinces of China enumerated, i, 22 Puerto Rico, ii, 216 Pumps for ships, i, 150 Punishment of criminals, lxiii; ii, 276 Pwan-koo, the Chinese Adam, i, 50

Quanina, a Chinese saint, i, 41 Quathy, i, 73 Quinsai, _see_ Hang-cheou Quintero, P., ii, 160 Quioutey, i, 74 Quires, province of, ii, 244 Quixue, ii, 274

Rada, M. de, _see_ Herrada Rains, violent, in Mexico, ii, 225 Ramon, Geronimo de, his "Republicas del Mundo", lxxii Raxu, a king of Ceylon, persecutes the Christians, ii, 331 Red Sea, explanation of its colour, ii, 337 Religion, Carpini's account of that of the Chinese, viii; Pereyra's account of it, lxi; i, 10, 35; similarity between Budhist and Roman Catholic ceremonies, i, 37; doctrine of a future life, i, 53; religion of the Philippine islanders, ii, 261; in Sumatra, ii, 320; in Pegu, ii, 321; in Aracan, ii, 322; in Siam, ii, 314; in Persia, ii, 336 Religious orders in China, i, 56 Renaudot, Eusebe, his translation of an Arabic MS. relating to China, iii Revenues of China, i, 82 Review of troops, ii, 102 Rhinoceros described, ii, 311 Ribera, G. de, ii, 21 Ricci, Matteo, letter on China, lxxvii Roads in China, i, 27 Roman, Geronimo, observations on China, lxxvii Romans, China, known to the, iii Ronquillo, G., ii, 268 Rubruquis, G. de, his mission to Mangu Khan, ix; description of the Chinese, xii Ruyz, Austen, expedition into New Mexico, ii, 234 Rysbroeck, William Van, _see_ Rubruquis