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Christian monument there._ 4. _Prince Mangala._

XLII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUNCUN, WHICH IS RIGHT WEARISOME TO TRAVEL THROUGH 31

NOTE.—_The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si._

XLIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI 33

NOTES.—1. _Geography, and doubts about Acbalec._ 2. _Further Journey into Sze-ch’wan._

XLIV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU 36

NOTES.—1. _Ch’êng-tu fu._ 2. _The Great River or |Kiang|._ 3. _The word |Comercque|._ 4. _The Bridge-Tolls._ 5. _Correction of Text._

XLV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET 42

NOTES.—1. _The Part of Tibet and events referred to._ 2. _Noise of burning bamboos._ 3. _Road retains its desolate character._ 4. _Persistence of eccentric manners illustrated._ 5. _Name of the Musk animal._

XLVI.—FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET 49

NOTES.—1. _Explanatory._ 2. “Or de Paliolle.” 3. _Cinnamon._ 4. 5. _Great Dogs, and |Beyamini| oxen._

XLVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU 53

NOTES.—1. _Explanation from Ramusio._ 2. _Pearls of Inland Waters._ 3. _Lax manners._ 4. _Exchange of Salt for Gold._ 5. _Salt currency._ 6. _Spiced Wine._ 7. _Plant like the Clove, spoken of by Polo. Tribes of this Tract._

XLVIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN 64

NOTES.—1. _Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Ch’êng-tu fu, and Carajan or Yun-nan._ 2. _Christians and Mahomedans in Yun-nan._ 3. _Wheat._ 4. _Cowries._ 5. _Brine-spring._ 6. _Parallel._

XLIX.—CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN 76

NOTES.—1. _City of Talifu._ 2. _Gold._ 3. _Crocodiles._ 4. _Yun-nan horses and riders. Arms of the Aboriginal Tribes._ 5. _Strange superstition and parallels._

L.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ZARDANDAN 84

NOTES.—1. _Carajan and Zardandan._ 2. _The Gold-Teeth._ 3. _Male Indolence._ 4. _The Couvade._ (See App. L. 8.) 5. _Abundance of Gold. Relation of Gold to Silver._ 6. _Worship of the Ancestor._ 7. _Unhealthiness of the climate._ 8. _Tallies._ 9.–12. _Medicine-men or Devil-dancers; extraordinary identity of practice in various regions._

LI.—WHEREIN IS RELATED HOW THE KING OF MIEN AND BANGALA VOWED VENGEANCE AGAINST THE GREAT KAAN 98

NOTES.—1. _Chronology._ 2. _Mien or Burma. Why the King may have been called King of Bengal also._ 3. _Numbers alleged to have been carried on elephants._

LII.—OF THE BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT BY THE GREAT KAAN’S HOST AND HIS SENESCHAL AGAINST THE KING OF MIEN 101

NOTES.—1. _Nasruddin._ 2. _Cyrus’s Camels._ 3. _Chinese Account of the Action. General Correspondence of the Chinese and Burmese Chronologies._

LIII.—OF THE GREAT DESCENT THAT LEADS TOWARDS THE KINGDOM OF MIEN 106

NOTES.—1. _Market-days._ 2. _Geographical difficulties._

LIV.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF MIEN, AND THE TWO TOWERS THAT ARE THEREIN, ONE OF GOLD, AND THE OTHER OF SILVER 109

NOTES.—1. _Amien._ 2. _Chinese Account of the Invasion of Burma. Comparison with Burmese Annals. The City intended. The Pagodas._ 3. _Wild Oxen._

LV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF BANGALA 114

NOTES.—1. _Polo’s view of Bengal; and details of his account illustrated._ 2. _Great Cattle._

LVI.—DISCOURSES OF THE PROVINCE OF CAUGIGU 116

NOTE.—_A Part of Laos. Papesifu. Chinese Geographical Etymologies._

LVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ANIN 119

NOTES.—1. _The Name. Probable identification of territory._ 2. _Textual._

LVIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF COLOMAN 122

NOTES.—1. _The Name. The Kolo-man._ 2. _Natural defences of Kwei-chau._

LIX.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUIJU 124

NOTES.—1. _Kwei-chau. Phungan-lu._ 2. _Grass-cloth._ 3. _Tigers._ 4. _Great Dogs._ 5. _Silk._ 6. _Geographical Review of the Route since Chapter LV._ 7. _Return to Juju._

BOOK SECOND. (_Continued_.)