The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 2 (of 2)

by Juan González de Mendoza

Abexin, the kingdom of Prestyr John, ii, [337]
Abulfeda, [i];
ignorance of, respecting China, [vi]
Acapulco, ii, [223], [253]
Adultery, law respecting, i, [63]
Agriculture, ii, [56]
Aguizi, i, [72]
Aguila, an odoriferous wood, i, [58]; ii, [303]
Alazan, i, [51]
Alfaro, Pedro de, visits China as a missionary, [lxxiv];
arrives at Manilla, ii, [125];
his desire to visit China, ii, [126];
conversion of a Chinese priest by, ii, [127];
opposition of the governor to his proposal, ii, [128];
his unsuccessful attempt to reach China, ii, [129];
his second attempt, ii, [132];
his companions, ii, [134];
they meet with a storm, ii, [135];
arrive at an island, ii, [136];
their escape from the Chinese guardships, ii, [137];
they reach Canton, ii, [140];
enter the city, ii, [141];
an interview with a judge, ii, [144];
the interpreters' version of their story, ii, [145];
they are examined again, ii, [149], [152];
treachery of the interpreters, ii, [155];
jealousy shown by the Portuguese at Machao, ii, [158];
necessitous condition of their party, ii, [161];
a stipend allowed them by the viceroy, ii, [161];
they are sent to Aucheo, ii, [165];
their arrival, ii, [167];
reception by the viceroy, ii, [168];
they return to Canton, ii, [180]; ill
feeling of the captain-general of Machao towards them, ii, [184];
his plans defeated, ii, [185];
Alfaro and some of his party arrive at Machao, ii, [194];
the others go to Chincheo, ii, [198];
and return to Manilla, ii, [204]
Alvarado, A. de, ii, [28]
Amazons, island of the, ii, [301]
Ambassadors, reception of, i, [157]
Ameias, province of, ii, [245]
Anchasi, office of the, i, [102]
Anchosan, i, [72]
Andrade, F. Peres d', his voyage to China, [xxxi]
Andrade, Simon d', sent to China with a Portuguese fleet, [xxxiv]
Animals of China, ii, [285]
Annals of China, sketch of the early, i, [69]
Anthey, i, [73]
Anthrey, i, [72]
Antoninus, embassy to China sent by the emperor, [iii]
Ape's tooth, worshipped in Ceylon, ii, [329];
its destruction by the Portuguese viceroy, ii, [330]
Arab merchants, early account of China by, [iii]
Arabia Felix, ii, [336]
Aracan, kingdom of, ii, [321]
Archipelago, ii, [258]
Arms used by the Chinese, ii, [288]
Army of China, weakness of, [lxxviii], [lxxx];
description of, i, [90];
reviews of, ii, [102];
its numbers, ii, [288];
its pay, ii, [289]
Arracon, see [Aracan]
Artillery, early acquaintance of the Chinese with the use of, i, [129]
Artreda, letter by, on the arms of the Chinese, i, [130]
Atzion, i, [51]
Aucheo, ii, [75], [78], [85], [167]
Auchin, i, [75]
Aucon, ii, [113]
Augury by lot, i, [46]; ii, [262]
Ayas, xvi.
Aynao, see [Hainan]
Aytao, office of the, i, [102]
Aytim, ii, [201], [221]
Banbosa, see [Barbosa]
Banquets, i, Page_i_137
Barba, a Tartar chief, [xv]
Barbosa, Duarte, i, [33]
Barcelor, ii, [334]
Bardes, islands of, ii, [335]
Basayn, ii, [335]
Batala, an idol, ii, [261]

Bausa, i, [74]
Beads, used in praying, i, [57]
Begging, prohibition of, i, [66]
Bells, ringing of, i, [57]
Bemthey, i, [73]
Bengal, kingdom of, ii, [322]
Benjamin of Tudela, his reference to China, [vii]
Bindoro, ii, [130]
Blind persons, constrained to work, i, [68]
Boneg, i, [75]
Bonze, a word of Portuguese origin, ii, [162]
Books obtained by Herrada, i, [134]
Bouchier, G., Mechanical apparatus constructed by, [xi]
Boxeador, cape of, ii, [268]
Brama, chief priest in Visnaga so called, ii, [326];
his power of dispensation, ii, [327]
Bridges, lvii
Buena Esperansa, cape of, ii, [338]
Buliano, ii, [31]
Burgos, G. de, ii, [268]
Burial of the dead, i, [59];
ii, [291];
of the kings of Visnaga, ii, [326]
Burneo, isle of, ii, [261]
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, iii, [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]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, l;
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], [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]
Sacrifices to idols, i, [48]
Salamina, ii, [290]
Salcete, see [Salsette]
Salsette, island of, ii, [335]
Salutations, i, [141]
Salazar, Domingo de, ii, [4]
Salzedo, J. de, ii, [10];
destroys Limahon's fleet, ii, [22]
Samatra, see [Sumatra]
Sancete, see [Salsette]
Sancheofu, description of the city, ii, [278]
Sandi, Francisco de, governor of the Philippines, ii, [126];
opposes Alfaro, ii, [128]
San Francisco, Sebastian de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, [134]
Sangley, China so called, i, [20]
San Juan de Lua, ii, [222]
Santo Tome, ii, [332]
Sarmiento, Pedro, one of Herrada's companions, ii, [29]
Schools, number and excellence of Chinese, i, [122];
visitation of, i, [123]
Seclusion of women, i, [145]
Seres, Chinese so named by Ammianus Marcellinus, [iii]
Serica vestis, [iii]
Servants, condition of in Japan, ii, [300]
Sharks, rapacity of, ii, [219]
Shipping, description of Chinese, i, [148];
pitch used for, i, [150];
pumps, i, [150];
great number of ships in China, ii, [284]
Siam, kingdom of, described, ii, [313];
war with Pegu for a white elephant, ii, [321]
Sian, see [Siam]
Sichia, a Chinese saint, i, [41]
Silk, of common use in China, ii, [286];
trade in, ii, [287];
the "Serica vestis" of the Romans, iii
Silvester, a Dominican friar, his efforts in the cause of Christianity, ii, [312];
honour to which he attained, ii, [313]

Sincapura, strait of, ii, [258]
Sinsay, a Chinese merchant, ii, [24];
sails to China with Herrada, ii, [31], [37], [41], [83], [97], [115]
Slaves, condition of, in Japan, ii, [300]
Sosoc, i, [73]
Spices, abundance of, in China, i, [17];
in Sumatra, ii, [320]
St. Borandon, the imaginary island of, ii, [212]
St. Domingo, see [Hispaniola]
St. Helena, isle of, ii, [338]
St. Lorenzo, isle of, ii, [337]
St. Thomas, said to have preached in China, i, [37];
relics of, preserved at Malipur, ii, [324]
Strangers, Chinese jealousy of, i, [94]
Succuir, see [Sucheu]
Sucheu, visited by Marco Polo, xviii
Sumatra, said to be the Isle of Ophir, ii, [319];
its mines and productions, ii, [320]
Suntien, a great city of China, i, [56], [77]
Sutey, i, [74]
Sweynheim, Conrad, i, [131]
Tael, a Chinese coin, i, [82]
Tamos, ii, [251]
Tanaor, ii, [334]
Tangoa, see [Tong-gan]
Tanhom, i, [50]
Tansuso, visited by Herrada, ii, [44]
Tantey, i, [73]
Tartars, description of, i, [9];
religion, i, [10]
Tartary, singular custom respecting marriage, i, [63]
Tea, earliest mention of, [iv]
Temples in China, i, [56];
ii, [91]; ii, [274];
at Visnaga, ii, [326]
Tenerife, island of, ii, [210];
the Peak, ii, [210]
Tepyna, i, [75]
Teyencom, i, [51]
Thieves, punishment of, i, [119]
Tiguas, province of, ii, [233]
Tinqui, [xx]
Tituhul, ii, [37]
Tobosos Indians, ii, [236]
Tolanchia, i, [35]
Tonco, i, [74]
Tong-gan, ii, [52]
Tordesillas, Augustin de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, [131]
Torture of criminals, [i], [iii]
Totoc, office of the, i, [101]
Touznacaotican, ii, [9]
Tozo, i, [75]
Trade winds, ii, [253]
Trapovana, the ancient name of Sumatra, ii, [319]
Trautheyco, i, [41]
Triana, John de, one of Herrada's companions, ii, [35]
Tribute paid to the emperor, i, [82]
Tripoli, William of, see [Rubruquis]
Troncon, i, [74]
Tunis, the Goletta taken by the Turks, i, [165]
Tutuan, office of the, i, [101]
Tutucurin, kingdom of, ii, [331];
idolatrous rites there, ii, [332]
Tym, i, [74]
Tzentzey, i, [72]
Tzintzon, i, [28], [71]
Tzintzoum, i, [75]
Tzintzuny, i, [72]
Tzobu, i, [74]
Tzunthey, i, [73]
Tzuyn, i, [74]
Unguen, a city described by Marco Polo, [xxii]
University of Mexico, ii, [227]
Unthey, i, [73]
Usao, i, [51]
Uzon, i, [75]
Vangala, see [Bengal]
Vasquez Coronado, Francisco, ii, [246]
Velas, islands of, ii, [253]
Velasco, Luys de, viceroy of Mexico, ii, [3], [260]
Vera Cruz, ii, [222]
Viceroys of Chinese provinces, i, [101]
Villa Lobos, commander of a Spanish fleet, ii, [259]
Villa Roel, Pedro de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii, [131]
Vintoquian, a pirate, ii, [7]
Visnaga, city of, ii, [324];
description of the king, ii, [325]
ceremonies at his burial, ii, [326];
temples, ii, [326];
high priest called Brama, ii, [326];
his power of dispensation, ii, [327];
diamond mines, ii, [327]
Vitey, first king of China, i, [69]
Vossius, his opinion as to the knowledge of the ancients respecting China, [ii]
Vozequixama, ii, [298]
Wall of China, description of, i, [28]
Walled cities, ii, [288]
Wealth of China, ii, [286], 288

Weapons, use of, forbidden to the people in China, ii, [58]
Witches in the Philippine islands, ii, [262];
in Japan, ii, [300]
Witnesses, examination of, i, [109]
Women of China, Persian mention of, [xxix];
burial of ladies of the imperial family, [xxx];
description of, i, [31];
their small feet, i, [32];
concubines of the emperor, i, [65];
women forbidden by Vitey to be idle, i, [71];
courtesy towards, i, [144];
seclusion of, i, [145];
courtesans, i, [146];
chastity of Chinese women, ii, [293];
women of Japan, ii, [300];
of Cochin China, ii, [310];
divorces in Visnaga, ii, [327]
Writing, Chinese method of, [xiii]; i, [121], [123]
Xavier, Francisco, ii, [299]
Xactamas, king of Persia, ii, [336]
Yanqui, [xx]
Yanthey, i, [73]
Zaguato, ii, [248]
Zaitun, a Chinese seaport, xxii
Zaytzon, i, [75]
Zubin, isle of, ii, [258]

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