Volume 1

The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts and sciences ... / Done from the French of P. Duhalde ... [by R. Brookes].

  • Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Date:
1741
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Credit: The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts and sciences ... / Done from the French of P. Duhalde ... [by R. Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tcbéou kong, when at the Time of his Sicknefs, which happen’d in the fécond Year of his Reign, he had not only offer’d Sacrifices for his Recovery, but alfo had publickly offer’d his own Life to Hea¬ ven, to preferve that of Vou vang. After reading the Writing, Aching vang was fo fenfibly affebled with this lingular Love of a Sub¬ ject towards his Sovereign, that he went himfelf to the place where ÎTcheou kong had retir’d and liv’d in private, intreating him not to forfake him, but to help and affift him with his Counfel, and brought him elk reblly to Court with him, and reinftated him in his for¬ mer Honours and Dignities. The Emperor afterwards follow’d the Counfel of this wife Minifter, which made him admir’d as well abroad as at home, and cccafion’d the King of Cochinchina to fend Ambaffa- dors to him, to congratulate him on his Elappinels of having fo wife a Minifter as Tcheou kong, Thefe Ambaffadors were received with the higheft Marks of Efteem and Friend (hip. After they had had their Audience of Leave in order to return to their own Country, Tcheou kong gave them an Infiniment, which on one fide pointed towards' the North, and on the oppofite fide towards the South, to direbl them better on their way home, than they had been direbled in coming to China. This Infini¬ ment was called Tchi nan, which is the fame Name as the Chinefe now call the Sea Compafs by : This has given Occafion to think that Tcheou kong was the In¬ ventor of the Compafs. This great Minifter died the thirty third Year of the Cycle, in the hundredth Year of his Age ; and the Emperor, to (hew the great Regard he had for him* caufed him to be buried near his Father’s Tomb, with the fame Obfequies as were cuftomary at the Interments of the Emperors. Sometime after the Emperor affcmbled the States of the Empire, and ordered that every Prince ftiould be obliged