xxviiPetitions, presentation of, ii,103Pico 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,330Philippines, 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,266Pictures shewn to the dying, ii,290Pimienta, kingdom of, ii,333Pine trees planted near graves, i,61Pintatey, i,72Pinto, F. Mendez,xxxviiPires, Tomas, his embassy to China,xxxiii;its failure,xxxviPitch used for ships, i,150Pintados, the islands, ii,19Plague, unknown in China, ii,284Plano Carpini, John de,seeCarpiniPlay, a Chinese, ii,88Plon, ii,114Ploughing, ii,166Poala, ii,242Polo, Marco, his travels,xvi;imprisonment at Genoa,xvii;route to China,xviii;description of Khambalu,xix;excursion into Southern China,xx;description of Quinsai,xxiPolygamy sanctioned by law, i,63Ponchasi, office of the, i,101Poor houses, i,67Poor laws, i,66Porcelain manufacture, i,33;ii, 287Pordenone, Oderico de, his description of China, xxiiiPortuguese, voyage to China,xxxi;i,96;jealousy towards the Spanish missionaries, ii,158Posts, Chinese system of,xxviPrayers for the dead, i,54Presents to officers of state prohibited, ii,90Prestyr John, ii,337Priest, conversion of a Chinese, ii,127Printing, art of, i,131;its antiquity, i,132;description of a Chinese book printed in 1348, i,133Prisons,xliii; i,116Prophecy concerning the fall of the Chinese empire,xliv;i, 76Provinces of China enumerated, i,22Puerto Rico, ii,216Pumps for ships, i,150Punishment of criminals,lxiii;ii, 276Pwan-koo, the Chinese Adam, i,50Quanina, a Chinese saint, i,41Quathy, i,73Quinsai,seeHang-cheouQuintero, P., ii,160Quioutey, i,74Quires, province of, ii,244Quixue, ii,274Rada, M. de,seeHerradaRains, violent, in Mexico, ii,225Ramon, Geronimo de, his "Republicas del Mundo",lxxiiRaxu, a king of Ceylon, persecutes the Christians, ii,331Red Sea, explanation of its colour, ii,337Religion, 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,336Religious orders in China, i,56Renaudot, Eusebe, his translation of an Arabic MS. relating to China, iiiRevenues of China, i,82Review of troops, ii,102Rhinoceros described, ii,311Ribera, G. de, ii,21Ricci, Matteo, letter on China,lxxviiRoads in China, i,27Roman, Geronimo, observations on China,lxxviiRomans, China, known to the,iiiRonquillo, G., ii,268Rubruquis, G. de, his mission to Mangu Khan,ix;description of the Chinese,xiiRuyz, Austen, expedition into New Mexico,ii,234Rysbroeck, William Van,seeRubruquisSacrifices to idols, i,48Salamina, ii,290Salcete,seeSalsetteSalsette, island of, ii,335Salutations, i,141Salazar, Domingo de, ii,4Salzedo, J. de, ii,10;destroys Limahon's fleet, ii,22Samatra,seeSumatraSancete,seeSalsetteSancheofu, description of the city, ii,278Sandi, Francisco de, governor of the Philippines, ii,126;opposes Alfaro, ii,128San Francisco, Sebastian de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii,134Sangley, China so called, i,20San Juan de Lua, ii,222Santo Tome, ii,332Sarmiento, Pedro, one of Herrada's companions, ii,29Schools, number and excellence of Chinese, i,122;visitation of, i,123Seclusion of women, i,145Seres, Chinese so named by Ammianus Marcellinus,iiiSerica vestis,iiiServants, condition of in Japan, ii,300Sharks, rapacity of, ii,219Shipping, description of Chinese, i,148;pitch used for, i,150;pumps, i,150;great number of ships in China, ii,284Siam, kingdom of, described, ii,313;war with Pegu for a white elephant, ii,321Sian,seeSiamSichia, a Chinese saint, i,41Silk, of common use in China, ii,286;trade in, ii,287;the "Serica vestis" of the Romans, iiiSilvester, a Dominican friar, his efforts in the cause of Christianity, ii,312;honour to which he attained, ii,313Sincapura, strait of, ii,258Sinsay, a Chinese merchant, ii,24;sails to China with Herrada, ii,31,37,41,83,97,115Slaves, condition of, in Japan, ii,300Sosoc, i,73Spices, abundance of, in China, i,17;in Sumatra, ii,320St. Borandon, the imaginary island of, ii,212St. Domingo,seeHispaniolaSt. Helena, isle of, ii,338St. Lorenzo, isle of, ii,337St. Thomas, said to have preached in China, i,37;relics of, preserved at Malipur, ii,324Strangers, Chinese jealousy of, i,94Succuir,seeSucheuSucheu, visited by Marco Polo, xviiiSumatra, said to be the Isle of Ophir, ii,319;its mines and productions, ii,320Suntien, a great city of China, i,56,77Sutey, i,74Sweynheim, Conrad, i,131Tael, a Chinese coin, i,82Tamos, ii,251Tanaor, ii,334Tangoa,seeTong-ganTanhom, i,50Tansuso, visited by Herrada, ii,44Tantey, i,73Tartars, description of, i,9;religion, i,10Tartary, singular custom respecting marriage, i,63Tea, earliest mention of,ivTemples in China, i,56;ii,91; ii,274;at Visnaga, ii,326Tenerife, island of, ii,210;the Peak, ii,210Tepyna, i,75Teyencom, i,51Thieves, punishment of, i,119Tiguas, province of, ii,233Tinqui,xxTituhul, ii,37Tobosos Indians, ii,236Tolanchia, i,35Tonco, i,74Tong-gan, ii,52Tordesillas, Augustin de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii,131Torture of criminals,i,iiiTotoc, office of the, i,101Touznacaotican, ii,9Tozo, i,75Trade winds, ii,253Trapovana, the ancient name of Sumatra, ii,319Trautheyco, i,41Triana, John de, one of Herrada's companions, ii,35Tribute paid to the emperor, i,82Tripoli, William of,seeRubruquisTroncon, i,74Tunis, the Goletta taken by the Turks, i,165Tutuan, office of the, i,101Tutucurin, kingdom of, ii,331;idolatrous rites there, ii,332Tym, i,74Tzentzey, i,72Tzintzon, i,28,71Tzintzoum, i,75Tzintzuny, i,72Tzobu, i,74Tzunthey, i,73Tzuyn, i,74Unguen, a city described by Marco Polo,xxiiUniversity of Mexico, ii,227Unthey, i,73Usao, i,51Uzon, i,75Vangala,seeBengalVasquez Coronado, Francisco, ii,246Velas, islands of, ii,253Velasco, Luys de, viceroy of Mexico, ii,3,260Vera Cruz, ii,222Viceroys of Chinese provinces, i,101Villa Lobos, commander of a Spanish fleet, ii,259Villa Roel, Pedro de, one of Alfaro's companions, ii,131Vintoquian, a pirate, ii,7Visnaga, city of, ii,324;description of the king, ii,325ceremonies at his burial, ii,326;temples, ii,326;high priest called Brama, ii,326;his power of dispensation, ii,327;diamond mines, ii,327Vitey, first king of China, i,69Vossius, his opinion as to the knowledge of the ancients respecting China,iiVozequixama, ii,298Wall of China, description of, i,28Walled cities, ii,288Wealth of China, ii,286, 288Weapons, use of, forbidden to the people in China, ii,58Witches in the Philippine islands, ii,262;in Japan, ii,300Witnesses, examination of, i,109Women 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,327Writing, Chinese method of,xiii; i,121,123Xavier, Francisco, ii,299Xactamas, king of Persia, ii,336Yanqui,xxYanthey, i,73Zaguato, ii,248Zaitun, a Chinese seaport, xxiiZaytzon, i,75Zubin, isle of, ii,258