fixty years, as the Greeks did by Olympi.s and that the Chinese civil year, which commences about the twenty-fifth of January, confifts but of 354 days, and is fet right with the courfe of the fun, by inserting an intercalary Month every third and fifth year. And efpecially be it remarked, that although the Chinese keep no Sabbath, or seventh day of reft, they nevertheless divide the weeks like us, according to the order of the planets, reckoning the twenty-eight days of every Month fucceffively by feven and seven throughout the year: [See P. Du Halde, v. 2 p. 132.] thereby confirming that remark of learned men, that there is hardly any nation under heaven, among whom fome tradition of the world's having been created in feven days may not be discovered, by the arbitrary division of their time into weeks of seven days. Vide Selden. Jus Nat. & Gent. lib. 3. cap. 22. -Huet. demonftrat. Evang prop. 4. cap. 11. p. 264.Gro-tius de veritat. lib. 1. fect. 16. Page 131. Note, add: N. B. The Editor hath been informed by a gentleman lately come from China, that the Tael is always estimated at 6s. 8d. English. See also the Tranflator's pref. to P. Du Halde, fol. v. 1. p. viij. and Dampier, vol. 2. Supplemt. p. 61. Page 136. Note, add: N. B. See also a very exact, though fomewhat different, account of this curious Ever I green en (for fuch the Tea-fhrub is) in Kampfer's Hift. of Japan. Supplemt. Page 169. Note, add. N. B. The great progrefs of the religion of Fo among the Chinese, is perhaps to be accounted for, from its fupplying the doctrines of a future state, so agreeable to the mind of man. This at leaft was the cafe in Japan. See Kæmpfer, p. 248.] As for the fect of Tao-tfe, they have evidently borrowed their notions on this fubject from the other. See page 269, note. Page 194. lin 12. [filver * ;] • Our merchants give the name of faces to those wedges or oblong pieces, into which the Chinese commonly caft their gold. [See notes, vol. 4. pag. 109. & pag. 153.] but it is not ufual with them to give this name to their wedges of filver: however there is no doubs but thefe are meant by the expreffion in the text. N. B. Thefe "hoes of filver" are perhaps the fame with what Kampfer calls " Shuets of filver:" one of which, he fays, weighs about five ounces, and is worth about a pound of flerling. See Hift. of Japan, page 318. Page 290. The little marginal note hould run thus. (See (See P. Du Halde, 1. 196. Lettr. ed. xxviij. 194.) not but the Chinese manufacture a kind of glass, but we are told that it is more brittle than ours, breaking when expofed to too sharp an air. P. Du Halde, I. 105. Mod. Univ. Hilt. viij. 73. Page 280. Note, lin. 14. 2. The Hu pu or Tribunal of the Treasury. [This court hath the care of the public treasury, finances, &c. together with the private eftate, revenues, and expences of the Emperor. It pays the falaries and penfions of all the state officers and keeps the rolls and registers which are made every year of all the families, number of men, measure of land, and the duties thence arifing to the Emperor. See P. Du Halde, 1. 249. Mod. Univ. Hift. viij. 146.] Page 281. Note, lin. 3. 6. The Kong pu, or Tribunal of public-works. [This court fuperintends all the Emperor's buildings and takes cognizance of all the towers, bridges, caufeys, dikes, rivers, canals, highways, and streets throughout the empire. P.Du Halde. Mod. Univ. Hift. &c. ubi Jupra.] THE END OF THE SECOND VOLUME. ERRAT A in VOL. II. PAGE 5. line 12. of the Note r. tells us. Ibid. l. laft but 2. for whither r. where. p. 7. bottom r. N. B. Nieuhoff(P. 59.) P. Magalhaëns and for 220. r. 230. p 8. l. 16. dele go and. p. 17. 9. r. ufe. p. 23. 1. 6. r. for that hath r. which hath. p. 38. 1. 5. r. weak that he. p. 39. note 1. 12. for figures r. fingers. p. 42. l. 3. r. with it myself." N. B. After thefe words fhould have been a break. Am. p. 44. 1. 10. &c. r. fervice: fhe, who is of an admirable difpofition, doth. Ibid. l. 16. r. advice, added he addreffing. p. 55. note for am r. p. 59. 1. 5. r. was but too. p. 66. note, l. 5. for to r. with. p. 67. l. 7. r. Lieu-biau-whey. p. 68. note, dele the three laft lines. p. 83. note, l. 9. after wines, add, and spirituous liquors. p. 99. l. 7. dele all the. p. 104. note, l. 1. for into, r. in. p. 130. l. 4, r. prevent it. p. 131. note, l. 16. r. (2) Lettres edifiant. p. 132. l. 1. for wait r. go. p. 143. l. 6. dele fecond hath. p. 144. note, l. 1. r. differently. p. 146. note, 1. 3. r. Liv. xvi. Ibid. l. 10. 11. r. where nature hath fo much force, that morality hath. p, 150. note, 1. 22. r. Even a person. p. 151. note, l. 10. after cavaliers, add and yet they always go on foot. p. 156. l. 3. from bottom dele to and. p. 167. note, l. 6. add 237. p. 185. note, ult. r. xxv. 143. 286. p. 197. l. penult. r. exceedingly. p. 198. l. penult. for original r. Tranflator's MS. p. 201. l. 15. for these r. which. p. 206. note, 1. 2. for it r. each piece. p. 228. note, l. a. after size, add (frequently 12 or 14 feet long) p. 237. note, l. 5. after town, VOL. II. add add (fays P. Magalh.) p. 244. 1. 2. note, after of, add the minifter. p. 250. 1. 14. r. and therefore. Ibid. l. 16. for of r. with. p. 256. note, l. ult. add 526. p. 262. note, l. 2. r. ftill fo. p. 268. note, l. ult. r. viz. among the. p. 287. l. 5. from bottom after Fohi dele (,) Ibid. after fexes, add went. Paim for hafted to r. haftened to.—And for acquainted of r. acquainted with. |