Notes.—­1. and 2.  Various Readings. 3.  Digression on the Military Engines
  of the Middle Ages. 4.  Mangonels of Coeur de Lion. 5.  Difficulties
  connected with Polo’s Account of this Siege.

LXXI.—­CONCERNING THE CITY OF SINJU AND THE GREAT RIVER KIAN

  Notes.—­1.  I-chin hien. 2.  The Great Kiang. 3.  Vast amount of tonnage
  on Chinese Waters. 4.  Size of River Vessels. 5.  Bamboo Tow-lines.
  6.  Picturesque Island Monasteries.

LXXII.—­CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIJU

  Notes.—­1.  Kwa-chau. 2.  The Grand Canal and Rice-Transport. 3.  The Golden
  Island.

LXXIII.—­OF THE CITY OF CHINGHIANFU

  Note.—­Chin-kiang fu.  Mar Sarghis, the Christian Governor.

LXXIV.—­OF THE CITY OF CHINGINJU AND THE SLAUGHTER OF CERTAIN ALANS THERE

  Notes.—­1.  Chang-chau. 2.  Employment of Alans in the Mongol Service.
  3.  The Chang-chau Massacre.  Mongol Cruelties.

LXXV.—­OF THE NOBLE CITY OF SUJU

  Notes.—­1.  Su-chau. 2.  Bridges of that part of China. 3.  Rhubarb; its
  mention here seems erroneous. 4.  The Cities of Heaven and Earth.  Ancient
  incised Plan of Su-chau. 5.  Hu-chau, Wu-kiang and Kya-hing.

LXXVI.—­Description of the great city of Kinsay, which is the capital of the whole country of Manzi

Notes.—­1.  King-sze now Hang-chau. 2.  The circuit ascribed to the City; the Bridges. 3.  Hereditary Trades. 4.  The Si-hu or Western Lake. 5.  Dressiness of the People. 6.  Charitable Establishments. 7.  Paved roads. 8.  Hot and Cold Baths. 9.  Kanpu, and the Hang-chau Estuary. 10.  The Nine Provinces of Manzi. 11.  The Kaan’s Garrisons in Manzi. 12.  Mourning costume. 13. 14.  Tickets recording inmates of houses.

LXXVII.—­[Further particulars concerning the great city of Kinsay.] (From Ramusio only.)

Notes.—­1.  Remarks on these supplementary details. 2.  Tides in the Hang-chau Estuary. 3.  Want of a good Survey of Hang-chau.  The Squares. 4.  Marco ignores pork. 5.  Great Pears:  Peaches. 6.  Textual. 7.  Chinese use of Pepper. 8.  Chinese claims to a character for Good Faith. 9.  Pleasure-parties on the Lake. 10.  Chinese Carriages. 11.  The Sung Emperor. 12.  The Sung Palace.  Extracts regarding this Great City from other mediaeval writers, European and Asiatic.  Martini’s Description.

LXXVIII.—­Treating of the yearly revenue that the great kaan hath from Kinsay

  Notes.—­1.  Textual. 2.  Calculations as to the values spoken of.