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.
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.
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.
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.
