is perceiued to come of negligence and default, such a one is whipped, and sometimes sent to prison, where lying that yere when this kinde of acte was, we found many thus punished, and demaunding the cause thereof, they saide it was for that they knew not how to answere vnto certaine things asked them.  It is a world to see how these Louteas are serued and feared, in such wise, that in publike assemblies at one shrike they giue, all the seruitors belonging vnto iustice tremble thereat.  At their being in these places, when they list to mooue, be it but euen to the gate, these seruitors doe take them vp, and carry them in seates of beaten gold.  After this sort are they borne when they goe in the City, either for their owne businesse abroade, or to see ech other at home.  For the dignitie they haue, and office they doe beare, they be all accompanied:  the very meanest of them all that goeth in these seates is vshered by two men at the least, that cry vnto the people to giue place, howbeit they neede it not, for that reuerence the common people haue vnto them.  They haue also in their company certaine Sergeants with their maces either siluered or altogether siluer, some two, some foure, other sixe, other eight, conueniently for ech one his degree.  The more principal and chiefe Louteas haue going orderly before these Sergeants, many other with staues, and a great many catchpoules with rods of Indish canes dragged on the ground, so that the streets being paued, you may heare affarre off as well the noyse of the rods, as the voyce of the criers.  These fellowes serue also to apprehend others, and the better to be knowen they weare liuery red girdles, and in their caps peacocks feathers.  Behinde these Louteas come such as doe beare certaine tables hanged at staues endes, wherein is written in siluer letters, the name, degree, and office of that Loutea, whom they follow.  In like maner they haue borne after them hattes agreeable vnto their titles:  if the Loutea be meane, then hath he brought after him but one hat, and that may not be yealowe:  but if he be of the better sort, then may he haue two, three, or foure:  the principall and chiefe Louteas may haue all their hats yealow, the which among them is accompted great honour.  The Loutea for warres, although he be but meane, may notwithstanding haue yealow hats.  The Tutans and Chians, when they goe abroad, haue besides all this before them ledde three or foure horses with their guard in armour.

Furthermore the Louteas, yea and all the people of China, are wont to eate their meate sitting on stooles at high tables as we doe, and that very cleanely, although they vse neither tableclothes nor napkins.  Whatsoeuer is set downe vpon the boord is first carued before that it be brought in:  they feede with two sticks, refraining from touching their meate with their hands, euen as we do with forkes:  for the which respect they lesse do need any table clothes.  Ne is the nation only ciuill at meate, but also in