mia, a quatuor millenariis exculta. Unde colligitur, illas ftellas e numero temporariarum effe. Impofuerunt autem conftellationibus fuis varia fictitia virginis, bovis, fupi, falicis, putei, domus, cordis, labi, caudæ, &c. nomina, & præcipue totam fuam Chinam coelo invexerunt. Circa polum arcticum effingunt curiam Sinicam cum fuis principibus, mi niftris atque tribunalibus, in reliquo coelo omnes Sinenfis regni provincias cum fuis limi ibus, fluviis montibus, ita aliquæ ftellæ appellantur Impe rator, filius Imperatoris, gratiofus, minifter, Imperatoris aula, aulæ præfectus, &c. i. que 2 De menfuris & ponderibus Sinicis capite 7 agita Cubito utuntur Sinenfes duplici. Alius eft fartorum, alius fabrorum Cubitum fartorum in urbe Nanki penfi reperit continere, pedem regium Parifmum cum uno ejus digito & una uncia feu ejufdem digit ti in urbe Hoayngan eundem pedem cum uno digi toin aliis paulo aliter, Exiguam fcilicet differen tiam, opificum, manus induxiffe videtur. Cubitus fa brorum brevior eft quam cubitus fartorum 47 unciis Parifinis Cubitus, antiquus, moderno brevior quarta fui parte. Nimirum modernus 12 digitos, continets antiquus fub imperiali familia Cheu nonnifi octo lubat Cubiti fex conficiunt, paffum Geometricum & 225 pal fus unum ftadium modernum; ftadia 12 adæquan 3099 circiter, paffus Romanos feu leucam horariam, Ordinaria libra Sinica Kin. dicta continet 16 Leam feu uncias, una Leam decem Cien feu Julios Romanos 1 Cien 10 Fuen feu affibus, 1 Fuen 10 Li fen quadrantibus, Li 10 Hao feu denariis, Has LO ོས་ར * 1 Su 10 Ho, 1 Ho 10 Uy 10 Sien feu filis. Una uncia Romana feu unius libræ Romana continet 7 Cien & 6, Fuen, Nume mus Romanus Piaftra appendit, & Cien, 5 Fuen, 2 L Uruntur Sine argento fufo loco monetæ, quod pro qnoridiano ufu in fruftula fecant. Tributum regium faluturi argentum dant purum; reliquo aliquid cu pri admifcent, e. gr. 100 partibus argenti 4 auts partes cupri, immo pro quotidiano ufu, cum 100 par ribus argenti 10 vel 15 partes cupri, admifcent MIC Auri nullus ufus in commerciis, fed ipfum merk eff! Maxima menfura aridorum dicitore niquoad pondus 120 libras continer. Divifiones quods atti nery motat Autor effe e 18 Teudy Tou Kim, Kim IO HỒ, PHỐI Tơ cho cho 10 Chaos Chao Chua, Chuy Que yo So. En fpecimen prudentia Smarum pondera & menfuras in ratione decupla fubdividens trum quo ipfo computus ab omnibus fedactionare difficultatibus liberaturabout malidom bet x sis 213042013 (10 m #18330 da obom Ex plurimis de acus magnetice declinatione mad inclinatione obfervationibus cap.48 varia ilia dicint Differentiam annuam declinationis 30offen eiroiter colligit. Egr.fi hoc anno acus declinet i ortump 19an gsfequenti declinabil fuppofito quod declinatio crefcat. Notar hamen acum aliquando vel diuturnitate temporis bver aerisi intemperie attritam, hanc legem know amo plius fervarel Oftendit quoque, tam declinatioal nize quam inclinationi competere curfum regularem? aunque pro anno766 defcribita portu Wipes menfi ufque ad Indias. Scilicet a portu Ulyssoponensex ufque ad meridianum infulæ Palma vel Ferri paulo occidentalioris in latitudine boreali grado 44 orde ftatioffen declinatio in occidentem) acus femper iespaulatim decrefcendo, donec circa hajus infula meridianum & prædictam latitudinem fixa.mfiti recta ad feptentrionem fe vertat. Ab hoc loco eun? doverfus occidentem five Brafiliam incipit fenfim?? Crescere nordestatio few declinatio ad orientein;£qs Brafilia autem littore eundo verfus promontoriumi ita ut bone per nordeftatio primum decrefcit, in dis ftantia 3609 circiter leucarum a Capite bona fpei sdes nuo bfixa fit acus. Poftea iter continuando verfup prædictum promontoriums nordeftatio ufque adibnerg ridianum capitis auftralioris infula Madagafer crefav cit, in quo nordeftatio nuncs reperitur grad Abb hujus infulæ meridiano navigando verfus north inst cipit paulatim decrefcerem nordeftario, donet diboa? fretum de la Sonde vel liuns auftralius Je 88 infat lam lam Timor rurfum fit fixa acus, & hinc eundo ni- 6 འ Caput denique nonum mifcellaneas obfervationes exhibet de Cometis, de fecundo Solis crepufculo, deiride verticali & decapparentiis quibufdam Pla netarum. Scilicet A. 1695 menfe Novembri Macas Comeram fine capite obfervavit Autor, cujus color: fubalbidus inftar fumi illuminati erat. Sub initium apparitionis motus hujus cauda cometica fuis velo cioro poftea tardior. Occupavit autem cauda 4 gradus coelie Similem obfervavit in infula gaun Ant 1702 circa 24 Februarii Secundum crepufculum, quod appellat, antiquo prius affurgens per modum grandis cauda cometæ circa horizontem latioris, fed verfus Zenith fenfim fenfimque ut lumine, ita latitu dine defcrefcentis & quafi in cufpidem grandiufcu lam definentis, 15 per viam ecliptica femper fe dif». fundis, & ideo juxta varium fphæræ mundana fitum modo ad 49, modo ad 60, modo sado 70, &c.gra. 1 dus dus ultra horizontem affurgit Mane & vefpere per torum annum femper confpicitur,modo cœlum fezenum & illune. Irides verticales, quas vidit Autor, funt eædem cum coronis folaribus, quarum theoriam optime tradit Hugenius in pofthumis. A. 1694 d. 20 Jan. in urbe Nan Chan telescopio 13 pedum Jo vem ovalem cum 2 fuis fafciis, & 1697 circa initi um Januarii telescopio 49 pedum in Venere gibbola lineam obfervavit tranfverfam inftar fiffure lucidiffi mæ radios utrinque evibrantis. A. 1690 vero d. 10 Nov. P. de Fontenay Cantone Mercurium in Sole obfervavit. Tempus ingreffus non annotavit Obfervator. Egreffus autem Mercurii ex disco Solis contigit H. 3. 17 58.3 M. Le Gendre, Canon of this City, is writing a new Hiftory of France, that is almoft finift ed. In the mean time he has published a curious Book, wherein he gives an Account of the Man ners and Customs of the French in the feveral Times of the Monarchy. Les Moeurs & Coutumes des François dans les dif ferens temps de la Monarchie. Par M. Louis le Gendre, Chanoine de l'Eglife de Paris. Paris 17.12. in 12. Pagg. 353> The Author obferves, among other things, that great Precautions were formerly used in France for the Conviction of accufed Perfons. Seventy two Witneffes were requifite against a Bishop, Forty against against a Prieft, and more or less againft the Laity; according to the Nature of the Cafe, or the Merit of the Perfon. Before a Witnefs was Interrogated, the Judge pulled him by the Ear, or boxed him, to give him notice that he fhould mind what he was going to Tay. When there was no proof in a weighty Accu fation, fighting decided the Cafe; but when the Accufation was inconfiderable, a Man was allow'd to clear himself by an Oath- The accufed Perfon fwore, and befides was obliged to make others Twear in his behalf. Gontran King of Burgundy doubting whether Clotarius II. was the Son of Chilpe ric Fedegonda, Mother of Clotarius, wore that he was a lawful Son, and made three Bifhops, who were her Friends, and three hundred other Witnesses fwear the fame, tho' properly speaking, none but fhe knew the Truth of the Matter. When the Accufer and his Witneffes maintained that the accufed Perfon was guilty, notwithstanding his Oath, the Difference was determined by a Combat. What a ftrange Me"thod (fays the Author) of judging of a Man's In"nocence! The strongest or the most dexterous was always in the right. If a Man was accused of "Murder, Robbery, or Treachery, he could not "clear himself of the Crime laid to his charge, but by fhedding the Accufer's Blood. When a Difpute arofe about the o C of a Soil, or the State of a Child, if the Cafe was doubtful, two Cham*pions were chofen, each of which maintained a Party; and he who had the Advantage over the other, caft the Adversary of the Party he defended." The Combat wanted to be authorized by a Sen tence: The Judge appointed a Day for it. If the Combatants were to fight on Foot, they had only Sword and Shield. If they fought on Horseback, they were armed from Top to Toe. Thofe Arms were caried by the Judge with Sound of Fifes and Trumpets, and blefs'd by the Prieft in the middle of the Field with great Ceremonies. The Champions fore, before they came near one another, that Vol. IV. A ai they |