Volume 2
Philosophical dissertations on the Egyptians and Chinese / Translated from the French of Mr. de Pauw by Capt. J. Thomson.
- Cornelius de Pauw
- Date:
- 1795
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Philosophical dissertations on the Egyptians and Chinese / Translated from the French of Mr. de Pauw by Capt. J. Thomson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![#, ON THE EGYPTIANS AND CHINESE. 213 ‘and it would be difficult to conceive the poffibility of his being fo well acquainted with the cuftoms of thofe diftant nations, did we not obferve the fame accuracy in the geography of Ptolemy. He points out pre- cifely fome parts of Sericum, or Igour, although thofe countries were the end of the world to the Greeks s little of the Chinefe as we do of the. inhabitants of the South Pole. Hero- dotus had travelled into Colcl réleét on the extraordinary route Ly which the Le ] . 5 aa ea one and Romans, who Knew a his ; and, when we merchants of that country found means to traffic with India, we may be able to account for his pre cifion. It is generally believed; that the fea ectaries, fuppofed to be Neftorians, went in the ee century to preach Chriftianity in China, where they. were firft protected, then perfecuted, and ‘finally maflacred. They had the difciples of Lao-kium, the bonzes,, and the emprefs, for declared enemies; and their preaching anfwered no other purpote than to produce bloodthed. Not one Chriftian remained in China at the conquefl of the Mogul Tartars, who favored indifcriminately al¥ ftrangers, whofe induftry might be ufefal to the fate, without caring what was their religion. Koublaé oO Kan even fixed fome Chrittian families at Pekin, which the patriarch of. Bagdad on one fide, and the IN OL AN are HAopric. pope on the se erected Di But the emperor eftabiifhed a tribunal, cal ie pu Pl foufé, to Re the two-metropolitans. On . expulfion of the Mogul Tartars, the Chrifians, after fuffering another violent perfecution,’ were at lengt ; -](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33488010_0002_0231.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
