Among These Is One Named Mujet, The Inhabitants Of Which Are White And Dress After The Chinese Manner; Their Country Is Full Of Mountains, Having White Tops, And Of Very Great Extent, In Which There Are Great Quantities Of Musk; Esteemed The Most Exquisite Of Any In The World.

They have continual war with all the surrounding kingdoms; The kingdom of Mabet is beyond that of Mujet, wherein

Are many cities, and the inhabitants have even a greater resemblance to the Chinese than those of Mujet; for they have officers or eunuchs like those who govern the cities among the Chinese. The country of Mabet borders upon China, and is at peace with the emperor, but not subject to him. The king of Mabet sends ambassadors every year with presents to the emperor of China, who in return sends ambassadors and presents to Mabet. But when the ambassadors of Mabet enter China, they are very carefully watched, lest they should survey the country, and form designs of conquest; which would be no difficult matter, as their country is very extensive, and extremely populous, and as they are only divided from China by rocks and mountains.

It is said that, in the country of China, there are above two hundred cities having jurisdiction over others, each of which has a governor and an eunuch or lieutenant. Canfu is one of these cities, being the port for all shipping, and has jurisdiction over twenty towns. A town is raised, to the dignity of a city, by the grant of certain large trumpets.

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