. The book of Ser Marco Polo : the Venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East . is master of all theseven. There is one mediaeval poem called the Marriage of the Seven Arts, andanother called the Battle of the Seven Arts. (Sec also Dante, Convito, Trat. II. ; Not. et Ex. V., 491 set/a.) Note 3.—The Chinghizide Princes were eminently liberal—or indifferent—inreligion ; and even after they became Mahomedan, which, however, the Easternbranch never did, they were rarely and only by brief fits persecutors. Hence therewas scarcely one of the non-Mahomedan Khans of whose conversion
. The book of Ser Marco Polo : the Venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East . is master of all theseven. There is one mediaeval poem called the Marriage of the Seven Arts, andanother called the Battle of the Seven Arts. (Sec also Dante, Convito, Trat. II. ; Not. et Ex. V., 491 set/a.) Note 3.—The Chinghizide Princes were eminently liberal—or indifferent—inreligion ; and even after they became Mahomedan, which, however, the Easternbranch never did, they were rarely and only by brief fits persecutors. Hence therewas scarcely one of the non-Mahomedan Khans of whose conversion to Christianitythere were not stories spread. The first rumours of Chinghiz in the West were as ofa Christian conqueror; tales may be found of the Christianity of Chagatai, Hulaku,Abaka, Arghun, Baidu, Ghazan, Sartak, Kuyuk, Mangu. Kublai, and one or two ofthe latters successors in China, ail probably false, with one or two doubtfulexceptions. * See plates with ch. xvii. of bk. IV. See also the Uighiir character in the second Paiza,Eki II, ch. vii. Chap. VIII. THE GOLDEN TABLET *5. The Great Kaan delivering a Golden Tablet to the Brothers. From a miniature of the 14th century. CHAPTER VIII. How the Great Kaan gave them a Tablet of Gold, bearing his ORDERS IN THEIR BEHALF. When the Prince had charged them with all his commis-sion, he caused to be given them a Tablet of Gold, onwhich was inscribed that the three Ambassadors shouldbe supplied with everything needful in all the countriesthrough which they should pass—with horses, with escorts,and, m short, with whatever they should require. Andwhen they had made all needful preparations, the threeAmbassadors took their leave of the Emperor and setout. When they had travelled I know not how many days,the Tartar Baron fell sick, so that he could not ride, andbeing very ill, and unable to proceed further, he halted ata certain city. So the Two Brothers judged it best thatthey should leave him behind and proceed to carry outth
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