THE
CONTENTS
OF THE
SEVERAL CHAPTERS
OF THIS
DESCRIPTION
OF THE
ISLE FORMOSA

CHAP. I
Of the Situation, Magnitude, and Division of the Isle

CHAP. II
Of the great Revolutions which have happen'd in the Isle

CHAP. III
Of the Form of Government, and of the new Laws made by the Emperor Meriaandanoo

CHAP. IV
Of the Religion of Formosa. Of the Festivals.

CHAP. V
Of the Fasting Days

CHAP. VI
Of the Ceremonies to be observed on the Festival Days

CHAP. VII
Of the Election of the Priests

CHAP. VIll
Of the Worship of the Sun, of the Moon, and of the Ten Stars

CHAP. IX
Of the Postures of the body in adoring

CHAP. X
Of the Ceremonies that are observed at the Birth of Children

CHAP. XI
Of the Marriage or Groutacho

CHAP. XII
Of the Ceremonies towards the Dead

CHAP. XIII
Of the 0pinion concerning the State of the Souls after Death

CHAP. XIV
Of the Priestly Garments

CHAP. XV
Of the Manners and Customs of the Formosans

CHAP. XVI
A Description of the Men in Formosa

CHAP. XVII
Of the Cloaths worn in Formosa by all Ranks of People

CHAP. XVIII
Of their Cities, Villages, Houses, Palaces, Castles

CHAP. XIX
Of the Commodities which they have, and some that they want

CHAP. XX
Of Weights and Measures

CHAP. XXI
Of the superstitious Customs of the common People

CHAP. XXII
Of the Diseases in Formosa, and their Cure

CHAP. XXIII
Of the Revenues of the King, Vice-Roy, of the General of the Army, of the Priests, and of all others in high Places of Power and Trust

CHAP. XXIV
Of all the Fruits of the Ground

CHAP. XXV
Of the Things they commonly eat

CHAP. XXVI
Of the Animals which do not breed here in England

CHAP. XXVII
Of the Language. The Lord's Prayer, Apostle's Creed, and the Ten Commandments, translated by the Author into Formosan

CHAP. XXVIII
Of the Shipping of the Formosans

CHAP. XXIX
Of the Money

CHAP. XXX
Of the Arms

CHAP. XXXI
Of the Musical Instruments

CHAP. XXXII
Of their way of educating their Children

CHAP. XXXIII
Of the Liberal and Mechanical Arts in Japan and Formosa

CHAP. XXXIV
Of the splendid Retinue that attends the Vice-Roy of Formosa, when he goes to wait upon the Emperor

CHAP. XXXV
Of the Success of the Jesuits in propagating the Christian Faith in Japan, from the Year 1549 to 1616; and of the terrible Slaughter that was made of them in the Year 1616; and of the Law prohibiting Christians, under pain of death, to come into Japan

CHAP. XXXVI
Of the coming of the Dutch into Japan, with their Success, and the Tricks they play'd

CHAP. XXXVII
Of the new Devices of the Jesuits for getting into Japan and Formosa

THE APPENDIX
Concerning the Author's Journey from Avignon to Rome

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