en Gold." 3. Textual. Festal
changes of costume. 4. Festivals.

XV.--OF THE GREAT FESTIVAL WHICH THE KAAN HOLDS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

NOTES.--1. The White Month. 2. Mystic value of the number 9. 3.
Elephants at Peking. 4. Adoration of Tablets. K'o-tow.

XVI.--CONCERNING THE TWELVE THOUSAND BARONS WHO RECEIVE ROBES OF CLOTH OF
GOLD FROM THE EMPEROR ON THE GREAT FESTIVALS, THIRTEEN CHANGES A-PIECE

NOTES.--1. Textual. 2. The words _Camut_ and _Borgal_. 3. Tame Lions.

XVII.--HOW THE GREAT KAAN ENJOINETH HIS PEOPLE TO SUPPLY HIM WITH GAME

NOTE.--Parallel Passage.

XVIII.--OF THE LIONS AND LEOPARDS AND WOLVES THAT THE KAAN KEEPS FOR THE
CHASE

NOTES.--1. The Cheeta or Hunting Leopard. 2. Lynxes. 3. The Tiger,
termed _Lion_ by Polo. 4. The Burgut Eagle.

XIX.--CONCERNING THE TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE CHARGE OF THE KAAN'S HOUNDS

NOTE.--The Masters of the Hounds, and their title.

XX.--HOW THE EMPEROR GOES ON A HUNTING EXPEDITION

NOTES.--1. Direction of the Tour. 2. Hawking Establishments. 3. The word
_Toskaul_. 4. The word _Bularguchi_. 5. Kublai's Litter. 6. Kachar
Modun. 7. The Kaan's Great Tents. 8. The Sable and Ermine. 9. Petis de
la Croix.

XXI.--HOW THE GREAT KAAN, ON RETURNING FROM HIS HUNTING EXPEDITION, HOLDS
A GREAT COURT AND ENTERTAINMENT

NOTE.--This chapter peculiar to the 2nd Type of MSS.

XXII.--CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAMBALUC, AND ITS GREAT TRAFFIC AND
POPULATION

NOTES.--1. Suburbs of Peking. 2. The word _Fondaco_.

XXIII.--[CONCERNING THE OPPRESSIONS OF ACHMATH THE BAILO, AND THE PLOT
THAT WAS FORMED AGAINST HIM]

NOTES.--1. Chapter peculiar to Ramusio. 2. Kublai's Administration. The
Rise of Ahmad. 3. The term _Bailo_. 4. The Conspiracy against Ahmad as
related by Gaubil from the Chinese. 5. Marco's presence and upright
conduct commemorated in the Chinese Annals. The Kaan's prejudice against
Mahomedans.

XXIV.--HOW THE GREAT KAAN CAUSETH THE BARK OF TREES, MADE INTO SOMETHING
LIKE PAPER, TO PASS FOR MONEY OVER ALL HIS COUNTRY

NOTE.--Chinese Paper Currency.

XXV.--CONCERNING THE TWELVE BARONS WHO ARE SET OVER ALL THE AFFAIRS OF THE
GREAT KAAN

NOTE.--The Ministers of the Mongol Dynasty. The term _Sing_.

XXVI.--HOW THE KAAN'S POSTS AND RUNNERS ARE SPED THROUGH MANY LANDS AND
PROVINCES

NOTES.--1. Textual. 2. The word _Yam_. 3. Government Hostelries.
4. Digression from Ramusio. 5. Posts Extraordinary. 6. Discipline of the
Posts. 7.