V.—­HOW THE TWO BROTHERS ARRIVED AT THE COURT OF THE GREAT KAAN

VI.—­HOW THE GREAT KAAN ASKED ALL ABOUT THE MANNERS OF THE CHRISTIANS, AND
PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE POPE OF ROME

  NOTE.—­Apostoille.  The name Tartar.

VII.—­HOW THE GREAT KAAN SENT THE TWO BROTHERS AS HIS ENVOYS TO THE POPE

  NOTES.—­1.  The Great Kaan’s Letter. 2.  The Seven Arts. 3.  Religious
  Indifference of the Mongol Princes.

VIII.—­HOW THE GREAT KAAN GAVE THEM A TABLET OF GOLD, BEARING HIS ORDERS IN THEIR BEHALF

  NOTES.—­1.  The Tablet. 2.  The Port of Ayas.

IX.—­HOW THE TWO BROTHERS CAME TO THE CITY OF ACRE; AND THENCE TO VENICE

  NOTES.—­1.  Names of the deceased Pope and of the Legate. 2.  Negropont.
  3.  Mark’s age.

X.—­HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AGAIN DEPARTED FROM VENICE, ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE GREAT KAAN, AND TOOK WITH THEM MARK, THE SON OF MESSER NICOLO

  NOTE.—­Oil from the Holy Sepulchre.

XI.—­HOW THE TWO BROTHERS SET OUT FROM ACRE, AND MARK ALONG WITH THEM

  NOTE.—­Pope Gregory X. and his Election.

XII.—­HOW THE TWO BROTHERS PRESENTED THEMSELVES BEFORE THE NEW POPE

  NOTES.—­1.  William of Tripoli. 2.  Powers conceded to Missionary Friars.
  3.  Bundukdar and his Invasion of Armenia; his character. 4.  The Templars
  in Cilician Armenia.

XIII.—­HOW MESSER NICOLO AND MESSER MAFFEO POLO, ACCOMPANIED BY MARK, TRAVELLED TO THE COURT OF THE GREAT KAAN

  NOTE.—­The City of Kemenfu, Summer Residence of Kublai.

XIV.—­HOW MESSER NICOLO AND MESSER MAFFEO POLO AND MARCO PRESENTED THEMSELVES BEFORE THE GREAT KAAN

  NOTES.—­1.  Verbal. 2.  “Vostre Homme.”

XV.—­HOW THE LORD SENT MARK ON AN EMBASSY OF HIS

  NOTES.—­1.  The four Characters learned by Marco, what? 2.  Ramusio’s
  addition. 3.  Nature of Marco’s employment.

XVI.—­HOW MARK RETURNED FROM THE MISSION WHEREON HE HAD BEEN SENT

XVII.—­HOW MESSER NICOLO, MESSER MAFFEO, AND MESSER MARCO, ASKED LEAVE OF THE GREAT KAAN TO GO THEIR WAY

  NOTES.—­1.  Risks to Foreigners on a change of Sovereign. 2.  The Lady
  Bolgana. 3.  Passage from Ramusio.

XVIII.—­HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AND MESSER MARCO TOOK LEAVE OF THE GREAT KAAN, AND RETURNED TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY

NOTES.—­1.  Mongol Royal Messengers. 2.  Mongol communication with the King of England. 3.  Mediaeval Ships of China. 4.  Passage from China to Sumatra. 5.  Mortality among the party. 6.  The Lady Cocachin in Persian History. 7.  Death of the Kaan. 8.  The Princess of Manzi.

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