Shirburn

Shirokalga. Moscovia (3) 8. 487. An unidentified city of China, within the Great Wall. The Co ack travelers commended in the Preface of Moscovia report thus “In the wall to Catay are five gates, both low and straight or narrow, a man cannot ride into them upright on horsebacke, and except these five gates there is no more in all the wall;: there all manner of people pa e into the Citie of Shirokalga. Within the borders or wall is a Citie or Castle of Catay, called Shirokalga, built of stone, the Castle is very high walled and artificially built; the Towres are high after the manner of Mosco Castle, in the Loope-holes or Windowes are Ordnance planted, as also upon the Gates or Towres; their Ordnance is but short, they have also great store of small shot, and the Watchmen everywhere upon the Gates, Towres, and Wals, well appointed and as soone as they perceive the Sunne going downe, the Watch dischargeth their Peeces or Ordnance thrice, as also at the break of day in the morning, they shoot out of their Within the Castle are shops built of stone, Pieces thrice. and painted cunningly with divers colours, wherein they have.;..... all manner of Merchandizes, as Velvets, Damaskes, Dorogoes, Taffataes, Cloth of Gold, and Ti ue of divers colours, sundry sorts of Sugars, Cloves.” (Pilgrimes 3. 800.) Moscovia (3) 8. 487. 281