"The Chinese are a people who do not have shame, and they do not care about their honor."

"I was given a girl slave as a gift, and she was very beautiful."

"I saw a fish in this land that had legs and could walk on land. It was a most extraordinary creature."

"The juggler then took the limbs of the boy and applied them one to another: he then stamped upon them, and it stood up complete and erect. I was astonished, and was seized in consequence by a palpitat…"

"Their women are of surpassing beauty, and are shown more respect than the men. These people are Muslims, punctilious in observing the hours of prayer, studying the books of law, and memorizing the Kor…"