"The Great Khan has a vast palace all roofed with gold and silver, and decorated with dragons and beasts and birds."

"The people of this country are very cunning and sly, and they will try to deceive you in every transaction."

"These people are very wicked, and they delight in evil deeds, and they are full of malice and envy."

"They have a kind of wine made from rice and spices which is very good, and makes a man drunk sooner than the wine from grapes."

"The people here are very artful and deceitful, and they will cheat you in every way possible."