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

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a lawsuit, he goes before the judge, and the judge gives him a piece of paper, and on the paper is written the name of the man who is to be …"

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man is about to die, he is laid on a bed, and all his friends and relatives come to visit him, and they weep and mourn for him."

"They are a very gluttonous people, and they eat and drink without measure, and they are always intoxicated."

"The people of Madagascar are the most barbarous in the world, and they eat human flesh."