Quinsay

1578. A booke called the treasure for traueilers by William Bourne.

Quinsay, the greatest Citie in the whole World, in Chatay, and vnderneth the Great Chaine Lord of the East and South Indians, the longitude 192. degrees, the latitude 37. degrees 40. minutes, and is East and by South 7272. myles from London, and the moone chaungeth later by 11. howres 28. minutes, and the longest daye is 14. howres 38. minutes. &c.

Quinsay (Chatay) 192°00′ 37°40′ 7272 later 11h 28m 14h 38m

1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun.

Quinsay, Kingsai, Kingsa, or Kangcheu, and Quisay, a vast City in the Province of Chequin; which in 1300. was the Capital, and Royal City of China, the Residence of the Emperors: said then to be ten Leagues in length, five broad, and thirty in Circuit; containing about a Million of Families: to have twelve hundred and sixty Stone Bridges, a Lake in the midst of it about thirty Miles in circumference, four hundred and seventy Gates, with a Wall thirty Leagues in compass of that breadth at the top, that twelve Horsemen might Ride a breast without any inconvenience upon it. This City stands upon the River Cientang, about sorty Leagues from the Eastern Ocean. Some confound it with Peking. The Cham of Tartary is said to keep a Garrison in it of thirty thousand Men.

1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri.

Quinsay, an ancient City of China, the King's Residence, of which Authors speak variously. Its Name imports as much as The City of the Sun. Marcus Polus makes it an hundred miles in circumference, and that it has twelve hundred and sixty Stone-Bridges belonging to it. Modern Authors do not so well agree as to the place of its situation. Some take it to be Peking, which a Spanish Author calls The Metropolis of the World. Mendez, Pinto, Herrera, Maldonat and Trigaut, say strange things concerning it. That an Horse-man can scarce pass through it in a day. That 'tis thirty Leagues in circumference, ten long, and five broad; with four hundred and seventy Gates, and Walls whereon a dozen Horses can run a-breast. Others will have the ancient Quinsay to be the famous Cambalu now; and Hornius is of this opinion. But Martin Martini thinks it is the Kangcheu of these times, called Kingsu, or Kingsay; which was the Royal City in 1300. It stands upon the River Cieutang. It's very hard to determine any thing in this matter, since among so many modern Travellers we have scarce any thing of China. And those we have, for the most part disagree about it. The opinion of Martin Martini appears the most reasonable of any. Marc. Polo. Hornius.