I. An Epistle from Yuo of Narbona, containing the confession of an
Englishman touching the Tartars; recorded by Mathew Paris.

II. Libellus Joannis de Piano Carpini
Prologus
Chap. 1 De Terra Tartarorum.
2 De Formis Tanarorom, de Conjogio, etc.
3 De Cultu et Ceremoniis
4 De Consuetndinibus et Cibis
5 De ipsorum Imperio
6 Qualiter se habent in PrÆliis
7 De terris quas snbjugarunt
8 Quomodo bello occuratur Tartaris

III. The long and wonderful Voyage of Friar John Se. Plano Carpini, sent
Ambassadour by Pope Innocentius the IIII. An. Do. 1246, to the great
Can of Tartaria.

The first sending of Certaine Friers unto the Tartars from the 32.
booke of Vincentius Beluicensis his Speculum Historiale, beginning at
the second chapter 43

Chap. 3 Of the situation of the Tartars land
4 Of their forme, habite, and manner of living
5 Of their manners both good and bad
6 Of their lawes and customes
7 Of their superstitious traditions
8 Of the beginning of their Empire
9 Of the mutuall victories betweene them and the people of Kythay
10 Of their warre against India
11 How being repelled by monstrous men shapen like dogs, they overcame
the people of Burithabeth
12 How they had the repulse at the Caspian Mountaynes
13 Of the Statutes of Chingis Cham, of his death, of his sonnes etc.
14 Of the authoritie of the Emperour and of his dukes
15 Of the election of Emperour Occoday, and of the Expedition of Duke
Bathy
16 Of the Expedition of Duke Cyrpodan
17 How the Tartars behave themselves in warre
18 How they may be resisted
19 Of the journey of Frier John unto the first guard of the Tartars
20 How he and his company were at the first received of the Tartars
21 How they were received at the court of Corrensa
22 How we were received at the court of Bathy
23 How departing from Bathy, they passed through the land of Comania,
and of the Kangittae
24 How they came unto the first court of the new Emperor
25 Howe they came unto Cuyne, himselfe
26 How Cuyne enterteined the Friers
27 How he was exalted to his Empire
28 Of his age and demeanour and of his seale
29 Of the admission of the Friers unto the Emperour
30 Of the place where the Emperour and his mother tooke their leaves
one of another
31 How the friers gave and received letters
32 How they were licensed to depart
33 How they returned homewards

IV. The Journal of Frier William Rubruquis unto the East parts of the
World. An. Dom. 1253.

Chap. 1 Introduction
2 Of the Tartars and of their houses
3 Of their beds and of their drinking pots
4 Of their drinkes
5 Of their foode
6 How they make their drinke called Cosmos
7 Of the beastes which they eat, of their garments, and of their
manner of hunting
8 Of the fashion of cutting their haire, and of the attire of their
women
9 Of the Tartarian Women and their marriages
10 Of their execution of justice and judgment, and of their deaths and
burials
11 Of our first entrance among the Tartars
12 Of the court of Scacatai, etc.
13 Howe the Alanians came unto us
14 Of a Saracen which said he would be baptized, etc.
15 Of our afflictions which we sustained, etc.
16 Of the dominion of Sartach
17 Of the court of Sartach
18 How they were given in charge to goe unto Baatu, etc.
19 Howe Sartach, etc., doe reverence unto Christians
20 Of the Russians, Hungarians, and Alanians, etc.
21 Of the court of Baatu, etc.
22 Of our journey towards the court of Mangu Can
23 Of the river of Iagac, and of divers regions
24 Of the miseries which we sustained in our journey
25 How Ban was put to death; and concerning the habitation of the
Dutch men
26 How the Nestorians, etc., are joined together
27 Of their temples and idols, etc.
28 Of divers and sundry nations; and of certaine people which were
wont to eate their owne parents