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consist_v of_o four_o or_o at_o most_o of_o six_o person_n which_o be_v call_v colaos_n and_o coglog_n the_o emperor_n vanlie_n grandfather_n to_o the_o emperor_n zunchin_n will_v never_o suffer_v more_o than_o one_o colao_n allege_v that_o the_o rest_n be_v needless_a the_o quality_n of_o colao_n to_o speak_v proper_o be_v no_o peculiar_a office_n because_o they_o take_v care_n of_o the_o general_a government_n of_o the_o state_n and_o be_v just_a like_o supreme_a judge_n of_o all_o court_n and_o dominion_n in_o the_o whole_a empire_n though_o they_o be_v never_o all_o together_o but_o when_o they_o dispatch_v grand_a business_n for_o the_o emperor_n who_o be_v not_o always_o present_a upon_o the_o conclude_a they_o be_v many_o time_n force_v to_o be_v in_o the_o palace_n to_o answer_v those_o petition_n which_o be_v hourly_o bring_v to_o the_o emperor_n this_o do_v they_o be_v necessitate_v to_o find_v out_o the_o emperor_n and_o inform_v he_o of_o their_o several_a result_v which_o have_v hear_v he_o do_v justice_n to_o the_o party_n and_o pronounce_v the_o ultimate_a sentence_n by_o either_o confirm_a or_o alter_v their_o conclusion_n these_o colaos_n be_v in_o the_o high_a esteem_n and_o above_o all_o the_o counsel_n or_o magistrate_n who_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n come_v and_o show_v reverence_n to_o they_o as_o their_o superior_n in_o a_o open_a hall_n the_o colaos_n during_o this_o ceremony_n stand_v up_o and_o all_o the_o officer_n according_a to_o their_o degree_n walk_v cross_v the_o hall_n come_v before_o they_o they_o turn_v about_o and_o bow_v their_o head_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n which_o ceremony_n be_v call_v quo_fw-la tham_fw-mi that_o be_v pass_v through_o the_o hall_n there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o colaos_n robe_n and_o those_o of_o the_o other_o magistrate_n for_o their_o girdle_n be_v beset_v with_o precious_a stone_n which_o they_o call_v yuxe_n which_o none_o but_o colaos_n may_v wear_v in_o the_o whole_a empire_n nay_o they_o receive_v their_o order_n by_o the_o emperor_n be_v own_o hand_n as_o the_o knight_n among_o we_o their_o honour_n from_o the_o king_n himself_o father_n nicholas_n trigaut_n describe_v the_o colaos_n authority_n and_o office_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n beside_o these_o six_o court_n there_o be_v another_o the_o most_o eminent_a in_o the_o whole_a realm_n and_o the_o emperor_n palace_n those_o which_o belong_v to_o it_o be_v call_v colaos_n and_o be_v general_o three_o or_o four_o in_o number_n and_o sometime_o six_o they_o have_v charge_n of_o no_o particular_a business_n but_o mind_n the_o general_n concern_v of_o the_o empire_n and_o sit_v in_o private_a consultation_n with_o the_o emperor_n daily_o in_o his_o palace_n and_o in_o regard_n the_o emperor_n at_o present_a do_v not_o appear_v in_o person_n at_o treaty_n of_o public_a affair_n of_o the_o realm_n which_o he_o former_o use_v to_o dispatch_v they_o stay_v the_o whole_a day_n in_o the_o palace_n and_o answer_v petition_n which_o in_o great_a number_n be_v bring_v according_a as_o they_o think_v fit_a with_o which_o answer_n they_o go_v to_o the_o emperor_n who_o regio_n nutu_fw-la by_o his_o beck_n either_o confirm_v or_o alter_v they_o thus_o far_o trigaut_n the_o like_a quality_n and_o office_n father_n martin_n ascribe_v to_o they_o in_o the_o follow_a sinensâ—…s_o word_n the_o six_o court_n viz._n lypu_n hupu_n pingpu_n cungpu_n hingpu_n be_v not_o concern_v in_o public_a matter_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n but_o only_o with_o private_a consultation_n for_o the_o governor_n make_v their_o request_n to_o the_o emperor_n by_o way_n of_o petition_n who_o have_v consider_v of_o the_o business_n send_v they_o to_o every_o court_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v the_o assistant_n whereof_o after_o serious_a consideration_n acquaint_v the_o emperor_n with_o their_o opinons_n in_o write_v which_o he_o then_o according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n sinic_n either_o vacate_n or_o affirm_v which_o 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another_o to_o speak_v their_o language_n insomuch_o that_o a_o foreigner_n endue_v with_o a_o great_a memory_n may_v by_o often_o read_v the_o chinese_n book_n attain_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o their_o learning_n though_o he_o can_v discourse_n with_o nor_o understand_v they_o these_o chinese_n character_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o original_a with_o the_o people_n themselves_o for_o according_a to_o some_o of_o their_o ancient_a history_n they_o have_v be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o three_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n many_o ascribe_v the_o first_o invention_n of_o they_o to_o the_o emperor_n fohi_n who_o 〈◊〉_d to_o reign_v anno_fw-la 2952._o before_o the_o incarnation_n and_o according_a to_o kircher_n three_o hundred_o year_n before_o the_o flood_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o old_a chinese_n character_n differ_v much_o from_o the_o modern_a for_o the_o
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wherefore_o the_o book_n which_o he_o write_v of_o astronomy_n be_v call_v the_o book_n of_o dragon_n in_o it_o be_v serpent_n strange_o twist_v together_o and_o in_o several_a form_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o signify_v therewith_o but_o at_o this_o day_n few_o chineses_n understand_v these_o character_n age_n have_v wear_v out_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v take_v from_o 〈◊〉_d belong_v to_o huâ—…bandry_n join_v together_o and_o be_v first_o use_v by_o the_o emperor_n xin_n in_o his_o book_n of_o agriculture_n or_o husbandry_n the_o three_o sort_n consist_v in_o the_o place_n of_o several_a feather_n of_o the_o bird_n tunghoahang_fw-mi which_o be_v by_o they_o account_v the_o best_a bird_n that_o fly_v it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o emperor_n xanghoang_v use_v theâ—…e_a character_n in_o his_o book_n of_o bird_n the_o four_o sort_n consist_v of_o shell-fish_n and_o infect_v the_o five_o of_o root_n and_o â—…erbs_n the_o six_o of_o the_o foot_n of_o bird_n which_o the_o emperor_n choanghang_fw-mi use_v the_o seven_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o the_o emperor_n jao_n consist_v of_o turtle_n the_o eight_o of_o fowl_n the_o nine_o and_o ten_o of_o herb_n the_o eleven_o of_o representation_n of_o the_o planet_n the_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o be_v former_o call_v the_o useful_a character_n of_o law_n and_o constitution_n the_o fourteen_o consist_v of_o character_n express_v rest_n joy_n knowledge_n light_n and_o darkness_n the_o fifteen_o of_o fish_v the_o sixteen_o can_v be_v read_v nor_o understand_v the_o seventeen_o and_o lâ—…st_a sort_n be_v use_v for_o superscription_n on_o letter_n deed_n bond_n and_o the_o like_a but_o the_o modern_a chineses_n grow_v wise_a by_o experience_n and_o find_v a_o great_a confusion_n and_o trouble_n in_o the_o represent_v of_o so_o many_o beast_n plant_n etc._n etc._n invent_v a_o far_o short_a way_n of_o join_v speck_n and_o lines_n together_o the_o language_n of_o the_o chinese_n be_v for_o its_o antiquity_n by_o many_o account_v for_o chinese_n one_o of_o the_o seventy_o two_o tongue_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n but_o certain_a it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o book_n that_o it_o have_v be_v in_o be_v for_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o but_o differ_v in_o the_o several_a kingdom_n or_o province_n which_o now_o make_v up_o that_o empire_n trigaut_n tell_v we_o that_o â—…very_n province_n differ_v so_o much_o from_o another_o in_o their_o language_n that_o they_o 〈◊〉_d understand_v one_o another_o notwithstanding_o they_o use_v the_o same_o book_n 〈◊〉_d character_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o county_n taipin_n in_o the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n speak_v quite_o another_o language_n from_o the_o chinese_n in_o like_a manner_n those_o of_o the_o seven_o county_n lipingfu_n of_o the_o province_n of_o queicheu_o speak_v a_o different_a language_n altogether_o unknown_a to_o the_o other_o chineses_n in_o the_o province_n of_o fokien_n the_o inhabitant_n use_v not_o one_o dialect_n but_o every_o county_n have_v a_o peculiar_a speech_n insomuch_o that_o the_o one_o can_v understand_v the_o other_o those_o of_o the_o province_n of_o fokien_n who_o speak_v a_o gross_a and_o ungraceful_a language_n use_v in_o stead_n of_o n_o the_o letter_n â—…_n for_o nank_v be_v by_o they_o call_v lank_v the_o suburb_n of_o hoksieu_n or_o focheu_fw-la lanthai_n which_o the_o portuguese_n and_o hollander_n with_o who_o they_o trade_n have_v follow_v those_o of_o the_o second_o county_n sucheufu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o queicheu_o know_v nothing_o of_o any_o letter_n former_o though_o they_o express_v themselves_o by_o write_v figure_n on_o board_n but_o have_v late_o learn_v the_o vulgar_a character_n beside_o the_o several_a dialect_n belong_v proper_o to_o each_o province_n after_o the_o reduce_n of_o they_o to_o one_o sole_a empire_n another_o language_n be_v institute_v which_o be_v make_v common_a through_o the_o whole_a realm_n this_o language_n be_v by_o the_o chineses_n name_v quonhoa_n or_o quonthoa_n that_o be_v court_n or_o plead_v tongue_n because_o it_o be_v most_o use_v at_o court_n by_o the_o mandarin_n governor_n and_o magistrate_n it_o be_v also_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o mandarin_n language_n but_o be_v least_o of_o all_o use_v in_o the_o province_n of_o fokien_n this_o be_v do_v because_o it_o happen_v oftentimes_o that_o all_o the_o magistrate_n be_v foreigner_n or_o stranger_n in_o the_o province_n where_o by_o the_o emperor_n order_n they_o be_v place_v and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v necessitate_v to_o learn_v a_o strange_a language_n there_o be_v a_o general_a one_o institute_v in_o the_o whole_a empire_n in_o this_o language_n they_o not_o only_o try_v cause_n but_o all_o well_o breed_v people_n or_o stranger_n speak_v the_o same_o with_o the_o native_n in_o every_o province_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o english_a french_a italian_n german_n and_o other_o people_n use_v the_o latin_a tongue_n through_o all_o europe_n the_o jesuit_n which_o be_v send_v to_o china_n to_o promulgate_v the_o christian_a religion_n learn_v all_o of_o they_o this_o general_a language_n because_o those_o which_o belong_v to_o each_o several_a province_n be_v neither_o useful_a nor_o elegant_a nor_o speak_v by_o people_n of_o quality_n except_o in_o their_o house_n to_o their_o servant_n or_o in_o other_o country_n thereby_o to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o native_a country_n this_o language_n be_v also_o speak_v by_o woman_n and_o child_n because_o long_a custom_n have_v conquer_v the_o difficulty_n of_o learning_n it_o tradesman_n speak_v the_o language_n of_o their_o own_o province_n and_o though_o they_o all_o understand_v the_o mandarin_n tongue_n yet_o they_o speak_v it_o not_o this_o general_a chinese_n tongue_n be_v very_o brief_a and_o short_a and_o though_o rich_a and_o abound_v in_o character_n above_o all_o other_o language_n yet_o inferior_a to_o they_o in_o scarcity_n of_o word_n for_o the_o number_n of_o the_o word_n exceed_v not_o sixteen_o hundred_o and_o according_a to_o semedo_n not_o above_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o six_o all_o the_o word_n end_v almost_o in_o a_o vowel_n yet_o some_o few_o of_o they_o with_o m_n or_o n_o and_o which_o be_v remarkable_a in_o this_o language_n there_o be_v no_o dissyllable_n or_o polysyllable_n but_o all_o monosyllable_n or_o word_n consist_v of_o one_o syllable_n only_o i_o mean_v all_o radical_a and_o fundamental_a word_n for_o appellative_n or_o name_n of_o place_n and_o thing_n be_v compound_v of_o two_o or_o three_o word_n clap_v together_o as_o tunghoafung_a of_o fung_n a_o bird_n hoa_o a_o flower_n and_o tung_n the_o name_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o herein_o it_o be_v parallel_v even_o by_o our_o english_a tongue_n who_o fundamental_a word_n be_v original_o saxon_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n monosyllable_n as_o tree_n stone_n hand_n eye_n etc._n etc._n it_o have_v many_o diphthong_n or_o double_a vowel_n join_v together_o in_o one_o syllable_n i_o say_v vowel_n after_o our_o way_n of_o speak_v mean_v the_o force_n of_o vowel_n for_o vowel_n be_v no_o use_v by_o the_o chinese_n but_o as_o every_o thing_n so_o every_o word_n have_v its_o peculiar_a sign_n wherefore_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v be_v there_o so_o many_o sign_n in_o so_o small_a a_o number_n of_o word_n as_o the_o chineses_n 〈◊〉_d or_o how_o can_v they_o with_o so_o few_o word_n express_v all_o thing_n which_o their_o thought_n comprehend_v in_o answer_v hereof_o i_o say_v that_o the_o chinese_n language_n be_v very_o comprehensive_a that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o have_v few_o word_n but_o oftentimes_o one_o word_n signify_v ten_o or_o twenty_o several_a thing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v distinguish_v but_o by_o the_o different_a sound_n and_o pronunciation_n in_o speak_v which_o distinction_n be_v so_o small_a that_o stranger_n â—…an_v