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= Chapter 17: When Hidden Truths Are Revealed, True Chivalry Shines Forth =
''From: Hau Kiou Choaan, or The Pleasing History. Translated by James Wilkinson, edited by Thomas Percy (London, 1761)''

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''[Volume IV, Book IV, Chapter VII]''

C HAP. vn.
'T 7E Ab bang bi set at
large by the invitation the Em-
peror sent him to the banquet, took
the first opportunity to advise with his
501, IV. H father,

[p. 181]

98 HAU KIOU.CHOAAN..
father, concerning his situation with
Shugy-ping-fin. The Mandarine Tieh-
Ying aid, Notwithstanding you both
continue in separate chambers, I am
of opinion that your marriage is
valid, and for life. But why don't
you bring your wife home to your
own house, that the world may be tho-
roughly satisfied of your nuptials, and
thus all occasion of scandal removed?
on account of his niece. Go and con- |
sult with your bride what course to
take in this critical juncture.“” He
accordingly went to the young lady,
and told her what his father had aid.
« My lord, said she with her accustomed
diseretion, I am your servant and hand-
maid; and will do whatever you shall
151141 S 1 Pre:

A CHINESE HISTORY. 99
prescribe to me, in order to put an
end to these clamours. All this dis-
5 turbance springs from the malice of
Kwo-sho-su and his son. Let us then
with the greatest expedition perform
whatever ceremonies remain unobserv-
ed, and thereby convince the world
that our marriage is duly” celebrated
according to law,” When 7 ieb-chung-u
found his lovely bride approved of his
father's advice of bringing her home
to his own house, it filled his heart
with extreme satisfaction: You, said
he, are a lady chat always lend an ear
to reason, I will not fail to acquaint
my father and mother of our inten-
tions: nor will I on this occasion for-
get my friend Hil-biau. 1 will then
| apply to the Tribunal of Mathema-
_ „„ tics

100 HAU kIOU cHoOAAN.

tics “ in order to chuse a good day
for our nuptials, and will invite all
the Mandarines to the marriage feast.

The Kin- tien-xien or Tribunal of Mathema-
tics, conlists of a president, two assessors, and
many subordinate Mandarines : who apply them-
selves to astronomy and astrology ;. compole the
imperial calendar, and distinguishthe days, hours,
&c. into fortunate and unlucky. _ |
It is an important branch of their office to
predict all eclipses: of which they give schemes
to the Emperor, who lays them before the Tri-
bunal of Rites, and they disperse copies of
the same through all the provinces, to the end
that the ceremonies usual on that occasion may
be every where observed. These consist in
beating kettle-drums, &c during the eclipse ;
the' Mandarives: kneeling and making prostra-
tions all the while; the common people at the
same time shouting, in order to fright away a
supposed dragon, whe they believe 1 is about to
devour the fun or moon.

This tribunal also deputes five astronomers
every night to take their stand on the imperial
observatory, who every morning report whatever
Phenomena have occurred to them. |
P. Magal. p. 23 1. Mod. Un. Hist. viii, 186;

P. Du Halde. P. Le Compte, &c.

The

A CHINESE | HISTORY: 101

The truth is we have not complied
with the custom which requires us to
present wine to each other +.”
| Kwo:sho-su' hearing that the young
couple were preparing to celebrate their
marriage afresh, was very much- dif-
turbed at it. He applied therefore to
one of the Mandarines, whose . busj-
ness it is to accuse all that are guilty of
_ enormities, and with many intreaties
prevailed on him to accuse Tieb-chung-u
and the young lady before the Em-
peror, 199140. 4147 to 3 tf

I The custom is upon the wedding night,
while the young couple are surrounded by all
their friends, for the bride to offer a cup of wine
to the bridegroom, which he drinks off; and then
offers such another cup to her. 3

Trans.

3 - <6 T0

102 HAU KIOU HO AAN.

The accusation was drawn ho in
the following terms.

« I Yang-yo, Censor * of the em-
6“ pure, with great respect and reve-
& rence present to your Majesty this
paper of accusation concerning a
& scandalous marriage, which violates
ec the law: and I do it in order that
« your Majesty may examine into the
cc same, and find out the truth. Of
& the five ge: that _ to hu-

The title & this leer * a below in
the Portuguese version is FU-SU [or XU] acuza-
dor e avixor do imperio: i. e. The Ju-sv, the
accuser, and the leo of the empire.” But
as this title is mentioned in no other writer, and
as the office seems to be the same with that of
CENSOR described before, [See pag. 10.
nore] the Editor hath not scrupled to give that

« man

A CHINESE HISTORY. 10g
« man nature +, the first is marriage :
« it: ought therefore to be observed
% with-due care and attention, and with
“all these ceremonies,; which the Em-
66 perors have enacted from the re-
motest antiquity. Now it is a thing
„ unheard» of that a young woman
« without father or mother should re-

By these ve things are probably meant
those several Relations of social life, that gave
birth to the relative duties; which the CHinesẽ
distribute into five heads, and to which they re-
duce all their morality. These five duties are,
those of parents and children: prince and sub-
jects: husband and wife: elder and younger bre-
thren: and friends with regard one to another,
See P. Du Hale, vol. 2. pag. 37. GMC.
Now although the Clint commonly look
upon the relation between, parents and, children,
as first in point of importance: yet in some re-
spects the precedence , may be also: given to
that of marriage, as it comes fi in order of
time, and as most of the other relations spring
from it. :

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104 HAU KIOU cHOAAN.

et main under the same roof with a
“% young man equally removed from
cc his own parents, and that without
the interposal of any mediator. or

„ bridesman, or without the know-
C

ledge and privity of any. [All this
* hath happened, and] the parents of
& the offenders are the Mandarines
& Shuey-keu-ye and Tieb ing, both great

* officers of your Majesty's council.
« Who at length, after the fact is
become notorious to all the world,
< are preparing to patch up a mar-
<< riage between the guilty pair; which
e they have the confidence to. cele-
e brate with great feasting and pa-
* rade: mean while, as the nuptial
te procession marches along the streets,
$9 all the people are murmuring and
et “laughing

A CHINESE HISTORY. 105
“laughing at a thing so unheard: of
{© among persons of quality. All these
facts coming to the ears of me your
© Majesty's subject, I durst not but
inform you of them, that the offend-
ers might be chastized for an exam-
te ple to others.? T

The Mandarine Vang- yo having pre-
sented this paper, it was referred to
the council named Ko-chung + : which
confulted upon it, and made this re-
port, What affects the fame of a

None of the writers that the Editor hath
been able to consult, give any account of this
tribunal, which is elsewhere in the Portuguese
MS. called Ko- chin. After all; the Portugue/e,
which is very much corrupted in this place, will
bear to be rendered, A councellor named Ko-
** chung who deliberated upon it, &c.“

* virgin

106 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. virgin ought to be very clear. Here
c ig no testimony, only hearsay in |
the street; It ought diligently: to
< be inquired what evidence chere in to
5 3 this . tin!
EEO 8 irt E19
The mh Choi was every day
importunate with them to pursue the
inquiry with more rigour. Neverthe-
less it was not till after a consider-
able time that the accusation was sent
to the Tribunal of Rites, for their far-
ther inquiry. The Eunuch Chou vex-
ed at this delay, applied to the Grand
Eunuch, who is President of all the
Eunuchs of the palace *: and imme-

»The Eunnchs of the palace are under cog-
nizance of various tribunals of their own; where
all regulations relating to them are enacted, and
to which alone they are accountable.
P. Semedo, pag. 114. | =
Tk diately

A CHINESE HISTORY. 107
diately a petition was issued out for the
Emperor's' own inspection: who upon
perusal of it said, * As''Tieb-chung-it
eig a young man, the pretence of
« his going to be cured and nursed
« in his illness in the house of a
« young woman, is n to be
6 suspected. = TY

While the Tribunal of Rites was
deliberating what ansiver to return to
his Majesty, the news arrived to the
Mandarine 'Tieh-ying, who gteatly a-
larmed related to the young couple
what he had heard. The Mandarine
Vang-yo, said he, out of enmity which
he bears you, hath delivered in a pe-
tition against you to the Emperor;
it behoves you therefore to consider

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108 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. well, what defence you are to make;
and to draw up'a petition in your own
behalf.“ The young couple replied,
„We have long been apprized that
this would happen, and are accord-
ingly prepared: let us see what answer
his Majesty hath dispatched, and we

shall draw up a suitable memorial.”

The Emperor referred the petition
abovementioned to the Tribunal of
Rites. That tribunal dispatched it
away to the province of . for

the Viceroy to make inquiry. The
Minister Kwo-sbo-sit upon the first no-
tice of this, immediately sent instruc-
tions to his son to gain the Che- hien of
the city over to their interest; with
n view he ee him to spare no

expence,

A CHINESE HISTORY. 103
expence, and furnished him with a let-
ter written to that Magistrate with his
own hand. Kwo-kbi-tzu greatly de-
lighted with the prospect that seemed
to open before him, immediately got
ready a hundred pieces of gold “, in
order to accompany his father's letter
to the Che-hien. The name of the

The Portugue/e expression is, Pass de ouro, i. e.
„Loaves of gold;“ and this is the name which,
most nations have agreed to give to the uncoined

pieces of gold which the CHinese use in traffic.
These pieces are of two sizes, the greater are com-
monly worth more than 1ool. sterling, and the
smaller about half as much, or according to their
weight: for neither gold nor silver coin is current
in China, all their payments being made by
weight. For this reason every Chineg/e mer-
chant is always furnished with very fine steel-
yards and a pair of shears for the more rea-
dy dividing their metal into the requisite sums,
which they will do to any given yalue with the

greatest exactness. I bj.
This may seem an aukward method of pro-
ceeding,

10 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. Mandarine who at chis juncture pos-
sessed that office was Wey pbey; being

the same person whom Tich-chung-uchad |
formerly befriended in rescuing and re-
storing to him his mistress. This gen-
tleman was but newly promoted to his

3 1 the Sage a are fach \ sabtle * ex-
quisite cheats, that were money to pass among
them by tale, as in other countries, it would give
birth to continual adulterations. For the same
reason, when the Chinese transport these Pas
de ouro into other countries, the mercharits cut
them through the middle, not daring to trust that
_ crafty people, who have a method of stuffing
these pieces, insomuch that withinside shall be
sometimes found a third part of copper or sil-
ver. — But except it be in large sums,” | ont is
seldom used as a medium of traffic.

N. B. The only coined money current in Chi-
na, consists of some very small copper pieces,
who have each a hole in Hy middle for the
convenience of stringing m any of them toge-
ther. Ten of these are not woreh, above a
half. penny.

See Tavernier part 2. pag. 8. f. Du Halde,

vol. 1. p. 330. |

office

A CHINESE HISTORY. 1:1:
office when No- Ehe · tzu presented | to
nim the hundred pieces of gold toge-
ther with his father's letter. The other
had no sooner perused it, than he was
greatly surprized to find not only the
mischief intended against his benefac-
tor, but that he himself was desired
to be instrumental in it. Neverthe-
less he concealed his sentiments with
seeming approbation; „ Very well,
said he; I accept your present; when
the 1 I arrives, I will not neglect

_ Kwo-khei-tzu was satisfied with

tis ae and withdrew. The Go-
vernour Wey-phey called. together all
| the clerks belonging to the tribunal *,
"re os 110

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bs oy to every tribunal there are va-

rious Notaries, clerks, &c. who have small
| _ houses

112 HAU KIOU cHOAAN.

and ordered them to examine into the
affair of Ti teh-chung-u, and to inform
him upon what pretence that youth was
received into the house of Shuey-ping-
in. They all agreed that the young
lady took him in, out of gratitude for
having rescued her from K- h- tzu,
who was carrying her off by force:
and that this was notorious to all the |
world. The Mandarine Hey-phey in-
9 uited how far their behaviour together
afterwards was decent and- blameless.

* houses in the adjoining courts; They are main-
tained at the public expence, and enjoy their
places for life: so that business goes on without
interruption, notwithstanding that the Manda-
rines their masters are often changed;

N. B. In each of the tribunals there are public
registers, where every thing transacted before it
is entered and recorded. .

P. Da Halde, vol. 1. pag. 284. Lettres edif.

They

A CHINESE HISTORY. 112
They replied, We know not: but the
Pao Cbe- hien your predecessor, having
the same doubt of their virtue, em-
ployed a spy to pry into their con-
duct; who was accordingly conceal-
ed for some time“ within the house:
and this man gave such an account of

their behaviour, that the Pao Cbe- bien
= conceived a great regard for the young

stranger, and revered him as a faint.”
The governor Mey. pbey ordered be-
fore him the spy abovementioned,
as also the superior of the Pagoda,
where Tieh-chung-u had lodged. He
examined them both ; and both. agreed

The MS. _ Three lies Ades 2
but this is neither credible in itself, nor support-
ed by the — part of the ory. dee Wal. 2.

chap. 4. By | A
Vor. IV. 5 in

114 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. in establishing the purity of that gen
| tleman's, conduct. Highly fatisfied
and rejoiced with this result of his

inquiries, Wey-pbey only waited for the 1

arrival of, the dispatches from the
Tribunal of Rites, and from the Vice-

roy, in order to make his report. Af-

ter five days the dispatches arrived.
He immediately. returned back to the
Viceroy. a- satisfaQtory answer. That
Mandarine acknowledged the affair
bore a very reputable aspect, and im-
mediately transmitted the account to
the court. The Tribunal of Rites
expressed great satisfaction at the clear
and unblemished conduct of Jieb-
chung-u, whom they looked upon as
a saint, and perceived the malice of
Kwo-spo-su ; nevertheless being obliged

2 to

to observe all the due forms of law,
they informed that Mandarine of the
satisfactory account they had received
of Tieb-chung-u's conduct, and invited
him to come and peruse. it himself.
| Kwo-spo-fu was greatly inraged at the
perusal, and threw out many reproaches
on the governor Wey-phey, © He is
but newly made a doctor, said he,
and just .come to his office, how can
he know the truth of this affair? He
is very hardy and rashi to pretend
to acquit this criminal upon such flight
pretences: I cannot suffer this bold-
ness to pass unnoti 2 He there-
fore applied to the fu perior Manda-
rines · to call Wey-phey. to account for his
presumption. With this view Yang-
3 presented another petition. to the
| 1 "os I Em-

116 HAU KkIOU CHOAAN.
Emperor: who accepted it, and gave
orders for Wey-pbey to be fummoned
to court, in order to justify his con-
duct. Wey-phey received this sum-
mons from the Viceroy: together with
private notice to make the best pre-
parations he could for his defence,
for that he had powerful enemies to
contend with. M. pbey waited on the
Viceroy to return him thanks for his
advice, and withal assured him that
he had nothing of which he could
accuse himself, and therefore was un-
der no apprehension of the event.
Then taking with him the spy, who
had been employed by his predecessor,
as wage ne as ara of the! Bonzees ,
Ce erg ah aaa. together

25 . » The: "Ching author been, in the following
| pars

A CHINESE HISTORY. 117

together with the letter of Ko. sbo-
su, and his present of the hundred
pieces of gold, he set out for the
court. As soon as he arrived there,
he durst not presume to present him-
self before the Emperor, but went and
demanded audience of the Hing: pu, or
Tribunal of Crimes +. It was inqui-
red of him at that tribunal; how it
happened, that he who was but new-
ly promoted to his office, could pre-
tend to decide so positively upon the
conduct of Tieb- chung-u, and the young
. And * 85 _ ROY

nt of the story to have FOR this circum-
stance: for this witness is never produced af- |
terwards. It is also some imputation on the
Author's justice, that this Bonzee 1 18 * punish
2 along with the other criminals, * 8

1 vol. z. p. 127. note.
1 "42 bribed

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118 HAU klo HOAAN.
bribed to acquit them? Ng. pbey an-

swered, As I was promoted by his

Majesty to the honourable Tribunal
of Cbe· bien, it behoved me to exa-
mine clearly into all matters that came

before it. It is true, my own per-
sonal knowledge of this affair cannot

inable me to decide upon it: but [
not only inquired of my clerks and
officers all they knew about it them-

selves, but also what testimony they

had to support their account: the)
referred me to a person, who was em-
ployed by the Pao Che-bien my prede-

cessor expressly as a spy to observe the

conduct of the young people, and from

him I learnt a clear state of the case.

Your Lordships have asked if I re-

5 no bribe Tom. Tieb- chung u.

L have

A CHINESE HISTORY. 29
1 have received nothing from that
Mandarine. But from No. sbo-su T
have received not only a letter written
vith his own hands, but also a hun-
dred pieces of gold from those of his
son. Here is the spy, who is witness
to the truth of the account, and here
is alfo the letter and the geld.“ The
Mandarines at the fight of this, were
astonished and confounded ; and find-
ing no cause to blame Yey-phey, dif-
miffed him with orders to await the
Emperor's farther pleasure, and to at-
tend them again upon the first sum-
mons. Then Mey. pbey performed the
accustomed reverence, and withdrew.

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7-10.40. Gra Bug VIII.

HE Mandarines that composed

the Tribunal of Crimes seeing
there was no remedy, and that they
could not favour the cause of Kwo- |

Hoc su without danger to themselves,
applied to the Tribunal of Rites to
present a memorial to his Majesly,
to acquaint him. with what they had
done. The Emperor perused it him-
self, and said, This is a rare in-
cident. If this report be true, we
have in our realm a most excellent
person. The Eunuch Chou, who stood
in his Majesty's presence, faid, „ This
report comes from a new governor,
who could not know the affair of his
own

A CHINESE HISTORY. 121

own personal knowledge; if I might
therefore presume so far, I would
question the truth of this report: for
if there was nothing wrong, why did
not his father come to acquaint: and
- consult your Majesty upon the case.
The young people in the first place
come together, and afterwards mar-
ry. The Emperor considered a little
with himself, and then replied; Tou
are right. Order each of the parties
concerned to draw up a petition for
my perusal, I will afterwards examine
into the affair myself.” When this
order came to the two young persons
and their parents, they remained very
Joyful and well pleased: the Minister
Kwo: sbo-su was no less affected with
cogcerp and dread: he thought to have

wrought

122 HAU KIOU CHO AAN.

wrought the downfall of others, and
saw the evil [ready to] fall upon him-
' elf. In the difficulty in which he
found himself plunged, it occurred

to him to represent in his petition |

e overtyres/ of martizge that bad
been made by his son, and to assign
favour his cause : he therefore gave in
ee to the 5 effec.

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« this petition concerning the affair

2 schat hath fo lately happened. The

r truth is, I was at first disposed to
. marry my son-to the daughter of
« Shaey- ken-, and for that reason

* applied to her father in his behalf:
* * but afterwards hearing many things
a pre-

% How then could my son be sup-
« posed likely. to make an attempt
upon her by force * ? I submit this
“to Jour M ajesty 8 consideration,”

4 8 saw ba ide 1 his
monks and instantly presented ano-

ther to the Emperor in answer to it,

&« ] Tieb- chung · u in obedience to your
Majesty's orders, make this my pe-

+ tition, speaking truth without guile.

I did not presume. to trouble your

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124 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. «the affair was trifling, and related
« only to a ptivate family. I was tra-
« yelling through the provinces, by

« permission of my father, when lo!

s in the city of T/&-nan I was in-
« terrupted by a great tumult and
« disturbance in the streets: I inqui-
«red the cause; and learnt that the
ct son of Kwo-sbo-su was carrying away
* the daughter of Shuey-keu-ys, in or-
<« der to marry her by force. Hear-
et ing of this outrage, though I was then
< but a stripling, I was filled with in-
t dignation, and said, in marriage
te the consent of both parties, and
4 other solemn rites are necessary.
«© The Che- bien yielding to my remon-
10 -strance, caused the lady to be carried
«back to her house. All this while

4 1 bad no — Knowledge of
of the

A CHINESE HISTORY. 125

« the parties : nor had any other view
« but to promote peace and con-
« cord, The son of Kwo-sho-su finding
« that I had hindered his unlawfut
« designs, entertained a violent hatred
e against me. I was lodged in a Pagoda
e or convent. + He applied to the Bon-
rte of the convent to give me poĩ-
« son. It was accordingly administer-
« ed to me in my victuals. I was
« seized; with violent illness, and at
the point of death. Shuey-ping-/in
« discovering that I was dangerously
e ill upon her account, was greatly
concerned, and caused her people
to convey me to her house, I was
© then too much disordered to know
* any thing of the matter: but she
did it purely out of gratitude to
_ 6 repay

x26 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. K tte te ie
e had done her. While I was in
< her house I observed the strictest
v modesty *, nor gave the least oc-
& casion for scandal. With. regard to
<< the marriage contracted with her
< afterwards, I did it in obedience
<< to my father and mother; and this
«© was "Owing to my having been
« surety f for the” general Eid lia,
<. who by the victories he obtained,
brought the young lady'sifather out
„ of a long exile, which he had suf-
4 fered at the instigation of No-
* so-fie, The general observing that
] was young and unmarried, in or-

Iterally it is, J was very clean.

+ Protector. Port. |
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A CHINESE HISTORY. 127

„der to return the benefits I had
done him, became mediator and

« bridesinan in my behalf, and ap-

c plied to Shuey-keu-ye to give me his
daughter in marriage. All this they
«concerted among themselves with-
« out my knowledge. But notwith-
«- standing the marriage hath been twice
e folemnized, it is not yet consum-
* mated: fo careful have we been
ahout our reputation and good fame.

We have even lived together under

« the same roof with all the inno-

„ cence of infants, This I here set

forth in my petition conformably t to
* n * 8 N 5 5

7 The your huty in like manner pre-
sented her en to the Emperor.
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28 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. I Shuey-ping-/in in conformity to
« your Majesty's. command, make
«* this. true memorial. I was left an
<* orphan by the death of my mother,
and by my father's banishment : I
c remained alone in my house, where
J lived in the greatest reserve and
“retirement . In this solitude how
<* could I make a marriage - contract?
All ¶ the present disturbance] springs
« from the Mandarine Kwo-/bo-/u.
His son, who is of the same city
with myself, held me in such
«contempt, as to form designs
fy of marrying me by force: he got
e me into bis power by a coun-
& terfeit een from aa .

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ns * shut.“ 1904 THE A
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A CHINESE HISTORY. 129

4 As he was carrying me away We

«were met by Tieb-chung-u : Who sse-

« ing this outrage applied to the Che-
« zien in my behalf. That Magistrate
« ordered me to be carried back to my
e house. Krvo- be- xu, inraged at his
« disappointment; conceived violentha-
« tred against my detiverer, and sought
« all means of revenge. The latter be-
« ing lodged in à Convent, the other
„ commanded the Bonzee to give him
« poison'z which brought him to the
point of death. Hea ring of his dan-
40 ger, by resolved to run the risl of
* my reputation,” rather than let my
« benefactor perish. I ordered him
5 therefore to be conveyed to my
« house, that I might superintend his
* cure. IJ remained under the same roof
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130 HAU klo CHOAAN.
« with him, with the greatest * purity

« and modesty,yithourgny bad thought.
« He is no less innocent. Whateyer

* is represented as disorderly. in qur

«* marriage is false. It was undertaken

4 and conducted by my father. The
General Ha. biau was bridesman or

< mediator, and gave himself the trou-
< ble of settling the contract. But
although we are married, we have
not yet cohabited. This being a

private concern between man and
wife, we thought it unnecessary to

< liberty I take now is in obedience

to your Majesty's. command, to

< whose wisdom. I refer the Je
L of my cause.” |

9 Lu Non Very cl and pure.“ The

A. CHINESE HIST ORT. 131

The Mandarine Tieh-ying presented
likewise Aa memorial t to the . 8

Ki 7

. 1 the Ti a or Pa of

«. the Viceroys, Tb vg by name, with
great respe&t' and reverence present
this memorial to your Majesty. The
rites of marriage ought to be
«observed by the father and mother”
of each party. When a father wants
to marry” his son, it behoves him
to seek out a woman of honeur
and virtue. My fen, who is ere-
e ated one of the first doctors of the
e empire, cannot but understand all
the Ceremonies and customs: much
** less could he dare to violate the laws.
« We being your Te el 8 n and
advanced to the hon
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132 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. < of Mandarines, could not presume
<« to take any steps that were not le-

«< gal. The young lady Shuey-ping-/in
ce hath too much virtue and good
c sense: to consent to any step inju-

« rious to ber reputation. What-
ever therefore is represented as dif
cc orderly in their marriage, is contra-
cc ry to truth. But all these troubles
cc are brought upon me through the
c hatred and envy. of certain persons.
< This memorial I make in obedience
* to your Majesty, whose wisdom will
clearly discern the truth.“

The father of the young lady pre-
sented * his . " cre

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A CHINESE HISTORY. 133

= of, Arms, named Shuey-key-ye,, with
« great reverence, and respect present
e this memorial to your Majesty.
e In marriage, there ought to be the
„ intire consent, of both parties, free
« from, all force and compulsion.
With respect to my daughter,
« she would by no means be pre-
2 vailed on to marry Ko- Es- zu; 5
te whose father being one of your | Ma-
« jesty's great councellors, and having
charge of the whole empire, ought
© to. know all the laws and customs.
* And yet hath he been guilty, of the
e oreatest outrage, and still persisis in
< presenting memorials to your Ma-
« jesty full of lies and falsehood, de-
* faming the honour of ladies, prin-
ce cipally that of my daughter; who
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134 HAU KIoU CHOAAN,
bath already presented cher memo-

&« rial, which I an 8 to refer t to
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@@ Line 120: / Line 120: @@
 ness it is to accuse all that are guilty of
 _ enormities, and with many intreaties
-prevailed on him to accuse Tieb-chung-u
+prevailed on him to accuse ''Tieh''-chung-u
 and the young lady before the Em-
 peror, 199140. 4147 to 3 tf
@@ Line 222: / Line 222: @@
 * hath happened, and] the parents of
 & the offenders are the Mandarines
-& Shuey-keu-ye and Tieb ing, both great
+& Shuey-keu-ye and ''Tieh'' ing, both great
 * officers of your Majesty's council.
@@ Line 295: / Line 295: @@
 diately a petition was issued out for the
 Emperor's' own inspection: who upon
-perusal of it said, * As''Tieb-chung-it
+perusal of it said, * As''''Tieh''-chung-it
 eig a young man, the pretence of
 « his going to be cured and nursed
@@ Line 542: / Line 542: @@
 they informed that Mandarine of the
 satisfactory account they had received
-of Tieb-chung-u's conduct, and invited
+of ''Tieh''-chung-u's conduct, and invited
 him to come and peruse. it himself.
 | Kwo-spo-fu was greatly inraged at the
@@ Line 601: / Line 601: @@
 ly promoted to his office, could pre-
 tend to decide so positively upon the
-conduct of Tieb- chung-u, and the young
+conduct of ''Tieh''- chung-u, and the young
 . And * 85 _ ROY
@@ Line 661: / Line 661: @@
-no bribe Tom. Tieb- chung u.
+no bribe Tom. ''Tieh''- chung u.
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-&« ] Tieb- chung · u in obedience to your
+&« ] ''Tieh''- chung · u in obedience to your
 Majesty's orders, make this my pe-
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-«were met by Tieb-chung-u : Who sse-
+«were met by ''Tieh''-chung-u : Who sse-

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 < are preparing to patch up a mar-
 << riage between the guilty pair; which
-e they have the confidence to. cele-
+e they have the considence to. cele-
 e brate with great feasting and pa-
 * rade: mean while, as the nuptial
@@ Line 508: / Line 508: @@
 HAU KIOU CHOAAN. in establishing the purity of that gen
-| tleman's, conduct. Highly fatisfied
+| tleman's, conduct. Highly satisfied
 and rejoiced with this result of his
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 have in our realm a most excellent
 person. The Eunuch Chou, who stood
-in his Majesty's presence, faid, „ This
+in his Majesty's presence, said, „ This
 report comes from a new governor,
 who could not know the affair of his
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