1873.] Sir A. P. Phayre— History of Pegu. 89 



the fourteenth century) to Taka-rwutbi who, in 1540, was deposed hy 

 Tabeng Shwehti, king of Taungu. The article also contains comprehensive 

 and interesting notes on the early European travellers that visited Burmatb 

 and an account of the dealings of the Portuguese. 



II. Studies in the grammar of Chanel Bardai. — By John Beames, 

 Esq., B. C. S. 



(Abstract.) 



Mr. Beames having published the first fasciculus of his text edition of 

 this ancient poet, has collected in this paper the grammatical peculiarities 

 which Chanel's language exhibits. The illustrations are chiefly taken from 

 the 1st, 19th, 64th, and 65th books. 



In the preface, Mr. Beames remarks on the MSS. which he has consulted. 

 Historically, he says, the Baidlah MS., of which the Asiatic Society has a copy, 

 has the best right to be considered the representative of the original text. 

 Tod's and Caulfield's MSS., belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society, were made 

 for the officers whose names they bear in the second decade of the present 

 century. The Bodleian has no colophon, but agrees with Tod's. The 

 Agrah MS. is the worst, and is most carelessly written of all. As 

 Caulfield's MS. and the Bodleian are locked up in English libraries, they 

 cannot be used ; and Mr. Beames and Dr. Hoernle take Tod's MS. as the 

 basis of their text edition. 



Mr. Blochinann said — 



At the January meeting of the Society, I exhibited Arabic and 

 Persian inscriptions from various places in Bengal, received from General 

 Cunningham, Mr. W. L. Heeley, Mr. E. V. Westmacott, Dr. J. Wise, 

 and Mr. Walter M. Bourke, and shewed the importance of mural evidence 

 for the elucidation of Bengal history. I have since examined our collection 

 of coins, in order to procure additional testimony, and have found several 

 coins of great value. These coins are now in the hands of an artist ; and a 

 plate of such as are new, will be issued together with my paper on the 

 inscriptions. 



The coins are — 



(1). Four specimens of 'Iwaz coins, as lately published by Mr. E. 

 Thomas in his Second Part of the ' Initial Coinage of Bengal.' 



(2). Three silver coins of Shihabuddin Abul Muzaffar Bayazid Shah, 

 of A. H. 812, and 816. Is this the Dinajpur Rajah Ganesh (Kanis) ? 



(3). Three silver coins of Jalaluddin AbulMuzafiar Muhammad Shah, 

 of A. H. 818 and 821. 



(4). One BarbakShahi, different from the one published by Marsden. 



(5). One FathShahi, of A. H. 886 — shewing the same date as Dr. 

 Wise's inscription of that king. Mint town, Fathabad. 



