OF THE INDO-CHINESE NATIONS. 253 



the natives, whiie merchants resorted thither in fleets of ships, 

 constantly going and coming; and as there was no disturbance in the 

 land, the inhabitants of every country frequented it ; the Chin, 

 (Chinese) tlie Cham, (the Chinese Tartars) the Pram, (Brahmens) 

 the Ming-Mon, (Mons of Pegu) the Tinnavc, (Barmas of Teniserim) 

 all of them in iimuraerable multitudes : also the Franks of Europe 

 came thither to traffic ; the Khek, (Malays) the Kula, (Chulias) the 

 Phrangset, (French) the Pram-fhet, (Kelings or Hindus of Kalinga) 

 the Chong-sakk and Xa-Lay, (Caffree tribes, with stained skins and 

 tattoed faces), the Jipun, (Japanese) and the Chinho, (Tonkinese) 

 resorted thither with goods, to buy and sell, constantly in great 

 multitudes." 



The Maha Chinok of the Siamese, seems to be a 

 popular account of Raja Jaxaka, of Maitliila, 

 derived from the Kamayan; but it is evident, if the 

 text can be considered as correct, that the work has 

 been either interpolated or modernized, from the 

 mention of the Franks and the French. 



The following specimens of Ruk'keng and Banna, 

 will indicate the similarity of style and measure 

 which prevails in all the monosyllabic languages. 



The specimen of the Ruk'keng . is taken from the 

 Nga-chaing-bi^aing : 



THE BIRTH OF GAUTAMA. 



0-le le sangkhye hna O tzeng le bri so 



Kaing b'ha ta saing Dewa ndt-tzei'ch 



Two'k kying t>ung bowng Ahnei'ch mroung krS 



Pri bri syowng-hma Tzaing bri chwa hma 



Para tzu go Sei'ch-taa le ba 



Lo rui towng thi Tara tzu si 



Alung su mre'p Pri kha-ni-we 



Syang Theik-d'hat ga Pri gri sa hla 



Ne hmat pro ra Ka pila hnei'ch 



Dowk thi da hnei'ch Khrei'ch pha Thowk ti 



Khyaing sa sukha Med6 boung hi 



Tzaing le sa de Siri maha 



