CHALFANT: EARLY CHINESE WRITING 29 
The Great King, with Tou, *' in the New Palace, East Audience Hall. . . . on the left * the Royal Secretary, with 
the Minister of Agriculture between.*® 
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51 Probably the go-between, as yet in China in all such transactions. This name appeais on page 25 as one of the 
retainers of San. 
58'Tradition makes the right hand the ancient seat of honor, hence properly that of the King. A trace of this usage 
is in the Chinese army, where the right-wing (4 ‘Ff ) takes the precedence. Modern custom makes the left the seat of 
honor. 
591 make the last symbol in the edict as above shown, ‘‘ Minister of Agriculture.’? Old form of @ should be 
a which closely resembles YY Modern form is z (nung) ‘‘farmer.’? Kanghsi says: ‘‘ Also title of officer over 
5 ’ = q 
agriculture ’’ (xe) ff @ 4). Juan Yiian makes it a5 without orthographic evidence. In either case the expression is 
RR 
not grammatical. 
