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" May T. Yhipp'ha Macara also shield us by powerful spells, and so 

 may Raja Naga — encircle me with his folds and protect me, and let 

 Saranang come too and Parit aid also," 



Then come invocations for the expulsion of national sprites such as 

 the Phi Mon, who are the cause of diseases and possess men, the Phi 

 Chalong or guardian genii of mines and excavations, and to whom I 

 have every reason to believe human sacrifices were made before Bud- 

 dhism humanised the Hindu-Chinese, or Mahometanism struck down 

 the bloody altars of Siva, next the spirits of women who have died in 

 child-birth. Then philters and charms are to be guarded against, espe- 

 cially those prepared out of materials procured in cemetries, and also 

 lightning and other dangers, and against unmarried persons beyond the 

 age of twenty-two years. 



Early marriage is so inculcated in Siam that bachelorism after the 

 above age is considered to harbour something devilish about it, and is 

 to be suspected ! 



Save us likewise from childless people and dreamers. 

 " May we be aided by Chinnasi and by Sena Barami and Dhamma 

 Barami and by 



Budd'hd. 



D'hammo. 



Sanghd. 



Saribut. 



Buddha Banlang. 

 May Buddha's influence under the following attributes prevail : — 



Sila uppa barami. 



Sila baramattha barami. 



Dhamma ditto. 



Dhamma uppa ditto. 



Ditto baramatha ditto. 



Nik' ham 



barami. 



Panya 



ditto. 



Wiriya 



ditto. 



Khanthi 



ditto. 



Sach'cha 



ditto. 



Athithan 



ditto. 



Metta 



ditto. 



Ubekha 



ditto. 



