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TRANSLATION. 



// On the twentieth day of the ninth month 

 of the year Yih-sze (1845) 

 all the hrethern have publicly nominated 

 the brother Ilü-nang to the office of grass-shoe 

 (agent). In the management of the affairs of 

 the society he ought 



to act fairly and straight-forwardly, and not 

 be selfish and act falsely. We give him this 

 paper as a warrant. 



The society B/se of the patriot fa red di- 

 ploma/' 



On the red seal are engraved the charac- 

 ters I-hing -hnng-s ze , „ Society of the rise of the 

 patriots." 



We see in art. 18 of the Oath, art, 9 of the Regulation, art. 1 of the 10 Prohibitory laws, 

 and art. 12 of the Laws that the President is not allowed to hold a meeting without hav- 

 ino- first informed, ten days before, the whole brotherhood of it by a circular. 



This circular, of the size of the nomination-act of the agents, is vermilion, and of this 

 form and purport — 



