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ledged itself a subject and brought tiïbute; why do you only fear Java and 

 not the Celestial Court?" The king then appointed envoys to bring a letter 

 and to carry as tribute crane-crests , living tortoises, peacocks, camphor baros 

 in small lumps , camphor in powder , cloth from the west i 1 ) and various sorts 

 of incense. In the 8th month of the next year they foliowed the Chinese envoys 

 and came to court. The letter consisted of a sheet of gold, the characters 

 were of silver and resembled those of the country Hui-ku ( 2 ); they were all 

 engraved. The Emperor was much pleased, treated them and gave them 

 presents in the most liberal way. 



In the year 1375 the Emperor ordered that the mountains and the 

 streams of this country should be included in the sacrifices to the mountains 

 and streams of the province of Eukien. 



In the winter of the year 1405 the king Maradja Ka-la ( 3 ) sent en- 

 voys to bring tribute and the Emperor sent functionaries to invest him as 

 king of the country and gave him a seal , a commission and silks of various 

 colours. The king was greatly delighted, and embarking with his wife, his 

 younger brothers and sisters , his sons , daughters and functionaries , went to 

 court. He arrived in Eukien and the Governor reported his arrival, on 

 which a eunuch was sent to receive him; he was feasted in every place he 

 passed and in the 8th month of the year 1408 he arrived at the capital and 

 had an audience with the Emperor. The Emperor praised him and the king, 

 kneeling down , pronounced the following address : // Your Majestey has re- 

 //ceived the precious man date of Heaven and rules over the whole worlcl; 

 //though I live far away on an island in the sea, I have en joyed your favour 

 //and been presented with an investiture and a title ; since that time the rain and 

 //the seasons have been favourable in my country, every year has been abundant 

 //and my people were free from calamities; in mountains and rivers all kinds 

 //of precious and rare things came to the light; plants and trees, birds and 

 //beasts multiplied rapidly and the old men in my country all said that this 

 //was caused by the protection of the holy Emperor. I wished to see the face 

 //of the sun and to give a proof of my sincerity; regardless of the dangers 

 //of a long voyage I have come with my family and my ministers, to present 

 //my thanks personally." 



O j5§ T^p 'jyj , we have no means to ascertain what of kind cloth is meant here. 



( 2 ) [m 'j|!| this country has not been identiiied. 



( 3 ) Jfji ^/$ ^k 7HÏ i/|5 the second character is generally pronounced na, but in many 

 dialects it is la and used for the transcription of the foreign sound ra and sometimes for da 



