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SOMB ACCOUNT OF CELEBRATED PERSONS, 



£^ IK OSG-3AM-P0. 



On^-aam-pb, in the time of ^ |§ Swan-tek, of the 

 B^n? dynaely, 1;430,) was a eunuch of tlie palace. 



Swan-chong* being- fond of curiosities, ordered ^ 

 Oog-sam-pb and TaiJig--hd, lo go to ihe 



western oc^an, to purchase and collect valuable things. 

 These came as faT a* Bantam JJ* Ban-fan,) but did not 

 touch at Batavia Pa.) Never theleeg. ftt Saniarang(S *^ 

 liJI Sam-pa-lang) there ia a cave, railed Sani-pVs c&ve, at 

 which it is commonly reported, that wonders are wrought j 

 \nd every new and full moon, our Chincie ladies and gen- 

 tlemen go ill crowds to worship at the place. In the 

 midst of the tea, offCheribon U ^ Cham^-l©-bQn.) 

 there is an island, Beveral miles in extent, called the jfS 

 snake ial and ; f the common tile concerning which ia, that 

 a certain snake had a large pearl, which was taken away by 

 Sam-p6 ; upon which the snake died, aod became a loo? 

 rocky ialand, <o involve men in misfortune. This accotjo t, 

 though wild and visionary, k here prefferved for the inspec- 

 tion of iha cufioui. 



3i|j§Sj^THB FAIRY THAT PAVOfRS THE SEA. 



Thi? protector of the »ea, was called ^ Kok by surname, 

 and ^ Lak-kw;m by name. He formerly put lo sea 

 for the piirpoic of trade. The master of the vessel, and the 

 foreign sailors, observing that he had a full cargo, began to 

 conceive evil de«igns ; hut Latf-kwRft aecrelly perceived their 

 intentions, and said, "Youelavca, you would make a gain 

 by my wealth, but you have no need to commit murder; slop 

 till I have bathed, and 1 will myeelf give you thai which 

 you desireJ' After he had bathed and changed his clothes, 



• Another name of S^nn-tek, 



I This refers tv llie BoomijcB, a small island surrounded by rocks. 



