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courts, anti apartments, of Koue he ktcn have a moll 
majeftic appearance. 
'to the 1 mailer oblervatory. _ . 
108 the imperial obfervatorv, built by Kid hing t 
emperor of the laft dynafty Ming . _ _ 
136 the tribunal of mathematics, Kin ticn kicn. 
137 the tribunal of mandarins, Ly pou. 
139 the tribunal ©f rites and ceremonies Ly pou . 
j 3 3 Ping pou , the tribunal of war. 
134 Kong pcu , the tribunal for public works. 
1 4.0 Heu pou , the tribunal for the finances. 
14a the tribunal of princes, Lfong ginfou. 
168 Bing pou , the tribunal for criminal cauies. 
1 44 Li fan yuen, the tribunal for foreign nations, 
Thibetans, Eleuthians, Ruffians, and indeed for all 
foreigners, who come by the way of Tartary from 
the weft # , r c 
369 Lou tcha yuen, the tribunal of the cenlors Oj 
the empire. It has under it the provojis and mare - 
chaufee. 
233 the tribunal of Kieou men ti tou , or governor 
of the nine gates, that is, the governor of the city. 
i8y the tribunal of the judge of the city. This 
iudge is here called Fou yn. He has unaei him two 
judges named Lchi by on. One of thefe is the judge 
of the diftrieft called Ouang ping him 193. The 
other is called the diftrkft of Fay tfing hkn\% 2 . Thefe 
diftrifts are within the city and without it. W hat is 
called at Peking tou yn is called elfewhere tebi fou. 
* The tribunals of the minifters ami grand mailers of the em 
peror’s houfe are in the inclofure Tfe km. 
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