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prefence of Father Gozani, who ferved me as inter- 
preter, affured me, that I fhould find the Bible in 
the Fan king tchang. Thefe Jews had not been at 
Peking. What they faid was in confequence of what 
they had been told by old Jews, who were deceafed. 
When I arrived at Peking, I made inquiries myfelf, 
and caufed inquiries to be made by others ; but I 
could not find the Bible. It is not yet an hundred 
years fince there were at Peking fome Jewifh fami- 
lies ; which afterwards turned Mahometans. A 
Mahometan, who was a man of parts, affured me 
feveral times, that the Bible was in the poffeffion of 
the Mahometans here, whofe anceftors were Jews. 
But when, in confequence of what he faid, inquiries 
were made, nothing was found. This Mahometan 
informed me likewile, that he had made inquiries ; 
but if he had done fo, his refearches proved unfuc- 
cefsful. 
Remarks on the Ti ouang miao, N°. 2 1 7. 
I. The emperors, whofe memory is honoured 
there, are 
The emperors 'Tou hi , Chin Nong, Hoang ti. 
The emperors Chao hao , Tchouen bin , Ty co , Tao. 
Chun. 
The emperor Tu, the founder of the dynafty Hia , 
and thirteen other emperors of that dynafty. 
The emperor Tching tang, the founder of the dy- 
nafty Chang , and twenty-five emperors of that dy- 
nafty. 
The emperor Ou ouang , the founder of the dy- 
nafty Tcheou , and thirty-one emperors of that dy- 
nafty. 
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