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JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
Tapd is the Akyok-won, which, for propriety’s 
sake, may be rendered Keeper of the Ward¬ 
robe, or Chamberlain ; but Akyok literally 
means a tailor,—and the joint words, u Kuler 
of the Tailors.” This personage, however, is 
not only chief of all the tailors in his Majesty’s 
employ, but of the goldsmiths, the cutlers, &c., 
and is also charged with the care of the royal 
wardrobe,—of scenic dresses, masks, &c.: in fact, 
he is a person of considerable rank and im¬ 
portance. The lakes, which we visited, are, as 
already stated, fisheries of considerable value. 
They abound in small shell-fish, some of which 
are used by the inhabitants as food : these, dead 
and alive, are found abundantly on the shores ; 
and being left when the water recedes, no doubt 
contribute greatly to fertilize the banks. In the 
cold season the lakes are much frequented by 
water-fowl, which are generally birds of pas¬ 
sage. We saw a few ducks and geese even at 
this early period of the season, besides great 
numbers of curlews. There is little in the bota¬ 
nical department which can escape the activity 
and skill of Dr. Wallich. He here discovered a 
new aquatic genus of the family of Hydrocha- 
rides , nearly allied to the European plant which 
has given name to the natural order. He named 
the genus Abildgoordia , in compliment to the 
