TO THE COURT OF AVA. 165 
called book-muslin, a favourite article of con¬ 
sumption with the Burmese. Over the left 
shoulder, and hanging under the right, the 
massy gold chains of their orders of nobility made 
a good appearance. The Kyi-wun was of a very 
dark complexion, and very far from being hand¬ 
some ; but his manner was animated, he was a 
great speaker, and desirous to please. He aimed 
indeed at being an orator, and favoured us with 
several specimens of his skill: when he had any 
thing particular to say, he stood up, rested his 
hands upon the table, and, thus prepared, com¬ 
menced his speech. The following is a speci¬ 
men, as rendered to me by Dr. Price; it being 
premised, that the object of his address was to 
express a hope that the peace subsisting be¬ 
tween the two nations might be perpetual. 
“ The most glorious Monarch, the Lord of the 
Golden Palace, the Sun-rising King, holds do¬ 
minion over that part of the world * which lies 
towards the rising sun : the great and powerful 
Monarch, the King of England, rules over the 
whole of that portion of the world which lies 
towards the setting sun. The same glorious sun 
enlightens the one and the other. Thus may 
peace continue between the two countries, and 
i 
* The word is Jam-pu-di-pa, in Pali,—corrupted in the 
Burman into Zam-pu-dik. 
