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their_o mouth_n a_o tablet_n of_o ivory_n a_o palm_n and_o a_o half_a long_o and_o three_o or_o four_o inch_n broad_a it_o be_v a_o ancient_a ceremony_n for_o in_o old_a time_n when_o they_o speak_v in_o a_o more_o familiar_a manner_n to_o the_o king_n out_o of_o reverence_n they_o hold_v something_o between_o to_o keep_v their_o breath_n from_o come_v to_o the_o king_n face_n and_o also_o when_o they_o discourse_v with_o he_o of_o many_o business_n they_o carry_v the_o head_n of_o they_o write_v thereon_o that_o they_o may_v not_o forget_v they_o but_o now_o that_o they_o speak_v to_o the_o king_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n and_o not_o so_o
they_o mean_v sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o he_o be_v a_o precious_a stone_n the_o magistrate_n every_o year_n make_v they_o a_o public_a banquet_n at_o the_o king_n charge_n with_o royal_a magnificence_n and_o ceremony_n of_o great_a honour_n and_o respect_n show_v thereby_o what_o be_v due_a to_o grey_a hair_n which_o be_v venerable_a not_o only_o for_o their_o year_n but_o also_o for_o their_o virtue_n to_o conclude_v the_o chiness_n have_v their_o book_n full_a of_o sentence_n and_o good_a counsel_n do_v they_o but_o as_o well_o observe_v they_o in_o the_o practice_n as_o they_o keep_v they_o careful_o in_o their_o paper_n i_o will_v only_o repeat_v some_o few_o of_o they_o which_o come_v first_o to_o my_o memory_n in_o do_v service_n to_o our_o master_n and_o old_a man_n the_o principal_a point_n be_v reverence_n and_o courtesy_n we_o must_v hide_v other_o man_n fault_n and_o not_o publish_v our_o own_o perfection_n in_o the_o general_a government_n there_o must_v be_v no_o particular_a affection_n we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o little_a nor_o leave_v a_o good_a deed_n undo_v because_o it_o be_v not_o great_a the_o virtuous_a although_o young_a man_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o the_o vicious_a although_o old_a man_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v chap._n 30._o of_o the_o moor_n jew_n and_o other_o nation_n that_o be_v in_o china_n i_o have_v speak_v brief_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o china_n the_o people_n their_o custom_n and_o manner_n as_o well_o as_o i_o have_v be_v able_a in_o regard_n i_o be_o at_o this_o present_a out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o deprive_v of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o book_n out_o of_o which_o i_o may_v have_v take_v many_o thing_n of_o worth_n and_o curiosity_n but_o see_v that_o at_o this_o time_n i_o can_v say_v all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o any_o thing_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o say_v something_o of_o all_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v now_o speak_v of_o the_o other_o nation_n who_o 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