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1The former rulers, our kings Wan and W4, displayed in succession their equal glory, making sure provision for the support of the people, and setting forth their 1 The king’s caps or crowns and robes were many, and for each there was the appropriate occasion. His attendants, no doubt, now dressed king Kang as the rules of court fashions required. * In those days they sat on the ground upon mats; and for the old or infirm benches or stools were placed, in front of them, to lean forward on. The king had five kinds of stools variously adorned. That with gems was the most honourable. * The Grand-Guardian Shih, or the duke of Sh4o, and the other five dignitaries were, no doubt, the six ministers of the zoth Book. Zui is referred to the present district of K4o-yi, department Hs?-an; and Thung to Hw4 X4u, department Thung-44u ;—both in Shenhsi, The earl of Zui, it is supposed, was Minister of Instruction, and he of Thung Minister of Religion. Pf corresponded to the present district of Aang-an, department Hsi-an. The duke of Pt was Minister of War, called Duke or Kung, as Grand-Master. It is not known where M&o was. The lord of it was Minister of Works, and Grand-Assistant. The marquis of Wei,—see on Book ix. He was now, it is supposed, Minister of Crime. 236 THE SHO KING. PART V. instructions. (The people) accorded a practical submission, without any opposition, and the influence (of their example and instructions) extended to Yin, and the great appointment (of Heaven) was secured*. After them, I, the stupid one, received with reverence the dread (decree) of Heaven, and continued to keep the great instructions of Wan and W4, not daring blindly to transgress them:* “Now Heaven has laid affliction on me, and it seems as if I should not again rise or be myself. Do you take clear note of these my words, and in accordance with them watch reverently: over my eldest son 4o, and greatly assist him in the difficulties of his position. Be kind to those who are far off, and help those who are near. Promote the tranquillity of the states, small and great, and encourage them (to well-doing). I think how a man has to govern himself in dignity and with decorum; —do not you allow K4o to proceed heedlessly on the impulse of improper motives.’ Immediately on receiving this charge, (the ministers and others) withdrew. The tent! was then carried out into 1 The tent had been prepared when the king sent for his ministers and officers to give them his last charge, and set up outside his chamber in the hall where he was accustomed to hold ‘the audience of government.’ He had walked or been carried to it, and then returned to his apartment when he had expressed his last wishes, while the tent—the curtains and canopy—was carried out into the courtyard.
2The palace was much more long or deep than wide, ~consisting of five series of buildings continued one after another, so that, if all the gates were thrown open, one could walk in a direct line from the first gate to the last. The different parts of it were separated by courts that embraced a large space of ground, and were partly open overhead. The gates leading to the different parts had their particular names, and were all fronting BOOK XXII. THE TESTAMENTARY CHARGE, 237 the court; and on the next day, (being) Yi-£/4u, the king died. 2. The Grand-Guardian then ordered Aung Hwan! and Nan-Kung M4o? to instruct Li A‘, the marquis of AAt*, with two shield-and-spearmen, and a hundred guards, to meet the prince Ao outside the south gate*, and conduct him to (one of) the side-apartments (near to that where the king lay), there to be as chief mourner ‘. On the day Ting-mdo, (two days after the king’s death), he ordered (the charge) to be recorded on the south. Outside the second was held ‘the outer levee,’ where the king received the princes and officers generally. Outside the fifth was held ‘the audience of government,’ when he met his ministers to consult with them on the business of the state. Inside this gate were the buildings which formed the private apartments, in the hall leading to which was held ‘the inner audience,’ and where the sovereign feasted those whom he designed specially to honour. Such is the general idea of the ancient palace given by XQ Hsi. The gateways included a large space, covered by a roof, supported on pillars. 1 We know nothing more of these officers but what is here related. * The marquis of KAi was the son of Th4i-kung, a friend and minister of king W4n, who had been enfeoffed by king WQ with the state of KAi, embracing the present department of K/ing-A4u, in Shan-tuhg, and other territory. His place at court was that of master of the guards. * All the gates might be called ‘south gates.’ It is not certain whether that intended here was the outer gate of all, or the last, immediately in front of the hall, where the king had given his charge. Whichever it was, the meeting Kao in the way described was a public declaration that he had been appointed successor to the throne. * ©The mourning shed,’ spoken of in Part IV, viii, ch. 1, had not yet been set up, and the apartment here indicated—on the east of the hall of audience—was the proper one for the prince to occupy in the mean time. 238 THE SHO KING. PART V. tablets, and the forms (to be observed in publishing it). Seven days after, on Kwei-yd, as chief (of the west) and premier, he ordered the (proper) officers to prepare the wood (for all the requirements of the funeral) *.
3238 THE SHO KING. PART V. tablets, and the forms (to be observed in publishing it). Seven days after, on Kwei-yd, as chief (of the west) and premier, he ordered the (proper) officers to prepare the wood (for all the requirements of the funeral) *. The salvage men® set out the screens', ornamented with figures of axes, and the tents. Between the window (and the door), facing the south, they placed the (three)fold mat of fine bamboo splints, with its striped border of white and black silk, and the usual bench adorned with different-coloured gems. In the side-space on the west, which faced the east, they placed the threefold rush mat, with its variegated border, and the usual bench adorned with beautiful shells, In the side-space on the east, which faced the west, they placed the threefold mat of fine grass, with its border of painted silk, and the usual bench carved, and adorned with gems. Before the western side-chamber, and facing the south, they placed the threefold mat of fine bamboo, with its dark mixed border, and the usual lacquered bench ¢. 1 On the seventh day after his death the king had been shrouded and put into his coffin. But there were still the shell or outer coffin, &c., to be provided. * These ‘salvage men’ were, I suppose, natives of the wild TS tribes, employed to perform the more servile offices about the court. Some of them, we know, were enrolled among the guards. * The screens were ornamented with figures of axe-heads, and placed behind the king, under the canopy that overshadowed him. ‘ All these arrangements seem to have been made in the hall where king AA&’ng had delivered his charge. He had been accustomed to receive his guests at all the places where the tents, screens, and mats were now set. It was presumed he would be present in spirit at the ceremony of proclaiming his son, and ~. BOOK XXII. THE TESTAMENTARY CHARGE. 239 (They set forth) also the five pairs of gems (or jade), and the precious things of display. There were the red knife, the great lessons, the large round-and-convex symbol of jade, and the rounded and pointed maces,—all in the side-space on the west; the large piece of jade, the pieces contributed by the wild tribes of the east, the heavenly soundingstone, and the river-Plan,—all in the side-space on the east; the dancing habits of Yin, the large tortoise-shell, and the large drum,—all in the western apartment; the spear of Tdi, the bow of Ho, and the bamboo arrows of Ahui,—all in the eastern apartment ?. The grand carriage was by the guests’ steps, facing (the south); the next was by the eastern (or host’s) steps, facing (the south). The front carriage was placed before the left lobby, and the one that followed it before the right lobby ?. making known to him his dying charge; and as they could not tell at what particular spot the spirit would be, they made all the places ready for it.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1The former rulers, our kings Wan and W4, displayed in succession their equal glory, making sure provision for the support of the people, and setting forth their 1 The king’s caps or crowns and robes were many, and for each there was the appropriate occasion. His attendants, no doubt, now dressed king Kang as the rules of court fashions required. * In those days they sat on the ground upon mats; and for the old or infirm benches or stools were placed, in front of them, to lean forward on. The king had five kinds of stools variously adorned. That with gems was the most honourable. * The Grand-Guardian Shih, or the duke of Sh4o, and the other five dignitaries were, no doubt, the six ministers of the zoth Book. Zui is referred to the present district of K4o-yi, department Hs?-an; and Thung to Hw4 X4u, department Thung-44u ;—both in Shenhsi, The earl of Zui, it is supposed, was Minister of Instruction, and he of Thung Minister of Religion. Pf corresponded to the present district of Aang-an, department Hsi-an. The duke of Pt was Minister of War, called Duke or Kung, as Grand-Master. It is not known where M&o was. The lord of it was Minister of Works, and Grand-Assistant. The marquis of Wei,—see on Book ix. He was now, it is supposed, Minister of Crime. 236 THE SHO KING. PART V. instructions. (The people) accorded a practical submission, without any opposition, and the influence (of their example and instructions) extended to Yin, and the great appointment (of Heaven) was secured*. After them, I, the stupid one, received with reverence the dread (decree) of Heaven, and continued to keep the great instructions of Wan and W4, not daring blindly to transgress them:* “Now Heaven has laid affliction on me, and it seems as if I should not again rise or be myself. Do you take clear note of these my words, and in accordance with them watch reverently: over my eldest son 4o, and greatly assist him in the difficulties of his position. Be kind to those who are far off, and help those who are near. Promote the tranquillity of the states, small and great, and encourage them (to well-doing). I think how a man has to govern himself in dignity and with decorum; —do not you allow K4o to proceed heedlessly on the impulse of improper motives.’ Immediately on receiving this charge, (the ministers and others) withdrew. The tent! was then carried out into 1 The tent had been prepared when the king sent for his ministers and officers to give them his last charge, and set up outside his chamber in the hall where he was accustomed to hold ‘the audience of government.’ He had walked or been carried to it, and then returned to his apartment when he had expressed his last wishes, while the tent—the curtains and canopy—was carried out into the courtyard.
2The palace was much more long or deep than wide, ~consisting of five series of buildings continued one after another, so that, if all the gates were thrown open, one could walk in a direct line from the first gate to the last. The different parts of it were separated by courts that embraced a large space of ground, and were partly open overhead. The gates leading to the different parts had their particular names, and were all fronting BOOK XXII. THE TESTAMENTARY CHARGE, 237 the court; and on the next day, (being) Yi-£/4u, the king died. 2. The Grand-Guardian then ordered Aung Hwan! and Nan-Kung M4o? to instruct Li A‘, the marquis of AAt*, with two shield-and-spearmen, and a hundred guards, to meet the prince Ao outside the south gate*, and conduct him to (one of) the side-apartments (near to that where the king lay), there to be as chief mourner ‘. On the day Ting-mdo, (two days after the king’s death), he ordered (the charge) to be recorded on the south. Outside the second was held ‘the outer levee,’ where the king received the princes and officers generally. Outside the fifth was held ‘the audience of government,’ when he met his ministers to consult with them on the business of the state. Inside this gate were the buildings which formed the private apartments, in the hall leading to which was held ‘the inner audience,’ and where the sovereign feasted those whom he designed specially to honour. Such is the general idea of the ancient palace given by XQ Hsi. The gateways included a large space, covered by a roof, supported on pillars. 1 We know nothing more of these officers but what is here related. * The marquis of KAi was the son of Th4i-kung, a friend and minister of king W4n, who had been enfeoffed by king WQ with the state of KAi, embracing the present department of K/ing-A4u, in Shan-tuhg, and other territory. His place at court was that of master of the guards. * All the gates might be called ‘south gates.’ It is not certain whether that intended here was the outer gate of all, or the last, immediately in front of the hall, where the king had given his charge. Whichever it was, the meeting Kao in the way described was a public declaration that he had been appointed successor to the throne. * ©The mourning shed,’ spoken of in Part IV, viii, ch. 1, had not yet been set up, and the apartment here indicated—on the east of the hall of audience—was the proper one for the prince to occupy in the mean time. 238 THE SHO KING. PART V. tablets, and the forms (to be observed in publishing it). Seven days after, on Kwei-yd, as chief (of the west) and premier, he ordered the (proper) officers to prepare the wood (for all the requirements of the funeral) *.
3238 THE SHO KING. PART V. tablets, and the forms (to be observed in publishing it). Seven days after, on Kwei-yd, as chief (of the west) and premier, he ordered the (proper) officers to prepare the wood (for all the requirements of the funeral) *. The salvage men® set out the screens', ornamented with figures of axes, and the tents. Between the window (and the door), facing the south, they placed the (three)fold mat of fine bamboo splints, with its striped border of white and black silk, and the usual bench adorned with different-coloured gems. In the side-space on the west, which faced the east, they placed the threefold rush mat, with its variegated border, and the usual bench adorned with beautiful shells, In the side-space on the east, which faced the west, they placed the threefold mat of fine grass, with its border of painted silk, and the usual bench carved, and adorned with gems. Before the western side-chamber, and facing the south, they placed the threefold mat of fine bamboo, with its dark mixed border, and the usual lacquered bench ¢. 1 On the seventh day after his death the king had been shrouded and put into his coffin. But there were still the shell or outer coffin, &c., to be provided. * These ‘salvage men’ were, I suppose, natives of the wild TS tribes, employed to perform the more servile offices about the court. Some of them, we know, were enrolled among the guards. * The screens were ornamented with figures of axe-heads, and placed behind the king, under the canopy that overshadowed him. ‘ All these arrangements seem to have been made in the hall where king AA&’ng had delivered his charge. He had been accustomed to receive his guests at all the places where the tents, screens, and mats were now set. It was presumed he would be present in spirit at the ceremony of proclaiming his son, and ~. BOOK XXII. THE TESTAMENTARY CHARGE. 239 (They set forth) also the five pairs of gems (or jade), and the precious things of display. There were the red knife, the great lessons, the large round-and-convex symbol of jade, and the rounded and pointed maces,—all in the side-space on the west; the large piece of jade, the pieces contributed by the wild tribes of the east, the heavenly soundingstone, and the river-Plan,—all in the side-space on the east; the dancing habits of Yin, the large tortoise-shell, and the large drum,—all in the western apartment; the spear of Tdi, the bow of Ho, and the bamboo arrows of Ahui,—all in the eastern apartment ?. The grand carriage was by the guests’ steps, facing (the south); the next was by the eastern (or host’s) steps, facing (the south). The front carriage was placed before the left lobby, and the one that followed it before the right lobby ?. making known to him his dying charge; and as they could not tell at what particular spot the spirit would be, they made all the places ready for it.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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