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Show - - radersis compiled out of Oyfters, and (mall Worms The fifih of feveral forg of Roots, of Herbs, and in this kind of form the antient C inefes have writ {evera Books The fixth fort isdrawn from the Claws of Cocks and H ns, and othe Fowl, and invented by King Choam The feventh is compofed of Tortoife fhell and had for their firft Founder the Emperour Y00 The 8, is fhown in fmall Bird and Parrots. The ninth in Herbs and Birds The tenth is of Co, invented onl fora token of remembrance. Theeleventh is of tars other Letters, {erving for Priviledges, and Immunitie To the 13, belong th Le ters Ten, Gan, Chi, Cien, Tao. The CharaSers o the 1 4. fort are called ¢h Letters of Reft, Mirth, Knowledge, Darknefs and Clearnefs is of Filhes. T e fixteenth {ort is not yet known tous in Exrope, 1 any befides themfelves, and not toall them either The feventeenth fort i ufed in fealing up of Letters and writing of Superf{criptions That the Reader may more clearly underftand the matter { e of the old Charalers, wich thofe now in ufe As for Example, the Figure with thenumber 1. fet dow in the middle of th following Print,(ignified wich the antient Chinefes,a Moun ain or Hill 5 at prefen asthe number 2. doesexprefs. The Sun was demonfirated circle or ring, with a {peck in the middle, 4s the number 3 declares5 but now it cxprefled, asin number 4. A Dragon was formerly depifte with the Figure, 10 number 5. but now as it is by the Figure, number 6. A Scept r with one eye, 1s exprelt in number 7. fignified formerly the Kings name ; bu now it is fhow with the Figure, as in number 8. ‘A Bird, Hen, or Cock were formerly expreft i full fhape.and pofture, as is mentioned in the numbers 9~ and r11 butac prefen thofe Creatures are defcribed as number 10. and 13 But the Chinefes at prefent ufe no more fuch Charaers to exp efs the fosm o any { ch things, but only {ome certain Lines and Marks, whichhow ver differen in form, in fome fort obfcurely refemble the Chara&ers of t e Antients, whichre refented the fhape of things. For a clearer demonftration of the CharaSe i u + at prefent amongft the Chinefes, 1have thought good to infert one of the F gure marked with Letter M Out of nine feveral Lines or Marks, the Chinefe Chara&ers of thefe t mes ar compofed, {o that by adding or omitting of one Line or Mark, another fignifica i on properly arifes ; forexample, a ftrait Line, as by the Figure A, upo the lef fide of this Print, fignifies one or the firft ; withaLineasat B, drawn throughit denotes ten ; and with a Line underneath it, as C, then it fignifies Earth Again withanother Line put over the down-right Line, as by the Figure D, it {peak King ; withapoint on the righe fide, asby the Figure E, 1t fignifies a Pearl ; bu {uch a point on the left fide, asat Figure F, declares to Live. Laftly, witha poin upon the head of it, as at Figure G, it fignifies Lord No |