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Show Aéenem Defcriptionm;/? e i toit, and allo are Surveyors looking to the epairs of the Edifices, and Palaces beJonging to the Emperour, his avourites, and Magiftrates the Building of Veflels, and the equipping of Fleets They alfo look afte The fixth Council called Humpn, examines and j dges all crimina] caufes, an appoints their punithments All Affairs of the whole Kingdom are dif; patched by t efe fix Councils ; where fore they have in each Province and City Officers and Nota ies, by whom they ar informed of all Tranfa&ions which happen in each uarter; {o that they are a continually bufie about weighty Affairs, but the umber and good orde of th Officers, very much facilitates their work 5 for i each Council i s a Prefidcnt,w they call Cix, who hastwo afliftants, o eon | ' right fide, called Coxilam, an ther on his left, termed Teuxilam =+ Thefe t ¥ both at Court, and through th whole Empire, have the high ft dignity, exc' . thofe who fi f Council, called Colzo. Befide thefe th ee Pr Be]onging to each Council, ten others, who differ u: = "Je in dignity from the reft, be ing always employed , together with agr at nu. set of inferiour Ofhicers, as Notaries, Scribes, Secretaries, and Clerks The Jefuite Semedo in his relation o China, mentions {everal other Counci s whereof {ome have a like Authotiry wi h the before-mentioned fix 5 all whic ar call d in the Chinefe Tongue, Cien, Cim, and c in particularly tothe Kings Houfhold The firft of thefe is called Thai Lifu, thatis the Council of the Great Audite this Office feems like the great Chancery of t e Kingdom, and therein all weight - Affairs receive a determination; confifting f thirtcen Mandorines, one Coun fellour, two Affiftants, and ten under-Officers The fecond iscalled Quan Lofu, and providesfo their Imperial Majefties Tables,and for all the Expences of the Emperours ourt.. This Council has on Counfellour, two Affiftants, and fix Officers The third called Thaipocufu, has the power o the Emperours Stables, an makes provifion of all Poft-Horfes for publick ufe a d fervice. It confifts of on Counfellaur, and fix Officers + Befide all thefe, there is yet another Coun il higher then all the reft, and o the Greateft di nity in the fitting next to the Emperour. Thof f Council are called Colaos, being for the moft par four or fix in number, and th moft {ele@ perfons of all the other Councils and of the whole Empire3 an are honoured and reverenced accordingly: no privat Affairs are brought them, for they only mind the Publick Good and overnment, fitting with th Emperou in Private Council for the ahove-mentione fix Councils inter meddle not with the Afairs of the State, as to make ny.conclufion upon them,the being only to de ate and confult, and afterwards by the way f Petition to ofte up their advice to the Emperour, who eithe altereth or confirmeth what the they have d ne, according as he fees caufe. But in regard he wil to relye upon hisown judgment, fome of the c icfeft Philofophers always atten upon this Colzos or C uncil, and com daily to the Palace to anfwe Petition which are brought continually to the Emp rour in great numbers. This laft conclufton the Emperour figneth with h s own hand, that {o afterwards his co may be executed There are yet two Councils more,wher of the ope is called Choli, and the othe Tanli, each confifting of aboye fi ty perfons, all choice Philofopher and Wif Men ; whofe Fidelity and Pruden e both the Emperour and Peop ntl have approved, an therefore they hold themr'in great honour and efteem thefe his Majefty advifeth uponall extraordinary and airs, but efpecially when any thing has been c mmitte againft the Laws Befid B Ha wit an Tut degr dign feft by t frie bot tha £ by wil fiftc the met whof call the catu fide Ta ha the N feve pol gr ha an ho) ad fe Cat th 1 Ey |