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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2011
In the First Volume of the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, page 240, will be found a brief sketch of the nature, constitution, and objects of the secret fraternity called the “Triad Society,” written by the late Rev. Dr. Milne, and communicated by Dr. Morrison. The. Manifesto, of which a copy is subjoined, appears to have been put forth on swearing in members of that Association. It was found in the English burial-ground at Macao, on the night of Sunday the 19th of October 1828.
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Red-ink circles, such as those with which the Mandarins daub their Edicts.
† These numbers refer to the Chinese characters in Morrison's Dictionary.
‡ The word Tsing, the title of the present dynasty, was abbreviated in the original.
* This metaphor the Translator does not understand.
† “Arise,” or “raise them.” This character is written with a triangular flag erect on the top of the left corner.
‡ Literally, a fork—a weapon with two prongs.
§ The reigning Tartar dynasty is called Tsing.