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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 231
by the tenets of their ancient faith. These he
means to forbid ; also the practice of the poonghees
taking servants with them to carry the provisions
they collect in the morning, and to restrain the
number of poonghees. These severe strictures
and meditated reforms alarm his courtiers very
much : they dare not remonstrate, and are afraid
to obey. Mr. Burnett informs me that his majesty
is a hale-looking man, rather corpulent, with an
arch and penetrating eye. He frequently glanced
a look at his audience, as if he would read their
minds. Religion has been the constant theme
during this excursion, and has precluded all other
business. He often looked at him, but asked no
questions, when he was present. The levee
lasted about two hours ; he then retired, and the
court broke up. Sometime after Mr. Burnett was
seated, the king's grandson came in and seated
himself on his majesty's left hand. His majesty
put his arm round him and kissed him. The
prince of Prone's daughter seated herself on his
right hand. She is the intended wife of the grand-
son, and their nuptials are soon to be celebrated.
Three or four of the king's daughters also came
into the court, bowed to the ground,and then seated
themselves opposite his majesty, in a line with
the mhee whoonghee. Mr. Burnett was seated in
a line with the woondocks. After the king's
levee, Mr. Burnett went witli the whoonghee to
by the tenets of their ancient faith. These he
means to forbid ; also the practice of the poonghees
taking servants with them to carry the provisions
they collect in the morning, and to restrain the
number of poonghees. These severe strictures
and meditated reforms alarm his courtiers very
much : they dare not remonstrate, and are afraid
to obey. Mr. Burnett informs me that his majesty
is a hale-looking man, rather corpulent, with an
arch and penetrating eye. He frequently glanced
a look at his audience, as if he would read their
minds. Religion has been the constant theme
during this excursion, and has precluded all other
business. He often looked at him, but asked no
questions, when he was present. The levee
lasted about two hours ; he then retired, and the
court broke up. Sometime after Mr. Burnett was
seated, the king's grandson came in and seated
himself on his majesty's left hand. His majesty
put his arm round him and kissed him. The
prince of Prone's daughter seated herself on his
right hand. She is the intended wife of the grand-
son, and their nuptials are soon to be celebrated.
Three or four of the king's daughters also came
into the court, bowed to the ground,and then seated
themselves opposite his majesty, in a line with
the mhee whoonghee. Mr. Burnett was seated in
a line with the woondocks. After the king's
levee, Mr. Burnett went witli the whoonghee to