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PROCLAMATION,

Copied from the official document, posted up at the head of

Old China Street.

欽加 知銜署南海縣事

Imperially promoted joint knower title, acting Nán-hui district affairs,

准 陞羅定直隸州 jE 堂

permitted advance Lo-ting direct rule department principal incumbent,

加十級 紀 錄十次史為

promoted ten degrees recorded meritoriously ten times, Shi, makes

飾 禁事照得 洋人來

零 regulations prohibit affairs. Clear it-is, Ocean men coming-to Canton

貿易 止 許 正

財副

barter exchange, only are-allowed principal merchants rich assistants

到 行 其餘水手人

水手人等

to-come-to Factories; these besides water hands' men and-so-forth, one

概不許上

上岸邰正 商財副

all not allowed to-go-upon shore; even principal merchants rich assistants

亦不得 擅往别處今武鄉 場

also not can assume go-to other place. Now military provincial examination

在週恐各

人赴東校場

being near, tis-feared divers Ocean men abruptly go-to eastern try arena

看射馬步箭人多擠擁或一時

to-see shoot horse foot arrows, mep many crowd round, chance one time

躁動手傷人或當較射之

perverse obtrusive shake hand wound men, chance just try shooting 's

時洋人不諳 閃避為箭所 傷

time, Ocean men not versed-in dodging back, are arrows that-which wound.

合 行 示 禁 為此示 諭

Tis-right to-take-up proclaim prohibitions, For this publish command,

行 商 通 事及各地保小

traveling merchants, communicate affairs, with each earth protector, small

艇小轎人等知 悉

等務宜

boat, small sedan people classes know comprehend; youclasses must needs