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CURRENCY AND COINAGE AMONG THE BURMESE.
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1782. - "The man to whom she (a ship] had formerly belonged, laid claim to her, and on application to one of the Magistrates (I believe the Ohsakaw) procured an order to stop from working .... the third officer is the Cheekaw, of whose peculiar department, if he has any distinct from his seat in Council, I know nothing." - Hunter, Pegu, pp. 47, 53.
1783. - "Il envoya un bateau avect un Chikail pour aller de sa part reclamer les naufragés." - Flouest in Toung Pao, Vol. I. p. 206.
c. 1795. - "To all Commanders of Garrisons and Governors of seaports, in like Virtue as to the Maywoon of Henza wuddy, (Pegu).... Commander of the Troops, whose title is Chekey." - Eymes, Ava, p. 494.
1796. -"A Chekoy also came on board much about the same time, in a common boat: he is in the war department, and is superior to the other two." - Cox, Burmhan Empire, p. 3.
c. 1805. This (Court) is composed of a Governor - a Zicchè, or military commander." - Sangermano, p. 65.
c. 1824, "He was standing, he said, near his Tsekkai, an officer of rank, when a huge ball of iron came singing tsek, tsels, which he distinctly heard in its flight, when, true to its mission, it burst upon the very man it was calling out for, the unfortunate Taekkai." - Gouger, Prisoner in Burmah, p. 220.
1825. - "A letter from .... Talien (Talaing) chieftnins, dated about the 20th of December 1824, addressed to the following men.... Chakay (Major) Oupan, chief of Lamaing." - Wilson, Documents, p. 142.
1833. "He questioned me as to what I wanted here and wishod to know why I liad not brought letters to the Tsetkay, etc." - Richarison's Journal, in Parl. Papers, East India, 10th August 1869, p. 120.
1836. - "The Myowoon had deputed the Mogoung Tsikal, a relative of his own, to await my arrival here and to furnish me with anything I might require." - Bayfield in Bill Tracts between Assam and Burmah, p. 140.
1836. - "The present Government of Mogoung consists of a Myowoon, or Governor ; a tsekké, or military commander; eight Shan amats, or inferior officers, writers, etc." - Bayfield in op. cit. p. 183.
1836.-" The amats have compelled the Sekke to deliver over to their custody the whole of the serpentine mine revenue at present collected." - Buytield in op. cit. p. 233.
1837.- Received a letter from Dr. Richardson at Moné, dated 6th of March. It was brought by some of the Tseitke's people." - McL od'Journal in Parl. Papers, East India, 10th Aug. 1869, p. 86.
1852. - "Taitkai, - Lieutenant-General." - Judson's Hur. Dict., 8. v.
1853. - "Two of the chief oficers belonging to Kyouk-ghee, with two Tesekaye or assistants to Moungbwa, ex-Governor of Martaban, were brought in." - Laurie, Peyu, p. 509.
1853. "Let this Royal proclamation be distributed among all the hereditary chieftains of Palaces and Umbrellas, the Teaubwas .... Tsitkós (Judges)." - Yule, Ava, p. 366.
1854. - "Within the Royal Kingdom all those that are under my Royal authority, .... governors of provinces, Tsitkes or lieutenants, and heads of divisions or circles, etc." -- Yule, Ara, p. 367.
1864. -- " Received a visit from the Taostkai and officials." - Watson, Salween Eep dition, in Select Foreign D.partment R cords, G. of I., No. alio. of 1865, p. 6.
1864.-" The town of Yé-mé-then or rather Yé-mé-zin, as the Tsikee of the district writes it." - Fedden, Salween E.cpellition, in op. cit. p. 31.
