 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 672 pagina’s
...authority as if they were of pure gold or silver ; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put...on the paper, so that the form of the Seal remains printed upon it in red ; the Money is then authentic. Any one forging it would be punished with death.]... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 862 pagina’s
...authority as if they were of pure gold or silver ; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put...on the paper, so that the form of the Seal remains printed upon it in red ; the Money is then authentic. Any one forging it would be punished with death.]... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 730 pagina’s
...authority as if they were of pure gold or silver ; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put their seak And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Kaan smears the Seal entrusted... | |
 | Willem Vissering - 1877 - 288 pagina’s
...authority as if they were of pure gold or silver,- and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put...remains stamped upon it in red; the Money is then anthentic. Any one forging it would be punished with death]. And the Kaan canses every year to be made... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - 1878 - 272 pagina’s
...authority as if they were of pure gold or silver; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put...is prepared duly the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal intrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form... | |
 | Henry Varnum Poor - 1878 - 272 pagina’s
...authority as if they were of pure gold or silver; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty.it is, have to write their names, and to put their seals....is prepared duly the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal intrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form... | |
 | Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth - 1888 - 838 pagina’s
...and authority as if they were of pure gold or stiver, arc on every piece a variety of officers, whose duty it is, have to write their names and to put their...seals, and when all is prepared duly, the chief officer depiu-.a by the Kaan smeareth the seal entrusted to him with vermillion, and impress's it on the paper,... | |
 | Noah Brooks, Marco Polo - 1897 - 318 pagina’s
...authority as if it were pure gold or silver : on every piece, he adds, " a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put...entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it upon the paper, so that the form of the seal remains stamped upon it in red ; the money is then authentic.... | |
 | Charles Henry Middleton-Wake - 1897 - 226 pagina’s
...of this " paper " which were intended to serve for current money, " and, when all is duly prepared, the chief officer, deputed by the Kaan, smears the...seal entrusted to him with vermilion and impresses it upon the paper, so that the form (ie the design) of the seal remains upon it printed in red " ; further,... | |
 | Charles Henry Middleton- Wake - 1897 - 226 pagina’s
...of this " paper" which were intended to serve for current money, " and, when all is duly prepared, the chief officer, deputed by the Kaan, smears the...seal entrusted to him with vermilion and impresses it upon the paper, so that the form (ie the design) of the seal remains upon it printed in red"; further,... | |
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All these pieces of paper are issued with as much solemnity and authority as if they were of pure gold or silver; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put their seals. And when all is prepared... 
