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Pro forma letters and administrative lists concerning the Branch Societies. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the activities that will be happening for the Society's sesquicentenary celebrations, dated 15 March 1973.
• Letter to "Dear Colleague" to give details of events, dated 22 March 1973.
• "Modify Presidents letter as follows for" giving modifications for the different Societies, undated.
• General letter to the Presidents of the Branch Societies with list of Societies to which it should be sent, dated 27 March 1973.
• Administrative lists with titles, "Branch and Associate Societies", "Activities", "Staff", and "Publications", undated.

Pro forma letter from Professor Chung-ying Cheng, University of Hawaii, Registration Desk of the 7th ICCP Conference Committee, concerning participation in the 7th International Congress in Chinese Philosophy.

"Prize Essay on India" - cutting from The Times newspaper to announce the Essay title for the 1934 Universities Prize Essay. Printed material, dated 1 February 1934.

"Prize Essay on India" - this is an annotated newspaper cutting from The Times 1 February 1934, with date changed to 30 January 1935 to announce the Universities Prize Essay for that year. Printed material with handwritten annotations.

Prize Certificate for Desmond Patrick Costello. Possibly incorrectly filled in and therefore not the one presented to Costello. Printed material with handwritten insertions, undated.

Printed prize certificate for the Universities Prize Essay as designed by Professor Perceval Yetts in 1939 (see article RAS UPE/1/5). Two copies.

'Private Memo (Poona 1822.) Distribution of 5,18,00.000Rs. the property of Nana Furnevees (Fadnavis) between 1796 and 1800'. List of amounts distributed and recipients in the years preceding Nana Fadnavis' death.

Printers block for the plates published in Hutchinson's "Adventurers in Siam in the Seventeenth Century". These are:

• Plate I: Outline Map of Siam
• Plate II: Ancient Ayudhya, as Reconstructed by a Modern Artist
• Plate III: Outline Map of the overland route between Mergui and the Gulf of Siam
• Plate IV: Outline Map, showing position of Siam in relation to her neighbours in the Seventeenth century
• Plate V: French plan of Ayudhya (Seventeenth century)
• Plate VI: Modern River Scene at Ayudhya above Site of Dutch settlement
• Plate VII: Dutch Map (Seventeenth century) of the Menam near Ayudhya
• Plate VIII: Phaulkon
• Plate IX: Siamese envoys to Louis XIV
• Plate X: Monseigneur Pallu
• Plate XI: Dutch sketch plan of Ayudhya
• Plate XII: Medallion commemorating a Siamese Embassy to France
• Plate XIII: M. de Chaumont presents a letter from King Louis to King Narai
• Plate XIV: Seventeenth century engraving (French) of Siamese State Vehicle for Royal Gifts, Letters, etc.
• Plate XV: Ambassadeurs de Siam, Louis XIV receives Kōsā Pan's Embassy
• Plate XVI: (1) Mergui from Pataw (2) Pataw-Patit from Mergui.
• Plate XVII: Ruins of Royal Palace at Lop'burī
• Plate XVIII: Phaulkon's seal on his letter to M. Fermanelle (2 blocks
  *) Plate XIX: Tale Chupsôn - Ruins of the Palace
• Plate XX: Seventeenth century map of the Menam from Ayudhya to the sea
• Plate XXI: Carved wooden ornament, reputed to have come from Phaulkon's house at Lop'burī
• Plate XXII: Ruins of Phaulkon's house at Lop'burī
• Plate XXIII: Southern bend of river at Ayudhya
• Plate XXIV: Phaulkon's letter to the Siamese students in Paris
• Plate XXV: Signature of Phaulkon's letter to Père de la Chaise
• Plate XXVI: Phaulkon's letter to the Pope
• Plate XXVII: A Modern Plan of Ayudhya

Some of these blocks show signs of deterioration of the metal. Care is needed in handling them.

This is an offprint of Gogerly's translation of the Saccavibhaṅga sutta. Translated from Sinhalese as early as 1837 in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The translation is presented on 3 long paper sheets, and includes many handwritted corrections and notes. The first publication of this work took place in 1840 in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Later reprinted in 1908, in London. The Saccavibhaṅga sutta belongs to the Mahā Pirit Pota ('The Great Book of Protection'), which is a Theravāda Buddhist text of rituals to be performed on particular occasions in Sri Lanka for spiritual and physical protection. 44cmX14cm.

Printed sketches of Idre Phānche, a Sutan Monk, aged 40. Full-face and profile sketches. Reverse has note "Sifan monk to be returned to Hodgson". Printed material, 1 piece, undated.