Contents

pp iii-x

THE ORIENTAL COLLECTIONS FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH, 1798

pp xi-xii

The Oriental Emigration of the Hibernian Druids proved from their knowledge in Astronomy, collated with that of the Indians and Chaldeans, from Fragments of Irish MSS.—By Lieutenant General Vallancey, L. L. D. F. S. A. &c

pp 1-20

Miscellaneous Passages extracted from the Works of various Persian Poets, and translated by W. OUSELEY, Esq

pp 21-24

Chinese Vocabulary

pp 25-26

Contents of the Arabick MS. Volumes of the Arabian Nights, or Thousand and One Nights, now in the Collection of JONATHAN SCOTT, Esq. of Netley in Shropshire

pp 27-35

Extract from the Travels and Memoirs of Sheikh Mohammed Ali Hozein—Translated from the original Persian MS. by WILLIAM OUSELEY, Esq

pp 36-43

Arabick Inscription, with a Portugueze Translation—Communicated to the Editor by General VALLANCEY

pp 44-45

The Story of RUSTAM'S Seven Adventures; or his Journey on the Road of the Seven Stages to liberate King CAI CAUS from the Bonds of the Deeve SEFEED, (or the White Giant) and the Particulars of that Transaction—Translated from the Shah Nameh Nesr by W. OUSELEY, Esq. and continued from Vol. I. P. 368

pp 45-55

Letter from Sir W. JONES to JOSEPH COOPER WALKER, Esq

pp 55-56

Persepolitan Alphabet, from an original Persian MS.—Communicated to the Editor by the Right Hon. Lord TEIGNMOUTH

pp 57-57

Historical Anecdote from the Tarikh Aasim Cufi—Translated by W. OUSELEY, Esq

pp 58-63

The Phœnix—From the Turkish MS. described in Vol. I. p. 134

pp 64-64

Remarks on the Eastern Origination of Mankind, and of the Arts of cultivated Life—By GRANVILLE PENN, Esq. F. S. A

pp 65-83

ERRAT

pp 83-83

Two Sections of the Pend Nameh—Translated by WILLIAM OUSELEY, Esq

pp 84-87

Catalogue of Oriental MSS.—Continued from Vol. I. p. 373

pp 88-93

Persian Sonnet from the Divan of JAMI

pp 94-94

Turkish Sonnet by NAATY

pp 95-95

Miscellaneous Plate

pp 96-97

Queries, Answers, and Notices

pp 97-100

THE ORIENTAL COLLECTIONS FOR APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE, 1798

pp 101-102

The Oriental Emigration of the Hibernian Druids proved from their knowledge in Astronomy, collated with that of the Indians and Chaldeans, from Fragments of Irish MSS.—By Lieutenant General Vallancey, L. L. D. F. R. S. M. R. I. A. &c., continued from No. I. p. 20

pp 103-123

Extract from the Turkish Manuscript, described in p. 134, Vol. I

pp 124-125

View of Jafferabad, near Chittagong

pp 125-125

The first Chapter of the Pend Nameh, or Book of Moral Counsels, by the Sheikh FERID'EDDIN ATTAR—Translated from the Persian by WILLIAM OUSELEY, Esq

pp 126-137

Remarks on the Eastern Origination of Mankind, and of the Arts of cultivated Life–By GRANVILLE PENN, Esq. F. S. A. continued from p. 83, No. I

pp 137-150

Chinese Tunes

pp 150-150

Sketch of an Essay on the Lyrick Poetry of the Persians—By W. OUSELEY, Esq

pp 151-161