„ 17, § 1: 全軍, etc. The more I think about it, the more I prefer the rendering suggested on p. 159, § 22, _note_. „ „ § 1 _note_, and p. 78, line 6: Insert “the” before “Ssŭ-ma Fa.” „ 33, note on heading: Cf. X. § 12, where 勢 is translated “strength,” though it might also be “conditions.” The three words 執, 埶 and 勢 have been much confused. It appears from the _Shuo Wên_ that the last character is post-classical, so that Sun Tzŭ must have used either 執 or 埶 in all senses. „ 45, line 1: For “sublety” read “subtlety.” „ 63, line 4: M. Chavannes writes in the _T‘oung Pao_, 1906, p. 210: “Le général Pan Tch‘ao n’a jamais porté les armes chinoises jusque sur les bords de la mer Caspienne.” I hasten to correct my statement on this authority. „ 80, 9th line from the bottom: For 囗 read 口. „ 109, § 23, _note_, and p. 126, 5th line from bottom: For “Huang Shih-kung” read “Huang-shih Kung.” „ 124, line 7: For “Ch‘ên” read “Ch‘ên Hao.” „ 136, 11th line from bottom: Insert “to” before “select.” „ 152, § 2: Substitute semi-colon for full stop after “available.” Footnotes [1] Published at Paris in 1782. [2] A rather distressing Japanese flavour pervades the work throughout. Thus, King Ho Lu masquerades as “Katsuryo,” Wu and Yüeh become “Go” and “Etsu,” etc. etc. [3] A notable exception is to be found in Biot’s translation of the _Chou Li_. [4] _Shih Chi_, ch. 65. [5] Also written 闔閭 Ho Lü. He reigned from 514 to 496 B.C. [6] _Shih Chi_, ch. 130, f. 6 _r_^o. [7] I note that M. Chavannes translates 民勞 “le peuple est épuisé.” But in Sun Tzŭ’s own book (see especially VII §§ 24–26) the ordinary meaning of 民 is “army,” and this, I think, is more suitable here. [8] These words are given also in Wu Tzŭ-hsü’s biography, ch. 66, fol. 3 _r_^o. [9] The appellation of 囊瓦 Nang Wa. [10] _Shih Chi_, ch. 31, fol. 6 _r_^o. [11] _Ibid._ ch. 25, fol. 1 _r_^o. [12] The appellation of 狐偃 Hu Yen, mentioned in ch. 39 under the year 637. [13] 王子城父 Wang-tzŭ Ch‘êng-fu, ch. 32, year 607. [14] The mistake is natural enough. Native critics refer to the 越絶書, a work of the Han dynasty, which says (ch. 2, fol. 3 _v_^o of my edition): 巫門外大冢吳王客齊孫武冢也去縣十里善爲兵法 “Ten _li_ outside the Wu gate [of the city of 吳 Wu, now Soochow in Kiangsu] there is a great mound, raised to commemorate the entertainment of Sun Wu of Ch‘i who excelled in the art of war, by the King of Wu.” [15] 孫子者吳人也善爲兵法辟幽居世人莫知其能. [16] 君臣乖心則孫子不能以應敵. [17] 孫武以三萬破楚二十萬者楚無法故也. [18] The _Shih Chi_, on the other hand, says: 臏亦孫武之後世子孫也. I may remark in passing that the name 武 for one who was a great warrior is just as suspicious as 臏 for a man who had his feet cut off. [19] An allusion to 易經, 繫辭, II. 2: 弦木爲弧剡木爲矢弧矢之利以威天下 “They attached strings to wood to make bows, and sharpened wood to make arrows. The use of bows and arrows is to keep the Empire in awe.” [20] 論語 XII. 7. [21] 書經 V. iv. 7. [22] 易經, 7th diagram (師). [23] 詩經 III. 1. vii. 5.