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of the Malays with reference to the Tenure of Land.” Не also 
edited three Malay Fairy Tales, “Sri Rama,” “Raja Donan,” 
and * Raja Ambong,” taken down by him from the lips of 
Malay vhapsodists, and published with a translation and with 
notes from his pen. In 1893 he was elected Vice President 
from this time forward prevented his contributing to the 
Journal, though he оноп to take the liveliest interest in 
the Society's vak, and was able in many ways to give it 
material ipii nc 
The work he did for the Soc iety i is-not, however, to be only 
judged br bak be did under its auspices avd i іп its name. He 
contributed to the Royal "Le Society's journal some interest- 
ing notes on Malay legends, and he wrote a Manual of the 
Ma lay Language which "has е much to facilitate a scholarly 
acquisition of the idioms in which he took so deep an interest. 
е was in some measure acquainted with Arabie and Sanskrit, 
the indigenous зати = the Malay Language, its traditions - 
and folk-lore. He collected a fine library of Malay MSS, 
which he has Pas tó the Royal Asiatie Society. A great 
advocate of scholarly method, he did much to draw attention to 
the material that exists, in Dutch and other foreign languages, 
for the proper study of Malay. Indeed it was bis view that an 
intending student of Malay should commence by learning Dutch ; 
and there is no doubt that, with our limited literature on local 
subjects, his advice із we orthy of consideration, That he was 
h influenced by Dutch scholars is often clearly traceable in 
his writings; and he had frequently to fight single-handed in 
defence of views which anyone. ac equainted with Dutch studies 
cn the ns would have at once admitted to be souad. 
It i t difficult to exactly s the ped of Sir 
William Maxwells іойзовоя asa scholar ou his contempo- 
raries and successors. He is constantly rue to by Dutch 
writers, and (except on one point) always with authority. His 
work on Malay Proverbs drew attention to the possibilities of a 
most interesting study, and led to the publication of at least one 
other valuable contribution on the same subject, from the pen of 
Mr. H. Clifford. His edition of Malay Rhapsodist tales also 
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