1835.] Naning in the Malay Peninsula. 309 



" Each boat coming down from Naning will pay a duty of one cru- 

 sadoe to the Company." It appears by this treaty that the custom of 

 dividing the property of the natives of Naning, dying without heirs, 

 was introduced by the Portuguese prior to the capture of Malacca by 

 the Dutch ; we also find that all slaves flying from Naning to Malacca 

 with intent of embracing the Christian faith will be emancipated, and 

 the value of the same will be paid to their ancestors. 



The Naning people likewise bound themselves not to trade with 

 foreign nations, but to convey their merchandize down the river to 

 Malacca. 



In 1 703, the Malacca Government appointed Sri Maharaja Juara 

 Magat, as Panghulu of Naning, for a service done to the king of 

 Johore, which will be shortly mentioned, and in consequence of the 

 incapacity and infirmities of the then Panghulu Sri Raja Mbkah, 

 who had forwarded to Government the Company's signet, which he 

 had been permitted to use as a token of his delegated authority. 



The following are the instructions received by the commissioners 

 deputed for the installation of the new chief at Naning. They present 

 a curious specimen of the native policy of the Dutch. 



" Malacca, 5th May, 1703. 



" Instructions given by Bernard Phoonsen, Governor and Direc- 

 tor of the town and fortress of Malacca in Council, to Peter Anthony 

 Figaredo, burgher, and Inchi Aroom, head man of the Malays at this 

 place, for their guidance in respect to the installation of the newly 

 nominated chief at Naning Sri Raja Merah, and the conduct which 

 they should pursue during their stay at that place." 



1st. " On your arrival at Naning, you shall wait upon the Orang 

 Kaya Sri Raja Merah, in our name, and present him the accompanying 

 letter, and congratulate him on his retiring from office, which we 

 have granted him at his own request, and in consideration of his ad- 

 vanced age ; and inform him, that his brother has been nominated to 

 fill the vacant office, for which he has received the arms of the East 

 India Company as a mark of his authority." 



2nd. " You shall require the chiefs at Naning to pay all due re- 

 spects and submission to the authority who holds the said seals, and 

 with regard to the navigation of the river by boats, they shall invari- 

 ably conduct themselves as we have desired." 



3rd. " Two days after your arrival, you shall nominate and appoint 

 the new chief in the name of the East India Company, and command 

 all persons to pay every respect, and shew due submission to him ; 

 in failure thereof, they shall be liable to punishment." 



4th. " You shall diligently inquire into the case of Seathum and 

 his followers, in order that we might be thoroughly informed whether 



