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portant books and papers from wticL. I have borrowed 

 materials. In the Index I have given translations of 

 many of the Dutch, Malay, and local words and ex- 

 pressions to be found in the text. 



The kindness and assistance I received from 

 the Dutch officials and merchants, wherever I 

 travelled, contributed greatly to my comfort and 

 opportunities for research. It would be impossible 

 for me to mention here the names of aU those who 

 directly or indirectly assisted me in my work, but I 

 am more particularly indebted to the Jkhr. van der 

 AVyck, formerly Eesident of Manado ; the Dominie 

 Wielandt, the Controleur van Eouveroy van Xieuwaal, 

 Mr. de Vries of Manado, and Mr. Eijkschroeff of 

 Kelelonde. 



In preparing this volume for the press I have been 

 greatly aided by the valuable advice and assistance 

 of many of my friends. Of these I am specially 

 indebted to Dr. E. B. Tylor of Oxford, Professors 

 Wilken and Eiedel, Captain Maclear, E.N., the late 

 Eev. Tenison-Woods, Dr. GuiUemard, and Dr. G. H. 

 Fowler. 



I have also to thank many kind friends in the 

 museums and libraries of Amsterdam, Eotterdam, 

 Leiden, and Utrecht ; the officials of the British 

 Museum and the library of the India Office ; and the 

 Directors of the Moluksche Handels Vennootschap, 

 for much valuable help and many useful suggestions. 



Downing College, Cambridge : 

 October 1889. 



