THE NEGRI SEMBILAN. 4] 
the ddat pérpiteh.* The ddat téménggung prevails on the sea 
coast, and is the same as in all other Malay countries. The 
adat pérpateh, inland and very different. The ddat pérpateh 
prevails in these States; in Sungei Ujong the ddat pérpateh 
and the ddat téménggung are mixed. 
It is to be inferred that, after a time, it was found that the 
constitution of these States could not be tho- 
The Raja. roughly secured, unless a Aaja was placed over 
them to settle differences between States, and 
questions which the Péxghu/u were not competent to settle 
in each State. Itwas, therefore, decided that six men should 
be selected to travel to Johér and to Ménangkdbau, and apply 
for a Raja of the Ménangkabau royal family. It would 
appear that Johor and Ménangkabau were at that time closely 
allied, Johdr being the greatest power to the east of the 
Straits of Malacca, and Ménangkabau the greatest in Sumatra 
and on the west. These six Officers bore the titles of (1). 
Fohan, (2) Andétar, (3) Laksamana, (4) Laksamdana, (5) 
Pénglima Siutan, (6) Pénglima Raja. They travelled to Johér 
and thence to Ménangkabau and arrived at the /stana. They 
appear to have been ignorant men, and instead of taking the 
necessary precautions and going through the proper forms,. 
they were imposed upon by an Officer of the Court who repre- 
sented himself as a Raza and whose followers, no doubt, sup- 
ported in the deception. This man’s name was SI KHATIB, and 
he called himself Raja KABiIB. The six Officers then returned 
to the Négri Sémbilan with KHATIB as aza, but before he was 
proclaimed, a letter arrived from Ménangkabau giving the 
real facts of the case. It was then arranged that the six 
Officers should go back to Ménangkadbau and be more careful. 
This they did, and the Rajas of Ménangkdbau selected Raja 
Sumatra) Malayan Miscellanies, Vol. II.] It dates from before Islamism in 
Sumatra, but they are now mingled. 
* Sansk. ‘pati’ lord. In full ‘adat Pérpatih (or Pérpati) Pinang Sabdtang,’ 
z.e, ‘lord of the single areca-palm’. 
Dee Arey El 
