THE NEGRI SEMBILAN. 5] 
Then come the pégdwet yang anam already mentioned 
V1Z.:— 
Fohan. 
Andatar. 
Laksamana. 
Laksaména. 
Pénglima Stan. 
Pénglima Raja. 
Our ~ vo bd 
Then follow the pégawer yang sémbilan piloh sémbilan, 
(99) whose titles need not be given, and then, 
Béntara Kirt. 
Béntéara Kanan. 
The duties of the oramg ampat are as Court Chamberlains. 
They receive the Undang of the varions States when they 
come to the /stana. St Maharaja and Raja Téwangsa sit 
before the Yam Tuan until he is ready to receive the Undang ; 
when the Yam Tuan has given the order (¢itah) for the Undang 
to be brought before him, Akhir Zéman* and Pénghilu Dag- 
ang bring him into the presence, the other two do not move. 
Fohant is the officer who receives Razas arriving from other 
countries; for instance, if the Yam Tuan of Sélangor were to 
visit the Yam Tuan of Sri Méndanti, ¥$éhau would go to meet 
him and bring him to the /staua, where he would be received 
by the orang ampat first. Anddtar’s office is to receive the 
Undang of other States, such as the A/anaf{ of Sungei Ujong, 
or the Dato’ of Jélébu, or the Zo’ Engku of Klang. He 
brings them to the /stéza where he hands them over to the 
orang ampat. Laksamdna and Laksamdna are the princi- 
pal sword and spear bearers. Pénglima Sutan and Péngli- 
ma Raja are the messengers, who are sent in connection 
* End of time. 
if Corrupted from ‘Jauhan,’ perhaps from the Persian ‘ Jihan,’ an intensi- 
tive, used in combination with ‘ Pahlawan,’ title of Dato’ of Johol, corrupted 
from Persian ‘Pahluwan’ a bold man, warrior. 
¢ i.e. wandering. 
D. F. A. H. 
