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among which were the seven following, :—Champa,!) Chala, @) 
Tanjong Jambu Lipa,‘3) Teluk Jambu Ayer, Dong Sip, Tan- 
jong Chamara Bunga, and Pulau Mayang Manggi. It was 
not until he reached the last named place that Raja AMBONG 
saw a kingdom which really attracted him. Pulau Mayang 
Manggi was a great country, ruled by one Raja AMBONG 
AWAN UNGU, to whom news was quickly brought of the arrival 
of the strangers. He despatched the Laksamana to obtain 
particulars, and, on the return of the latter with a description 
of the newly arrived vessel and her freight, Raja AMBONG 
was invited on shore and was received on landing with great 
state and honour. His love adventures had not come to an 
end, though he had already two wives, for as he was on 
his way up to the palace the Princess MAYANG MANGGI, 
sister of Raja AMBONG AWAN UNGU, saw him and straight- 
way fellin love with him. To drop into his hands as he 
passed beneath her lattice a little ivory casket containing 
three pastilles of betel-nut was the affair of amoment. Raja 
AMBONG opened the packet, and improvised the following 
Stanza -—— 
Masok geronggong ber-palita 
Anak tekukur di tébing tinggt 
Besar-nia untong kapada kita 
Sirth ber-kapur datang sendiri.* 
To which the Princess over-head replied :— 
Beringin tumboh dt sekam 
Kaparat lalu ka ma’arifat-nia 
Fikalau ingin sirth di-genggam 
Choba-lah turut pada tampat-nia.t 
(1) Champa. A Malay Kingdom in the south west corner of Cochin- 
China. See Yure’s Glossary, tit. Champa; CRAwFuRD’s Malay Grammar, Dis- 
sertation, CX XIX. 
(2) Chala—Chola ? 
(3) Jambu Dwipa, one of the seven divisions of the earth in Hindu Mytho- 
logy. 
“ One enters acave with the aid ofalamp: a young pigeon on a high bank: 
great indeed is my good fortune: betelnut comes of its own accord. 
+ The deringin tree springs from a heap of ch:ff: from infide‘ity one passes 
to perfect knowledge: if you have a desire to possess this sivih, try and 
reach the place whence it came, 
