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melintang " and after their followers had entered the balai, 

 Mr. Bat hurst conducted them to the As tana : meanwhile Dato' 

 Baginda Tan Amas of Johol, followed by all the Datos and 

 minor Chiefs of the Negri Sembilan ( old ) , had arrived : the 

 guard presented arms to the Dato' Baginda at the entrance 

 to the "balai bertengkat " and, after his following had entered 

 the balai Mr. Chevallier conducted him to the Astana : a long 

 wait occurred before the arrival of the Dato' Jelebu : he was 

 received by the guard at the entrance to the " balai belerong. 

 When his followers had entered it, Mr. Hatchell conducted 

 him to the Astana. The affixing of the signature and 

 chops of the Lawgivers to seven copies of the agreement 

 being completed, I signed and placed the State seal upon 

 them and they were then taken upstairs to the 

 Yam Tuan who added his signature and chop. The four 

 Officers named above then conducted the Lawgivers to their 

 reception halls where they awaited their summons to the 

 installation hall : in the meantime the Tungku Prempuan had 

 taken her seat upon the dais to the left of the throne ( Singga- 

 sana) and several ladies of high degree had been accommodated 

 with seats in the places set apart for them : the yellow 

 cushion, gold boxes, and other insignia of royalty were brought 

 in and placed on the dais : Tungku Muda Chik, Tungku Ngah 

 of Tampin, Eajah Kadir of Lukut, my four officers and I next 

 took our seats in the body of the hall, and everything being 

 ready the heralds announced that the Yam Tuan was coming 

 to the hall : His Highness was preceded by the " orang ampat 

 Astana " and his " orang anam " earring the weapons of State : 

 immediately behind him were the young Tungku Besar ( his 

 brother ) and the still younger Tungku Laksamana ( his 

 brother-in-law), while a score or so of Eajas completed the 

 procession. 



On arrival at the hall, His Highness was received by a 

 guard of honour : he entered the hall and took his seat upon 

 the " Singgasana," the " orang ampat Astana " and the " orang 

 anam " stood upon the right and left below the dais and the 

 Tungku Besar and Tungku Laksamana sat on the right and 

 left of His Highness below the throne. The heralds sum- 



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