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tions were until Kuala Bidor was reached, when His Highness said that he wa 
gome to amuse himself and to visit the farms of some of his people. At Rata 
Bidor the King’s boat stopped atthe landing-place of Maharaja Dinrnpa. All 
the chiefs, warriors, princes, etc., moored their boats near the sand. When the 
Dutchmen saw the King’s boat at Maharaja DININDA’S place and a vast num- 
ber of other boats, they were very much disturbed in mind. The Captain and 
the Commissary then came to visit the King, introduced by the Laksamana. 
The King was at the time in his boat called Si Kutum Batu attended by the 
Raja Bandahara, the Chiefs and others; he was wearing the dress of a leader in 
war and was standing ona platform fully armed: On their arrival the Com- 
missary and Captain stepped up upon the bow of the roya! boat and came 
forward taking off their hats ( chapio ) and bowing low before the King’s 
throne. They then sat down, thrusting their feet underneath the decked 
portion of the boat. The King then addressed them in the following terms: 
‘We have heard that certain Dutchmen have been attacked at the port 
‘of our Kingdom. What is the opinion of the Commissary and Captain on 
“this subject? One of our friends and a servant of the Company is missing.’ 
When they heard this they came forward making respectful salutations, and 
taking off their hats and they replied: ‘All that your Highness says is 
‘true, but, if you will pardon us, we would ask for a boat and about four 
*strong rowers and we willsend to seek for our companion who was attacked, 
“even as far as the mouth of the river. If heis not found after thorough 
‘search there is nothing more to be.done.’ The King said: ‘Very well, 
‘our present intention is only to go down the river as far as Tanjong Putus for 
‘amusement, when we get there we willsend people down to. the sea to get 
‘shell- fish and will instruct them at the same time to search for your com- 
*panion who was attacked in this hestile manner, to our great dis pleasure.’ 
When they heard the King’s words the Dutch Commissary “and Ca ptain were 
very much disturbed in mind, wondering what could be the real object 
of the King in going down to Tanjong Putus. But the design of the King 
was to outdo those accursed Dutchmen in diplomacy.* As soon as the King’s s 
decision to proceed to Tanjong Putus was heard, the LAKSAMANA interposed, 
for he was one of the principal warriors, and he said: ‘If it is only the setile- 
‘ment of this difficulty with the people of the Dutch Company who have been 
‘attacked, do not let your Highness take the trouble to go down the river 
*to Tanjong Putus; if you will give me full orders, I will undertake to carry 
‘them out.’ But the King replied: ‘I only intend to go down the river for 
‘amusement.’ After this the King set outand went down the river to Tan- 
jong Putus, and as soon as he arrived there all the warriors and people came 
bringing presents of various kinds, every man according to his station. When 
the King had been there for some time, he sent people to look for the persons 
who had attacked the Dutch, but they were not found. The King then went 
up the river again and returned to Pulo Indra Sakti.” + 
Here the account of this little episode breaks off abruptly, and 
whether it ended peaceably or not, we are not told; the subsequent 
allusions to the Dutch in this work, are unimportant. There isa 
mention of another embassy from Batavia, just before the death 
* This was evidently written for a Malay audience and with no idea that it 
‘would ever be read by Europeans. The writer, therefore, allows himself some 
freedom of language. 
{ For an account of the manuscript from which I have translated these 
extracts, see Journal, Straits Branch R. A. S8., I, 187. 
