RECORDS OF MALAY MAGIC. 47 
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Sal-silah ka-hutan, 
Tromba ka-loak. 
The Genealogies belong to the Sakais 
But the written account of them to the Malays. 
This is a very curious expression, Sal-silah is distinctly 
Arabic, and one is forced to imagine that Malays taught by 
Arab traders i in the olden times invented the saying by way of 
flattering the Sakais. 
The tradition is that the “nea yang ampat” i. e. the 
four principal Lawgivers or Penghulus of the Negri Sembilan, 
are descendants of a Malay chief who settled on the Moar river 
and married one or more Sakai princesses, and by that means 
came into the possession of a good slice of the Peninsula, includ- 
lug the present Negri Sembilan, Sungei Ujong, Klang, parts of 
Pahang, Nanning, Moar, and Jelebu. The Penghulus of Johol 
and Ulu Moar are the only two left of the ‘‘Undang yang 
ampat” whose jurisdiction still to some extent follows the 
ancient customs ; when new Penghulus of Johol and Ulu Moar 
are appointed, the Batins or Sakai chiefs have a strong voice 
in the matter, as they are supposed to be the people who know 
most about the legitimate descent; reciprocally the Penghulus 
confirm newly appointed Batins. 
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PlLeSy, + ea BS 
Gaung guntong, bukit bakau, 
Waris dan Penghulu yang ampunya-nya. 
The stream heads and narrow valleys, 
The hills and the surrounding plains 
Are the property of the chief and people of the Waris 
tribe. (i. e. Bidwanda). 
