RECORDS OF MALAY MAGIC. 61 
18 
at) 35,0 py a x Siu Bea 5533 as 
hol S15, eee ae 
Tali pengikat deripada lembaga, 
Kris penyalang deripada undang, 
Pedang permanchong deripada ka/adilan. 
een el eee eel 
The Lembaga shall bind the culprit, 
The Penghulu shall kris him, 
The Sultan only may behead him. 
It is the duty of the*tribal chief —after he has done every 
thing he can to protect his tribesman from the consequences of 
his guilt,—to bring him before the tribunal, and if the death. 
sentence is passed, to bind him; although in Sarawak and other 
Malay countries I understand that when a man is krissed he is 
not bound. The Undang is a less powerful person than the 
Sultan, therefore if he passes a death sentence the execution is 
carried out with the kris most carefully, in order that not a 
drop of blood may be spilt on the ground, which would be 
against the popular traditions. The Sultar on the other hand 
is not subject to these niceties and therefore is empowered to 
behead with the sword. 
