SOME OLD MALAY MSs. als 
segala arta oram yar di-bawa-nya itu pada menyuroh sampai- 
kan ka-pada segala kluarga-nya dan k-pada ainpunya arta, maka 
kamu sahkan wasiat merika’itu ; dan jika mati sa-sa’orarm 
deri-pada orare Inglitir itu, maka arta-nya ada pada sa-sa’orare 
saudagar orarg Inglitir atau pada sa-sa’oram saudagar ora 
yam lain maka arta itu thabit ada pada orarm itu, kawan ia 
beniaga dan meli berjual; maka kamu hukumkan seperti hukum 
yam berlaku dalam negri. Dan jika berhukum sa-sa’orarp 
orar Inglitir, d‘awa-nya kendirian sama kendirian atau dengan 
ora yar lain, maka kamu hukuinkan seperti hukum isi negti. 
THE MALAY [VERSION] PRESENTED BY THE 
ENGLISH CAPTAIN. 
I am the reigning sovereign of these [countries] below the 
wind, holding the throne of the kingdom of Acheen and Su- 
matra, and all the countries subject to Acheen. All ye who 
scan this letter sha!l [do so} with good will and peace, and 
listen to the words which it contains and understand them ali. 
It has been my pleasure to declare for your information as 
follows :—I have made friends with the king of England, and ye 
shall be friends with all the king of England’s people, as ye are 
friends with all the rest of mankind in the world; and ye shail 
do them good, as ye do good to the rest of men. For I do good 
to them, and I receive them into my country and receive their 
gifts, and I look upon them favourably, for that 1 desire mutual 
affection with the king of England; and for that I desire to do 
good to all his people, I am treating well those who have now 
come, and [shall do so toj those who shall come hereafter. I 
have pledged my faith to those who come to Acheen and Su- 
matra, so that they shall no longer be afraid for their ships and 
their possessions and.all the valuables which they bring, and 
they shall not be afraid or suspicious of me. And as for all of 
you my people, when they shall bring any valuables from their 
country to this country of mine, ye shall buy and sell with them, 
and shall exchange your valuables for any valuables of theirs ; 
even as ye trade and exchange valuables with other people by 
