SOME OLD MALAY MSS. : 121 
B.—Letter of Authority given to Captain 
Harry Middleton. 
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ish Se NE Ay shay Gey che oles sl ol 3, Ses 
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I, he dal of datang is dotted, asin Javanese. ‘This is the only instance 
in this letter of a dotted dal. Compare datang in letter in A. note 7. 
2, This word, which in modern Malay would be spelt with an alif in- 
stead of a ha, pertua, has apparently the same meaning as ketua, 
chief. Wan Langen gives :—Petuha: oudste, hoofd van een kampong. 
3. Thisis the writer’s transliteration of Harry Middleton. See above 
page 110. 
4. The use of the Arabic word dirham for money is suggestive. 
5. This word, which will be found aiso two lines lower down, is probably 
from the Arabic root us” and signifies a signed document. 
6. According to the system of spelling used in these mss., this word must 
be pronounced di-chabuli; dt-chasul would be spelt without the wav. 
