SOME OLD MALAY MSs. 123 
you money and so forth. Now these Englishmen are the sub- 
jects of my friend the king of England. and their captain and 
all their merchants are the servants of the king of England. 
Now the servants of the king of England are as if they were our 
people; if they buy and sell with you who live alone the shores 
of Acheen, let all be done fairly. And this letter of authority 
which we give to him at his request, [is given] in order that he 
be not insulted by the people of our shores. If he shows this 
authority to any of yon, ye shall show him honour; and let not 
one of you insult him. ‘This is our command to all of you, 
Greeting. 
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C.—Letter from the Sultan of Acheen to 
King James I of England. 
Sa po a as le as 50 Cal oa \s kas 3 eee 33,5 oy g~ 
Jy) Farol Bad daly ol BokS =# fo w SS 
» S)a- oe yl Petce Oey ely x US co ef ae fe es 
3! ‘a et a eS, Fou BEY ore kel), ‘a eo 
cl) a ao BS sce Di hes aye b BLO our 
WS a5,0 o> Se 3 gol Or eet 23,9 yl ese 2 Sie . 
ole a Seid glad ii. BES fo 
SS & oO” A See Be Ss oily Ee okt, Oa, psy Eo 
SE (Eom oe (622 AUS oy, le oS Syd ie ty wr 
1. Sindur, I am told, is the Hindustani for red-lead. The word is pro- 
bably of Sanskrit origin. 
2, Throughout this ms. mas is spelt without an alvf. 
3. This use of mengampukan in the sense of ‘‘holding in possession” or 
‘being in charge of” is uncommon. Another instance occurs in 
Kitab Mukhtasar Sharaya Islam, page 367. 
4. I suppose this to be the adjective senz, fine, delicate. 
