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gold mines in the country of Priaman in the Salida mountain ; 
who holds in his possession nine kinds of jewels, who has um- 
brellas of gold, one carried on each side of him, weig ghing hun- 
dreds of catties, whose throne is of gold, whose cushions are of 
gold: The king who holds in bis possession a horse witha 
golden saddle, with golden trappings weighing hundreds of 
catties with a golden bit set with jewels: The king whose coat 
of mail is of gold alloy, and whose helmet is of gold alloy, and 
whose elephant has golden tusks, a frontlet of silver, bells of 
gold alloy, with a chain of gold alloy. The king whose ele- 
phant has a high howdah of gold alloy, and whose shield is of 
gold alloy, and whose spear is of gold alloy, and whose match- 
lock is of gold alloy, and whose horse has a saddle of gold al- 
loy, and whose elephant has a seat of silver, and whose howdah 
root is of silver, and whose gong is of gold alloy, and 
whose implements are of gold and gold alloy. and silver, and 
whose bathing bucket is of jewelled gold. The king who has 
provided for his own monument with a monument of gold, 
styled Megat Alam, descendant of the kings with monuments of 
gold alloy. The king who holds in his authority hundreds of 
kings on the eastward side, in the countries which are subject 
to Deii, and in the countries which are subject to Batu Sawar, 
and on the westward side in the countries which are subject to 
Priaman and to Barus. The king who equips seventy elephants 
of war on the sea coast, and store of all garments, and beauti- 
ful country seats, and magnificent weapons. The king who has 
received superiority from the abundance of the superiority of 
_ the Lord of all the universe, on the throne cf the kingdom of 
Acheen, the abode of peace; who is the king who continually 
gives praise to the Lord of all the universe for the abundance of 
His grace which He has abundantly supplied in giving over to 
him the countries on the eastern side, such as Lubok and Pedir 
and Semerlang and Pasangan and Pasai and Perlak and Basi- 
tang and Tamiyang and Deli and Asahan and Tanjong and Pani 
and Rakan and Batu Sawar and all the countries subject to Batu 
Sawar and Pérak and Pahang and Indragiri, and on the western 
side such as Chalang and Daya and Barus and Pasaman and 
Tiku and Priamanand Salida and Indrapura and Bencoolen and 
Salibar and Palembang and Jambi. To the king in England, 
named King James, who holds in his authority Britain and 
