,18 THE HISTORY OF TRENGGANU AND KELANTAN. 



of Kelantan. When the later had reached Batu Rakit, cannon 

 announced the death of Sultan Mansur which took place at 12 p.m. 

 on the eve of Friday the 14th of Jemadalakhir A. H. 1208 (A.D. 

 1793). The next day the body was washed and prayers were re- 

 cited over it and his son (Zainalabidin) was proclaimed Sultan in 

 the afternoon. The body was then carried in procession as befits 

 a Raja and buried in the mosque. When the news of the Sultan's 

 death reached the Raja Muda he was very grieved and it so changed 

 his health that people said he showed the effects of the change until 

 the end of his life. After eight or nine months in the month of 

 Safar A. H. 1209 (A. D. 1794) he returned to his maker. About 

 eight years after the death of Sultan Mansur the Sultan betrothed 

 Tungku Sulong to his daughter Tungku Che Muda. His High- 

 ness of Kelantan made all preparations for the wedding and the 

 kitchens alone remained to be made. His Highness ordered Lun 

 Brahman and Lun Zainal and Tuan Dagang and Lun Dil to remove 

 and rebuild the house at Kota Tras but from early morning to noon 

 they did not obey the summons. Accordingly His Highness sent 

 Lun Muhammad to see what was the difficulty. Lun Muhammad 

 went and found them all taking shelter under a tree. Lun Drah- 

 man said " How is it that you are doing nothing when His High- 

 ness has ordered you to rebuild the house?" Lun Drahman said 

 " Come here." So Lun Drahman went to him. Then Lun Zainal 

 said " What do you think of these Trengu - anu men coming here ? 

 Do you think we shall be lean or fat? It is Tengku Che' Muda 

 who has come and he has brought witli him Lun Mydin and Lun 

 Daud, whose father you killed: the others do not count." Lun 

 Muhammad replied " What single resource have I got ? " and they 

 said " That does not matter as long as we are all agreed " and Lun 

 Muhammad replied " If that is so, I will fall in with the general 

 opinion." After this each came up with such weapons as he had 

 but there was only one flask of gunpowder. Then Lun Muhammad 

 went back to His Highness who asked him for his report. He told 

 His Highness that all of them were sick, some with head-aches and 

 some with stomach-aches, and that the house was not yet pulled 

 down. In the meantime the Trengganu fleet arrived with all the 

 paraphernalia for the wedding and with many women. His High- 

 ness of Kelantan went on board the Sultan's vessel and told him 

 all about the house etc. Then His Highness of Kelantan returned. 

 The Sultan ordered Tuan Syed Akil and Bandar Abdul Muluk 

 and the Dato' Mata-mata Inche' Saleh to call Lun Muhammad.. 

 When they met him and gave him the Sultan's summons Lun 

 Muhammad answered " I respect the summons, and you who bring 

 it here are as fathers to me. His Highness of Kelantan promised 

 to take me with him to the Sultan, but he has already gone to the- 

 Sultan alone. At this hour, as you see I cannot go; I should be 

 afraid to go alone and moreover I have a head-ache." It was 

 evening and the messengers went back and told the Sultan. The 

 Sultan then changed his plans and thought it would be better to- 



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