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the Bandarship of Bandar Saleh. After this, Eaja Adil went 

 back to Menangkabau and was succeeded by Raja Khatib. He 

 also did not know how to introduce new customs. And the four 

 Penghulus w^ere amazed and said : " The Raja of Menangkabau 

 " promised he would grant us a Raja who would establish his laws 

 " in the four countries ; now we have had three Rajas who have 

 " done n')thing at all." Then Raja -Khatib went away and after 

 him came Raja Malewa, who established himself at Penajih in 

 Rembau. Penghulu Kadim died and was succeeded by Penghulu 

 Bertatah, the Bandar being Bandar Locho. 



Raja Malewa subsequently went to Jelebu and dwelt beside 

 a certain river, and sent for the four Penghulus. The four Peng- 

 hulus and the Bandar set out in obedience to the order of the Raja, 

 and having arrived at a certain hill, they halted and held a con- 

 sultation as to what Raja Malew^a could want with them. Then 

 they proceeded on their w^ay, and the name of that hill is now 

 Perhentian Terhimpun, because the four Penghulus and the Ban- 

 dar assembled there. 



And when they had reached the presence of the Raja he 

 addressed them as follows : — " \Ve have been commanded by 

 " the Raja w^io is at Pagaruyong to visit the Dato' of these coun- 

 " tries and we have been commanded to establish there the law 

 " of Menangkabau, that is, the law of To' Perpateh. Now, Dato', 

 " do you wish to adopt these laws or not r " The four Penghulus 

 and the Bandar replied : " We all desire the custom of To' 

 " Perpateh." Thus was the law laid down by Raja Malewa. 

 In the first place, it was ordained, that a man who marries should 

 refer as to his wife's property to his wife's relations (tempat se- 

 munda). Secondly, in case of divorce, the property must be di- 

 vided ; the wife's property to be returned (to her family), what 

 remains, to be divided between the two. Thirdly, he who 

 wounds shall be wounded, he who kills shall give a life in com- 

 pensation (mati berdendang.) Fourthly, inheritance shall not 

 be through the children (but through the brother's childien), 

 and the waris (heirs) on the female side shall succeed in turn 

 (bergelar). Fifthl}^ compensation (balasan) shall not le 

 sought from a man's children but from his blood relations on the 

 wife's side. AVhen Raja Malewa had declared the alove laws 

 he enquired of the Penghulu Rumah Bertata and Bandar Locho 

 from whence they derived their origin, and the Penghulu related 



