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Jaw. couched io the follow iug style 1, hii ^^er- 

 vant, (Saftai/aJ't the Riijah of Malacca, to tiie 

 Paduca my father, the Hajali of China/' The 

 annals slate that the Eraperor of Chiiia was seized 

 two days tifter thjs with an itch that covered the 

 whole body, and resisted erery attempt tliade to 

 remove it. An aged physician, however, repre- 

 sented to ihe emperor that thig was a vbitatioo 

 of Prondcnce Od account of his having permitted 

 the Kajah of Malacca to adofitthe mode of an in- 

 ferior in addressing him. and lliat it could only 

 he removed by a corresponding act of hnmiliation. 

 viz, by his drinking the water in which the fa.ce 

 and feet of the Hnjah of Malacca had been bathed. 

 The king performed the penance and recovered. 

 Then the Rajah of China vowed tliat he would 

 not suffer himself to be so saluted by the Rajah 

 of I^ialaccfl^ and that no such practice should be 

 '* admitted between their posterity. After this a 

 '* friendly intercour.se on equal terpia subsisted 

 for a long period between the Rajah of Ciiina 

 ** and the Uajah of Malacca/* 



We have now to view the relation in which 

 Malacca stood to Siani at this period. We have 

 seen the Siamese twice repulsed iu the preceding 

 reign of SuUhaun Mudltafef Shah, and they ap- 

 pear to have been so dispirited by their losses, 

 and especially by tlie death of ibeir kmg, that we 

 have the authority of the annals for stating tliat 

 they never renewed their attacks on Malacca 

 during tUe reign of Manzur Shah. Nay, they do 

 not even appear to have attempted citlier the de- 



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