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any consequence had been sustainecl, nor hfi» 

 ** any one offered to send my letter of s \)p plica- 

 *' tion to l ive King* or to the Governor General. I 

 " consequently desisted, and only communicated 

 *' with the several Governors of the island in roat- 

 ** ters relating to the two countries, but no cer- 

 '* tain arrangement from Europe could be heard 

 ** of, nor could I obtain any assurances on which 

 " i could depend. 



*' • Moreover, bo long as I have ad ministered the 



government of Quedah, during the time of the 

 **laJekingof Siam, his proceedings were just 

 " and consistent with former establiiihed custom 

 " and usage. Since the decease of the old king, 

 *' and the accession of his son* to the throne in 

 ** the year 1215 (A. D. 1801) violence and seve- 

 *• rityhave been exercised by the Siamese airainst 

 '* Quedah, in demands aod requisitions exceedingf 

 " all former custom and usage, and which I can- 

 " not support for a length of time; the Rajahs of 

 '* Quedah have been accustomed to submit to the 

 " authority in matters clearly proper and consis- 

 *• tent with the established cui.ton»8 of the Go- 

 " vernment, for the sake of the preservation of 

 " the country, being unable toeontend with Siam, 

 ** from the superior num ber of their people. Dur- 



ing my administration, their demands have been 

 ** beyond measure increased, and heavy services 



have been required of me, inconsistent with the 

 *' custom of the country; these, however, I aub- 

 " mitted to, as far as 1 have been able, for the 



• Thtrf tippptrs tc be two anaelirfmlfniR In thi* iFlter, a* the king of 

 Kediih'^ nucle u^cendtil the ihr. ne in A, D. ITOh, not t8ui, (p lOSi aorf 

 abdtratcd In ia«..r A. D. Jh04» thr^r yea»* after the acccMion of the 

 fireji^ilt kSn^ i t >'um. C^nsi'ttiipntiy, tht- ex -king of KtdMh coiild ae^cr, 

 m here fltecrittl, U^vt: LdU the goreruDieDt oader the former king. 



