milABITING THE ]MALA\AN raiNSUU. 7 



riieulioned , seeiued to aiukunico oulotiisLs 

 ()j more liiaii one century. 



Besides, the Biiiuas are not Maliodune- 

 ilfiii ; but had they come to establiyli theiii- 

 selves ill the Peninsula subsef|ueiitly to the 

 \bdays, we should expect to lind them Ma- 

 hout uiedun; 1 01' it is scarcely credible that 

 at tlie time wlien the disciples of iMahomed 

 were so ardently waging war everywbere, 

 lorcing every uatiou to cmbiace the Koran, 

 it would have been perruitted to tiie Bi- 

 nuas, and only lo Hie Biniias, who would 

 have been lew and feeble, to i^njoy the 

 benefit of a free coiiscienoe; antl that, when 

 we are suj»posing Ifie Malays already estii- 

 blisbed there, and consequently havinjf all 

 power lo make tliem faithful disciples to 

 their beloved prophet. 



It is also stated by the Binuas, and ad- 

 mitted by the Malays, that before the Malayan 

 Peinnsula hat! Ihe name of Malacca, it was 

 inhabited by llie Birmas. In fonrse of lime. 



