8C ACCOUNT OK THK WILD THIBES 



and a woman. They were Batins (llial is 

 a king anil a (jueen), of course, without 

 kingdom or i^uhjecls. Histoi'y says not how 

 long a time this couple iiihahited heaven; 

 hut only tlial, one day, they descended on 

 earth, and were found near tlte river of 

 Johore, on the soutfienx part of the Penin- 

 snla. There, this celestial Batin and his 

 consort hegat a numerous family, who peo- 

 pled ali the Peninsula : those of Ihem who 

 embraced Islamism are called now Malays; 

 and the others who remained more faith- 

 ful to the manners and customs of their 

 ancestors retained the name of Jakuus. 



It is not necessary to pay great attention 

 to perceive the analogy hetwcen this tradi- 

 tion and the true history of the creation 

 of mankind, as it is reported in the holy 

 scriptures; or rather, would it not be the 

 same history deformed in several circum- 

 stances, but correct and easily recognized 

 in several others? 



