1838.] 



Note on Malai/an I^fanuscripts and Books. 



79 



It contains aUo an account of the famous champions of Malacca — 

 the nine liongH. The fliglit of Mahmud Shah, on Malacca being 

 stormed by the Portuguese; first to Muar, thence to Pu.hang, Bintan, 

 and finally to Johore, where he founds a kingdom. His unsuccesbfal 

 attempt on Malacca and the subsequent fall of that city — the expul- 

 sion of the Portuguese by the united forces of the Dutch and king of 

 Johore, and division of the lands and spoils of Malacca between the 

 two victorious powers. 



To this succeeds an account of the origin of the interior state of 

 Eumbou-e— the cincienthoundLi' ' 'a7iing—the origin of the prin- 

 cipalities of Quedah, Patdni, aii:, ^ ;, -.,'? o-, and some interesting parti- 

 culars touching the history of Johore. 



Part the 2d of No. 3 is a copy of the Malay land code, a notice of 

 which has been already given.* Part 3 is the genealogy of tlie Rajas 

 of Samenap, from the Javan year 128-1 to 1/43 of the same era. This 

 is prefaced by stating that the religion of Badd'ha prevailed in Same- 

 nap before the introduction of Islam. It is a copy of a MS. late in the 

 possession of the king of Samenap, Sri Paduka Sultan Pakko Nutlo 

 N'nigrad^ furnished me by Count Yon Ranzow. Part -1 comprises the 

 code of Johore. Part 5 is a copy of some instructions given by tha 

 Dutch government of Malacca, to its Malay agent Abdul Kadir, who 

 proceeded on a mission in April 1S21. to the Malayan states, for the 

 collection of Malayan MSS.; an account of which is written br Abdul 

 Kadir himself. The places he visited were Tringdun, Rio, and 

 Lingga. At Tringdun, the chiefs informed him that in consequence 

 of the " Guru'^ Tuan Haji Abdul Kadir having interdicted the perusal 

 of the histories (hikaijet ) of kings of former times, many MSS. of this 

 nature had been burnt, and others carried off to different couatries. 

 He, how^ever, contrived to collect the following at Tringdnu. 



The Hong Tuah. 

 „ Kissa Raja Malayu. ^ bound in one large volume. 



„ Sri Rama, , ... .in one vol. large. 



„ K(;bat Lela Indra, 2 vols. 



„ Putra Gungga Sacli, 2 vols. 



„ Chayya Langkari, 2 vols. 



„ Charangga Lina, 1 vol. 



Two other MSS. names not mentioned. 



* Journal Xo. 13, p. 390. 



