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ftnidion of his fortrefs, and went with him to make an attack on Bln- 
tang. 
At the time that Malacca fell into the hands of the Portuguefe, Achein 
and Day a were provinces fubjedt to Pedcer, and governed by two flaves 
belonging to the fultan of that place, to each of whom he had given a 
niece in marriage. It muft be iniderftood that Haves are in that country 
on a different footing from thofe in moft other parts of the world, and 
13 fu ally treated as children of the family. It frequently happened alio 
that men of good birth, finding it neceffary to obtain the protection of 
fome perfon in power, became voluntary flaves for this purpofe. The 
nobles, being proud of the fcrvice of fuch dependents, encouraged the 
pradice by treating them with a degree of refpeft, and in many in- 
ftanccs they made theai their heirs,* A ilavc of this defcription who 
held the government of Acheen, had two fons, the elder of whom 
was named Raja Abrahamj and the younger Raja Leila y and were brought 
up in the houfe of their mafter. The father being old was recalled 
from his poft, but on account of his faithful fervices, the fultan gave 
the fucccflion to his cldeft fon, who appears to have been a youth of an 
ambitious and very fanguinary temper. A jealoufy had taken place 
between him and the chief of Day a, whilft they were together at Pe- 
deer, and as foon as he came into power he reiblved to feek revenge, 
and with that view entered in a lioftile manner the di£tri£l of his rival* 
When the fultan intcrpolcd, it not only added fuel to his refentment, 
but infpired him with hatred towards his mafter, and he Chewed his dif* 
refped by refufmg to deliver up o»i the rcquifuion of the fultan, cer- 
tain Portuguefe prifoners taken from a veiTel loft at Poolo Gomez, and 
which he afterwards complied ivirh at the interceflion of the Shaban- 
dar of Pafay, This condu^ft manifefting an intention of entirely throw- 
ing oif his allegiance, his father endeavored to recall him to a f^fe 
of his duty, by reprefentlng the obligations in which the family were 
* yht fame cuftom prevails at Achctn to day. Thefe flaves who are often Moors from 
^tlie WeR of India, trade for their maftcrj, and have a certain froponiija »f the profits, refiding 
in a, iepmte quarter of the city. 
4 Indebted 
