HIKAYAT HANG TUAH. 
Ill 
On the advice of astrologers, a princess, Gemala Rakna Peling- 
gam by name, had been put by her parents on an Island Biram 
Dewa. Thither to hunt came a prince from keindraan, called Sang 
Pertala ( Verio, or Perna, Niemann) Dewa. He wooed and wed- 
ded the earthly princess, who bore a son Sang Peri ( Purba or 
Sipurba, Niemann) Dewa. That child was made king at Bukit 
Si-guntang Mahameru and married a girl born of the vomit of a 
hull that came down from heaven. The fruit of their marriage 
was four children, Sang Saniaka, Sung Jam Nan, taka, Sang Mani- 
aka, Sang Satiaka. A nakhoda from Palembang saw the four boys 
and took them to be demigods (anak dewa). Later, chiefs came 
from Bentan and Singapore to Palembang to ask for one of the 
youths to be their king. Sang Maniaka was chosen and appointed 
his court, — four ministers: Bendahara Paduka Baja, Ferdana 
Manteri, Temenggong Seri ’diraja, Tun Pikrama ; four captains 
(hulubalang) : Tun Bijaya Sura, Tun Bijava ’diraja ; four orang 
besar : Tun Aria, Sang Java, Sang Utama, Sang Derma. 
Hang Tuah was the son of Hang Mahmud and Dang Merdu 
Wati. Hang Mahmud removed from his home at Sungai Duyong 
to Bentan. One day he dreamt that the moon fell and illumined 
the head of his son. So Hang Tuah was dressed in white and 
prayers were offered for him. When he grew big - , he became a 
hewer of wood for the Bendahara Paduka Raja. He had four 
friends: Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Kasturi, and Hang Leki- 
wa. One day they sailed for Pulau Tinggi in a perahu lading. 
They were attacked by three boatloads of pirates from Siantan and 
Jemaja, subjects of Majapahit, under two leaders Penghulu Aria 
Negara and Aria Jemaja, who were bound for Palembang 'to raid 
it by order of the minister Patch Gajah Mada of Majapahit. They 
beat off the pirates and sailed with ten prisoners for Singapore. 
The Batin of Singapore, who was sailing to Bentan with 7 boats, 
•saved them from pursuit. Hang Tuah and his friends become 
pupils of a pandita, Adi Putera, whose eldest brother Pertala was 
an ascetic on Gunong Merta Pura in Majapahit and his next 
brother, Radin Aria, an officer under the Betara of that kingdom. 
One day Hang Tuah killed a man, who was running amuck, with 
his wood-chopper. Later he and his comrades saved the Benda- 
hara from being murdered by four pengamok. The Bendahara 
protested that he was unaware the boys were sons of kakak Dollah, 
kakak Mansor, kakak Shamsu and kakak Rejeling (or Samut Nie.) 
Hang Tuah finds a chintamani snake. The five youths enter the 
service of the Raja of Bentan. 
The Ratn of Lasam in Jawa once ordered Patch Kerma 
Wijaya to repair the land wasted by Radin Inu Kuripan. The 
Pateh went to Padhang and there falling sick sent to Lasam for 
his daughter Ken Semerta. The Ratu of Lasam saw and seized 
her. In anger Pateh Kerma Wijaya left Lasam and refusing Sang 
Agong’s invitation to stay at Tuban passed on to Ja va Katra, where 
he was welcomed by the Adipati; and thence to Beutan. Now 
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