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The Sakai always catch fish near the sunken crown of the 
Raja of Malacca, because they float up to avoid its brightness. The 
Raja is always sick after the loss of his crown and Laksamana after 
the loss of his creese. 
The Laksamana is sent to Rum to buy cannon. He arrives at 
Aeheh and meets Sultan Silahu’d-din (who was deposed in 1539 
A. I)., R. 0. W.). Thence he sails to Pulau Dewa 'and the sea of 
Mukha. He comes to Juddah where is the tomb of Siti Hawa 
(Eve). He goes ashore and the port officer takes them to Malik 
Astur, who takes them to Mecca. At that time 886 A.H. (= 1481 
A.U.), Sharif Ahmad son of Zainu’l-abidin ruled Mecca, and an- 
other son Sharif Baharu’din ruled Medina — both under the suzer- 
ainty of Rome. On the way the Laksamana meets Xabi Khidlir, 
who gives him a flask of water wherewith to moisten lips and ears 
so that he may speak and understand foreign tongues (p. 240). 
Deputations from Egypt and Syria bring the sacred carpet to 
Mecca. The Malay visitors go to all the sacred places (p 242) and 
to Shaikh .Tamalu’d-din, keeper of the Prophet’s tomb. 
They reach Istambul where the port-officer takes them to 
Ibrahim Khakan, who describes the glories of Istambul, the royal 
garden called Taman Ghairat Berahi, with its gate Xaga Indera 
P'aksi, its river Dar’u-l-ashikin, the mountain Ja,balu’l-‘ala, its river 
adorned with flower-pots called Rambat Kamali and stone banks 
•called Tebing Singga Safa, its rock Tanjong Indera Bangsa where 
the Sultan sits to fish, the island Singga Marmar, with its lake 
Singga Tasek Kumkuma ; the banks of the river called Ratna 
Chuacha and Sembeka, its market-place Medan Hairani, and its 
orchards full of Malay fruits (pp. 252-8). They are taken to the 
four Mangkubumis and lastly into the presence of the Sultan. 
They return with rich presents and guns ( bedil ), reaching Malacca 
after a voyage of four months. 
The princess of Gunong Ledang is installed ruler of Malacca 
(p. 279) ; Tun Mat, son of the Bendahara, is made Bendahara 
Paduka Raja ; Tun Karim, son of the Temenggong, is styled 
Temenggong Sri Seroja; and Tun Kadim, son of the Laksamana, 
gets the title of Laksamana. 
The Raja of Malacca offers a reward to whosoever will con- 
sent to be buried! alive and bring him news' from the grave. Laksa- 
mana consents and on the way gives a cake {a pain) to a poor 
dervish (p. 282). He is buried with a string to pull and com- 
municate with the Raja who holds the other end. He pulls and 
the grave is opened whereupon the Laksamana is found naked with 
a broken pot ( belanga ) in his hand. He tells how two fiery vol- 
canoes attacked him in the grave and he kept them off with the 
pot he found in his hand and how the fire passed the chipped pot 
and burnt his clothes. 
The Bendahara retires to Tanjong Iveling, the Temenggong 
to Tanjong Tuan and the Laksamana to Tanjong Jugera, where 
he lived a hermit with his teacher, a Hadramaut Shaikh, who had 
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