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A TRANSLATION OP THE KEDDAH ANNALS TERMEO 
MA RONG MA HAWANGSA 
By Lieut-Col. James Low, c. m. r. a. s. 8$ m. a. s. b. 
The Prince of Rum, it is further narrated, who was clinging 
to a plank, was tossed about by the winds and waves with¬ 
out a morsel of food to eat, or water todrink, His body became 
emaciated, and was covered with barnacles and shell-fish—till 
at length, feeble and exhausted, he was cast by the surf into 
the crevice of a rock on the shore of the island Langkopuri. 
He had nearly lost his voice, through the perils he had 
endured. Now it happened, one day, that Girda had left the 
Island in search of food, and the Princess of China accom¬ 
panied by her foster-mother, and attendant, had gone to the 
sea beach to search for crabs and shell-fish. Presently her 
Ladyship heard some one groaning—and told her attendants 
to go and .see who it could be. They accordingly went on the 
search, and scon met witli a man whose features they did not 
recognize—nor indeed could they see them, since h© was 
glistering with the shell-fish which had fastened on his person 
from his feet to his ej®. The foster-mother reported this 
to the Princess, observing that she was afraid to go near to 
the creature, not knowing whether it might not turn to be a 
demon, or a Jin, instead of a manoos or human being. The 
Princess smiled at this fearful narrative—but bid the narrator 
return to the spot, and correctly ascertain who, or what the 
creature was. She did as directed—and the Prince of Rfim 
answered her questions by acquainting her with his name, 
and late disasters, and with the object of his voyage to 
China. She could not help laughing when she again reported 
the result of her enquiries. The Princess ordered her instant¬ 
ly to go to the Prince and remove him to a place of conceal¬ 
ment—so that Girda might not find, kill and eat him, adding 
" have a care and give the Prince only gruel at first for his 
food—and let him be washed free from all the barnacles and 
shell-fish with gruel also, lest he should die.” 
So the Prince was carried , agreeably to the desire of the 
Princess, by her two attendants who concealed him in a cave, 
where there was plenty of small stones to cover its entrance. 
They performed for him the requisite ablutions, as he was too 
weak himself—and scraped off’ the shell-fish from his person. 
The Princess sent also by the hands of her attendants a 
dress for the Prince. 
* Continued from last number. 
