A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDAH ANNALS. 163 
friendship, and our desire to form a cordial alliance with him, 
acquainting him that I have settled a new country here, and 
that I hope he will favor me with samples of all the products 
of the region which he governs. 
The ministers prepared two prahus, and loaded them with 
such floods and merchandize as the place afforded. Then 
two of them having been appointed joint envoys, they em¬ 
barked, one in each of the two prahus—and sailed up the 
coast. When they had reached the kwalla or embouchure of 
the country of Kalangi —they observed a large three-masted 
vessel at anchor there—and they passed up and immediately 
proceeded to present themselves to the Rdja. The latter 
happened then to be sitting in state with all his courtiers and 
officers about him, bearing read a tetter which had arrived 
by the ship from the Raja of Rfim, who in it requested to 
know where Marong Mahawangsa was to be found. 
The R4j& Kalangi had the letter brought by these Kedda 
ministers also opened and reach When the ambassadors 
from Rum heard Mahawangsa’s name which was in the letter 
—they looked at the envoys, and recognized them—saying 
at the same time-—have you forgotten us, my lord ? lhey 
turned round and also recognizing their countrymen instantly 
replied in the negative—inquiring at the same time when the 
other party had arrived. We arrived here only three or four 
days ago, they replied, and we touched at all the countries 
[on our way] in order to get intelligence of your Raja. Since 
such has been your lordship's object, rejoined UieSrai envoys, 
we propose that you shall accompany us to that new settlement, 
and wait there until we can learn tidings of the Prince.—You 
mistake a little, said the ambassadors from Rum ; we have 
come with the double intention of seeking for your Raja and 
our young prince; the latter, as we have learned, is living now 
in China by himself. Well, said the envoys, we pray you to 
wait, until we have fulfilled at this place the wishes of our Raj&. 
So they went to the Raja Kalangi, who inquired of them if 
there were many very large men in their master’s country, 
yes, they replied, there are such men in the tribe of Girgassi 
Oh then, observed his highness, if this is the case, there is a 
vase here which exceeds in size that of ary other, an heir¬ 
loom of mine, I give this vase to your master. So the vase 
was conveyed by a large body ot men, and put on board the 
ship, which had come from Rum, as the envoys prahus held 
only light goods. This superb vase or jar was the handiwork 
of a Girgassi of old who lived in and belonged to that land. 
Its height was reckoned that of twenty steps of a ladder. 
