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ped up by beams of the tree called siddein, as it would have 
to be brought down. The mantris walked away, and when 
they came to the vessel, they found that it was resting on dry 
land, and that it was hemmed in by the large forest trees 
which had sprung up there. The Raja on hearing the chief's 
report these circumstances laughed, and observed. So it is! 
Here have I been staying so long expecting intelligence of 
the Prince of Rum and establishing this country. Here have 
I had a son born to me and here has the sea become dry land. 
Never mind, your highness, said the Rumi envoys, if it can¬ 
not be of use as a conveyance for your highness on the 
voyage to Rum, there is our ship ready for the purpose, to 
which advice the latter assented. After refreshments the 
envoys from Rum went on board their vessel. 
The R&ja retired with his son to the palace, and gave orders 
that all should be prepared for bis installation. What mul¬ 
titudes of animals and game were then slain for the festival, 
and what various sorts of musical instruments were put into 
requisition for the occasion. There were gongs, drums, 
srunei (long flutes,) niffiri (flutes,) nagara (drums) and clap¬ 
ping of hands, also hirbab kachapi (a sort of 5 stringed 
violin with a large body) dandi, mori kopak, cherachap or 
castanets, sirdam. 
In this manner the festivities were kept up for forty days 
and forty nights, after which on a fortunate day, and at an 
auspicious hour, the young prince was married to a princess, 
(no name) and he was then installed in his father’s place under 
the title of Rdjd Mdhd Podisat, and the sons of Mahawang- 
sa’s old ministers were placed in their room near the person 
of the new Rajfi. Mahawangsa after all had thus been settled, 
assembled the chiefs and ambassadors of Rum, and signified 
his intention to give the country another name. The minis¬ 
ters replied, certainly your highness, for it is proper that a 
lasting name should be bestowed on it, while the ministers 
from °Rum observed, that as the country had been got with¬ 
out difficulty, it would be proper that the new name should 
imply so. Marong Mahawangsa upon this replied, that 
since such was their opinion he would give the country 
the name of idti Kiddah meaning thereby Zumtri lauran 
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NOTES. 
We have now brought our native author up to the lime of the 
Jirst Raja, as he chutes to consider him, of Kedda, but Marong 
M&hawtuigsa was undoubtedly the first, since it was by his_own 
