170 A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDAH ANNALS, 
years ancl months, the Rajd had another son born to him, 
who was equally gifted, as his two elder brothers, with per¬ 
sonal endowments. It was a great source of delight to Maha 
Podisat to watch these children at play, and to see them 
daily increasing in stature and knit together by mutual af¬ 
fection, and acquiring also all the desired accomplishments of 
mind and of person. His highness when he sat in his hall, 
for the administration of justice, and state affairs, along with 
all his officers, used to have these four children present, that 
they might learn how to govern, and their behaviour, pru¬ 
dence and generosity gained them the love and applause of 
all the chiels and people, and the gratitude of the poor. 
Their politeness and affability to strangers and merchants 
secured their esteem and admiration. When also the Raja 
gave audience in state in his palace, these four children would 
not be absent, but sat close to their parents in a respectful 
manner; and conversed with and addressed them in pleasing 
language. In fact they would not separate themselves from 
their royal parents. When too, the Raja accompanied his 
sons outside of the fort, he gave to each of them a horse, and 
a weapon, and made them, while at a gallop, tilt at the stalk 
of a water lily. The plain was full of people who flocked to 
see this exercise of the young princes, and their practise also, 
on horseback, with the bow and arrow. These sports were 
repeated every three days, and the sons of the ministers also 
joined in them. 
At length these four royal children grew up, and it became 
requisite that governments should be provided for them. 
Accordingly when the Rajd was one day seated in public with 
his officers around him, the four old mantris made obeisance 
and said-—“ We four brothers, may it please your highness, 
are of opinion that it is now time to follow the injunction of 
your royal father Marong Mabavvangsd, by sending your chil¬ 
dren to their respective destinations, especially now, because 
the lands indicated and tracts mentioned by your father are 
all wildernesses , they have no inhabitants, or at least they have 
only scattered populations and they have no rulers.” Raja 
Marorig Maha Podisat replied — (i If this be the advice of my 
brothers I pray you to send and collect all the tribes or fami¬ 
lies of Girgassies, and instruct their Panghulus Nang Sut- 
taman and Pra Chi Sam, and their wives to come with them, 
as I intend to order them to accompany my eldest son, the 
rest of the escort will be composed of my Malays. The journey 
is iu a N. N. W. direction and is a long one/’ Then Pra Chi 
Sam and his wife having arrived, they were thus accosted by 
