176 A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDAH ANNALS. 
Chapter V. 
Raja Marong Maha Podisaf gave orders very soon after 
this object of settling his son had been gained, that his four 
ministers should collect a body of armed mer, horses and 
elephants, with every requisite for another expedition. So when 
all had been prepared, his second son departed with it, jour¬ 
neying towards the S. S. E of Kedda, in search of a place to 
form a settlement and to built a fort and palace with the usual 
defences; and being accompanied by ministers ando!her state 
officers, ryots and followers. The expedition passed through 
the deep forests, and over hills, passing the time in all kinds 
of amusement and sports of the field, and when it reached a 
deep pond or pool the people stopped to fish. At length the 
colony reached a large river which descended to the sea. 
Again it came to a water course and lake, which surround¬ 
ed a row of three or four Islands. The young prince was 
charmed with the aspect of these Islands. He therefore took 
a polished silver arrow, and adjusting it to his bow called 
Indrasakli, thus addressed it:—“ speed and fly thou away 
towards these three or four Islands and there descend—and 
wherever you now reach the ground there I will form my 
settlement and build my fort The silver arrow sped aloft 
with a sound like that made by the wings of the hum¬ 
ming beetle and fell upon one of the Islands—therefore the 
prince called the Island Indrasafcti. Here on that spot the ' 
Raja built a fort and surrounded it with a ditch, and then 
erected his palace. He had all the inhabitants and people 
too, who were dispersed and scattered about, collected. Thus 
having got into his palace with all his people about him, lie 
found that the new country was established, he then called it 
Niyri Perak or the Perak or Silver country—after that 
silver-pointed arrow. So the country continued settled and 
flourishing under the just and wise sway of the new Raja. [8J 
When Marong Maha Podisat heard of this fortunate 
result of the expedition, he said to his four old mantris— 
“My brothers I beg you to get ready the supernaturally gift¬ 
ed elephant named Lela Johari, which our father Marong 
Mahawangsa used to ride. Let it be provided with a 
royal Sukhtikurjaan or howdah having a canopy and 
hangings because I desire to raise my daughter to the digni¬ 
ty of a Raja and to settle her in a government. Do you 
my four brothers accompany her to her destination; and 
take charge of her and the expedition, and when the under¬ 
taking shall have been accomplished, then do you four return 
here to me, leaving the elephant Kamala Jauhari to attend 
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