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A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDA ANNALS. 
was brought up along with the Raja’s son, and a warm 
friendship began betwixt them. 
The Raja in time grew tired of the fort of Raja Bersiyong, 
because he had got a son. [ 1 ] The four mantris therefore 
urged him to make an excursion to the sea shore and amuse 
himself. So his highness set off soon after, and descending 
by the new cut called Kwalla Mud a he followed the -sea 
coast to 7 avjnnff Putri . This place did not please him for 
a new residence, so he passed straight up to Bukit Mariam, 
on which hill he set about erecting a fort and a palace. 
This hill was near the prison which Rajfi Bersiyong built 
on a hill there, hence called Bukit Pinjara, Raja Bersiyong 
had a fort too on that hill. There is a pretty stream at 
Bukit Pmjara, called Sungei Diddap. At this river the 
same Raja had also built a mud fort, to protect the river 
and settlement from any enemies who might eater from the 
sea in dark nights. 
One day a large and strange object was observed by Raja 
Bersiyong’s queen floating down the river. On approaching 
in the water towards it the queen found it to be a huge foam 
bell[ 2 ] which bursting disclosed a beautiful female child, 
who was conveyed by the queen to her palace and there 
carefully tendered and brought up under the name of Putri 
Saloang. The child resembl'd the children of lndra, or of 
the Genii, or the Dewattas. She was treated by the queen 
mother, as if she had been her own child, and tfie Rdja also 
had a great affection for her. 
The Raja meanwhile continued inspecting the building 
of Ids new fort and palace, passing down the river from time 
to time for the purpose. He also directed houses to be 
built for the mantris, the officers of government and the 
people, and that these should be arranged in streets the 
whole way to the sea beach, so that fish became cheap and 
abundant. The country of Kedda was very populous when 
this Raja began to rule, and numerous foreigners, merclmn s 
and settlers of various countries came there to stay or to 
transact business. His highness’s fame for courtesy, li¬ 
berality and justice were the cause of this influx; and there 
were now no complainings of tyranny and oppression. 
Provisions and other things were also cheap. The inhabi¬ 
tants likewise of distant creeks, bays and coasts of Kedda 
flocked to the new station or capital. 
1 A strange reason, but these Hyks were always changing their residence! 
on one [jretence or other. 
~ Like (he foam hell of Palembang which disclosed ibe “ Futii Tarjong 
Bui” Princess foam bell—(Malayan AunalB ) 
