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language, and in Roman letters. It ran as fol¬ 
lows :— 
“This act of oath of the kings Rhoandrians, of 
the Princes Anacandrians and Voadziri, of the chiefs 
Lohavohitz, and of the people of Madagascar, made 
the twelfth day of October, one thousand seven hun¬ 
dred and seventy-six, appointing and confirming the 
election of Maurice Augustus Count De Renyowsky, 
the rank of Ampansacabe, or Supreme Chief of the 
Nation, is acknowledged by us the kings, princes, 
chiefs, and people of Madagascar undersigned, being 
assembled in cabar.” 
This was signed by a number of great chiefs. It 
ran on thus :— 
“ In presence of our people, having consumed the 
sacrifice, and made the oath of blood, we proclaim 
and acknowledge Maurice Augustus for our supreme 
chief Ampansacabe, titles extinct since the death of 
our holy family of Ramini, which we revive in him 
and his family. We, therefore, submit inviolably to 
his authority; in consequence of which, we determine 
to erect in our province of Mahavelou, a monument 
to perpetuate the memory of our re-union, and to 
immortalize our holy oath. In order that our pos¬ 
terity to the remotest ages may be obedient to the 
sacred family, Ombiassi of the Ampansacabe, whom 
we all sanctify by our submission ; cursed be our 
children who shall not obey our present will—cursed 
be their inheritances, and the fruits of the earth on 
