ordered to guard a tree; they request him to ask the pendeta the reason for this order. Then he comes across the mother of Ratna Sari who asks him to procure medicine for her mute daughter; and a fish which brings him to the island of the pendeta also charges him with a question to the pendeta. All the questions are answered, Ratna Sari is cured and marries Indera Menteri; his mother is also cured; Indera Menteri becomes rich owing to a treasure-trove in the earth under the tree guarded by the two men; translated from the Sundanese (on pp. 89-90, for instance, there are Sundanese- speaking persons). Juynboll 1899, p. 176 (CL).

366. Cod.Or. 3317 Hikayat Bahram Syah 86 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Pro Patria; 20'A x 17 cm.; 17 lines per p.; neat writing; writing finished on 22 Dzulhijjah 1269/26 September 1853 at Sorkam; Van der Tuuk bequest. The text contains the story of Bahram Syah, son of the ruler of Padang Silalatan who, in quest of a bird wanted by his father, experiences great adventures with a jin, a garuda, and a snake; after having obtained the bird he is thrown into a well by his two brothers, and his servant steals his ring; however, the tale has a happy ending. Juynboll 1899, pp. 176-8 (CLI).

367. Cod.Or. 3318 Hikayat Raja Budak or Hikayat anak saudagar menjadi raja 25 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Pro Patria', 20Vi x 16 cm.; 17 lines per p.; rather fine writing; the writing was finished at Pasar Batu Keriki in Barus on 18 Jummadil-awal 1269/27 February 1853; Van der Tuuk bequest. The story of a merchant’s daughter who, because of her intelligence, becomes queen; many princes want to marry her but she refuses until a bird makes her agree to marry her master, Dewa Kaca Seri Lila; cf. Klinkert (1869). Juynboll 1899, p. 179 (CLIII).

368. Cod.Or. 3319 Hikayat Si Miskin or Hikayat Mara Karma) 115 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Eendracht with VD L; 20 Vi x 16 Vi cm.; 11 lines per p.; neat writing; decorated title pages; the copying was finished on 24 Sya’ban 1856/30 April 1856; as owner is mentioned Utung bin Akir, with the message that after his death his wife Kursyima of Palembang, shall inherit the MS (cf. Cod.Or. 3308); corrupted by a Jakarta copyist; Van der Tuuk bequest.