kelakuan bagi adat, syarat menda'wa, hak coba bagi simeda'wa; II pp. 44-101: Tambo Minangkabau; beginning with a short introduction on the undang-undang followed by the genealogy of rulers of Minangkabau from Adam and Iskandar Dzul-Karnain in Rum; Iskandar marries a nymph from heaven and begets three sons: Sultan Maharaja Alif, Sultan Maharaja Dipang, and Sultan Simaharaja Diraja; the three princes sail away; in the Ceylon Sea they encounter fire and high waves; on the island of Langkapuri they have a discussion; each of them wants the crown, but it falls into the sea; Sultan Simaharaja Diraja retrieves the gold and has another crown made; the goldsmith is killed, so that it cannot be imitated; the French and the Dutch are maintained by the Sultan of Rum who rules 60,000 countries; Sultan Maharaja Diraja sails to Java, bringing all kinds of animals; from there he sails on to the Gold Island and his boat is wrecked; on this island men and animals multiply; the ruler begets five sons and sails back to Java; the five princes marry the five daughters of the man who had previously repaired the boat; one of the five princes is sent to Ranah Tanah Datar (as a human being)’ one to Luhak Again (tiger), one to Ranah Lima Puluh (as a goat), one to Kecundung Lais or Lasi (as a cat); the fifth is not mentioned; they come to the palace of Datuk Perpatih nan Sebatang; when a deer comes out of the sea it is snared on the advice of Datuk Seri Diraja; that place is then called Pariangan; thereafter the prince moves to Batu Patah which then is called Pariangan Padang Panjang; two penghulu are chosen: Datuk Maharaja Besar for Padang Panjang, and Datuk Bendahara Kaya for Pariangan; meeting halls and a mosque are erected; adat, syara‘ and hukum are inherited from Adam, because Adam was the first ruler of the earth; Datuk Ketemenggungan and Datuk Seri Maharaja are appointed; etc.; HI pp. 101-152: Undang-undang Minangkabau-, the undang-undang is discussed in general; at the end (pp. 133-152) a chapter on Undang-undang Tiga Belas Kota. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 247, no. 629.

1236. Cod.Or. 12.125 Undang-undang Minangkabau 70 pp.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Pro Patria with B; 21 x 17 cm.; 19-22 lines per p.; legible writing; Van Ophuysen coll. (3). On the cover the work is called Kitab oendang-oendang ‘adat Soepaijang-, the text, pp. 1-61, contains the Tambo Minangkabau beginning with Nur Muhammad, the