844 KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR TAAL-, LAND- EN VOLKENKUNDE 1743. KITLV Or. 396 Proclamations issued by Sultans of Bima-Manggarai A Proclamation issued by Sultan Abdul-Kadim Muhammad Syah 1 f.; European laid paper; 43Vi x 27 cm.; 34 lines; neat writing; dated 7 Dzulhijjah 1182/15 April 1768; with the seals of Sultan Abdul-Kadim Muhammad Syah and Isma‘ïl; the paper is restored; formerly kept in a bamboo tube; contains a proclamation issued on the occasion of the victory on p.a.p.u. and Karaeng j.a.l.u. at p.u.t.h.-, that they are pardoned for their treason with a warning that foreigners like Macassarese, Buginese, or Malays who arrive in Manggarai have to report their activities to local representatives of the ruler and that the people who were taken away by Karaeng j.a.l.u. should bereturned to Bima and Goa and that whoever infringes this decision, even the ruler of Goa himself, will be penalized. B Decree issued by Sultan Abdul-Hamid Muhammad Syah 1 f.; Dutch laid paper; wm. illegible (the paper is pasted over); 35‘/2 x 26'/2 cm.; 23 lines; legible writing; dated 25 Jumadil-awal 1198/16 April 1783; kept in a bamboo tube; with seals of the Sultan and four other chiefs; a decree issued to the dalu of Roti to replace of the old one; contains a prohibition on giving aid to enemies of the sultan and the enemies of Bima, conspiring with Buginese and Macassarese to import weapons, etc., to possess weapons; people of Bima who are married to subjects of the dalu are not allowed to reside inland but have to remain on the coast so that they do not destroy the (local?) religion and adat; those who infringe this will be punished. C Decree issued by Sultan Abdul-Hamid Muhammad Syah, to the dalu of Todo (?); the same paper, date and contents as above; neat writing; at the top is B in pencil; kept in a bamboo tube. D Decree issued by Sultan Abdul-Hamid Muhammad Syah, to the dalu of Rego (r.g.w.); the same paper, date and contents as above; legible writing; with C in pencil at the top; kept in a bamboo tube. E Decree issued by Sultan Abdul-Hamid Muhammad Syah, to the dalu of Kula (k.w.1.); the same paper, date and contents as above; legible writing; with D in pencil at the top; the paper is restored; formerly kept in a linen tube. F Decree issued by Sultan Abdul-Hamid Muhammad Syah, to the dalu of Runggu (r.w.ng.g.w.); the same paper, date and contents as above; neat writing; kept in a bamboo tube.