Munsyi on the fire at Kampung Gelam in Singapore on 12 February 1847; according to a note by Voorhoeve in pencil, apparently copied from an original lithographed copy; wrongly called Syair Singapura terbakar by Van Ronkel (1921); utilized as MS B by C. Skinner (1972); II ff. 9r-10r: Pantun api di Kampung Gelam; the same fire at Kampung Gelam partly told in pantun; III f. lOr: Syair Kampung Tengah dimakan api; another fire at Singapore, which occured while Abdullah was writing the syair on the fire at Kampung Gelam on 8 March 1847; he and Keasberry were present on the spot; cf. C. Skinner 1972, p. 28. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 86, no. 199.

1563. KI. 183 Syair Nabi Isa i (+) 14 ff.; exercise book; wove paper; 20'/2 x 16 cm.; 32 lines per p.; Roman characters; the text (ff. lv-13r) contains a syair on the life of Jesus Christ; on f. lr is written Het leven van Jezus Kristus en Johannes den dooper in den leeftijd van den Koning Herodes en de Keizer Augustus, Bout Anna Truitje. The work consists of 238 stanzas. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 105, no. 241.

1564. KI. 184 Syair Ambia iv (+) 161 (+) vi pp.; European laid paper (blue); vol. I (ii (+) 53 (+) i pp.) 19Vi x 15 cm.; 15 lines per p.; neat writing (bad spelling); vol. II (ii (+) 108 (+) iv pp.) wm. Pro Patria with HOESCH BROTHERS and 1861; 18 x IOV2 cm.; 14 lines per p.; the same writing as above; the copying was finished on 11 Jumadil-akhir 1279/4 December 1862.

The text, pp. 1-161, narrates the story of two sons of Sultan Alit, Ambia and Nuran Syah; after the death of their mother, their stepmother conspires against them; she is jealous that Nuran Syah was appointed crown prince instead of one of her own sons; first she makes Nuran Syah’s fiancée disappear and thereafter she instigates the ruler against his sons, so that they have to set out wandering from place to place; not a very interesting text. Van Ronkel 1921, pp. 87-8, no. 202.