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4. N i t i S u r t i, 17.100, p. 51b-61a, 20 p., cat. Vreede, p. 273. [The date A.J. 1720, mentioned by Vreede, belongs at the end of the last text of cod. 1828: Sila Krama]. The Niti Surti is immediately followed by a didactic text on religious duties in the metre Wukir Gramya, which is com mon Dandai} Gula, mentioning in the be ginning caritanii) kiyamat, p. 61a-67a: 12 p. It is not eschatological, though. Mentioned in cat. Vreede p. 371 sepa rately as cod. 1828 (5).

lesson of kyahi Re j as a: p. 67a-70b: 8 p., on good behaviour and a simple life, in the metre Wuluh Rëmëk, which Is common Dandai!) Gula. Mentioned in cat. Vreede p. 371. ^' A s t a Praja: p. 70b-77b: 14 p. on statecraft, with examples taken from e pical literature, dated in the 2nd stanza 1680 A.J., i.e. 1754 A.D. (nis murda 4 a J ah oyag ii) bumi), mentioned in cat. Vreede p. 371. At the bottom of the page 'Ihe text is called Paniti Sastra, which is inaccurate.

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J a y a L ë 13 k a r a wulat) passage P- 77b-84a: 14 p., 30.820. Jaya Let)kara receives lessons on statecraft from his father-in-law the sage of mount Pamri- han, together with his brother-in-law ina Sastra (cf. cod. 1799), mentioned Cat - Vreede p. 280. This text has a se quence, p. 84a-94b: 22 p., mostly moral- ls tic, beginning with an explanation of s adu, guna, kaya, purun. ^ i Sila Krama’s lessons, given r during a dialogue with her husband, ^ niarr ied life: p. 94b-99a: 10 p. the en d the date 1720 A.J., i.e. 1793

A.D., probably referring to the whole of the compilation, is found. A colophon written by another hand has the date 1723 A.J. and the name of a scribe Jaya Sularja of Kama- gai}an in Sëmarat). It seems probable that this leather bound volume is of Central North Coast origin. The script is quadratic Pasisir. Cod. 10.867 contains a list of initial lines of cantos by Soegiarto.

LOr 1829 — H-26.610 — treebark paper 21 x 29 cm 165 double p. 17 x 23 cm Javanese 19 lines Kartasura history in verse, beginning about 1703 A.D. until about 1740 A.D., redaction mostly conforming to the Major Babad. Cat. Vreede p. 107 has a Dutch epitome. The ms has been in the possession of a radèn ayu, wife of a Regent of Sëmarai). The script is Central North Coast. Leather bound volume, originally belonging to the Delft collection. On the reverse side cod. 1829 contains a short biography in prose of prince Maijku Nagara I (called in the beginning: panérai) adipati satriya Raja Mëtaram, Amët)ku Nagara Sénapati ipayuda, Lalana Jaya Misésa, Prawira Adinii}rat), the founder of the Mapkunagaran princedom in Surakarta, mentioning his warlike deeds up to 1682 A.J., i.e. 1756 A.D. (7 p.). Also on the reverse side: a short Sunda- nese story in verse in Javanese (not Sunda- nese-Javanese) script referring to courtly festivities (7 p.), at the end called uran- uran Sunda, by a Regent of Tëgal. It is dated in the beginning 1815-1743-1231. Cod. 10.867 contains a list of initial lines of cantos by Soegiarto.