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coast of Borneo, opposite Central Java, be longed also for a considerable time to the sphere of Javanese cultural influence. Like lri Palémbai}, Javanese culture receded in the nineteenth century. Javanese manuscripts w ritten in Bah jar Masin or referring to' the district are not in evidence, but the local Malay idiom retains many words borrowed from Javanese (see § 24.200 ff.).

60.191, Plate no 38, Unday-undan, Palêmbav,, CB 146, Regulations of the Palémbatj Court, South Sumatra, in macapat verse, dated A.D. 1792. Perpendicular script with many flour ishes, carefully written. The reproduced page is originally 15x11 cm. The style of the mitial stanzas is artificial, using many kawi Expressions. The meaning is not always clear. The metre is (landat} gula. The scribe used Itlatl y dashes represented by commas in the transliteration, to mark caesurae in the lines M the stanzas. See Synopsis, 47.650. Text:

(P-1, line 1) // o // tabyanta hu, lun nëda butamï, ron ii} mudantya paksa gumita, tu (2) nèg candi ghrnda dénné murtta.13 P a t}Iocitta sru, harda lépa, nuwitj prakawT, tanné

(•^) ran} céda nit}, rat /, cumantaka nty a yhn, mriya tatèt} susastrawwan /, bwat nin Jrih

(4) lu, d °n tan, w Waka

mirwwa rit} haghna nrpatl, ya awiyat}a // kunai} hit}kat}, pinur-

(-5) Sr i hi

tnut}gwli}, pralampita, hadi ginopita, 0 palarakta rké kasub pra

(d) bwadiluhui},, hadil lapa, lamarttir} da- ■ hanissih it} twas nala, sarandrèt} radya wus, kabwattan sih darmma mwat}

tat}, hulun thulya, jrih trsnèt} nata kapatl, (8) dura hamrih dédéya // i sakala, windu masèt} tulïs / trus sa (9) gatra susranit} naréndra, hit} pala mirah murtthya hat} ri kala pray a hanjum, (10) bala mwat} tat},, tatèi} nagarl, tuwin talitya hundat}, hundaj} lumrèi}. dusun / pami (11) ngir kita winéyan /, trus sri hèt} par, wwata jajahan namawt, hundat} hundat} hit} pra ja/ Translation: (p. 1, line 1) // o // Pardon am I begging from the prominent persons, for the great foolishness of wanting to make a poem, (2) being deficient in knowledge of the metres (read chandograntha, metre-book), be cause the understanding is missing. Without good manners I have been visiting the poets, ignoring (3) the censure of the public, arrogantly wanting to reach the sphere of the literati. This was done out of fear (4) to act contrary to the King’s order, wishing not to be disobedient. // As to the first thing to (5) have a place in this book, mention is made of the King of Palémbang, renowned (6) as an eminent Ruler, just and right eous towards his servants, not prejudiced (read tan nisih) in his heart and mind. All the realm (7) is overwhelmed with his favours and gifts, and the commoners alike respect and love the King exceedingly. (8) They do' not think of trying to' do evil. // In the year, the date of the writing, “all through (9) the body is the renown of the King” (chronogram: A.J. 1719, i.e. A.D. 1792) in