Malay annals / translated from the Malay language, by John Leyden. With an introduction by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

Date:
1821
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Malay annals / translated from the Malay language, by John Leyden. With an introduction by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTION. =a In presenting this work to the. Public, it: may be proper to offer some explanation on the circumstances under which it was written, on the object of the ‘Translator, and on the character and present condition of the people, whose early annals it re- cords, From the per iod at which Dr: Aid se Ani visited the Eastern Islands, i in 1805, he may be said to have espoused the cause of the Malayan race with all the ardour and enthu- siasm which so peculiarly distinguished his character. In the feudal notions and habits | of this people, he found so much in accord- ance with his own feelings of honour and independence, that he was at once alive to their true character and interests; and, while his powerful and intelligent mind was engaged in deeper researches into their languages and literature, he neglected no opportunity of becoming acquainted with their more popular. tales and. traditions. A 3