Matârem.
A.'J. 1585.
Sultan Çeggï
Arum.
A.B. 1659.
fonets of war and deserters .should he. mutually, restored, with the exception,
on-the part'öf!lthe Sultan, of those who had embraced‘the Mahometan
faith more than tfcfee months -previous to-that date; those! who hadisitbmit-
ted to circumeision emée that date to be sent^hackÿsQrnif? isîavés ahdounwil-
ling to return, the Sultan-to-pay the value of. them to’their.master^ rthat
the DutcK'shoUldj as hetetofere,- have a- permanent residence: at Bantam,
®>r which purpose the same bmlding wtrasto he given'.which; they WH «m .
pied beSsfe the Wàiÿ of rent, and this-ibuildmg.ta be;seeured, at «ike
Sultan’s expense, against any hostile attempts : that .the river of At,**™
Jdwa should form the boundary o f the Bantam territory. !
Certain provisions were made also to prevent îlliôit trading;;.
Shortly after his Recession, the chief o f Balambdngan, aided by forces
from BàM, - again revolted, and an army was sent against him. The troops,
however, ,JWérh no sooner'set" in motion, than a-plot-was concerted against
the princess life, with the knowledge of his -younger brother, 'A lit j but
intelligence of it being communicated to the- prince, ArwSalingsingf* wÿo
had been the instigator of the plot, was with his son beheaded;- oh;theepot
Wheæe a hew krdton was erecting. On the intercession o f Bdngeran Pur-
bdya, the prince was disposed to be lenient to hWbrother^.as. wélM on
account of hxs age as a strong affection which he bbreitowards him'. A s cending
the royal eminence, the prince ordered the' heads of the parties -to
be brought, and • summoning - his brother AUt into his presence placed tKe
heads before him, saying, “ behold the reward of .those who- have attempted
« to overthrow hlÿ authority. - Bring; before, me, without delay, 411 your
« followers.” The Pdngêhm immediately retired; and not-knowing what
was to be the- result, immediately assembled' ah his adherents-and lattend-
ants, and informed them , o f what had- passed;- when they unanimously
agreed to amók thé Sîisûnm’s party; urging that, as soon' às the Màtârem
peoplè' saw them commence to amok, they would join them. The Pangéran,
who was quite a-yotitb, gave into the plan, and they forthwith proceeded to
the dlûnatün, where they were not joined by a single man oîth&Màtdrem
people.. They however 'commenced 'amok, and the -people fled in every
direction, until Panger Cm- ChâlcraNingrat of Maddraapproached Alit, kissed
.his feet, telling him it was the order of the prince, who was aware' of this
proceeding, that his person- should be ‘seized, but on no account Wounded
or hurt, and implored him to surrender* buum , disregarding his proposal,
drew his kris and stabbed the Pangêràn, viho died on the spot. The
Madurese,
Mafliirese, who witnessed this. signet dmmedMely fell upon A lit, who was
soon dispatched. The Susénan was deeply affected at the loss of his brother,
and in the. violence of his agitation,. on receiving fee account o f what
had'passed,'wounded himself in the left arm ; and from this period, the
Javan historians state, “ that he never forgave an offence however trifling.
“ When he was unhappy, he. always put to death those who were the cause
,unhappiness, ^And op the. (slightest occasions was subject to fee
“ most violent gusts öf anger.” .
' It is related, that the; prince! evinced great sorrow for the loss of this
brother, and that when the time of mourning had expired, he wreaked his
vengeance on the supposed authors of this calamity, by a massacre unparalleled
in the -annals ofith-e dorm-try.,:. A rigorous investi^afionr-waS instituted,
toaseêrtain th^-abettors and Acéömj)llbes.iin this attack; against tbcprince’s
life;-' and^for thfe purpose-a commission was appo'inted undferitha ifeection of
his favourites.1 • The: chiefs ef'jthe four quarters of the .capital.were directed
to inscribe the names ofoall the. priests ± within-their respective divisions,
under pretext'feat' the prince intended to confer certain marks of distinction
upon those who resided; at M-atarem,- but in fact htofipr event their
éseape; for no sooner were fee registers made, than a cannon was fired
from the palace, as a signal to commence fee--slaughter, and within less
than half an hour all the priests, (whether guilty or innocent, withrfeeir
wives and children, amounting to upwards of six thousand souls,, were
inhumanly and indiscriminately butchered.
On fee following morning, when the Susunan appeared in public; he
seemed much agitated, and remained without saluting his courtiers or utter*
ing a word for 'fee-space; o f ail hour. He then addressed himself .-to his
uncle BurMya, saying that the priests, who ought to have set an example
to others, had conspired against his life ; and to cover the atrocity of the
massacre,' lie brought forward three or four-priests, who had been purposely
saved from the general' slaughter, and- from whom it was 'easy to obtain
whatever evidence best suited Ms purpose. -
In the war against Balambdngan, although the Matdrem. forces were successful
in obtaining, possession of fee capital, the chief and his. principal
adherents fled to Bali'.' ■ Wira China was anxious, to follow- them; but a
•serious illness breaking out among fee troops, he was obliged to withdraw
them, and retreat with the few who had survived, in number not exceeding
a thousand.
Matârem.
4L j. 1585»
Saltan T-égsÔ
Arum.
M 1659.