" you as quickly as possible, for my heart yearns towards yea, and l dread
“ test you should come to ahy misfortune. I f you wish it, I will go and
41 meet the Susunem. Bring you your two wives, who are both the sister! of
“ the Sustihan, throw yourselves together at his feet, ask forgiveness for any
“ offence you have committed, and perhaps he will be merciful towards you
“ ahd grant you pardon. I f you come alone in that way, the Sustinan
*• cannot act e^aiast ydu, for are yha not married to his Trtina
Jdya reflected upon what ChakraNtngrdt said, and was inclined to follow his
advice, saying, I return abundant thanks to you for your kindness towards
“ me. Your advice is'good and I will follow i t : I will follow you, accom-
“ panied by my wives.” Trdna Jdya with his wives afterwards accompanied
Chakra Ningrat to Ked&rt.
” 'Chakra iN&rtgrat then Jed Trtina Jdya with .his .wives to the hall of audience,
whefcte the 1 Sustinan was seated with the admiral and numerous Dutch
officers. Tr&na Jdya on this occasion did not weaY his vfcm, but rolled a
chindi doth round has body, as-if he were a prisoner;
I®* They fell at the feet of the Susunan, imptoriog fotgivenessdfor the
of Truna Jdya, On winch the Sus&nm said, “ It is weH! Trtim Jdya, for
M this time I forgive you. Go without and clothe yourself in becoming
“ apparel, and then return to me, when I will present you with a Jiris,
and instal you as aay minister, in the presence of «ill assembled.*».. i?The
Susbnan the® gave orders that be «dboold- beserved with apparel. Ihe hp«rt
of Truna Jdya became highly elated: he went out' and received the apparel
from ttm&toriftm’s people, and then returned into the ^presence, but without
wearing a -Bi?, as the Sustinan had intimated his intention t® present him
with one.
“ As be approached, the S'wsaraan'desired his women to bring him the kris
named Kidi hd&bar, whieh was still unsheathed. As soon as it was delivered
into the hands of the Sustinan, he said to Truna Jdya, “ know, THcnaJdya,
“ that I have given my word that I would never sheathe this kris except in
“ your body: receive now your death from it in punishment of your
“ offence.” TrunaJdya was silent, while the Stmmxm standing up approached
and stabbed him with his kris in the breast- Returning then to his
throne he seated himself and ordered his people who were assembled to
finish the work which he had began, whereupon they all fell upon Tr&na
Jdya, the unfortunate wretch, stabbing him in a thousand places and cutting
his body to pieces. They then severed the head From the trunk, rolled it in
I the
the mud, mad? a mat (rf it, • and gb ^asfr c§ist ipto^ cjitoh B e^«tess a
or^er• of the Sysfaan. The adn^pl^pd.^ll. gud party f
were present at ^f&\^ecution:;J|)ut(|thpug}i they appeared astonished at the
copduct q£-Xh,® Sustinan, they>rpmaipe4 SDggpattprs, of. ij.”-
Sp?h is the. acepunt gjiyqn^by thetJgyans, witbontje^prepcc t® the share
which the Dutch had.in ,th?jtransaptifiq j but ftom ith^cD-Rtfi1?, account! it
appears, that Triyiy Jdya delivered himself up upder a stipulation with the
Dutch- that hhhbfe should be,.; spare4r ■ A. young qf^cer, gf thg .name of
JengJeer, -wlip.had been.placed by the Gepprat (.Coppqr), in charge of .'the
Swtitgyi’g gnavd, wa,g feat fey ftp ^kig&ngns tg ttoStiWifch Trfrda Jdya,, wi$Kplf
any communication wjfcfeprauthprity j^omihis coipmandiRg ffl$ce|. ^alentyn
says positiye}y, that Jengkeg promisefl hiip pardon* gnd gssurgd him p£ his
life J but Copper, annoyed that thp, predit of taking $js fMef(ghoi4drthus
hav§ beep wregted from him by a junior e£5cer acting without,authority,
exasperated the fitts&nan againgt. Trunq. Jayq, apd threw that unfortunate
chipf in his. way at a moment when hig pagsiqn vy;ag, pt its' height, ,'This
catastrophe, spys Valeo tyn, is- to bp pscribed .fp np ,qng feat /tbe:jpalpus
[Coopery who brought it about, in order thati,his ]ba<l copduct, oppressions,
and extortions, which were well known to jTruna.' Jdya, and y^hieh he had
•istea4.ed to complain of, should’remain concealed. •
Tr&na Jdya, at the time of hjs surrpxj,4prs, W?§ dragged in a .Portuguese
jacket, and wore on his head a bhiek turjian edged with lace. He gave
sh,ort and. pegtinept answers to the questions put to hips, On his coming
before Jpngfar he fell at his.fept,:,spying, that in Ms.ypnthfdt^ad bcen
predicted that, however great his fortune might be, s^ill be should, at one
time of his life, be taken prisoner, and that since this was his destiny,
he Spiced in having fallen into the hands of p person so well knqwij for
his humanity.- He then presented to him tos&m wjth a golden how, .requesting
Jengker to keep them in token qf big esteem. Jengker jifled hipr up,
promised fhaf^hig -^e should bp spRfed^ ahd further, thaj all hm|m|ufnce
withithe Dutph goyegnpient and the Sustinan should bp used’ in-his fefeif
It is alleged in the Dutch accounts, that the; imm ediaitop a p of thy S»f&-
nan’s conduct pn this occasion, was the irreconcilable- hatred which,
Jdya &tiU evinped towards that prjnpe, who, he said,, had in his youtji
encouraged him to -toe steps ;h,e had taken, and afterwards abandoned
him.
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