Keft» Sura, and Kediri, as well ‘as-those o'f Madéra and Balambang’an, -united“ at the
a! p. int’. • instigation of th e '•c^éf-oF Wtnüng’im (whose’“life bad béen -unjustly at-
Psknbü&ôa 1st. tacked), in a league to-shake off the yoke of the Susûnan, and at tbè same
time to xid themselves óf the Dutch, whose' ;aim they códeèiVecl jfô have
been eventually to depose "the Susûnan, and to render themselves Sovereigns
óf the whole island.
-«''A dirchmstahce -is'related by the native writers, which is *said to havé
contributed -essentially to the distractions which at that time existed in the
. country.
m The Dutch requested that the Susûnan would: immediately put^he
Adipdti Jalng Râna^fê Surabaya to death;- alleging that he was attached to
the cause-of'‘thé rebels, and that if an example were-made -ofothis^hie^-it
would-strike fear into thè others. On this the Susûnan bé'eamei excessively
grieved at heart, for he-was Sincerely attached to the Adipdti ; and nowthat
the Panambdhan of Madéra, -who had been as his righfhaod, wasjiead, î'ffhè
were to lose the Adipdti of Surabaya also, who haddîèen'-as-'hif fëft hând, he
would in truth find that he had lost both-hands. He wished;-
refose comjffi^fee-with this -request; but at'the “same timer f|a|edrâ;hat,
i f he disappointed the Dutch, there would be an end of i^fâlndfeBïpSwith
them. On these two accounts he gave thé'stifejectbis deepesticénsideration.
A t length he wrote aTetter tb the Adipdti, informing Ühïm'l ofcthe réqüest
tnadp by the Dutch ; and ‘to the Dutch at Batavialhe' wrote-ifi reply;-1 that
he wished to reflect upon the affair, until the time 'appointed^rd$ie chief
to pay his usual visit* to'the capital should arrive.
: « As soon as tlfe Adipdti of Sitrabdya reeeiveddhese tidings, heiassëmbled
his brothers and his Pdfe'V named Wira Tantiha, and showed ithemîthé
letter. His brothers immediately-ad vised that they should- unite and oppose
any one, whoever it might be, who should attempt the lif e oft the Adipdti ;
for,- said they, P Is it not better to die nobly in war, and to M one’-Sj enemies
“ know how dearly the death of our brother is to be purchased, than to
« he quiétly killed in one’s bed ? ’theÿ will only know of the death’andnot
“ of Its value.” But the Pâteh replied'!» theni, “ What yóu say is correct,
“ and iii the service of the state we are bound to act as you advise ; but this
« is a request made by the general, that the Adipdti should be put to death.
t* Is it not better that he should deliver himself up ? for if he does.not,
« thêre wiirhld 'a- rupture between the général and the Susÿnm, and then
n (which God forbid) the land of Jdwa will be destroyed, and universal
misery
« misery witiïlfrilöwJ-'‘You have now,’, foe a-long time, .enjoyed happiness
** and-a good uam'e,_ andlndw that^yau- ha.v,e,gcb.wn' ol6ên honou^lit would.
<!< tn*ot befitting fo; yo'ffito’da any:-thing that- could bring sorrow.-or' ruin on
« yourf sovereign,, or that Wauldf- disgrace your' followers- or descendants,
<« ,#hdch* would, be thé case;, i£ yo.ii!no,w- got a bad name.’ <, The< Adipati was,
trelPplfeased. wish thé. ac^ice.of his- Bdteh, and after- considering for a, shoEt,
tfimei then addressed haili. « . What you» sayl is. tra#,oh- Pdteh ! I am old. and
^jhave;not long tofiye^ivlt is indeed, right that I should deliver up my' lilèf
« ©tithe-benefit of my sovereign, and-the character of rtfy family.?* ÓI
Th^ti^olfoiaafoeing taken, the Adipdti. shortly aftet set, out for Kértm
séra} raqcömpanie A by his'brathpr and ahout t,wo thousand followers.,; When;
he- arrived,, tire Suswnam inquired« how Re- wished-to act; to) which-, he' replied,
that. he. preferred,to,die;,rather than to be the-cause. Qf misfortuuei.to bis,
Jfereign or:to>epeopfe of Java ; that he was now old; that if his;life-was;
spared omtids; occasion-, tie could« hot expect to-live many years,; and that j he
was already satisfied with -this; world.; The- Siisünark then, said, i£ such was-
„hMletermin'a^n and wish, he must.-of coarse follow it, but .urged; him. to-
’spei&his mipS'freely, adding that- he .would think and^do- what would
turn ejufe-best-,fori.him : but- the. Adipdti replied,'that be had 'no other wish;
foan what he had already expressed, j that it was' much,better th^he should,,
die than become.- thé cause' of. misfortune to others. All he requested was;
that after his-death: the Susünan would not be forgetful of his family and
cRüdren, and that until his son* was of a'proper age;, his brother, Raden. Jdya
Pusptiat might Succeed*, him; in his public administration. The Susunan
tiión'7kid*r.‘< ^ > .w e ll.,;- I f the. Dutch again make the demand you must,
R^-pr.epare fot ypur fate;. and I promise you that, in that case, your request
‘‘ijshall be complied with.” At thé expiration; of about a mouth, during,
whjch period thé Adipdti clothed himself in white and gave, himself up
entirely to his devotion's, another, létter-arrived frpiïi the Governor. General,
making a peremptory demand that the Adipdti should.-be immediately, executed.
The. Susünan then seifofof the Adipdti, and directed that he should be
brought into the ddlam. fD^esgedc in white,- he immediately attended the
summons. . When he reached the .entrance sri meng’anti, he quitted his
followed who svpre not allowed to come further but remained without; and
the people;who guarded ,tlhp entrance óf,the' kraton, having received the
orders of .tlie.^nsï&ian to that effect# seized- him, and plunging their weapons
into his body, immediately dispatched him. Tliey then earned out
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