The History of Sumatra

History of Sumatra, The

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Title: The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The
Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
Author: William Marsden
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(PLATE 16. A MALAY BOY, NATIVE OF BENCOOLEN. T.
Heaphy delt. A. Cardon fecit. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.)
THE HISTORY OF SUMATRA,
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF

THE GOVERNMENT, LAWS, CUSTOMS, AND MANNERS
OF
THE NATIVE INHABITANTS,
WITH
A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURAL PRODUCTIONS,
AND A RELATION OF THE
ANCIENT POLITICAL STATE OF THAT ISLAND.
BY
WILLIAM MARSDEN, F.R.S.
THE THIRD EDITION, WITH CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND
PLATES.
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY J. M'CREERY,
BLACK-HORSE-COURT, AND SOLD BY LONGMAN, HURST,
REES, ORME, AND BROWN, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 1811.
...
THE HISTORY OF SUMATRA.
CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER 1.
SITUATION. NAME. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
COUNTRY, ITS MOUNTAINS, LAKES, AND RIVERS. AIR AND
METEORS. MONSOONS, AND LAND AND SEA-BREEZES.
MINERALS AND FOSSILS. VOLCANOES. EARTHQUAKES.

SURFS AND TIDES.
CHAPTER 2.
DISTINCTION OF INHABITANTS. REJANGS CHOSEN FOR
GENERAL DESCRIPTION. PERSONS AND COMPLEXION.
CLOTHING AND ORNAMENTS.
CHAPTER 3.
VILLAGES. BUILDINGS. DOMESTIC UTENSILS. FOOD.
CHAPTER 4.
AGRICULTURE. RICE, ITS CULTIVATION, ETC. PLANTATIONS
OF COCONUT, BETEL-NUT, AND OTHER VEGETABLES FOR
DOMESTIC USE. DYE STUFFS.
CHAPTER 5.
FRUITS, FLOWERS, MEDICINAL SHRUBS AND HERBS.
CHAPTER 6.
BEASTS. REPTILES. FISH. BIRDS. INSECTS.
CHAPTER 7.
VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS OF THE ISLAND CONSIDERED
AS ARTICLES OF COMMERCE. PEPPER. CULTIVATION OF
PEPPER. CAMPHOR. BENZOIN. CASSIA, ETC.
CHAPTER 8.
GOLD, TIN, AND OTHER METALS. BEESWAX. IVORY.
BIRDS-NEST, ETC. IMPORT-TRADE.

CHAPTER 9.
ARTS AND MANUFACTURES. ART OF MEDICINE. SCIENCES.
ARITHMETIC. GEOGRAPHY. ASTRONOMY. MUSIC, ETC.
CHAPTER 10.
LANGUAGES. MALAYAN. ARABIC CHARACTER USED.
LANGUAGES OF THE INTERIOR PEOPLE. PECULIAR
CHARACTERS. SPECIMENS OF LANGUAGES AND OF
ALPHABETS.
CHAPTER 11.
COMPARATIVE STATE OF THE SUMATRANS IN CIVIL
SOCIETY. DIFFERENCE OF CHARACTER BETWEEN THE
MALAYS AND OTHER INHABITANTS. GOVERNMENT. TITLES
AND POWER OF THE CHIEFS AMONG THE REJANGS.
INFLUENCE OF THE EUROPEANS. GOVERNMENT IN
PASSUMMAH.
CHAPTER 12.
LAWS AND CUSTOMS. MODE OF DECIDING CAUSES. CODE
OF LAWS.
CHAPTER 13.
REMARKS ON, AND ELUCIDATION OF, THE VARIOUS LAWS
AND CUSTOMS. MODES OF PLEADING. NATURE OF
EVIDENCE. OATHS. INHERITANCE. OUTLAWRY. THEFT,
MURDER, AND COMPENSATION FOR IT. ACCOUNT OF A
FEUD. DEBTS. SLAVERY.
CHAPTER 14.
MODES OF MARRIAGE, AND CUSTOMS RELATIVE THERETO.

POLYGAMY. FESTIVALS. GAMES. COCK-FIGHTING. USE AND
EFFECTS OF OPIUM.
CHAPTER 15.
CUSTOM OF CHEWING BETEL. EMBLEMATIC PRESENTS.
ORATORY. CHILDREN. NAMES. CIRCUMCISION. FUNERALS.
RELIGION.
CHAPTER 16.
THE COUNTRY OF LAMPONG AND ITS INHABITANTS.
LANGUAGE. GOVERNMENT. WARS. PECULIAR CUSTOMS.
RELIGION.
CHAPTER 17.
ACCOUNT OF THE INLAND COUNTRY OF KORINCHI.
EXPEDITION TO THE SERAMPEI AND SUNGEI-TENANG
COUNTRIES.
CHAPTER 18.
MALAYAN STATES. ANCIENT EMPIRE OF MENANGKABAU.
ORIGIN OF THE MALAYS AND GENERAL ACCEPTATION OF
NAME. EVIDENCES OF THEIR MIGRATION FROM SUMATRA.
SUCCESSION OF MALAYAN PRINCES. PRESENT STATE OF
THE EMPIRE. TITLES OF THE SULTAN. CEREMONIES.
CONVERSION TO MAHOMETAN RELIGION. LITERATURE.
ARTS. WARFARE. GOVERNMENT.
CHAPTER 19.
KINGDOMS OF INDRAPURA, ANAK-SUNGEI, PASSAMMAN,
SIAK.
CHAPTER 20.

THE COUNTRY OF THE BATTAS. TAPPANULI-BAY. JOURNEY
INTO THE INTERIOR. CASSIA-TREES. GOVERNMENTS. ARMS.
WARFARE. TRADE. FAIRS. FOOD. MANNERS. LANGUAGE.
WRITING. RELIGION. FUNERALS. CRIMES. EXTRAORDINARY
CUSTOM.
CHAPTER 21.
KINGDOM OF ACHIN. ITS CAPITAL. AIR. INHABITANTS.
COMMERCE. MANUFACTURES. NAVIGATION. COIN.
GOVERNMENT. REVENUES. PUNISHMENTS.
CHAPTER 22.
HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF ACHIN, FROM THE PERIOD
OF ITS BEING VISITED BY EUROPEANS.
CHAPTER 23.
BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE ISLANDS LYING OFF THE WESTERN
COAST OF SUMATRA.
LIST OF PLATES.
PLATE 1. THE PEPPER-PLANT, Piper nigrum. E.W. Marsden delt.
Engraved by J. Swaine, Queen Street, Golden Square. Published by W.
Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 2. THE DAMMAR, A SPECIES OF PINUS. Sinensis delt.
Swaine Sc. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 3. THE MANGUSTIN FRUIT, Garcinia mangostana.
Engraved by J. Swaine. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 4. THE RAMBUTAN, Nephelium lappaceum. L. Wilkins delt.
Engraved by J. Swaine. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 5. THE LANSEH FRUIT, Lansium domesticum. L. Wilkins

delt. Hooker Sc. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 6. THE RAMBEH FRUIT, A SPECIES OF LANSEH. Maria
Wilkins delt. Engraved by J. Swaine. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 7. THE KAMILING OR BUAH KRAS, Juglans camirium. L.
Wilkins delt. Engraved by J. Swaine. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 8. Marsdenia tinctoria, OR BROAD-LEAFED INDIGO. E.W.
Marsden delt. Swaine fct. Published by W. Marsden, 1810.
PLATE 9. A SPECIES OF Lemur volans, SUSPENDED FROM THE
RAMBEH-TREE. Sinensis delt. N. Cardon fct. Published by W.
Marsden, 1810.
PLATE