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covered with black crepe, sat down under the canopy in the litter. On each side of the head
and foot of the litter there were male persons who carried standards with silver suns and
moons. Besides the aforementioned quitasols and the bearers, one saw before the dead
body of the King a person sitting bent down with a silver-gilt morion on his head which had
been wrapped with a mourning turban. Aside from all these persons there were several
others who carried the following regalia on the litter:
One gold water carafe; one gold kris of honor; one kris with gold mounting; one sword with
gold handle, hook, and belt; one cane with gold knob; one silver square flat candlestick,
with a silver tobacco pipe and chain.
When everything was in order with regard to the litter, the following companies
marched in front of it:
A Company of Ternatese; a Company of Makassarese; a Company of Citizens; and a
Company of European soliders, all under their Officers, the last three groups being led by
the Lord Governor.
After these followed:
Six of the King’s local personal guard; the King’s trumpeter with a silver trumpet; the
Ruler’s horse, covered with black cloth and led by two of the King’s Lieutenants; His
Highness’ palanquin, covered with black cloth.
Then followed a number of court ladies [literally, “so-called Maidens of State”
⎯Trans.] [p. 348] and male attendants carrying the following ornaments:
a gold filigree chain; a gold morion; a gold pinang box made in the shape of a boat, with a
gold sirih cup; a gold pedang; a silver case with a silver box for tobacco and lime; five silver
dishes; five small silver dishes; six silver table rings; three silver table rings in the shape of
shells; one silver Massak bowl; two silver water carafes with long necks; three silver-gilt
salt containers; two silver ewers with wash basins; one silver pot for oil and mustard; two
silver-gilt rosewater bottles; one silver morion; two silver sirih holders; three pairs of silver
snuffers; two silver censers with chains; one silver tampat sirih (betel box) in the shape of a
boat, with appurtenances; one silver tampat sirih in the shape of a boat, with flowerwork;
one silver-gilt censer; one silver filigree box; one silver worked dish; one silver plain dish;
one dish with glass bell; one silver-gilt dish with glass bell; one silver censer with holder;
one silver pair of woman’s slippers.
These ornaments were followed by four of His Highness’ state officials, each of whom
carried a standard covered with white linen, topped by a canopy of white linen with
flounces held by four lesser officials. [p. 349] This was followed by the King’s native
musicians playing colingtans and other native musical instruments.
Next came the high priest, dressed in an upper garment made of red-gold cloth.
There were also a number of lower priests and temple servants dressed in white and other
clothes. Then came the dead body of the King, as described above, on the aforementioned
litter, carried by approximately two hundred and fifty men, while the singing bearers of the
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