Spelt Sahib by Mr. Brooke in his letters and journals, and by others, but correctly his name was Sahap. He had a reputation for bravery, and was styled by the Sekrang Dayaks "Bujang Brani," the brave man. Footnote 86: There is no strict law of primogeniture in Bruni, otherwise Rajah Muda Hasim could not have been heir-presumptive. As he was of royal blood, and the prince most fitted to succeed, he was looked upon as the heir to the throne, and was so acknowledged (publicly in 1846) by the Sultan, and was therefore more correctly heir-apparent. At this time Sultan Omar Ali had two sons, and the eldest, also named Hasim, must have been about thirty-five years of age. There was a disgraceful harem scandal in connection with their birth, which pointed to their having been the sons of a Nakoda, or merchant. Though this appears to have been generally credited, Hasim nevertheless became the 24th Sultan in 1885. It may be noted here that Omar Ali himself was only _de facto_ Sultan, as he was never able to obtain the legal investiture which in Bruni constitutes an election to the throne _de jure_, and which confers upon the sovereign the title of _Iang de Pertuan_, the Lord who rules, the most exalted title, and one which he never assumed. Footnote 87: Or an abbreviation of Muhammad Husain. In former works he is incorrectly styled Moksain (for Matsain), following Mr. Brooke's published letters and journals, which were badly edited in regard to native names and words. Footnote 88: Mr. Brooke. Footnote 89: Mr. Brooke. Footnote 90: The Bruni, not the Sarawak Malays. Footnote 91: Mr. Brooke. Footnote 92: _Idem._ Footnote 93: By which he was generally referred to, both in documents and verbally, by the Malays of Bruni and Sarawak. "Rajah of Sarawak" was a complimentary title given to him by Europeans only. He has been frequently styled _Muda_ Hasim by former writers; this would be unintelligible to a Malay. Footnote 94: Such was this ascendency that they became the founders of the present ruling dynasties of Bruni (Chap. II., p. 1), Palembang (Sumatra), Pontianak, Sambas, Mindanau, and Sulu, and probably of other native states. Footnote 95: Land-Dayaks. Footnote 96: Shortly before Rajah Brooke's arrival, Sherip Sahap with a large force of Sekrang Dayaks had attacked the Sau tribe of Land-Dayaks in Upper Sarawak. Many were killed, their villages plundered and burnt, and nearly all the surviving women and children, to the number of some two hundred and fifty, carried off into slavery. The Rajah eventually recovered nearly all. Footnote 97: Meaning Rajah Muda Hasim. Footnote 98: Bruni. Footnote 99: _Duit_, Malay for a cent. Footnote 100: Rajah Brooke. Footnote 101: