Abstract
Whereas most Old Javanese Royal charters are deeds of foundation of religious domains several of King Hayam Wuruk’s charters make an exception. The Ferry charter of 1358 A.D. is a grant of privileges, and the Bendosari copper-plates that in the present book are called Decree Jaya Song refer to a lawsuit. Jaya Song, the name of the Decree, is a hybrid compound. Song, “sunshade”, refers to the protection afforded to the winner of the lawsuit by the charter written in due form and provided with a preamble with the Royal names. Jaya probably is an abbreviation of jayapattra: “victory-leaves”, the term f or a legal instrument given to the winner of a lawsuit as evidence of his victory.
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Pigeaud, T.G.T. (1962). Decree Jaya Song about 1350 A.D.. In: Java in the 14th Century. Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8776-3_22
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