Letter
Letter from Pangeran Ratu, King of Banten to the King of England, Charles I, 1629
- Title
- eng Letter from Pangeran Ratu, King of Banten to the King of England, Charles I, 1629
- ind Surat Pangeran Ratu, Raja Banten kepada Raja Inggris, Charles I, 1629
- Creator
- Pangeran Ratu (Raja Banten)
- Contributor
- Charles I (King of England - Recipient)
- Ratna Beg (Letter bearer)
- Kapten Mernindari Halli (Letter bearer)
- Identifier
- PRO SP/102/4/50 (Public Record Office, London)
- Cod.Or.8514 (Leiden University Library – Transliteration by M.B. Lewis)
- Place
- Banten, Indonesia
- Format
- European paper (French paper made around the 17th century with a cluster of grapes watermark)
- Extent
- 38.5 x 29.5 cm (Text size: 21 x 11 cm, 8 lines per page)
- Description
- eng A letter sent from Pangeran Ratu, King of Banten, to King Charles I of England via Captain Mernindari Halli. The letter informs the King of England that Dutch troops in Jayakarta were besieged by Mataram forces, and requests urgent assistance from England in the form of guns and gunpowder. As a return gesture, the King of Banten sent gifts of two bolts of gauze (kasa) and two bolts of wool (rambuti). The text is written in black ink using Pegon script in the Malay language. It bears three seals: a circular Banten Sultanate seal in Javanese script, an oval British Royal seal, and a Public Record Office archive stamp.
- ind Surat dari Pangeran Ratu, Raja Banten, kepada Raja Inggris Charles I yang dikirimkan melalui Kapten Mernindari Halli. Isinya mengabarkan kepada Raja Inggris bahwa tentara Belanda di Jayakarta sedang dikepung oleh tentara Mataram, dan meminta bantuan dari Inggris berupa bedil dan mesiu ke Banten. Sebagai balasan, Raja Banten mengirimkan hadiah berupa kain kasa dan rambuti masing-masing dua kayu. Teks ditulis dengan tinta hitam menggunakan huruf Pegon berbahasa Melayu. Terdapat tiga stempel: stempel Kesultanan Banten berhuruf Jawa, stempel kerajaan Inggris, dan stempel stempel tempat penyimpanan arsip Public Record Office.
- Provenance
- Public Record Office, London (Record number: PRO SP/102/4/50). Transliteration by M.B. Lewis (1954) stored at Leiden University Library (Cod.Or.8514).
- Subject
- Diplomatic letter
- Banten Sultanate
- Charles I
- Pangeran Ratu
- Mataram siege of Jayakarta
- Pegon script
- Military assistance request
- Bibliographic Citation
- Pudjiastuti, T. (2007). Perang, dagang, persahabatan: surat-surat Sultan Banten. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, pp. 16-18.