1923.] St. Thomas and San Thomé, Mylapore. 207 
text differs notably from the ——— text of do Couto which 
we have just translated. me flaws in the ‘ Malavar’ text of 
the MS., of which I have Ayia before me a photographic 
reproduction, and my ignorance of ‘ Malavar,’ make it im- 
perative to reproduce the photograph. May I ask lovers of 
old Tamil to endeavour to restore the ‘ ony Ne ° text and to 
give of it as literal a translation as possible 
The ‘ Malavar’ text, romanized by dst aie runs thus. 
“ Arrij..jigartan! ayyarru taniitel terriya tannuuil tirunda 
muueyil paraparamaguia param parul® onde taratara/Caliyata 
candi yangui juda culata tuyacarra munenta® vadel perutum 
vagueiadio uagueye Cannia Maria Carupamadaqui/manniya 
muppadum varija “Mariatil onde enum oruporul tanne cundana 
paudira* de siuarca vreppar/Arru Jameyata aruntauenurreyum 
emom® catuennum canniercaresum maltum palapalam marca- 
tarum chitam relinta telinta/chintauerai tame perunti tauamu- 
mon ees pel toludari panintar. 
modor arriuorumide vantuorujogam marraeyau- 
en chedal’ aati chameta vdita curusil tondar culatil tolum/ 
arivargal vinnaui Radas ,peram carel ningui Irreyauenechenta 
anguu $/iripadu t as 
se a The explanation of these letters in Spanish simply, which 
is t 
is After the law of the releases Be dee in the world, 
30 years thence, on the 21st of the month of December, the 
Apostle St. Thomas died ae Mailapar : (ahi is a place where 
the city of S. Thome is now) ; there was knowledge of God, One, 
Sole, which was change of the law and destruction of the 
emon ; and there was destruction and desertion of the Jews, 
never again to have mercy on them, for He abandoned them 
house, The Chetromervuial who is King of Malauar, Cholia- 
peremal. who is King of Charamandel, gouges and Pandien, 



| Two or three letters not deciphered; .. . . jigartan ‘ eiane be jeyar- 
an. 
? Xarul (2 8 Muninta (?). : art ). 
; Colum (? 6 Arichandemim(?). 
). hetal (7). 
$ Perhaps one or two letters more, not on the apptoarigh, at the end 
of the line. 
9 sn or two vowels could come after t, of which the first must be 
an 7 ora 
