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land to a private person by officials and elders and the granting 
of the same by a private person to a Brahmana. This remark 
applies with equal force to the first three plates; the uncer- 
tainty of the meaning of the fourth inscription making its case 
doubtful. In the long list of Northern Indian Copper Plate 
Inscriptions we do not find a single instance of the sale of land 
to private persons either by or through state officials or of a 
grant of land made to a Brahmana by a private person; 
neither do we find an instance of a grant of land being made 
by officials with the consent of the leading men of a dis- 
trict. 
(III) Tue Seats oF THE Copper PLaTEs, 
Only the first three copperplates have a seal attached to 
each of them. The fourth plate, asI have already remarked, 
has lost its seal, though traces of its attachment are still clear. 
Mr. Pargiter’s plate was sealed with the same seal, It is cir- 
cular in shape and is divided into two unequal portions by two 
parallel horizontal lines. The upper part—which is the larger 
—bears the emblems and the lower one the legend. ouble 
scroll-ornament is attached to each side of these seals. The 
seal of the second plate has lost portions of this ornament. 
On the seals of the first two plates the emblem consists of a 
standing female atic in the middle with a tree on each side; 
en 
standing female figure occurs in the upper part. 
(1) Yuvaraja-padiya-Kumaramatyadhikarana. 
(2) Svi- Yuvaraja-Bhattaraka-padiya- Ruma aietiysahskave: 
2 
713) Tirabhukty-U parik-adhikaranasya. 
(4) Tirabhuktau- Pinayasthitthaped-hitaranacya ‘ 
In his article on Basarh Dr. Bloch refers to the similarity 
beaiaf ons the seal of the first jean and some of his clay seal- 
tt should be noted that the seals affixed to these copper- 
plates are not those of the officers who approve the sales, nor 
do they belong to the eee seco who ae ide the 
1 Annual me od the Dkcloptesl Ray of India, 1903-04. 
p- oe No. 4, ’ 
2 Ibid., pl. ig 8 Ibid., p. 109, pl. xi, 8. 
4 Ibid., pl. xi, 13. 5 Ibid., p. 106. 
