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His son was Rayapa Nayadu who succeeded to the government, 29 

 down to 31. Some other names down to Yasama Nayadu, and Sin- 

 gama Nayadu, by whom a great battle was fought with other opposing 

 chiefs in a plain near Utra Melur, in which they gained a victory, Sal. 

 Sac. 1523, (reference to another book called Sas m lica> No. 8,) its 

 substance given here. (The scene was in the Tamil country, Madu 

 vantaca, being mentioned as near the place of combat.) The Muham- 

 madans were mingled up in the affair, in connection with Ginjee and 

 Vellore. Down to 34 many details are given, too complex for abstract- 

 ing, among which it appears that the Velligotivaru were driven, from 

 their native district by the Muhammadans, who took it into possession ; 

 that Vencata-giri was a part only of the Chandra-giri kingdom ; that 

 the Muhammadans acquired an ascendancy, and that certain cruelties 

 were attendant on Zulfekar Khan's incursion into the Carnatic, that 

 Vencata-giri was assumed into possession by them, but by solicita- 

 tions at the court of Golconda, a restitution of this and some other 

 districts was made, on condition of paying tribute. Certain grants as 

 made by persons holding privileges under Aurungzsbe, are mentioned 

 in the manuscript as deduced from inscriptions, one of the dates is 

 1618 Sal. Sac. (A. D. 1696). 



35. Some other names, and date of a grant by Pedda Yasama 

 Nayadu in S. S. 1620, with him the line of Vellugotivaru ceased, 

 and the race was transferred to adopted children. 



36, 37. Some other details; an invasion of Muhammadans from 

 Arcot who plundered and burnt, and in the disturbance many records 

 perished; when the invasion had swept by Cumara Yasama Nayadu 

 again resumed possession. 



38. Bangaru Yasama Nayadu (the present raja), his agent Sethu 

 Rayen went to Madras and procured an intervention of the Company's 

 troops to confirm him in his authority. Details of Peddana and Su- 

 brahmanyan the agent of Bangaru Yasama Nayadu, leading to an 

 awful tragedy. Peddana had accused Subrahmanyan in the Chittur 

 court of firing a village, and Subrahmanyan told him that in conse- 

 quence he would have him carried out by the legs dead, like a dog. In 

 prosecution of his design, he constructed a variety of annoyances, and 

 got up a suit in the zillah court; Peddana when summoned refused 

 to appear. When an attempt was made to seize and sell his house, he 

 forcibly ejected the officer of the court ; in consequence a summons was 

 sent by the hands of a captain of sepoys with a company under his 

 command. Peddana not knowing the English customs, and from the 

 high, spirit of the Velmavar, had prepared his house so as to have all 



