11 CEYLON BRANCH— ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



from the seven folds of cattle. When the Mokandiram carried 

 and presented the tax milk (to the Maharaja ), he found favor 

 and (the village) Andaragasapittiya was bestowed on him ; 

 together with this side of the turretted ant-hill and the solitary 

 Palmira-tree at Maruppe (8), this side of the stone pillar at 

 Ualpatawanatotte, this side of the stone pillar at Ullamadayawe 9 

 this side of the rock (which stands) on the dam of the tank 

 of Bogamwva, having the sun awd moon engraved on it, this 

 side of the stone pillar at Madanwila, and this side of the 

 dam of the tank of Dimulpittiya, the seven lakes and- the high 

 and low grounds inclusive, in perpetuity under this resplendent 

 Sannas, Three amonas of Paddy from Bogamuwa and two 

 amonas of Paddy from Uluvaiisigama, and (the lake) Hal- 

 panwila for plucking and taking Pan (9). therefrom were also 

 bestowed on him. 



As long as the sun and moon endure if there be any who 

 should violate this matter, they will be born as cows and dogs. 



This resplendent Santfns was granted in the time of the King 

 Taniwalla Bahoo (10) of Madampe (11). 



(%)—Marappe—a, village about 6 miles south-west of Madramkooly, 



now called Kqitakqdoo. 

 (9) —Scirpus ghhosus. Linn. 



(10 — Taniwalla Bahoo is the same with Tamwalla A bhya mentioned 

 by Turnour in his Epitome of the History of Ceylon. He 

 was a younger brother of Dkarma Prakrama Bahoo VII, 

 from whom he had Madampe and the adjoining district as- 

 signed over to him as a subordinate principality. 



(11)—. Madampe — a village about 8 miles southwest of Chilaw. No 

 vestiges of the royal residence are now extant but the me- 

 mory of the King Taniwalla Bahoo is still kept up by the 

 Buddhist inhabitants in the devil-dance, which they occasi- 

 onally perform in his honor under the large Banian tree on 

 tfce side of the high road. 



