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(12) "I have given this in the manner detailed in this Copper 

 " Deed for the time that Earth, Moon and Sun do last, under the 

 " terms of Vidooper (72 privileges) and Uttiper (unrestricted 

 tenure.) 



(13) " The person who has granted this Vidooper and Uttiper 

 " to the Tarisa Church through H. E. the Ayyen Adigul is Moo- 

 " roovan Sapir Iso. 



(14) " May God bless those who keep this and are careful to 

 " see it observed. 



Written by Ayyen 



" To him who is equal to the beautiful — that enlightens the 

 " world — be victory." 



To ascertain the date of this Document the following circum- 

 stances must be considered, viz., that Ayyen Adigul, the Travan- 

 core chief had not attained the title " Rajah" on the dates of the 

 Documents Nos. I. and III. This fact as has already been ex- 

 plained is obvious from the Documents themselves ; though he 

 for certain had it previous to the date of this Document No. II. 

 for it, in contrast to the other deeds, mentions his Royal appella- 

 tion styling him " His Excellency (Terruati) the Ayyen Adigul." 

 And next the last Peroomal as is already proved was 36 years in 

 Malabar, and left it in A. D. 352, and this personage as is certain 

 from different old histories was the one who promoted the younger 

 brother of the Kolletiri, (or Cheruckel Rajah) to the dignity of 

 the " Rajah" of Travancore. 



So that if we deduct the 36 years from the above 352, the re- 

 mainder will be 316, and it is thus clear that the last Peroomal 

 began to rule the country in A. D. 316, and as this document was 

 executed in the 5 th year of his reign, if we add 5 to 316 it will 

 give 321. It is thus plain that this document was executed in A. 

 D. 321 ; and also that Venad Adigul or Travancore Rajah receiv- 

 ed the title of " Rajah'' from the Peroomal some time between A. 

 D. 316 and 321. 



It may also safely be asserted that this last Peroomal was cer- 

 tainly a person of either the Vaisya or Soodra caste, sent as usual 

 by the Salem sovereigns, who however it appears often sent Peroo- 

 mal of the Chatrya caste also. For the name of the last Peroo- 



