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Peporl on (he Mockcnzic Mdvuscripls. 



that they must unite w'lh tlie BaudcThas, and follow iheir system. Tlie 

 Brnhmaus were greatly alarmeil, anil incensed; and consulliny; with a 

 leading individual among them at Tn carur, he promised to renjove 

 their difficuliies. Fullowing his advice, the Jha/imaus went to the 

 king, and remonstrated with him, calling for a public disputation, when 

 if they, the Brahmans were vanquished, tluir tongues slioiilil be cut 

 out, and the like done to the Bautlcfhas if these shouM be overcome. 

 The dis-pute was ht ld ; terminating favorably to the Bi uhmaus, in con- 

 sequence of a magical influence emanating froui the head Brahman at 

 Tri'Carur. The tongues of the Baudd'has* were cut out, and they were 

 banished the country. The King who had adopted their system was 

 dethroned, and some lands were set apart for his support. He is not 

 the Cheruman Perumal who went to Mecca. His son was crowned; 

 and an oath was taken from him, never to permit the Baudd'has or 

 people of any oiher religion to obtain public sanction. Other details 

 of some subsequent matters are given. At later periods, when the 

 above oath had fallen into desuetude, the ^a«(/c/7/a* (Mahomedans) 

 obtained some footing in different places. Tlie system of Battacharya 

 obtained in the Malayala country ; and the Veduntiists, of that class, 

 received some endowments in lands. At an assembly of the Brahmans 

 of the sixty-four villages, it was determined that only the Brahmans of 

 eleven villages (or village districts) should possess the right of offer- 

 ing a particular species of yagam, or sacrifice, and of performing some 

 other special ceremonies. In process of time the rule of kings had 

 become extinct ; and some Brahmans went to Crinhna-rayar invitingf 

 him to t;.ke the rule of the country. He sent two persons respectively 

 named Alhi-roja Perumal, and Pandiya-raja Perumal, as his viceroys, 

 each for a period of twelve years. After them Cheruman Perumal 

 was sent, who was welcomed by some distinguished persons, safely con- 

 ducted, and duly inotalled. He ruled thirty-six years, being three times 

 the appointed period, on account of his good qualities. The Rayer 

 however was not satisfied with this extension of the term, and deter- 

 njined on hostilities. Cherumon Perumal took counsel as to the best 

 means of meeting the invasion. In the first place two Brahman 

 ambassadors were sent to the Piayer to endeavour to pacify him; but 



♦ In Malavalam it seems that the Mahomeflan'5 are termed BawltVhai. The Syrian 

 Christians are called Morm-rjircr "people of a way," hut are never desit^nated JJawld' fia.i . 

 Such a use of the last terra as applied to Mahomedans, is, I believe, peculiar to the Ma- 

 liyala country. 



t He more probably conquered the country, without any special invitation. 



