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the king. A certain man, named ViraUvennany was wounded on the 

 head by a neighbour ; and going to make a complaint at the king's 

 gate, could get no hearing. He thereupon went about the town 

 beating all he met ; and, as there was no enquiry, he managed to 

 get some money, and to raise a small band of troops, with whom 

 he took post near a burning ground, and exacted tribute from all w.ho 

 came to perform funeral obsequies. By this means he became rich. 

 After some time the king went out in disguise to ascertain the state 

 of the town, and heard a poor woman complain of having no money 

 to pay the tribute. He enquired into the tax, and then went to the 

 Mantiri to ask why it was imposed, who could give no account of it. 

 The king sent for Firal-vennan, who refused to come j whereupon 

 some troops were sent against him : these were worsted, and then 

 Viral-vennan came, sword in hand, of his own accord, and falling 

 down before the king, narrated all his circumstances ; whereupon the 

 king had his minister beheaded, and put Firal-vennan in his stead. 

 There is no other tradition at Pira-desam ; but possibly by going to 

 Avidu tangif something further might be learnt. 



Book No. 20.~Countermark 774. 



Section 1. List of kings in the Caliyuga. 



A few names, very defective, in the three first ages. 



The Cali yuga list commences with Janam-jayaj and there are 

 other names without distinction of place or country, though we know 

 some of them to have ruled in places very distant from each other. 

 Rajendra CAo/a is dated by an inscription in S. S. 460, Deva-maha- 

 rayenhy inscription S. S. 1060, Virupachi-rayer S. S. 1238, Saluva 

 JNarasingha-deva-rayer S. S. 1420, Vira Narasingha-rayer S. S. 

 1391, Aarungzebe S. S. 1554. 



The list of C(iurse does not admit of being abstracted. A few dates 

 and names are written as specimens. The list may be of use to refer 

 to in comparison with other lists ; and, as now restored from an al- 

 most illegible state, will admit of easy translation. 



It is followed by another list of which the ink is so much faded as 

 to be no longer capable of restoration. From a few names, which 



