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Nayak was acting with great violence, and killing many people. The 

 Hayers, in consequence, promised to this new tribe, that if they would 

 remove the nuisance he would give them the district, so cleared, as 

 their reward. In consequence, by the power of their goddess, th ey 

 took those robbers, and having obtained the district of Chetmapa nayak, 

 they first gave it the name of Canda gadi palUyanu Subsequently as 

 the Cvrumbars gave much trouble, and insulted the Muthaliers, the 

 Rayer made great promises to these fViyalvar, if they would destroy 

 the Cnrumhars. The Wiyalvar in consequence by the aid of the 

 Rayer' s troops, and a thousand men of their own, destroyed the Cu- 

 rumbars. The Rai/er gave them great distinction for the same, and 

 some villages. They established their goddesses in two villages, and 

 in one had aho a Vaishnava fane. They built a palace which after- 

 wards they sold to discharge a debt. 



Remark.— This account may be compared with another book, and 

 section, making mention of the Wiyalvar; and this tradition, if true, 

 adds to the proof that the earlier inhabitants of the Carnatic were 

 destroyed, to make way for colonies of Hindus, 



Manuscript book, No. 5.-~Countermark 759. 



Section 1. Account of the Zemindar of Emakalapuram in the 

 Dindigul district of the Coimbatoor province. 



(Stated to be copied from an original palm-leaf account). 



During the rule of the Rayer in Cal. Yug. 4520 Sal. Sac. 1341, " my 

 ancestors" were of the Camavar tribe, and Camulaca nayaker lived at 

 Devanampatnam near Cuddalore, being headman of the district. At 

 that time t he Rayer had an unmanageable horse, which no one could 

 govern till the aforesaid Camulaca going to the capital taught the 

 keepers how to control the animal ; and he himself mounting the horse 

 rode out with it, for three days together in the most unfrequented 

 places, and brought it back before the Rayer, on the fourth day, per- 

 fectly quiet. The /?az/er was so well pleased that he gave the head- 

 man the title of the horse, adding other titles, and distinctive banners ; 

 and relinquished the district at Cuddalore to him in free gift, there- 

 with dismissing him. At the time when Visvanatha Nayaker was sent 

 to take possession of the Pandiya kingdom, the aforesaid Camulaca was 

 ordered to accompany him, and afford aid. The household god of Ca- 



